Kickstart Innovation
Chris Frey is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in digital transformation and innovation across various industries. Currently serving as Transformation Lead at UBS, Frey orchestrates international teams to enhance technology as a differentiator for clients. Previously, Frey directed HR IT digital transformation at UBS, leading a 300+ member organization. As Chief Digital Officer and Board Member at SAMBA, Frey facilitates networking among business leaders. Frey also mentors startups in Europe through Kickstart Innovation and Tenity and has contributed to LeadersBridge as a Board Advisor. Frey co-founded TurnInnovation and has held significant roles at UBS Warburg and Apple, focusing on IT security and digital services, respectively. Frey holds multiple advanced degrees, including an MBA from HEC Paris, and has studied at renowned institutions such as Stanford and UCLA.
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Kickstart Innovation
Kickstart is one of Europe's largest zero equity, multi-corporate ecosystem innovation platforms that runs a scale-up program for later-stage startups with a goal to accelerate deep tech innovation. Science and engineering driven technologies have the potential to solve humanity’s biggest challenges. They require unprecedented collaboration between established organizations and the most audacious entrepreneurs out there. Thereby, Kickstart is committed to building an innovation ecosystem that brings high-growth startups, corporates, cities, foundations and universities together. Each year Kickstart brings around 100 startups to Switzerland to collaborate with key players for proofs-of-concept, pilot projects and other innovation partnerships. The program provides exceptional access to the executives and decision-makers of Kickstart’s partners. Being an initiative of Impact Hub Zürich and launched by digitalswitzerland in 2015, Kickstart runs 5 verticals (New Work & Learning, Finance & Insurance, Food & Retail, Smart Cities and Health & Wellbeing), an Intrapreneurship Academy and the Circular Economy Initiative.