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 / Venue Manager Curling
Deputy President / Venue Manager Curling
Christine Urech
Competition Manager Curling
Competition Manager Curling
Silvan Studer
Venue Manager Freestyle Skiing & Snowboard
Venue Manager Freestyle Skiing & Snowboard
LOC Lenzerheide
Hannes Parpan
President
President
Silvio Baselgia
Deputy President / Venue Manager
Deputy President / Venue Manager
LOC Lucerne
Françoise Schnydrig
President
President
Roland Maillard
Deputy President / Competition Manager Short Track
Deputy President / Competition Manager Short Track
Reto Mattmann
Venue Manager
Venue Manager
René Gisler
Workforce
Workforce
Alysha Matter
Administration
Administration
LOC Sursee
Philipp Häfliger
President
President
Roland Schöpfer
Deputy President / Competition Manager
Deputy President / Competition Manager
Thomas Voney
Venue Manager
Venue Manager
Barbara Müller
Project Manager
Project Manager
Elena Wermelinger
Workforce
Workforce
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
Workforce
Corinne Züger
Project Manager
Project Manager
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
André Salamin
Head of Food & Beverage
Head of Food & Beverage
Rita Schmid
Head of Transportation / A&D
Head of Transportation / A&D
Markus Brand
Deputy Head of Transportation / A&D
Deputy Head of Transportation / A&D
Academic Liaison
Esther Müller
Director
Director
Host City
Reto Schorno
Director
Director
Judith Christen
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
Workforce
Iris Hänni
Director
Director
Sarah Haslebacher
Head of Uniforms
Head of Uniforms
Olivia Stoffel
Head of Volunteers
Head of Volunteers
Sport
Karl Lustenberger
Director
Director
Venue Management
Elio Cavazzutti
Director
Director
Executive Department
Beat Hensler
Government Relations / Risk Management
Government Relations / Risk Management
Oliver Stahel
IT
IT
Esther Müller
Sustainability & Legacy
Sustainability & Legacy
Head Office
Regula Schweizer
Director
Director
Marcel Brönnimann
Deputy Director / Head of Delegation Services
Deputy Director / Head of Delegation Services
Daniel Bodmer
Head of Planning & Coordination
Head of Planning & Coordination
Selina Wyss
Marketing & Communications
Marketing & Communications
Marie-Rose Schellhammer
Sponsoring
Sponsoring
Joel Bieri
Intern
Intern
Reto Willimann
Intern
Intern
