WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10
Arrival in Madonna di Campiglio (TN), Italy
2 to 6 PM: Accreditation at the Tourism Office in Via Pradalago 4 Madonna di Campiglio
From 6:30 PM: Official Welcome Dinner
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11
8 AM: Accreditation opens at the Grostè cable car ticket office
8:30 AM: Coffee Sunrise at Stoppani Lodge
8:50 – 9:50 AM: Yoga Experience at Ristorante Boch (Talks & Experience) with Fly Flow Yoga
9.45 to 12.15 AM: “Innovation Talks” at Stoppani Dolomites Lodge and Ristorante Boch
10 AM – 3 PM: Start-up Igloo Village at Ristorante Boch
12:30 – 1:30 PM: Investor Lunch at Stoppani Dolomiti Lodge
10:15 AM – 12:15 PM
1:15 – 3:15 PM: Start-up & Investor Pitches in the Gondola (Fortini cable car)
1:30 – 4 PM: “Innovation Talks & Panels” at Ristorante Boch and Stoppani Dolomites Lodge
4:30 PM: Return to Madonna di Campiglio village
6:30 PM: Networking ALPeritivo
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12
• 7:00 AM: Ski Sunrise at high altitude — skiing at dawn
• 8:00 AM: Coffee Sunrise at Ristorante Boch
• 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Special Workshop at Stoppani Lodge
• 9:45 – 11:10 AM: Start-up & Investor Encounters in the Gondola (Fortini cable car)
• 10:00 AM: Ski race open to all participants
• 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Start-up Igloo Village
• 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Closing Innovative Panel
• 12:15 – 1:00 PM: Pitch Finals at Ristorante Boch, followed by Pitch & Pasta
• After the Final Pitch: Party & Networking
• Afternoon: Free time in the Dolomiti di Brenta Ski Area
• Afternoon: Audi Driving Experience
| Tourism Office | Surprise location in the center | |
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| 14:00–18:00 | Accreditation at the Madonna di Campiglio Tourist Office | |
| Starting from 18:30 |
Official Welcome Dinner & Ceremony
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| Stoppani Dolomites Lodge | Stoppani Dolomites Lodge Main Stage | Boch Restaurant 1° Floor Main Stage |
Boch External Patio | Fortini cable car | Madonna di Campiglio Village | |
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| 8.30 - 9.30 | Networking Area & Meetups |
Coffee Sunrise (hosted by Illy Caffe TBC) |
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| 08.30 - 9.15 | Yoga Experience with Fly Flow Yoga | |||||
| 9.30 - 10.00 | Speaker Slot (TBC) |
Redefining the energy market through customer centricity | NEN Case Massimo Brizi |
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| 10.15 - 10.45 | Inner Development as an essential part of sustainable innovation Christian Schneidermeier |
TBD Ivan Ortenzi |
Start-up Igloo Village | 10.15 – 12.00 Start-up & Investor Encounters - GONDOLA NETWORKING |
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| 11.00 - 11.45 | Corporate Venturing “fuck ups” — how Startups & Corporates should NOT collaborate Jan Thiele |
Pricing — the Nr 1 profit lever: The Dos and Don'ts of Striving for Pricing Excellence Christoph Krauss |
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| 12.00 - 12.30 | VC is dead, long live VC! How AI is changing VC forever Fabio Nalucci (FDNX VC) |
The Logic of Failure — How to Ruin Your Innovation in Five Easy Steps Prof. Dr. Hans-Willi Schroiff |
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| 12.30 - 13.30 | Investor Lunch | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | |||
| 13.45 - 14.15 | The fundamentals of selling technology-driven innovation (LG) |
The Circular Economy Revolution Dr. Manuel Braun |
13.30 – 15.15 Start-up & Investor Pitches in the Gondola |
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| 14.30 - 15.15 | PANEL: Alternative mobility in complex territories Luca Secco / Tommaso Geccelin / tbc / tbc |
Stories of transition: how can business regenerate nature and benefit local communities Marco Daldos Pirri |
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| 15.30 - 16.15 | TBD Silvia Candiani (Microsoft) |
PANEL: How digitalization and data collection are shaping customer centricity Prof. Dr. Hans-Willi Schroiff / Franz Geiser / tbc / tbc |
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| 16.30 - 18.30 | Audi Driving Experience | |||||
| 18.30 - 20.00 | Networking ALPeritivo | |||||
| Grostè valley Station | Stoppani Dolomites Lodge | Boch Restaurant 1° Floor Main Stage |
Boch External Patio | Racing Track | Madonna di Campiglio Village | |
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| 7.00 | Ski @ Sunrise skiing downhill at dawn with torches |
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| 8.00 | Coffee Sunrise (hosted by Illy Caffe TBC) |
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| 9.00 | - Innovation in Hospitality - Break Out Session (hosted by BEAM) |
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| 9.30 - 10.00 | Speaker Slot (tbd) |
StartUp Igloo Village | Ski Race | |||
| 10.15 - 10.45 | Lucia Chierchia, MP@Gellify | |||||
| 11.00 - 11.45 | PANEL AI, beyond the hype: strategy & execution for real impact Emilia Garito / Fabio Nalucci / Ivan Ortenzi |
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| 12.00 - 12.45 | Pitch Final and Jury Award | |||||
| 13.00 - 14.00 | Pitch & Pasta (Lunch) | |||||
| 14.00 - 16.00 | Après-ski Party & Networking | |||||
| 15.30 - 17.30 | Audi Driving Experience | |||||
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Board Member of FESI, the European Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry.
European national, born in Tegernsee, Bavaria, and raised in close connection with the mountains.
56 years old, married, father of two adult daughters.
Holds a degree in Sports Economics.
Spent 25 years at ORTOVOX, until November 2024.
Over the past 13 years, served as Managing Director, steering the company’s transformation from a niche player to a recognized outdoor brand.
Since February 2025, serving as Director of the European Outdoor Group, representing the voice of the entire outdoor industry.
