Annelie Stapela

CEO, Novitalis | Founder & Board Advisor | IP Architect for Trusted Digital Economies | Driving Market Access, AI Literacy & Greentech Capability Uplift

Riehen, Basel, Switzerland

About

I help build trustworthy digital IP and infrastructure for sovereign AI and digital economies. As a trusted digital strategist and architect, I focus on ensuring that technology is not only advanced — but adoptable, equitable, and secure for the people and countries it aims to serve. My current focus areas include: • Privacy-preserving AI trust layers • Fair and verifiable capability systems • Provenance frameworks for high-value supply chains • Provenance and auditability for AI-driven decisions — especially where lives and national confidence depend on accuracy Through capability-building work across industries, I’ve seen that progress depends on more than technology. Upskilling and reskilling — at scale and pace — are essential for digital solutions to deliver real-world value. Trust isn’t just a technical feature. It’s a human foundation. I care about solutions that open doors: for employees gaining new skills, for communities entering new industries, and for countries participating confidently in their digital future. If you’re working on a challenge where trust and human capability matter — I’d be happy to connect.

Experience

  • Novitalis AG (25 yrs 6 mos)
    • Founder and CEO Novitalis AG
      Jan 2013 - Present · 13 yrs 6 mos

      Built a global Strategic Capability Company delivering capability-building frameworks for pharma companies & the Public sector, enabling scale-up of workforce reskilling initiatives. Designed and implemented AI literacy programs adopted by governments and corporations, aligning workforce skills with digital transformation goals. Partnered with international pharma clients to drive commercial and organizational transformation, shaping capabilities and Executive Search across Europe, Africa, and the U.S.

    • VP Commercial Operations & Senior Partner
      Jan 2001 - Feb 2013 · 12 yrs 2 mos

      We follow an integrated approach to Talent Strategies, enabling our clients to not only make the right choices when it comes to Talent Acquisition but also be able to Assess Internal Talent, Identify gaps, provide Training through to the Redeployment of Talent. With our roots in Executive Search and Assessments we have partnered with Experiential Technologies to offer state-of-the-art Business Simulations in the assessment, organizational development and learning -and -development market. We are the leading provider of experientially based competency assessment and development using a variety of business simulation technologies. Recruitment (Talent Acquisition) R-Squared Talent Solutions has extensive experience in finding and recruiting exceptional talent for our clients. Our high level of service and responsiveness has earned us the distinction of being a preferred supplier to some of the world's most recognized and respected companies

  • Head of Commercialisation at Gambit Technologies
    Feb 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Co-Founder Microwave Solutions GmbH at Microwave Solutions GmbH
    Jan 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 6 mos

    Support commercialization of microwave-based depolymerization technology, converting plastic waste into valuable secondary raw materials. Secure strategic partnerships for manufacturing and export, positioning South Africa as a hub for greentech innovation and reindustrialization. Develop global supply chain strategy to scale containerized reactor modules for export via Cape Town harbour.