Jessica Peppel-Schulz
CEO,
Tamedia
Peppel-Schulz is the CEO of Tamedia, one of Switzerland’s largest media groups. Appointed in late 2023, she is leading a major transformation to improve efficiency, embrace digital innovation, and restore profitability. Previously CEO of Condé Nast Germany, she brings deep experience in digital media transformation.
Naomi Lareine
Singer
Naomi Lareine is a Swiss R&B artist known for her soulful voice and genre-blending sound. She rose to prominence with the hit song “Limitless,” combining pop, soul, and Afro influences. A former U19 national football player, Lareine transitioned from banking to music full-time, now performing at major festivals and working with brands like Magnum. Her 2024 EP Where Were You?! explores personal themes like anxiety and heartbreak.
Cindy Candrian
Co-Founder & CEO
Delta Labs
Cindy Candrian is the co-founder of Delta Labs, a Swiss AI company working with clients from SMEs to Fortune 500 firms. Delta Labs builds AI-powered digital personas that help companies predict behaviors, personalize communication, and innovate faster. Candrian is also the author of You & AI.
Claire Dieudonne
Country Coordinator Switzerland,
L’Oréal
Claire Dieudonné, a French-Swiss national, joined L'Oréal in 2012. A graduate of ESCP, she gained prior experience in the beauty industry at Schwarzkopf & Henkel in France, and then at Bulgari Parfums. At L'Oréal, she developed diverse expertise within the Consumer Products Division, first in marketing and then in Business Development, working on key brands and categories. In May 2023, she was appointed General Manager of the Consumer Products Division for Switzerland. Since November 2024, she has also served as Country Coordinator for L'Oréal Switzerland and is a member of the DACH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) cluster's Leadership Team.
Jill Asemota
Founder & CEO,
Parallel Pictures
Jill Asemota is the founder of AI startup Parallel AI, which develops personalized artificial intelligence solutions for businesses. She combines technological expertise with a vision for ethical and inclusive AI applications.
Diana Markaki-Bartholdi
Founder & CEO,
the Boardroom
Diana Markaki Bartholdi is the founder and CEO of the Boardroom, the first private club for women executives who aspire to be board members. She is currently expanding her organization across Europe, with the clear mission to improve corporate governance by increasing the number of qualified women on corporate boards. Markarki Bartholdi is an international lawyer by trade and has worked across cultures and with multi-functional teams.
Dalith Steiger‑Gablinger
Founder,
Swiss Cognitive
Dalith Steiger‑Gablinger is the founder of Swiss Cognitive, a platform that fosters the exchange and application of artificial intelligence in business and society. With a background in mathematics and business, Steiger-Gablinger is recognized as one of Switzerland’s leading thought leaders in AI and digital transformation.
Chiara Gorelli
Head of Product Strategy bei Automobili,
Lamborghini
Chiara Gorelli graduates in Management and Industrial Engineering from the University of Pisa, after completing foreign studies at the University of Illinois and a thesis in Logistics at DERBI National Motors (Piaggio) in Spain. She joins Automobili Lamborghini in 2007, starting in Marketing & Sales Department, progressing then to the role of Series & Pre-Series Logistics Project Leader. She later becomes Manufacturing Project Leader. In 2014, she is appointed Project Manager Whole Vehicle, successfully leading Lamborghini key projects such as Huracán and Temerario. Since 2024, she holds the position of Head of Product Strategy at Lamborghini, where she is responsible for shaping the company’s future product range; her role encompasses Product and Portfolio Strategy, Components Strategy and Cycle Plan, and CO₂ Strategy.
Christine Hohl
Partner,
Wenger Plattner
Christine Hohl is a partner and head of the financing practice at Wenger Plattner (as of 1 October 2025). Following her undergraduate and postgraduate studies in England, France and Switzerland, she started her legal career in London in 2009 before relocating to Switzerland in 2014. In addition to supporting her clients, ranging from banks and other financing providers to sponsors and large corporates across all sectors and jurisdictions, in complex international financing transactions as well as restructurings, M&A and capital markets transactions, Christine has been heavily invested in recruitment & training, business development, corporate social responsibility and technology & innovation in her respective law firms.