ThinkSport: sport's innovation network

13.02.2019 Seven start-ups announced as UEFA Pitch Day winners

Seven young companies have been selected to participate in the first UEFA Start-Up Challenge in partnership with ThinkSport, an exclusive 12-week accelerator programme designed for early- and extension-stage start-ups with ambitions to impact football positively. They will be mentored by senior business leaders from UEFA and experts from ThinkSport’s network, get the opportunity to test and demonstrate products / services in live environments as well as gain access to potential investors through their participation at THE SPOT.

11.02.2019 LIVE-TWEET: Start-ups lined up to pitch at UEFA

Today it’s time for 18 carefully selected start-ups to pitch at the UEFA Start-Up Challenge, an exclusive accelerator programme facilitated by ThinkSport in the heart of Switzerland’s unique sports ecosystem. This 12-week programme has been designed for early- and extension-stage start-ups with ambitions to impact football positively.

04.02.2019 THE SPOT, 28 and 29 May 2019, Lausanne

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The second edition of THE SPOT, ThinkSport’s thrilling sport and innovation event, will take place from 28 to 29 May 2019 at the SwissTech Convention Center in Lausanne, Switzerland. After the successful, sold-out inaugural edition last year, the event once again will bring together plenty of talent, original ideas and fresh solutions from both inside and outside the sports industry.

04.02.2019 In Conversation with Innovation Guru Mounir Zok | Sports & Tech: Improving the Dialogue

THE SPOT – meet the guest speakers!

Mounir Zok, co-founder and managing director of N3XT Sports, explains in an interview with iSportconnect how the sports and the technology sectors are slowly but surely converging and benefitting from each other.

30.01.2019 Early bird tickets for THE SPOT available now!

ThinkSport reveals more speakers and event details

The second edition of THE SPOT, set to become your top out-of-office experience in 2019, will bring together plenty of talent, original ideas and fresh solutions from both inside and outside the sports industry. ThinkSport’s thrilling sport and innovation event will be back from 28 to 29 May 2019 at the SwissTech Convention Center in Lausanne, Switzerland. After the successful, sold-out inaugural edition last year, it is now time to secure your place for this year’s adventure at an advantageous rate.

23.01.2019 Panathlon International launches literary competition for young people

Panathlon, an international movement for the promotion of sporting culture, values and ethics and with offices in the Maison du Sport International (MSI) in Lausanne, recently launched an international literary competition.

18.01.2019 Major investment boosts start-up Peerspoint SA, targeting sport industry

Just last week it was announced that Peerspoint SA, an upcoming SaaS Blockchain start-up, signed a pre-seed investment of CHF 570K with Business Investigation SA, a Swiss artificial intelligence and predictive software company.

10.01.2019 Lausanne 2020 mascot designed by local art school students

In one year, the Lausanne region will play host to the third edition of the Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG). From 9 to 22 January 2020, 1,880 athletes, aged between 15 and 18, from more than 80 countries will compete in the cantons of Vaud (Lausanne, Leysin, Les Diablerets, Villars, Vallée de Joux), Valais (Champéry) and Grisons (St Moritz), and in neighbouring France (Prémanon-Les Tuffes).

20.12.2018 Ringing the bell one last time in 2018!

Yes, it’s almost holiday time - in fact, it already is for some of you lucky ones out there. Cheesy films, lots of good food and free time to come up!

20.12.2018 Lausanne 2020 “yogifies” SMEs

The Organising Committee of the Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) to be held in 2020 in Lausanne has invited SMEs located in the region to become fans and supporters of the event by purchasing customised packs.

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