Get to know our team
A dedicated team ensures that the
Special Olympics World Winter Games 2029 will be a complete success!
We would like to introduce our Athlete Ambassadors and the LOC (Local Organizing Committee) here.
Athlete Ambassadors
The integration of our athletes is an important principle of the World Winter Games Switzerland 2029.
As part of the Winter Games in Turin 2025, eight athletes from different continents have been recruited as ambassadors. The group will be supplemented by other people from Switzerland.
They support us with communication up to the event. And who knows, maybe one or the other will even actively participate again in 2029.

FAN Xinwei
China
Sports: floorball, badminton
Member of the Chinese Foorball Team in Turin 2025
“I want to challenge myself to extend my limit. I am happy to be a part of the 2029 Swiss Games and join hands with every participant to make this grand event even greater.”

Elisa PARUTTO
Italy
Sport: Dancing
Participant in Turin 2025
“Dopo aver vissuto una fantastica esperienza nel mio paese d’origine, l’Italia, durante i Giochi Mondiali Invernali di Torino 2025,sono entusiasta di essere uno degli atleti ambasciatori per i prossimo Giochi Mondiali Invernali in Svizzera 2029.”
Management Board

Bruno Barth
President

Urs Marti
Vice President

Stefan Frey
Board member

Silja Horber
Board member

Lea Sandoz-Mey
Board member

Hans-Willy Brockes
Board member
Operational unit

Beat Ritschard
Secretary General
General Secretariat

Tamara Kramer
Board Secretariat
General Secretariat

Jürgen Krucker
Head of Marketing / Deputy Secretary General
Marketing

Bobbi Schmuki
Special projects
General Secretariat

Brigitte Schleiss
Head of Finance & HR
General Secretariat

Victor H. Zindel
Head of Graubünden
Graubünden

Gisela Imark
Head of Inclusion
Circle Inclusion