Visit of CTI directors
Visit of CTI directors
In parallel to the venture leaders program, swissnex Boston organized a week-long program for Dr. Ingrid Kissling-Naef, head of CTI and vice-director of BBT, and Martin Bopp, head of CTI startup support. Both CTI leaders visited local institutions (MIT, Harvard, Boston University) to learn more about the current strategies of facilitating startup activity at schools and the programs in place to coach entrepreneurs. A special meeting was also organized by Rudi Scheiber-Kurtz about women innovators and entrepreneurs. Rudi invited more than 15 guests to come discuss their experience and ideas related to “Patterns of Women, Business and Capital in Boston”. The discussion focused on a few key topics such as the role of mentoring for aspiring entrepreneurs, the support that is existing or could be developed as well as the difficulty to find financing.
