The Brain Forum Board

Bruno Valsangiacomo
Bruno Valsangiacomo

Board Member

Bruno Valsangiacomo


Bruno Valsangiacomo

Bruno Valsangiacomo is a successful entrepreneur and multi-industrialist. He is Executive Chairman of the Tectus Group, which he has led since 2000, expanding the group’s focus from construction, engineering and real estate to new technologies in media, consumer and biomedical markets. He is co-founder and Chairman of Screening Eagle Technologies- a platform revolutionizing infrastructure asset monitoring and maintenance leveraging new technologies in AI, AR/VR, sensing, IoT and data visualisation- with a mission to protect the built world with software, sensors and data.

Since 1997 Mr. Valsangiacomo has been a Director of BBR Holdings (S) Ltd as well as a Board Member of other Tectus Group associated companies.

Mr. Valsangiacomo is also a founding partner of Virtually Live, a media & technology company specialised in virtual live event experiences, NeuroPro, a company developing next generation tools for applied brain science, and The Brain Forum.

Dr. Jamil El-Imad
Dr. Jamil El-Imad

Board Member

Dr. Jamil El-Imad


Dr. Jamil El-Imad

Jamil is an authority in virtual reality, neuro-technology and “big data” for health. A former software engineer working for decades on IBM platforms, he is now working on disruptive technologies research at Imperial College, London and other institutes worldwide.

Beyond academia and his cutting-edge work, Dr El-Imad is also a serial entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of NeuroPro.ch, which focuses on combining advances in digital technology, signal processing and brain science to achieve practical solutions for the management of neurological and mental health disorders. 

He is also the Chief Scientist, co-founder and co-inventor of Virtually Live media, whose unique patented technology delivers an immersive VR experience for attending live events. 

Jamil is the Co-founder and CEO of the Brain Forum bringing together world leaders in science, technology, healthcare and business to advance our understanding of how the brain works and to accelerate the application of that understanding to human needs.

Dr. Reto Heuberger
Dr. Reto Heuberger

Board Member

Dr. Reto Heuberger


Dr. Reto Heuberger

Dr. Reto Heuberger studied law and received his doctorate from the University of Berne, Switzerland and was admitted to the Bar in 1996. He worked as a research and teaching assistant in tax law at the University of Berne and as an associate in a law firm in Zurich before he obtained a Master of Laws degree (LLM) in international taxation from the New York University School of Law, USA. He joined Homburger in 2002 and became partner in 2009. He qualified as a tax expert in 2004. He works as a tax advisor with a focus on international tax law, particularly tax planning and the structuring of transactions, acquisitions, reorganisations and relocations. Dr. Heuberger has published various articles in his practice areas and his doctoral thesis on the hidden distribution of dividends. 

Urs Zeltner
Urs Zeltner

Board Member

Urs Zeltner


Urs Zeltner

Mr. Urs Zeltner works at Union Bancaire Privée (UBP) as Senior Managing Director and is a seasoned banking and wealth management executive. Prior to UBP, he held the role of Vice Chairman in Wealth Management at UBS, responsible for future success and growth.

In his more than 30 year career in the sector he has worked in several functions with task and result responsibilities, nationally and abroad. He gained successful experience in the retail business, wealth management, corporate and investment banking, as well as product and services units.

During his multi-year stays in New York and Paris, he gained profound and international experience.