Cristina Riesen is the Founder and CEO of Educreators Foundation and Board Member of Europe's largest deeptech fund, the European Innovation Council, supporting startups, SMEs and research teams developing high-risk, high-impact breakthrough innovations.
A seasoned entrepreneur, she has 20+ years of experience in the fields of strategic communications, emerging technologies and education innovation.
Cristina was General Manager EMEA at Evernote,
managed the launch of the Swiss Edtech Collider at EPFL Lausanne,
worked with the Strategic Development team at ETH Zurich
and founded Educreators Foundation,
an impact network supporting education innovation.
A lifelong learner by design,
she is an EMScom graduate, a certified strategic foresight practitioner
and design thinker.
Cristina was named Digital Shaper by the leading Swiss economic
magazine Bilanz in 2019 and 2020.
Current Projects
Educreators Foundation
Founder, CEO
An impact network on a mission to support systemic change in education through participatory design, innovation and entrepreneurship. Informed by research and working closely with strategic partners, we create initiatives aiming to support innovation in primary and secondary education in Switzerland and beyond.
European Innovation Council (EIC)
Board Member
The EIC is Europe’s largest deep tech investor and the flagship innovation programme under Horizon Europe. With a budget of EUR 10 billion, it identifies and supports game changing deep tech innovations throughout their lifecycle, from early stage research, to proof of concept and technology transfer, to scale up.
DigiEduHack
Board Member Steering Group
DigiEduHack is an EIT initiative under the European Commission's Digital Education Action Plan, led by EIT Climate-KIC and coordinated by Aalto University. The last edition happened online and offline on November 9th and 10th, 2021. DigiEduHack is free, inclusive, sustainable, and open to anyone worldwide. Join us and co-create the future of education in the digital age!
Watch the interview at CNN Money Switzerland here.
Parents, educators and communities can accelerate positive change in education.
Interview aired in April 2018 on CNN Money Switzerland.
Transforming everyday places into learning opportunities.
Tamedia TX 2019
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