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2013 Initiative of State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI Consulate of Switzerland Swiss Knowledge Network with outposts in Bangalore, Boston, Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco, Shanghai and Singapore
swissnex India
Annual Report 2013
Contents 4
Executive Review
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Science & Technology
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Sponsors and Partners
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A Peek at the ERI Developments in India
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Academic Relations
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Money Matters
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Innovation takes the Center Stage
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Events with a Social Cause‌
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swissnex India Team 2013
Year of Swiss Architecture, Design and Engineering
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In the News
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The Road Ahead
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Executive Review 2013 – A Year of Achievements, Excitement and Colours Dear reader, dear friends of swissnex India,
In the annual report 2012, I formulated my vision for swissnex India: A lively, inspiring space recognised by the various stakeholders from Switzerland and India for getting excellent support, advice, ideas to expand the science, technology and innovation network; a place where outstanding, creative people can meet across disciplines and cultures in events, lectures, exhibitions and conferences with the goal to contribute to the mutual benefit of the two countries. This vision, although still in an infant stage, is brought slowly but steadily to life. The renovated office space combines Swiss architectural excellence with Indian handicraft quality providing the right environment for out-of-the-box thinking by unconventional, creative minds. In 2013, swissnex India hosted a number of amazing visitors, who presented their ideas and visions in lectures, workshops and discussions. Many events gathered the lively and inspiring science, art and innovation community; workshops brought together Indian and Swiss students, who not only profited from each other’s professional/ cultural background and know-how, but also became friends. All in all, more than 50 events organized by swissnex India were attended by over 35,000 visitors. With the support of CTI, we could build up the CTI market entry camp, hopefully motivating more Swiss innovators and entrepreneurs, to explore India as a market and a pool of talents. While writing this message, I’m already back in Switzerland. What will remain most prominently in my memory about my time at swissnex India? Certainly and foremost the people: my wonderful team, full of life, engagement, ideas and a deep dedication to their work, but always with a good sense of humour; our Swiss and Indian partners, with a genuine will to bring out the best of the two countries in combining brains and forces, and all Indian people who despite sometimes difficult and harsh living conditions never lose their friendliness and kindness. Thank you swissnex India, for an unforgettable time.
Margrit Leuthold, Executive Director, Consul 4
swissnex India 2013 Executive Review
In 2013, swissnex India hosted a number of amazing visitors, who presented their ideas and visions in lectures, workshops and discussions. Many events gathered the lively and inspiring science, art and innovation community; workshops brought together Indian and Swiss students, who not only profited from each other’s professional/ cultural background and know-how, but also became friends. All in all, more than 50 events organized by swissnex India were attended by over 35,000 visitors.
Looking back at 2013‌ Events & Activities
A Peek at the ERI Developments in India
ERI Developments in India in 2013 >> India adopted a new Science, Technology and Innovation Policy 2013, which emphasized the need for investment into research and development to address national problems. This policy resulted in a significant scaling up of the investments. >> India launched its first interplanetary probe, the Mars Orbiter Spacecraft in November 2013. The spacecraft is expected to arrive in Martian orbit in September 2014. This follows the successful launch of an advanced multi-band communications satellite in August 2013. >> The Indian Government took decisive steps to allow foreign universities to establish campuses in India as non-profit companies. This move follows the challenges faced by the Government to get the approval from the Indian Parliament to a bill which would have enabled the universities to commence operations in India. >> C.N.R. Rao, an eminent chemist at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award. He is the third scientist, after CV Raman (Nobel prize winner in 1930) and APJ Abdul Kalam, former President of India, to be awarded this distinction. CNR Rao, now 79-years-old, is considered as India’s Mr or Dr Science, who has won all possible international awards in his field other than the Nobel Prize. swissnex India 2013 A peek at the ERI Developments in India
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Innovation takes the Center Stage The second half of 2013 witnessed a flurry of activities related to Entrepreneurship and Innovation. From hiring a dedicated resource for this vertical to establishing tie-ups with the Commission for Technology and Innovation (CTI) in Berne, a multitude of meaningful activities were organised in just six months.
CTI India Market Entry Program: making India a preferred destination for Swiss start-ups The CTI India Market Entry program was established in September 2013 to bring Switzerland and India closer in the field of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The program provides CTI start-ups with specific services in India, such as fact-finding, market validation and market entry in India’s fast growing innovation ecosystem. swissnex India provides the CTI start-ups with a host of services to create successful businesses. To facilitate this, a highly-experienced panel of experts are guiding the start-ups at every step of their venture.
An Exclusive Website www.cticamp.in – That’s the one-stop-shop for all Swiss start-ups who want to establish their business in India. Take a tour of this site to learn how swissnex India has equipped itself to engage in the transformation of great ideas into well-run, profitable companies in India. 8
swissnex India 2013 Innovation takes the Center Stage
CTI Coach speaks
swissnex India was of great
Industry Expert speaks
A growing Internet user-
Swiss Start-up speaks
Before coming to Bangalore,
help in organising meetings
base (over 100 million), huge
we knew that there were
with important contacts in the start-up
broadband penetration and a massive
a lot of big companies, like Google
eco-system in Bangalore. They gave
number of mobile phones (currently
and Microsoft. But when we arrived
me great insights into the IT market in
at over 800 million connections),
here, we were surprised to see all the
India and especially in the area of start-
there has never been a better time
start-ups. There are more and more
ups, incubators, strategic investors as
to start a technology company in
start-ups every day coming from India
well as other support organisations for
India. An active investor ecosystem,
or abroad. It really is the place to be
start-ups. I was impressed by the high
a fast-growing support ecosystem
for start-ups in India. And swissnex
level of innovation that is being created
for entrepreneurs and multiple events
has been very helpful, from getting
in the Bangalore IT scene. I am looking
and organizations actively supporting
us our very first business visa to
forward to a continued and intense
entrepreneurs drive home this point:
supporting us with office space in the
cooperation with swissnex India.
This is the time to start-up in India.
initial stages.
Hans Oury,
Guhesh Ramanathan,
Barbara Maim, Co-founder – Minsh,
CTI Start-up Coach
Excubator, Bangalore
Swiss start-up in India
Entrepreneurship Events 2013‌ Enabling Entrepreneurship On 1st March 2013, swissnex India hosted the talk session, Enabling Entrepreneurship, wherein the participants received valuable insights from Sieglinde Pfaendler from Cambridge University and Guhesh Ramanathan from Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. Meta Refresh Conference In February, swissnex India co-sponsored the Meta Refresh Conference on web UI engineering organised by HasGeek and brought in Zeno Crivelli, co-founder of the Swiss Start-up jillion.com, to present his work on HTML5 video. The participants including IT professionals, entrepreneurs and investors greatly appreciated the talk. Start-up Roadshow in Switzerland In May 2013, Margrit Leuthold - Executive Director of swissnex India conducted a Roadshow in Switzerland with Swiss start-up founder Barbara Maim and Ashwin Merchant, Deputy Head Swiss Business Hub. Further, swissnex India continued to support the initiative by Minsh in bringing together a vibrant and innovation community of JavaScript professionals. Affordable Healthcare - Workshop and Mentoring swissnex India hosted Swiss experts at the Indian Institute of Science to conduct a workshop on affordable healthcare in May 2013. Following the workshop, swissnex India conducted a workshop by Nanci Govinder - CTI Coach, to assist researchers in bringing their medical devices/ inventions to the market. Hosting Swiss Start-up for JSFoo swissnex India supported Swiss start-up BugBuster in delivering a hands-on workshop to the Bangalore innovation community and participated in the recognized international developer conference JSFoo at Bangalore in September 2013. The Secret behind Swiss Innovation The Secret behind Swiss Innovation programme was positioned to share the Swiss experience in creating an effective partnership between industry and R&D Institutions to pursue corporate leadership through technological innovation. Margrit Leuthold - Executive Director of swissnex India was the keynote speaker at various sessions held in five different cities. Opportunities for Social Enterprises in India swissnex India hosted a talk at its premises on Opportunities for Social Enterprises in India: a Swiss initiative for an innovative and first-of- its-kind investment opportunity in social enterprises. The Swiss speakers highlighted the manifold opportunities that India presents for Swiss social entrepreneurs. swissnex India 2013 Innovation takes the Center Stage
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Year of Swiss Architecture, 2013-2014 Design and Engineering (YSADE) To commemorate fifty years of the Swiss Embassy building in New Delhi built by Swiss architect Hans Hofmann, the Embassy of Switzerland in New Delhi announced the “Year of Swiss Architecture, Design, and Engineering” and organised various events highlighting Swiss excellence in these areas that are also of growing relevance in the Indian context. swissnex India contributed with various events in the framework of YSADE in 2013.
Swiss Positions Exhibition swissnex India hosted the ‘Swiss Positions’ exhibition from 11th to 20th of September in Bangalore. Swiss Positions - 33 takes on sustainable architecture, is a collection of photographs of 33 key projects from the Swiss construction sector over the past twenty years, related to the theme of sustainable development. The projects presented architectural and engineering achievements through the eyes of talented photographers. The exhibition was curated by Nathalie Herschdorfer, produced and presented by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) in cooperation with the Embassy of Switzerland in New Delhi.
Mystique Lights swissnex India in association with the Consulate General of Switzerland in Bangalore organised ‘Mystique Lights’, an exhibition of light sculpting installations by Swiss artist Daniel Schlaepfer in November 2013. Mr. Schlaepfer’s fascinating talk about the tools he uses for light sculpting installations accompanied by miniature installations, was widely appreciated by over 80 participants who attended the event. 12
swissnex India 2013 YSADE
Shaping the Urban Future swissnex India and the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) organized this lecture series on the challenges related to the global urbanisation process and its implications for India, from April 2013 to Spring 2014. This includes lectures by various Swiss experts from a wide range of fields including architecture, social geography, urban sociology and environmental science.
Lectures 2013:
Last Round Ecology:
Sustainable Development
Refining Urban Quality: Learning
Agent-based Travel Demand
Building a more Equitable City
and Urban Transformation:
from Indo-Swiss Projects
and Traffic Flow Modelling for
Lessons learned and
Alfredo Brillembourg Professor for Architecture
Perspectives
Juerg Grunder
Mega Cities
Professor of Architecture
Kay Axhausen
and Urban Design,
Jean Claude Bolay
University of Applied Sciences
Professor of Transport
ETH Zurich
Director of CODEV, EPFL
in Berne
Planning at ETH Zurich
Sustainable Urban Systems: The ETH CREATE Future Cities Laboratory Gerhard Schmitt, Professor for Information Architecture at ETH Zurich, Director of the ETH Centre in Singapore. Gerhard Schmitt also officially inaugurated the Swiss Positions exhibition during the lecture.
I would like to appreciate the excellent, friendly and professional working atmosphere in swissnex India. I was impressed by the quality of the partnerships established by swissnex India. A highlight was certainly the visit to the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) and the discussions with its director. Similarly, the visit to the International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT-B), provided an interesting approach to research. The numerous discussions with the audience after my lecture at the opening of the exhibition ‘Swiss Positions’ showed once again how well Switzerland is represented in India as in other foci of new developments with swissnex. - Gerhard Schmitt
Fostering Knowledge Sharing in the field of Science & Technology
Spotlight on 3D printing 3D printing is a booming technology and experts all over the world are examining the opportunities and the consequences of its spread in the future. swissnex India, in partnership with swissnex San Francisco, swissnex China and swisscleantech organised an international forum on sustainable 3D printing in Bangalore in the month of June. This discussion and workshop were conducted at Jaaga Creative Common Ground, Bangalore – an unconventional space where a large group of young and dynamic enthusiasts indulged in highly creative brainstorming sessions about its possible use in the future. The panel discussions gave insights into the sustainability and ethical issues of 3D printing for the industry, its private use, biomaterial printing and its use in the medical scenario.
When swissnex India turned into a Gaming Mecca… swissnex India, in collaboration with Pro Helvetia – Swiss Arts Council, organised ‘Gaming Jam’ in September 2013 and hosted Swiss, Dutch, Swedish and Indian game enthusiasts who collaborated and produced highly innovative non-digital game prototypes within 5 hours. It was an exciting and exhilarating event for the gaming enthusiasts as well as swissnex India as it was its first attempt at such an event. Special thanks for the support and guidance of the co-facilitators – IGDA Bangalore, Fields of View, Collaborative Community. The Gaming Jam was followed by the ‘Game Gazer’ exhibition on 3rd & 4th September, to showcase games and apps that offer a peek into the play of tomorrow. This exhibition showcased the work of Nadezda Suvorova and Marine Sergent from Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD – Genève) and Mischa Geiser and Simon Kovatsch from Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK). The exhibition was open to the public. Gaming enthusiasts from all over the town made a stopover at swissnex to try out the games and interact with the developers. 14
swissnex India 2013 Science & Technology
Skin Cells and Skin Grafts Exhibition In December, swissnex India showcased an exhibition on Skin, Cells and Skin Grafts – a series of remarkable photographs and videos, to explain how research into the skin is advancing care for burn victims. Experts from the University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV, Switzerland – Wassim Raffoul, Lee Ann Laurent-Applegate and Murielle Michetti) who designed the exhibition delivered interesting talks at different workshops held in Bangalore and Delhi.
Workshop on Novel Radioligands for Neuro/ Neuroonco Imaging This workshop, on medical imaging, was co-organised by the Paul Scherrer Institute and the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences. It brought together 5 Swiss experts and 85 Indian participants including researchers, students and representatives from the private sector. Further cooperation activities are planned in this field.
Deepening the ties in Academic Relations Connecting the Swiss Universities’ Alumni in India The number of alumni from Swiss universities living in India has risen substantially over the past few years. swissnex India believes that these alumni possess a great potential as ambassadors for Swiss universities, as an important source for local know-how and connections that should be fostered. Between September and October 2013, swissnex India conducted four alumni meets in Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai and Delhi. It was a pleasure connecting the fellow alumni members over these gatherings which led to many fruitful associations. This is just the first step towards creating a community that will further strengthen the Indo-Swiss bond in the field of Academic Relations.
Workshop on Cultural Epidemiology In February, swissnex India organised a workshop by Mitchell Weiss (Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute), a leading researcher in cultural epidemiology. He presented a mixed-methods research technique developed with his team to about a hundred attentive researchers at the National Institute for Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) in Bangalore. In addition, a lecture was organised at swissnex India about “Gender, Stigma and the Cultural Epidemiology of Suicide”.
MOTOCO… MOre TO COme Motoco is a collaboration between Swiss and Indian students to combine the potentials that different cultures have to offer by promoting international and interdisciplinary association. swissnex India enabled Mischa Schaub (Director - Hyperwerk, Basel) and Kamal Musale (Film Director, Lausanne/ Mumbai) to select a few students from premier design Schools in Bangalore such as National Institute of Design and R V College of Architecture for a ten-day workshop in Switzerland. These students also accompanied the delegation of Swiss students who travelled across India to discover the various materials, tools and skills the country has to offer. 16
swissnex India 2013 Academic Relations
Facilitating Fruitful Collaborations MoU between ZHAW and Christ University swissnex India is proud to have facilitated the signing of MoU between ZHAW School of Social Work and Department of Social Work, Christ University. This MoU enables academic exchanges between both the organisations in the form of exchange of students and professors, organising joint research projects, collaboration in the area of continuing education, etc. This MoU has been a significant milestone for swissnex India in strengthening academic ties between Swiss and Indian institutes further.
MoU between Ecole d’ingenieurs et d’architectes de Fribourg and RV College of Architecture swissnex India was instrumental facilitating this MoU to further academic, educational and cultural exchange between the two institutions.
Appreciation from Swiss delegates…
On behalf of EPFL and of the Steering Committee for the MoT
I
would
like
to
thank
Executive MBA, I would like to warmly thank swissnex India for
swissnex India for a very
the support during the MoT Study Trip in India. The presentations about
kind reception and for connecting me
the Swiss Business Hub and swissnex India were highly interesting.
with prestigious institutions in India.
The students were able to grasp the context of operating in India as well
It was really incredible 2 days and
as overcoming the challenges. This exposure you provided, the valuable
I look forward to future collaborations
experience and knowledge you shared with them helped in making their
with swissnex India.
study trip a highly positive experience.
Jonas Cicenas, Biocurator,
Jean Micol, Director EMBA in MoT, EPFL
Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
Events with a Social Cause‌
Sustainability is in the heart of swissnex India’s outlook. One of the key reasons why we have ventured into initiatives that makes us more socially responsible.
Liter of Light Liter of Light (LOL) is a global movement that aims to light up the homes of the underprivileged in an economically and ecologically sustainable way. On November 7, swissnex India hosted a workshop by a group of students from the University of St. Gallen, who trained over 45 participants to illuminate communities without electricity. With a used plastic bottle filled with water and chlorine, one can get a 55-watt solar bulb that refracts sunlight. The workshop was followed by slum visits and installations‌ truly a phenomenal beginning to the Bangalore chapter of Liter of Light.
Sustainable Housing for the poor IN:CH, a Swiss architecture firm in India initiated the project on providing sustainable housing and livelihood for the poor and the marginalised in Malur, a rural area near Bangalore. The prototype of a sustainable and affordable farm house was constructed wherein a farmer and his family could move in. In addition to the monetary support, swissnex India also provided the platform for Juerg Grunder (IN:CH) to showcase this project as part of sustainability lecture series conducted with the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS).
Affordable Healthcare & Access to Clean Water In November 2013, swissnex India, the University of St. Gallen and IIM Bangalore organised a forum/ workshop to get a better picture of the affordable healthcare and water infrastructure challenges in India. This included a series of lectures from healthcare and water experts followed by a hands-on workshop aimed at developing solutions to key healthcare and water problems.
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In the news
15+ articles and press mentions More followers on LinkedIn Much talked about on Facebook Active on Twitter, more than ever Populating the blogs on time, every time You Tube channel gets more lively
Exploring new Channels of Communication In the past year we created a distinct, fresh and effective brand identity for swissnex India, which has been translated into implementation mode via a series of communication channels. INsight - swissnex India’s bi-monthly newsletter was introduced in early September. Three editions were released in 2013 which covered everything from our activities to upcoming events to S&T news from Switzerland and India, and the feedback we received was extremely encouraging. swissnex India Mobile App – This cool new means of communication was developed by Minsh, a Swiss start-up based in India. Released in December 2013 with an Android version, it is now available for Apple users too. We are elated by the response to this app and how it has brought us closer to our communities!
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Sponsors and Partners Sponsors
Partners
>> India Competence Center at the University of St. Gallen
>> R.V. College of Architecture, Bangalore
>> Alliance Française de Bangalore
>> Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS), Bangalore
>> Rangoli Metro Art Centre, Bangalore
>> Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB)
>> Swiss Business Hub, India
>> Bengaluru Artist Residency One (Bar1) >> Bern University of Applied Sciences >> Buehler (India) Private Limited >> Christ University, Bangalore >> Consulate General of Switzerland, Bangalore >> Consulate General of Switzerland, Mumbai
>> Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore >> Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay >> InnAccel
>> Eawag, Duebendorf
>> Jaaga, Bangalore
>> Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
>> Liter of Light, Switzerland >> Microsoft Accelerators, Bangalore
>> Embassy of Switzerland in India, New Delhi
>> Minsh, Bangalore
>> Excubator, Bangalore
>> Mövenpick Hotel & Spa, Bangalore
>> Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD – Genève)
>> National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS)
>> Goethe Institute, Bangalore >> Hyperwerk Institute, Basel
>> National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore
>> HasGeek
>> Parc Scientifique, Lausanne
>> IN:CH architects and planners
>> Pro Helvetia New Delhi
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>> National Institute of Design, Bangalore
swissnex India 2013 Sponsors and Partners
>> Ramsoft, Bangalore >> St. John’s Research Institute >> Swiss Cleantech >> Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich >> Swiss National Science Foundation >> Swiss-Indian Chamber of Commerce (SICC) >> Swiss Solar Technology Consortium >> Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel >> University of Basel >> University of Zurich >> University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV) >> University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland >> Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) >> Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK)
Money Matters
Being a public-private venture, swissnex India is mandated by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI, to finance two-thirds of its projects by third-party contributions.
39%
52% 9%
Budget 2013 (in CHF) • SERI Operating
572’000
• SERI Projects
100’000
• Third-party Contributions
426’863
SERI Operating SERI Projects Third-party Contributions
swissnex India Team 2013
Margrit Leuthold
Indraneel Ghose
Janis Barker
Executive Director Aug 2012 – Dec 2013
Senior Thematic Advisor
Office Manager
Maitree Dasgupta
Anju Edgar
Prateek Khare
Yashaswini K
Sarita Prakash
Projects & Academic Relations Manager
Communications & Community Manager
Entrepreneurship & Innovation Manager
Projects & Communications Coordinator
Office Manager
Stephanie Schoenholzer
Arianne Maniglia
Laetitia Vionnet
Cyrille Planner
Elias Papa
SNSF, Berne (Sabbatical: Jan – April 2013)
EAWAG, Dubendorf (Sabbatical: Aug – Nov 2013)
EPFL, (Intern: Jan – June 2013)
Uni Basel (Intern: Jan – June 2013)
EHL, Lausanne (Intern: June – Nov 2013)
Lisa Jean-Mairet
Michelle Hufschmid
Dinesh S
Ravi K
Yellamma K
University of St. Gallen (Intern: June – Dec 2013)
University of Zurich (Intern: Oct 2013 – March 2014)
Support Staff
Support Staff
Support Staff
swissnex India team – Feb 2014
2014: The Road Ahead It’s absolutely exciting to look ahead! Since my first encounter with the swissnex India team I was inspired by the great appetite of the team members to organise relevant events, lectures and hands-on workshops engaging the Indo-Swiss academia and innovation community. In the years to come swissnex India will further expand and consolidate its partnerships and activities based on the excellent work done by Margrit Leuthold. We look forward to strengthen the collaboration with all our trusted partners, sponsors and stakeholders. The stage is perfectly set for an inspiring and meaningful 2014! Balz Strasser, CEO – swissnex India, Consul
With a spectrum of events in the first Quarter itself, the 2014 events pipeline for swissnex India looks promising. Take a look at some of the significant initiatives planned for the year ahead… >> Trade talk on ‘Future of the multilateral trading system’ by Thomas Cottier, Director World Trade Institute (WTI), January 2014. >> The first ever swissnex Science Slam in India at the Pravega S&T Fest by Indian Institute of Science in February 2014. >> Workshop on ‘Frontiers in Biology and Medicine’, February 2014. swissnex India will support the 3-day workshop by the University of Zurich (UZH) in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Science and the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) in Bangalore. >> Exhibition on ‘Swiss Touch of Landscape Architecture’ in Bangalore, February 2014. >> Meta Refresh 2014 conference: Workshop by Christoph Lüscher, Information Architects, February 2014. >> Entrepreneurship evening with ETH Zurich Food Summer School, February 2014 (with ETH Zurich’s World Food System Center). >> ‘CERN Lectures in India’ by Peter Jenni, March 2014. swissnex India will organise public lectures in Varanasi, Delhi and Bangalore. >> swissnex session with EPFL ‘Management of Development Projects’ Summer School, March 2014 >> Alumni Meet-ups, April – July 2014. swissnex India will conduct Alumni networking events in five different cities. 26
swissnex India 2013 The Road Ahead
Thank you for your contribution‌ The year 2013 has been exciting for us. With the collective accomplishments of our partners, sponsors and associates, we enter 2014 with a very positive outlook that will allow us to further strengthen the ties between Switzerland and India. Therefore, we would like to take this opportunity to especially thank all of you for your contributions throughout the past year. The achievements outlined here would not have been possible without your constant support. – swissnex India Team
Photography courtesy: Elias Papa, Benjamin Thomas, Vicky Lakshmanan
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