Didier Schwarz
"There was a piece of advice from Shimon Peres that I had read in the book Start-up Nation and that had marked me enormously: “The most prudent thing is to dare”. And I think that’s what we need most as entrepreneurs, perhaps in Switzerland in particular."
A graduate of the University of Lausanne (HEC 2015), Didier holds a Master’s degree (MSc) in Information Systems and a Bachelor’s degree (BSc) in Management from HEC Lausanne and the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
He is the founder of Collectif 1m83 Art as well as Iori Ottmann, an artistic creation and production studio that designs interactive installations aimed at transforming public spaces. Alongside his creative work, Didier is actively involved in supporting entrepreneurs in the Canton of Vaud. He notably launched the FIT Digital program and has advised more than 300 startups through Innovaud. In 2015, he was selected as one of the 100 young personalities shaping French-speaking Switzerland.
With 10 years of experience in entrepreneurship, Didier now combines his two passions: technology and art. He believes in mixing knowledge, skills and teams to have a lasting and positive impact on the world around him.