Organising Committee
The association board elected the Messe Luzern as head office. Managing Director Urs Hunkeler leads the organising Committee, which is responsible for the organisation of the Winter Universiade.
Operational Management
Urs Hunkeler
Managing Director
Managing Director
Local Organising Committees
LOC Andermatt-Realp
Beat Jörg
President
President
Hartwig Birrer
Deputy President
Deputy President
Peter Vetter
Competition Manager
Competition Manager
Jost Meyer
Venue Manager
Venue Manager
Helen Fischer
Workforce
Workforce
LOC Engelberg
Hubert Mathis
President
President
Ferdinand Janka
Deputy President
Deputy President
Christine Urech
Competition Manager Curling
Competition Manager Curling
Pascal Perret
Competition Manager Freestyle & Freeski / Snowboard
Competition Manager Freestyle & Freeski / Snowboard
Reto Steffen
Venue Manager Curling
Venue Manager Curling
Silvan Studer
Venue Manager Freestyle & Freeski / Snowboard
Venue Manager Freestyle & Freeski / Snowboard
Joe Kretz
Workforce
Workforce
Urs Bacher
Deputy Workforce
Deputy Workforce
Urs Elmer
Chief of Competition Ski & Snowboard Cross
Chief of Competition Ski & Snowboard Cross
Silvan Künzli
Chief of Competition Slope Style & Big Air
Chief of Competition Slope Style & Big Air
Patrick Käser
Deputy Competition Manager Curling
Deputy Competition Manager Curling
LOC Lenzerheide
Hannes Parpan
President
President
Silvio Baselgia
Deputy President / Venue Manager
Deputy President / Venue Manager
Thierry Jeanneret
Competition Manager Ski Orienteering
Competition Manager Ski Orienteering
LOC Lucerne
Françoise Schnydrig
President
President
Roland Maillard
Deputy President / Competition Manager Short Track
Deputy President / Competition Manager Short Track
Cristiana Fiacco
Competition Manager Figure Skating
Competition Manager Figure Skating
Silvan Auf der Maur
Venue Manager / Security Manager
Venue Manager / Security Manager
René Gisler
Workforce
Workforce
Soraya Laurenza
Administration
Administration
Lauren Schnydrig
Media & Communication
Media & Communication
LOC Stoos
Peter Föhn
President
President
Bruno Lifart
Deputy President
Deputy President
Lars Reichlin
Competition Manager
Competition Manager
Andreas Föhn
Venue Manager
Venue Manager
Ueli Pfyl
Chief of Competition
Chief of Competition
Julia Trütsch
Administration
Administration
Toni Schuler
Workforce
Workforce
Ronny Gwerder
Finances
Finances
Josef Schuler
Services
Services
Peter Reichmuth
Security Manager
Security Manager
LOC Sursee
Philipp Häfliger
President
President
Barbara Müller
Deputy President / Competition Manager
Deputy President / Competition Manager
Thomas Voney
Venue Manager
Venue Manager
Elena Wermelinger
Workforce / Services
Workforce / Services
Beat Christen
Security Manager
Security Manager
LOC Zug
Urs Scholl
President
President
Peter Lüthi
Deputy President / Consultant Sport
Deputy President / Consultant Sport
Sven Stillhardt
Competition Manager
Competition Manager
Patrick Lengwiler
Venue Manager
Venue Manager
Dominique Meier
Workforce / Services
Workforce / Services
Corinne Züger
Project Manager
Project Manager
Amin Ghiasi
Security Manager
Security Manager
Luciano Hediger
Intern
Intern
Departments
Finances
Stephan Vollenweider
Director
Director
Thomas Loher
Head of Legal Services & Procurement
Head of Legal Services & Procurement
Guest Services
Mario Würsch
Director
Director
Sergio Roth
Head of Accommodation
Head of Accommodation
Philipp Fritschi
Head of Accreditation
Head of Accreditation
Isabelle Niggli
Deputy Head of Accreditation
Deputy Head of Accreditation
André Salamin
Head of Food & Beverage
Head of Food & Beverage
Primo Delea
Deputy Head of Food & Beverage
Deputy Head of Food & Beverage
Rita Schmid
Head of Transportation / A&D
Head of Transportation / A&D
Christoph Stattaus
Deputy Head of Transportation / A&D
Deputy Head of Transportation / A&D
Urs Huwiler
Head of Rate Card
Head of Rate Card
Academic Liaison
Esther Müller
Director
Director
Hannah Mormann
Head of Conference
Head of Conference
Rita Spichtig
Conference
Conference
Host City
Reto Schorno
Director
Director
Urs Purtschert
Head of City Operations
Head of City Operations
Nadja Bürgi
Head of Cultural Activities
Head of Cultural Activities
Benjamin Stöckli
Head of Universiade Park
Head of Universiade Park
Brian Ruchti
Head of Ceremonies
Head of Ceremonies
Marketing & Sponsoring
Fabienne Meyerhans
Director
Director
Benjamin Blaser
Head of Communication
Head of Communication
Jürg Schneider
Head of Sponsoring
Head of Sponsoring
Media Services & ICT
Willy Koch
Director
Director
Medical Services & Doping Control
Urs Müller
Director
Director
Sport
Karl Lustenberger
Director
Director
Ueli Anken
Head of Sport Presentation
Head of Sport Presentation
Venue Management
Elio Cavazzutti
Director
Director
Armin Ruckstuhl
Head of Cleaning & Waste / Signage / Logistics
Head of Cleaning & Waste / Signage / Logistics
Executive Department
Beat Hensler
Government Relations / Risk Management
Government Relations / Risk Management
Corinne Troxler
Government Relations
Government Relations
Philipp Hartmann
Representative KKSZ
Representative KKSZ
Oliver Stahel
IT
IT
Esther Müller
Sustainability & Legacy
Sustainability & Legacy
Daniela Torre
Legacy
Legacy
Silvan Auf der Maur
Workforce ad interim
Workforce ad interim
Head Office
Regula Schweizer
Director
Director
Marcel Brönnimann
Deputy Director / Head of Delegation Services
Deputy Director / Head of Delegation Services
Ilaria Esposito
Delegation Services
Delegation Services
Daniel Bodmer
Head of Planning & Coordination
Head of Planning & Coordination
Philipp Greutmann
Head of Venue Management
Head of Venue Management
Giuliana Schmid
Head of Volunteers
Head of Volunteers
Patrick von Gunten
Head of Uniforms
Head of Uniforms
Selina Wyss
Marketing & Communications
Marketing & Communications
Reto Willimann
Marketing & Communications
Marketing & Communications
Marie-Rose Schellhammer
Sponsoring
Sponsoring
Ruth Portmann
VIP
VIP
Sylvia Theiler
Finances / Workforce
Finances / Workforce
Joel Vegezzi
Intern
Intern
Matthias Zedi
Intern
Intern
Michael End
Intern
Intern
