A warm welcome for the 11 candidates
The ceremony was opened by the Director of the Haute Ecole de Gestion, Dominique Fumeaux, who delivered a welcoming and encouraging speech for the 11 candidates of this edition. Mr. Fumeaux emphasized the importance of this event for the students, congratulating them on their academic achievements and encouraging them to seize this unique opportunity to present their work to a wide audience.
This year’s 11 candidates, from the three different study programs at HEG, took on the challenge of synthesizing months of research in just 180 seconds. Here is the full list of participants and the titles of their Bachelor’s thesis:
- Elias BorrajoManagement IT: Development of a plugin for the Sectra histopathology image viewer to add machine learning-based decision support.
- Celine De RaemyBusiness economics: Economic study of the creation of a local electricity community in Saint-Martin (VS).
- Oceane LuisierBusiness economics: Optimization of financial processes at the Valais Hospital: a harmonized approach.
- Nathan ZuffereyBusiness economics: Analysis of the Torpower SA business model: how to introduce the innovative biomass energy conversion process into the Swiss electricity market?
- Jeremiah D.Management IT: Smartdash +: Gamification of the Smartdash student dashboard.
- Roald BrunellManagement IT: Harbor Satellite: Container Registry for the EDGE.
- Margot Burget, Tourism: Suggestions for improvement to make Valais a suitable and welcoming tourist destination for families with a child with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD)).
- Joanna MongelliManagement IT: Contribution of an “Enterprise Search” tool to the daily clinical life of a hospital with a multi-referential application architecture.
- Celine VialardManagement IT: Blockchain Guardians: How to Integrate Social Recovery into Wallets.
- Dimitri BartlomeBusiness economics: Study on the economic valorization of Swiss apple and pear production with limited use of phytosanitary products.
- Emmanuelle StreitBusiness economics: Women in entrepreneurship: understanding and taking action against the low percentage of women with projects that end up at GENILEM.
A prestigious jury and high-level candidates
This 2024 edition was judged by a jury composed of five personalities from the Valais economic world:
- Flavien ClaivazDirector, Federation of Romand Valais Enterprises (FER) – President of the jury
- Serge MétraillerDirector, Valais Association of Entrepreneurs (AVE)
- Eric BaletPresident, Avenir Industrie Valais Wallis (AIVW) and Innocoaching Valais
- Romy VeyaCase Manager, Department of Economy, Tourism and Innovation (SETI)
- Fabrice HaenniDirector, Morand Distillery
The jury evaluated the presentations according to several criteria, including the quality of the presentation, the ability to popularize and the originality of the work.
A real meeting of the academic and socio-economic world
“The duty of SMEs is to get closer to students.” These are the words spoken by Fabrice Haenni during his presentation to the public. Much more than an eloquence competition, this event is a real opportunity for SMEs to meet graduates of the Haute Ecole de Gestion, to learn about their work, their personality and why not recruit these future graduates. It is also a great showcase for future players in the economy. This competition allows them to showcase their expertise but also their interpersonal skills to personalities from the Valais economic world.
Margot Burget, the big winner
It was Margot Burget, a tourism student, who convinced both the jury and the public. She won the Jury Prize and the Public Prize for her work entitled Proposals for improvement to make Valais an adapted and welcoming tourist destination for families with a child with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). With a fluid and touching presentation, Margot won unanimous approval, highlighting important societal issues for the development of inclusive tourism.
A resounding success
This third edition of the competition was once again a great success, with 11 brilliantly prepared candidates and an almost full room. The enthusiasm for this event continues to grow, both among the participants and the public.
The Haute Ecole de Gestion would like to warmly thank the sponsors and partners who made this edition possible. The members of the jury, as well as the stage expression coach, Bernard Sartoretti, artistic director of the Teatro Comico, were also recognized for their investment. A big congratulations to the participants and to Margot Burget for their remarkable performances.
The date has already been set for the 2025 edition, which promises new discoveries and highlights!
Soon you will find the videos of the 11 performances of this 2024 edition on the YouTube playlist My Bachelor in 180 seconds from HES-SO Valais-Wallis
