Full Name
Thierry Duvanel
Job Title
Director of Innovation
Company
Buhler Inc.
Speaker Bio
Thierry is Director of Innovation for the Buhler Group, managing the front-end innovation activities and overseeing the scouting and engagement with startups for the group.
Before joining Buhler Thierry led MassChallenge Switzerland, the European branch of the leading global startup accelerator. The program runs today with over 1’500 yearly applications from startups from all around the world and provides support to 100 each year. Prior to MassChallenge, Thierry co-founded two companies active in software development and medical devices respectively, successfully managed and exited them in 2007 and 2016. Originally from Switzerland, he has been working and living in the UK and South Korea and is now based in the US.
Thierry holds a Bachelor and a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and has been trained at the International Institute for Management Development – IMD in Switzerland.
While leading MassChallenge, Thierry learned about planetary boundaries and the important environmental footprint generated by our food system. He decided to contribute to the development of strategies to reform our food system into a prosperous and regenerative state.
When not trying to tackle the root cause problems in our food system and meeting entrepreneurs solving them, he enjoys running, cycling and hiking.
Areas of expertise
Food-tech, business development, venturing, entrepreneurship, strategy development and digital technologies.
Before joining Buhler Thierry led MassChallenge Switzerland, the European branch of the leading global startup accelerator. The program runs today with over 1’500 yearly applications from startups from all around the world and provides support to 100 each year. Prior to MassChallenge, Thierry co-founded two companies active in software development and medical devices respectively, successfully managed and exited them in 2007 and 2016. Originally from Switzerland, he has been working and living in the UK and South Korea and is now based in the US.
Thierry holds a Bachelor and a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and has been trained at the International Institute for Management Development – IMD in Switzerland.
While leading MassChallenge, Thierry learned about planetary boundaries and the important environmental footprint generated by our food system. He decided to contribute to the development of strategies to reform our food system into a prosperous and regenerative state.
When not trying to tackle the root cause problems in our food system and meeting entrepreneurs solving them, he enjoys running, cycling and hiking.
Areas of expertise
Food-tech, business development, venturing, entrepreneurship, strategy development and digital technologies.
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