Selection Panel Members

All companies joining the Nordic Innovation Fair 2022 have been selected by the Selection Panel. This Selection Panel is responsible for nominating companies and will select the best companies to take part in the programme. 
 

Lajla Aganovic

Head of Venture Engagement

LOGITECH International SA (Switzerland)

Digitalisation, AI & Robotics

Nuno Arantes-Oliveira

Founder / Partner

Clinical Research Ventures (United States)

Medtech & Diagnostics

Biotech & Pharma

Torsten Arendrup

Startup Mentor

Coop Garage amba (Denmark)

Advanced production & Technologies

Digitalisation, AI & Robotics

Medtech & Diagnostics

Daniel Auriel

Head of Access to Finance

EIT Digital (Germany)

Digitalisation, AI & Robotics

ANDREA BALDONI

CEO & FOUNDER

AB INVESTMENT (Italy)

Sustainability

Iliam Barkino

Associate, Deep Tech

Industrifonden (Sweden)

Advanced production & Technologies

Digitalisation, AI & Robotics

Biotech & Pharma

Jon Berg

Partner

Sarsia Seed (Norway)

Sustainability

Adam Bocev

Investment associate

Accelerace (Denmark)

Medtech & Diagnostics

Digitalisation, AI & Robotics

Sustainability

Maximilian Bock

Investment Manager

High-Tech Gruenderfonds (HTGF) (Germany)

Sustainability

Diego Braguglia

General Partner

VI Partners AG (Switzerland)

Medtech & Diagnostics

Biotech & Pharma

Jens Busse

Investment Manager

Evonik Venture Capital (Germany)

Sustainability

Advanced production & Technologies

Lien Callens

Investment Principal

imec.xpand (Belgium)

Medtech & Diagnostics

Lifesciences

Biotech & Pharma

Nicole Cham

Account and Innovation Growth Lead

Mentor (Sweden)

Digitalisation, AI & Robotics

Roop Chandwani

CEO

Mazards (United Kingdom)

Medtech & Diagnostics

Biotech & Pharma

Richard Clarke

Finance Director

PowerPhotonic Ltd (United Kingdom)

Digitalisation, AI & Robotics

Stephan Decher

Managing Partner

Zaz Ventures (Belgium)

Sustainability

Francois-Xavier Dedde

Partner

Omnes Capital (France)

Digitalisation, AI & Robotics

Gabriele Dini

Investment Director Venture Capital & Corporate Development

Breed Reply (United Kingdom)

Digitalisation, AI & Robotics

Medtech & Diagnostics

Jan Engels

Investment Manager

High-Tech Gruenderfonds (HTGF) (Germany)

Medtech & Diagnostics

Biotech & Pharma

Lifesciences

Leonidas Georgiou

Junior Analyst

Hadean Ventures (Norway)

Medtech & Diagnostics

Lifesciences

Biotech & Pharma

Lene Gerlach

Investment Manager, Early Engagement

Vaekstfonden (Denmark)

Biotech & Pharma

Thomas Grotkjaer

Investor, Partner

Novo Holdings (Denmark)

Biotech & Pharma

Lifesciences

Kajsa Hammar

Investment Manager

ETF Partners (United Kingdom)

Sustainability

Soren Hein

Investment Partner

MIG Capital AG (Germany)

Digitalisation, AI & Robotics

Sustainability

Alexander Kiltz

Technology Investor

UnternehmerTUM Venture Capital Partners (Germany)

Digitalisation, AI & Robotics

Advanced production & Technologies

Mevin Kistnassamy

Founding Partner

Blue Pelican Capital (France)

Sustainability

Michael Krel

Sofinnova Partners (France)

Sustainability

Biotech & Pharma

Petri Laine

Managing Partner

Innovestor Ventures (Finland)

Digitalisation, AI & Robotics

Advanced production & Technologies

Gabriela Leza

Investment Manager at Wille Finance AG

Wille Finance AG (Switzerland)

Medtech & Diagnostics

Advanced production & Technologies

Biotech & Pharma

Hans Maenhout

Investment Director

Finindus NV (Belgium)

Digitalisation, AI & Robotics

Sustainability

Mario Maia

Head of Investments and External Innovation

Novozymes A/S (Denmark)

Sustainability

Willi Mannheims

Managing Partner

eCapital Entrepreneurial Partners (Germany)

Digitalisation, AI & Robotics

Guillem Masferrer

Investment Associate

Asabys Partners (Spain)

Digitalisation, AI & Robotics

Biotech & Pharma

Katherine Mellis

Investment Manager

Hadean Ventures (Norway)

Medtech & Diagnostics

Biotech & Pharma

Joan Mercadal

Partner

Nara Capital (Spain)

Medtech & Diagnostics

Biotech & Pharma

Lifesciences

Stuart Minnaar

Fundie Ventures (Spain)

Digitalisation, AI & Robotics

Sustainability

Aleksander Mokrecki

Investment Director

Tangent Line Ventures (Poland)

Medtech & Diagnostics

Natalia Mühlemann

Vice President, Strategic Consulting

Cytel (Switzerland)

Medtech & Diagnostics

Biotech & Pharma

Christine Müller

Principal

kineo finance AG (Switzerland)

Biotech & Pharma

Michael Jean Nettersheim

General Partner

European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF) (Germany)

Sustainability

Biotech & Pharma

Kreske Nickelsen

Partner

kineo finance AG (Switzerland)

Digitalisation, AI & Robotics

Sustainability

Advanced production & Technologies

Sara Nunez-Garcia

Founding Partner

Forty51 Ventures (Switzerland)

Biotech & Pharma

Andrus Oks

Founding Partner

Tera Ventures (Estonia)

Digitalisation, AI & Robotics

Giuseppina Pavesi

Expert

down2business (Italy)

Digitalisation, AI & Robotics

Medtech & Diagnostics

Sustainability

Valeri Petrov

Managing Partner

Eleven Ventures (Bulgaria)

Medtech & Diagnostics

Kustaa Piha

CEO and Investor in Healthcare and Medtech

Athensmed Oy (Finland)

Medtech & Diagnostics

Zhigang Qian

Managing Director

Boxing Venture (China)

Medtech & Diagnostics

Lifesciences

Hans Rijckenberg

Managing Director

Regional Experts (Netherlands)

Digitalisation, AI & Robotics

Medtech & Diagnostics

Sustainability

Juho Risku

Co-Founder & Partner

Butterfly Ventures (Finland)

Digitalisation, AI & Robotics

Giovanni Rizzo

Partner & Key Manager Biotech Fund at Indaco Venture Partners

Indaco Venture Partners (Italy)

Lifesciences

Biotech & Pharma

Thomas Sayan

Investor & Finance Director @ Solvay Ventures

Solvay Ventures (France)

Sustainability

Katharina Severin

Investment Analyst

High-Tech Gruenderfonds (HTGF) (Germany)

Lifesciences

Klaus Stoeckemann

Managing Partner

Peppermint Venture Partners (Germany)

Medtech & Diagnostics

Jim Totty

Managing Director

Viridis Capital (United Kingdom)

Sustainability

Ole Trudslev

CEO

Investor Hub Viborg (Denmark)

Sustainability

Taiga Ueta

Senior Associate

NordicNinjaVC (Finland)

Digitalisation, AI & Robotics

Medtech & Diagnostics

Biotech & Pharma

Ralph BMH van Aken

BD Director EMEA

Medtronic (Switzerland)

Medtech & Diagnostics

Fred van Beuningen

Managing Partner

Chrysalix Venture Capital (Netherlands)

Sustainability

Alexander van Os

Co-Founder

Venture IQ B.V. (Netherlands)

Sustainability

Joost Waeterloos

European Technology Scouting Leader

Dow (Belgium)

Sustainability

Winfried Weigel

Managing Director

Clean Tech Capital (Switzerland)

Sustainability

Medtech & Diagnostics

Rune Westergaard

Spring Nordic (Denmark)

Biotech & Pharma

Mark Wilson

Principal

Strategic Technology Bioconsulting (United Kingdom)

Medtech & Diagnostics

Biotech & Pharma

Kim Neel Wyon

Senior Partner

Optiteam (Denmark)

Digitalisation, AI & Robotics

Sustainability

Sun-Joung You

Senior Investment Director

Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH (Germany)

Digitalisation, AI & Robotics

Advanced production & Technologies