Where sports & business meets the next generation.

Welcome to the Impulse Summit 2022

We are excited to announce the fifth edition of our annual Impulse Summit on November 3rd & 4th, 2022 in St. Gallen. We are very proud to announce that this year’s location will be the newly built HSG Learning Center, the SQUARE. We aim to provide a platform for intergenerational, international, and interdisciplinary dialogue to shape the future of the sports industry.

We want to thank the Federal Office of Sports FOSPO for their efforts in co-organising our flagship event. Their continuous support since the foundation of our initiative has allowed us to put roots down in Switzerland. We hope to provide an enriching experience for all participants and create valuable impulses for change in the sports industry!

Join the discussion as an expert

We aim to create a broad representation of different stakeholders, which include corporates, investment funds, federations, clubs, politicians, academics and technology specialists. We do not focus on a single sport or discipline.

Join us as a Global Talent

The Global Talents are specially selected and invited international young talents either currently enrolled in an academic programme or in the early stages of their professional career. We aim to ensure diversity among this cohort, including consideration for highly educated business students, outstanding stories or life paths, athletes and, further, a diverse mix of locations, academic levels and experience.

Join us as a supporter or host

By joining as a Supporter, you will assist us with marketing, logistics, executive summaries, and the transport of Summit participants. We ask for your help across the conference week. In return, you gain access to an exclusive conference and its behind-the-scenes, with the opportunity to gain valuable insights from the sports industry. Additionally, you will receive a goodie bag and access to the afterparty! You can also sign up as a Host, providing a place to sleep for an international student attending the Summit. Only a bed is needed; we supply everything else. In addition to meeting an international student, you would receive the goodie bag and be invited to the afterparty.

Our Format

Intergenerational Dialogue at heart.

In our interactive platform, we unite 200 leaders from in and around the industry with 60 selected Global Talents. Our Global Talents are invited to Switzerland for a 5-day program which ends with the Impulse Summit at HSG Learning Center, SQUARE. Here, our experts and Global Talents challenge the status quo of the sports industry in interactive formats.

60

International Students (Global Talents)

80+

Speakers

40

Sessions

500+

Participants online (2020)

50

Supporters

Speakers

See some of our recent speakers below.

Alexander Müller SK Gaming

Alexander Thiel McKinsey & Company

Andy Dudynsky ESports Commentator

Beat Wachter Olympic Committee Liechtenstein

Béatrice Wertli Schweizer Turnverband

Carsten Koerl Sportradar

Dave Heiniger Athletes Network

David Bundi PwC Legal Switzerland

David Dellea PwC

Dirk Schlünz 1. FC Nürnberg

Dr. Andreas Christoph Weber FOSPO

Dr. Felix Mutter Deloitte

Dr. Florian Hohmann University St. Gallen

Dr. Merla Kubli University of St. Gallen

Dr. Sebastian Koppers DFB-Akademie

Dr. Stefan Walzel Board Member, EASM

Emma Zwiebler (Mason) WFSGI

Frank Leenders FIBA Media & Marketing Services SA

Joachim Hilke Fanatics

Jörg Höflich DFL

Julia Philipona Athletes Network

Karin Orgeldinger German Skiing association (DSV)

Luca Hartmann MYI Entertainment

Matthew Campelli The Sustainability Report

Mickael Terrien University of Lausanne

Nicolas Evans FIFA

Nicolas Frevel Hertha BSC

Oliver Niedermann Raiffeisen

Pascal Mühlheim Emmi Group

Patric Rupp ON

Patrick Albrecht SRI Executive

Patrick von Gunten Accenture

Prof. Dr. Thomas Rudolf University of St. Gallen

Ralph Straus FEI

Seraina Gut PwC Legal Switzerland

Stefan Zant Seven.One Sports

Timm Jäger Eintracht Tech

Vera Hager AXA

What people say

Only when you challenge an idea and getting someone out of his comfort zone you can create something big. You are not following, you are shaping.

Carsten Koerl CEO, Sportradar

I was impressed being here today, that it is very professional. It is very well run. There are a lot of people who are really interested, so it is good to be affiliated.

Olaf Swantee CEO, Sunrise

Crowdsourcing the ideas, crowdsourcing the different perspectives and learning from that is of incredible value.

Benjamin Stoll Director Technology & Innovation, FIFA

Coorganisator - Federal Office of Sports

The Federal Office of Sports is the Swiss federal government’s centre for expertise in sports. Its mission is to promote sports and exercise in all age groups and at all levels across Switzerland, its cantons and regions. It creates optimum conditions for active participation in sports and exercise that go beyond social and cultural boundaries.

As the Impulse Summits Co-Organisator, the Federal Office of Sports promotes the intergenerational dialogue in and around the sports industry. Through strategic advisory, feedback and content-driven inputs, the Federal Office of Sports further strengthens the initiative’s sustainable development and the conference’s unique format.

Contact

Reach out to learn more

Whether you are an expert, a student, or a young professional, if you are interested in joining the Impulse Summit, do not hesitate to contact us. Use our Join us section for specific applications.

We always welcome questions and contacts directly in any case.

Nele Seitz President & Head of Network

Leon Schuler President & Head of Event

Sophie Stopp Managing Director

Enya Dietze Board Member | Network & Platforms