Advisory Board

As committed Eastern Swiss business leaders and influencers, and partners of the WTT YOUNG LEADER AWARD, the members of the advisory committee are the lifeblood of knowledge transfer between universities and businesses.

Functions of the WTT YLA Advisory Board

To provide strategic and operational advice on the further development of the WTT YLA.
To share experiences within the context of “Voice of Business World” for the purpose of
a) enhancing the knowledge of each member of the advisory board
b) further developing the FHS’s practical orientation and its real-life student consulting projects

The WTT YOUNG LEADER AWARD advisory board consists of the following 28 industry leaders from Eastern Switzerland who are also sponsoring partners of the WTT YLA:

Stadt St.Gallen / St.Galler Stadtwerke - Networking Sponsor

Portrait Peter Jans

Peter Jans
Stadtrat, Direktion Technische Betriebe

Portrait Marco Letta

Marco Letta
Unternehmensleiter

Mario Davatz
Leiter Bühler Energy Center

Leica Geosystems AG - Sponsor of 1st prize Management design

Portrait Thomas Harring

Thomas Harring
CEO

Portrait Karin Stäbler

Karin Stäbler
Head of HR Hexagon Geosystems Switzerland

Oertli Instrumente AG - Sponsor of 2nd/3rd prize Market research

Thomas Oertli
Co-Ceo & Mitinhaber Oertli Instrumente AG

Migros Ostschweiz - Sponsor of 2nd/3rd prize Management design

Heidi Bösch
Leiterin Direktion Personelles & Klubschule

Sandra Germann
Fachspezialistin Talentförderung

PwC St.Gallen - Celebration Sponsor

Portrait Martin Knöpfel

Martin Knoepfel
Director

soRec AG - Sustainability partner

Portrait Christoph Solenthaler, Advisor WTT YOUNG LEADER AWARD

Christoph Solenthaler
Geschäftsführer

Technische Betriebe Wil - Digital Partner

Portrait Marco Huwiler

Marco Huwiler
Geschäftsleiter

Natascia Gava
Specialist strategic marketing / communication

GALLUS MEDIA AG - Live Broadcast Partner

Portrait Johannes Widmer, Beirat WTT YOUNG LEADER AWARD

Johannes Widmer
CTO

Kanton Thurgau, Amt für Wirtschaft und Arbeit - First TV Sponsor

Daniel Wessner
Amtsleiter, Amt für Wirtschaft und Arbeit

Marcel Räpple
Leiter Kantonale Wirtschaftsförderung

scandola - light audio media GmbH - Technikpartner

Portrait Marco Scandola

Marco Scandola
Inhaber, Geschäftsführer

Schmid-Fehr AG - Invitation Sponsor

Portrait Matthias Schmid

Matthias Schmid
Geschäftsführer

Martel AG St.Gallen - Wine partner

Portrait Jan Martel

Jan Martel
Geschäftsführer

Abraxas Informatik AG - Community Sponsor

Raphael Mettan
Leiter Infrastructure & Outsourcing, Geschäftsleitung

Huber+Suhner AG, Herisau - Community Sponsor

Corinne Wehrli
HR Business Partner

MetroComm AG / LEADER - Media partner

Portrait Natal Schnetzer, Advisor WTT YOUNG LEADER AWARD

Natal Schnetzer
Geschäftsführer

Vitronic AG - Staging Partner

Paddy Rubin
Creative Director / Geschäftsleitung

Amt für Wirtschaft und Arbeit Kanton AR - Supporting Partner

Portrait Daniel Lehmann

Daniel Lehmann
Amtsleiter

Amt für Wirtschaft und Arbeit Kanton SG - Supporting Partner

Portrait Karin Jung

Karin Jung
Amtsleiterin

Switzerland Global Enterprise - Internationalisation partner

Daniel Bont
Senior Consultant China / HK / Taiwan

Prof. Thomas Metzger
Leiter Departement Wirtschaft