Teaching

Guest speaker: Luca Gambini, Senior Director of Sunrise

In the seminar, we are excited to host Luca Gambini, who is very experienced in the telecommunications and high-tech sectors. As the Senior Director at Sunrise, Switzerland's largest private telecommunications operator, Luch will enrich our seminar with his comprehensive real-world experience. Luca's presentation aims to link theoretical concepts with practical insights. Drawing from his 20 years of professional journey, which spans major IT and digital programs in Europe and the Middle East, he will share his perspectives on innovatively managing business challenges. His role at Sunrise, where he spearheads IT demand and delivery, digital transformations, and innovation strategies, offers a rich context for understanding the practical applications of strategic management principles in the dynamic field of telecommunications.

Further, Luca's expertise is not limited to the corporate sphere. He is a respected academic collaborator and guest lecturer, contributing to top-ranked universities like HEC Paris, University of St. Gallen, and EPFL Lausanne. Recently, he was recognized with the “Business Sponsor Award” from the London School of Economics, for his contributions to the Open Innovation master class.

In his presentation, Luca will focus on the integration of business and technology, demonstrating how an organization’s strategic activities can drive innovation.

UZH Innovathon: The Digitalization of Mobility

Guest speaker: Luca Gambini, Senior Director of Sunrise

In the seminar, we are excited to host Luca Gambini, who is very experienced in the telecommunications and high-tech sectors. As the Senior Director at Sunrise, Switzerland's largest private telecommunications operator, Luch will enrich our seminar with his comprehensive real-world experience. Luca's presentation aims to link theoretical concepts with practical insights. Drawing from his 20 years of professional journey, which spans major IT and digital programs in Europe and the Middle East, he will share his perspectives on innovatively managing business challenges. His role at Sunrise, where he spearheads IT demand and delivery, digital transformations, and innovation strategies, offers a rich context for understanding the practical applications of strategic management principles in the dynamic field of telecommunications.

Further, Luca's expertise is not limited to the corporate sphere. He is a respected academic collaborator and guest lecturer, contributing to top-ranked universities like HEC Paris, University of St. Gallen, and EPFL Lausanne. Recently, he was recognized with the “Business Sponsor Award” from the London School of Economics, for his contributions to the Open Innovation master class.

In his presentation, Luca will focus on the integration of business and technology, demonstrating how an organization’s strategic activities can drive innovation.

• Seminar for Master students: Managing Digital Innovation

This seminar provides an overview of how businesses deal with and address the opportunities, alterations, and difficulties presented by digital technologies in their innovation endeavors.

Instructor: Prof. Dr. Anja Schulze

Dates: 

September 22, 2023, 10:15 - 12:00, KOL-F-103: Kick-off meeting
November 23, 2023, 10:15 - 17:00, KOL-G-222: Paper presentations
November 24, 2023, 10:15 - 17:00, KOL-F-103: Paper presentations

Please check the course catalogue for the details!

• Innovathon Fall ’23: The Digitalization of Mobility

Make your ideas count by joining the UZH Innovathon. An interdisciplinary course for Master and Doctoral students based on challenges from industry partners.

Instructors: Prof. Dr. Anja Schulze, Dr. Tumasch Reichenbacher, Dr. Claudia Röösli, Dr. Eryk Jerzy Schiller, Dr. Ning Wang, Dr. Nadine Zurkinden

Dates: 

September 14 – September 15, 2023: Teaching sessions
September 21 – September 23, 2023: Innovathon weekend
October 3, 2023: Final presentations

Please find more information here 

• Seminar for Master students: Managing Digital Innovation

Lecturers: Prof. Dr. Anja Schulze

Dates: 

February 24, 2023, 10:15 – 12:00: Kick-off meeting
May 4, 2023 – May 5, 2023, 10:15 – 17:00: Paper presentations

Please check the course catalogue for the details!

• Seminar for PhD and Master students: Business Economics Research

Lecturers: Prof. Dr. Ursula Backes-Gellner, Prof. Dr. Helmut Max Dietl, Prof. Dr. Egon-Peter Franck, Prof. Dr. Martin Natter, Prof. Dr. Anja Schulze, Prof. Dr. Carmit Segal, Prof. Dr. Luis Aguiar, Prof. Dr. Patrick Lehnert, Prof. Dr. Katarina Zigova

Dates: Tuesday 12:00 - 13:00, February 21, 2023 - May 30, 2023

Please check the course catalogue for the details!

• Innovathon Fall 22′: The Digitalization of Mobility

The DSI Mobility Community and the Innovation Hub, Cluster for Digital Innovation organized the Innovathon 2022. Here, Master and PhD students from all disciplines worked on real digital mobility solutions together with challenge partners from the industry. 

Dates:

September 14 – 15, 2022: Input Sessions
September 29 – October 1, 2022: Innovathon
October 7, 2022: Final pitch event

Highlights:

Winning proposal 
Event video

Please find more information here

• Innovathon Fall 21': Digitalization of mobility

The Innovathon 2021: The Digitalization of Mobility was offered as a course at UZH in fall 2021 by Digital Society Initiative and UZH Innovation Hub. The Innovathon brings innovators among students, researchers and industry to work on digitalization challenges. 

Dates: 

September 14 – 15, 2021: Lecture block
September 30 – October 2, 2021: Innovathon

Please check the Event Video and find more information here

• ​​​​​​PhD-Seminar in Fall 2019: "Theoretical Foundations of Innovation Management"

Lecturers: Prof. Dr. Anja Schulze and Prof. Dr. Janell Townsend

Dates:

November 27, 2019, 10:00 – 17:00
November 28, 2019, 10:00 – 17:00
November 29, 2019, 10:00 – 12:30

Please see syllabus (PDF, 141 KB) for more details!

• PhD-Seminar in Fall 2018: "Theoretical Foundations of Innovation Management"

Lecturers: Prof. Dr. Anja Schulze and Prof. Dr. Janell Townsend

Dates:

September 24, 2018, 10:00 – 17:00
September 25, 2018, 10:00 – 17:00
December 11, 2018, 10:00 – 16:00

Please see syllabus (PDF, 224 KB) for more details!

• PhD-Seminar in Fall 2017: "Theoretical Foundations of Innovation Management"

Lecturers: Prof. Dr. Anja Schulze and Prof. Dr. Janell Townsend

Dates:

October 17- 19, 2017, 10:00 - 16:30
December 11 - 12, 2017 10:00 - 16:30

Please see syllabus (PDF, 221 KB) for more details!

• PhD-Seminar in Fall 2016: "Theoretical Foundations of Innovation Management"

Lecturers: Prof. Dr. Anja Schulze and Prof. Dr. Janell Townsend

Dates:

October 10 - 13 (Mo – Wed), 2016 (all day)
December 12 - 13 (Mo – Tue) 2016 (all day)
December 14 (Wed) 2016 (morning)

Please see syllabus (PDF, 171 KB) for more details!