Welcome to a sampling of swissnex San Francisco initiatives!
swissnex San Francisco carries out its mission not only through events but especially also through a huge variety of initiatives, designed to inspire, inform, provoke new ways of thinking, and contribute to change. Our insights and the needs of our scientific, entrepreneurial, academic and other partners guide their focus. Please check back with us frequently – there are many more initiatives to be published.
Current Initiatives
World Knowledge Dialogue
Despite numerous individual attempts by internationally recognized scholars, the gap between the natural sciences and the human/social sciences (the humanities) remains a major obstacle in our global and comprehensive understanding of the world.
Swisstalents
Swisstalents is a world-wide network of highly skilled professionals living abroad, who are Swiss of have strong ties to Switzerland.
Nouvo.ch
swissnex San Francisco frequently contributes to the online broadcast of Swiss television’s nouvo, by offering interviews of interesting Silicon Valley personalities.
e-news
Strike an appropriate balance between "information push" and "information pull". Offer all Swiss Science & Technology Counselors abroad - a network in which swissnex San Francisco is integrated - a standard, modern and user-friendly intelligence reporting tool.
Previous Initiatives
McKinsey Venture 2006
Venture 2006 takes you from business idea to professional business plan and all the way to the financing and founding of a company.
San Francisco Zurich Initiative
The San Francisco Zurich Initiative (SFZH) is aimed at fostering knowledge sharing between companies and institutions in San Francisco and the Bay Area and their counterparts in Zurich and the surrounding region.
Inventioneering Architecture
In celebration of Switzerland’s rich architectural heritage, the four Swiss architecture schools and our sister-organization SHARE in Boston present Inventioneering Architecture , an interactive exhibit and accompanying lecture series on Swiss architectural teaching.
Artist in Residence: Christophe Fellay
swissnex’ first artist-in-residence, Swiss musician and composer Christophe Fellay, will be presenting the result of his work in San Francisco during a series of 3 truly unique electro-acoustic performances, September 20, 21 and 22 at swissnex.
