Launch Event 13 Nov 2017

Launch Event

Industry - the Basis for Prosperity
What can politics, science and industry do to avoid a de-industrialization in Switzerland and in Europe?

Monday, 13 November 2017, Eventforum Bern

Topic

Industry is an important factor for the prosperity in Europe and beyond, which creates an enormous value, about 28% of the Swiss GDP. However, the number of employees working in industry in Europe has dropped by 16% since 2000.

In addition, manufacturing is currently undergoing a revolution, which in a few words can be summarized as a new level of linkage between computers, data, and things, which, in turn, is driving radical innovations in how things are made. These developments are critical to Swiss industry.

The Strategic Focus Area “Advanced Manufacturing” of the ETH Domain aims at enabling Switzerland’s scientific and technical community to contribute at the most advanced level to these developments. However, the topic of this event goes far beyond this research program. We will discuss what politics, science and industry can do to avoid a de-industrialization in Switzerland and in Europe.

Related Documents

Launch Event Invitation

sfa-am_launch-event_invitation.pdf
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List of Participants

sfa-am_launch_participants.pdf
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Press Release

Impressions

130 executives from politics, science and industry attended the SFA-AM launch event in Berne and followed the exciting and diversified program of speeches, panel discussions, poster sessions and networking opportunities. The photos below will give you some impressions of the event.

Program

13:00	Registration and get together
14:00	Welcome and introduction Opening Speech: Federal Councilor Johann Schneider-Ammann Strategic Focus Areas: Dr. Fritz Schiesser, President ETH Board SFA Advanced Manufacturing: Dr. Lars Sommerhäuser, Program Manager SFA-AM
14:30	Talks and Presentations Politics and Science Perspective: Prof. Dr. Gerd Folkers, President SSIC Swiss Industry Perspective: Jean-Pascal Bobst, CEO Bobst International Perspective: Peter Pirklbauer, Innovation Manager Airbus
15:30	Coffee break
15:45	Panel Discussion Jean-Pascal Bobst, CEO Bobst Prof. Dr. Gian-Luca Bona, Director Empa Prof. Dr. Lino Guzzella, President ETH Zürich Hans Hess, President SWISSMEM Peter Pirklbauer, Innovation Manager Airbus Prof. Dr. Martin Vetterli, President EPFL
16:30	Apéro and Networking
17:30	End of the event