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Welcome to our blog where we share valuable know-how from events, insights from role models and much more!

The Role Models

Portrait photo of smiling role model Chanel Greco on We Shape Tech website
Janine Fuchs

Role Model:
Chanel Greco

Originally hooked to tech by a game of Indiana Jones, Chanel officially joined the Master21 team in January 2019 as the Lead Teacher for all coding courses and events… Read More

Portrait photo on white background of smiling role model Besiana Bandilli on We Shape Tech website
Janine Fuchs

Role Model:
Besiana Bandilli

Besiana has been working in the Swiss tech and media industry for almost 10 years now, currently supporting the HIT Foundation with its UX & Business Development… Read More

Split photo on We Shape Tech website: on left side black-and-white portrait photo of role model Paloma Bosco, on right side Paloma on sailing vessel
Melanie Gabriel

Role Model:
Paloma Bosco

Paloma Bosco is the COO at i-surance AG. She previously held leadership positions at Ebay and Bain & Company, and has been a We Shape Tech board member… Read More

Role Model Dr. Gundula Heinatz Bürki
Janine Fuchs

Role Model:
Dr. Gundula Heinatz Bürki

Dr. Gundula Heinatz Bürki is Managing Director of the Swiss Alliance for Data-Intensive Services, a Swiss-wide network of competences for innovative companies and universities. In her role, she enables the collaboration between industry and universities to develop new data-driven business models, products and services… Read More

Portrait photo of Laura Kieser on light grey background of Role Model on We Shape Tech website.
Janine Fuchs

Role Model:
Laura Kieser

Laura finished her Master of Science in Business Information Systems in 2018 with her Thesis about e-ID. She furthermore is a consultant at APP Unternehmensberatung AG… Read More

Role Model Portrait photo of Julia Chatain
Janine Fuchs

Role Model:
Julia Chatain

Her passion for mathematics sparked her first interest in technology. To Julia, computer science feels like a bridge to bring the power of mathematics to the world… Read More

Role Model Portrait photo of Carla Bünger
Janine Fuchs

Role Model:
Carla Bünger

Carla accepted an advisor role in late 2016 at Lykke Corp, the first Swiss exchange platform to trade crypto assets. Subsequently, she took the lead in the Initial Token Offering of Smart Containers Group, a project that has earned respect in the blockchain industry and is viewed as benchmark STO in Switzerland… Read More

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Melanie Gabriel

Take Aways: The Trap of Gendered Design and How to Overcome It

There are 4 traps that are easy to get caught in at any stage of your product development process. They can result in design fails that in some cases even can be fatal. However, we can overcome these traps by using the principles of User Centered Design and having the right focus.… Read More

Angela Lötscher

12 Steps for Gender Equality

It is not about the rare spotlight moments and it’s not about knowing, it’s about acting pro diversity in our daily lives and in any situation. This is how change happens… Read More

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Data-Powered Diversity

Stephanie talks about her experiences as a black woman in tech, the importance of expanding our social graphs to solve diversity challenges, and why she has largely abandoned the pursuit of traditional venture capital… Read More

Cover image Joyful Learning Podcast by Melanie Kovacs and Janine Fuchs

Joyful Learning (Podcast)

Melanie Kovacs recently launched her podcast series on “Joyful Learning”. In this episode she chats with Janine, Board Member of We Shape Tech, about learning in a community… Read More

Get Inspired by These Books & Podcasts

What crazy times we are currently living in! While digitalization seems to get a boost like never before (yay!), we also spend all our time at home (for those who can) where it sometimes might seem difficult to get new inspiration.… Read More

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