Exhibition
Open Talk
Story-telling Night
powered by PechaKucha
Symposium
Swiss-Korean Science Day
Implications for Society
Seminar
InnoTalk on ESG
Dialogue
Digital Responsibility Day
An Open Dialogue
Dialogue
Seminar
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Exhibition
Travel Across Boundaries
Travel Across Boundaries -
Open Talk
Enabling Innovation
Enabling Innovation -
Story-telling Night
powered by PechaKucha
Celebrating Ideas that Matter -
Symposium
Swiss-Korean Science Day
Digitalization-led Growth and Implications for Society -
Seminar
ESG
SwissBiz
InnoTalk on ESG -
Dialogue
Digital Responsibility
Digital Meets Responsibility:
An Open Dialogue -
Dialogue
Quantum Technology
Preparing for the Age of Quantum -
Seminar
Advanced Manufacturing
Advanced Manufacturing in Switzerland
Travel Across Boundaries
12 May — 11 June,
2023
DongdaeMun Design
Plaza (DDP)
281 Euljiro,
Jung-gu, Seoul
Opening 11 May 2023, 6pm
Registration for the OpeningExhibition 12 May — 11 June 2023
Booking for Exhibition
The rapidly growing digital transformation has an immense
impact on our planet. Our contemporary life is challenged by
constant dynamic adaptation to these new realities.
Technologies like automation and AI, large-scale factor
digitalization, 3D-printing, virtual reality, and advanced
robotics affect not only our society but also have an impact
on our culture and nature.
With “Travel Across Boundaries”, ETH Zurich and University of
Zurich showcase how Artificial Intelligence and Metaverse are
used as research tools for the benefit of society – and our
planet. ETH Zurich offers VR experiences to meet Einstein and
take virtual trips to daily lives of Switzerland and to
Zermatt. University of Zurich invites the audience on a world
tour with AI to observe wildlife.
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swissnex
4:30 — 6pm
77 Songwol-gil,
Jongno-gu, Seoul
Innovation is a driver of economic growth. As countries seek to reap the benefits of innovation, we are seeing unprecedented interest and investment for innovation, both from the public and private sectors. As innovation champions, South Korea and Switzerland take measures to ensure that innovation can steadily and effectively lead to sustainable economic growth. Panelists from business and government discuss various initiatives and roadblocks for an innovative environment and how innovation can help tackle the biggest challenges of our time. The event offers space to learn more about innovation from a policy-making perspective and to network with likeminded individuals.
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Ambassador Jacques Ducrest,
Head of International Affairs Division,
State Secretariat for Education, Research
and Innovation (SERI) -
Annalise Eggimann,
CEO Innosuisse -
Seungho Choi, Professor,
Ewha Womans University,
School of Business -
Elina JS Eun,
Head of Global Cooperation,
NAVER Labs
Panelists
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Celebrating Ideas that Matter
6:30 — 10pm
77 Songwol-gil,
Jongno-gu, Seoul
How much could you get across in 400 seconds? As an integral part of the Swiss-Korean Innovation Week 2023, Story-telling Night – powered by PechaKucha will feature untold innovation stories in the dynamic and visual 20 ✕ 20 PechaKucha format. Speakers from various backgrounds tell their personal stories under the broad spectrum of innovation. The event offers a great opportunity for networking in a casual atmosphere in the courtyard of the Swiss Hanok.
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Andrei Calinescu
Organizer, FreeCodeCamp Seoul -
Donghoon Kim
Designer, zerolab design studio -
Ga-young Lee
CEO, Seoul Gardening Club -
Hyoyi Kim
CEO, Inertia -
Jean Henry Morin
Associate Professor,
University of Geneva -
Sungkab Jung
CEO of Gallery Clip,
Editor-in-Chief of <Craft + Design> magazine -
Patrick Reymond
Cofounder, Atelier Oi
Speakers
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PechaKucha
On the wave of Innovation:
Digitalization-led growth and
implications for society
9am — 5pm
The Westin Josun Seoul
106 Sogong-ro,
Jung-gu, Seoul
The Swiss-Korean Science Day 2023 aims to bring the attention
on digitalization as a key driver for growth and discuss
implications for the society.
In the session ‘Digital tech race and implications for
security of global societies’ experts will share current
status and latest efforts in the tech race for a more
digital-secured society. How will the relation between digital
transformation and these boundaries evolve in the near future?
In the special session ‘The circular path of research and
innovation: key factors, instruments and role of international
cooperation’ keynote and panelists will share their
perspectives on key factors and instruments initiating and
accelerating this circularity. How is convergence of
disciplines changing the paradigm? What is the contribution of
international cooperation and what the available instruments?
Following, in the session ‘Human-nature interaction:
observation, sensing and digital models for social-ecological
foresight’, experts will share the examples that lie at the
intersection between physics, ecology and data science,
bringing insights into the understanding of the human-nature
interaction.
In addition, in a special session attendees will have the
opportunity to cross boundaries between the real and virtual
worlds wearing Meta Quest 2 headsets in the ‘Meta-Tourism’
experience proposed by ETH Zurich and supported by Meta
Korea.The full exhibition of this Meta-Tourism experience,
Travel Across Boundaries, will be open to the public from 11
May at Gallery Mun, Dongdaemun Design Plaza.
Travel Across Boundaries
Dongdaemun Design Plaza
For more information on the event: Program
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swissnex
SwissBiz
InnoTalk on ESG
6 — 8pm
77 Songwol-gil,
Jongno-gu, Seoul
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) is the rising
keywords for the business world but seems yet far-reaching for
small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The Swiss Business Hub
Korea with its partner Swiss-Korean Business Council (SKBC)
invites Korean SMEs that are agents/ distributors of Swiss
products to bring them closer to the ESG concept and guide
them how they can implement it in their daily business
activities.
The first session will cover essential points and trends of
ESG. Jaeheum Park from the multinational consulting firm Ernst
& Young (EY) will navigate the audience through the ESG
concept, relevant laws and regulations along with useful
insights of the relevant survey that was recently conducted by
the firm.
Thomas Robert, General Manager Sika Korea & Regional Head
Industry Sika APAC will give the second presentation. He will
lead the session by sharing hands-on experience and
information on how Sika is focusing on ESG and especially on
sustainability in the construction business.
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Jaeheum Park,
EY Climate Change and
Sustainability Services Partner/Leader -
Thomas Robert,
General Manager Sika Korea &
Regional Head Industry Sika APAC
Speakers
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Switzerland Global Enterprise
Digital Meets Responsibility:
An Open Dialogue
9am — 4pm
77 Songwol-gil,
Jongno-gu, Seoul
The world is witnessing an unprecedented digital trust crisis
impacting many aspects of our daily lives. While regulatory
frameworks such as General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
are now in place and have a global impact, public policies and
global digital governance frameworks are only emerging.
Digital Responsibility can be decomposed in three dimensions.
First, Corporate Digital Responsibility (CDR) focuses on
organizations and how they engage along several key digital
issues they should be held responsible if not accountable with
respect to their business. Many frameworks now exist in that
space covering mostly the same issues. Second, Public Digital
Responsibility covers all the policy and regulatory frameworks
governing the development of our digital transition to ensure
the ecosystem is developing according to sustainable and
responsible guidelines. Finally, Personal Digital
Responsibility ensures people evolve in the digital realm with
a minimal level of understanding and hygiene.
This first international interdisciplinary workshop aims to
bring together participants from academia. industry and policy
bodies to share and discuss research ideas, results, agendas
as well as industry and policy challenges and opportunities.
It will serve as a basis for a conference to be organized in
the near future in Seoul.
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Jean-Henry Morin,
University of Geneva -
Joshua A. Jackman,
Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) -
Eric S. Kim,
Datacrunch / Hanyang University /
UNIST -
Djata Sigam,
Avaloq
Co-organizers and moderators
For more information on the event: Program
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swissnex
Preparing for the Age of Quantum
11:30am — 6:30pm
Ewha Womans University
52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Daehyeon-dong,
Seodaemun-gu, Seoul
How to reach QNS
The event is co-organized with the Korean Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korean National Research Foundation (NRF).
Registration
Quantum technologies have been identified as the key players
in the new innovation landscape. All over the world scientists
are working on transferring research to concrete applications,
having the potential to change the paradigm in fields such as
computing, communication and sensing.
This first open dialogue between Switzerland and Korea on
Quantum Science and Technology aims at sharing visions about
the transition from digital to a more hybrid Age, in which
quantum technologies might augment performances of digital
ones. In particular, experts from Switzerland and Korea will
convey on the following open questions:
– What will trigger the transition to this new Age?
– Is there anything to be prepared in advance to unlock the
quantum age?
– What is the role played by the community of scientists and
experts in raising public awarness? What support would the
Governments offer them?
– Is there any role to be played by quantum science and
technology to address societal challenges and make them more
exploitable for the public?
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Guy Parmelin,
Federal Councillor,
Federal Department of Economic
Affairs, Education and Research
Special Guests and Speakers
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Tae Seog Oh,
1st Vice Minister, MSIT -
Jacques Ducrest,
Head of International Relations, SERI -
Eun Mee Kim,
President of Ewha Womans University -
Andreas Heinrich,
Director, Center for Quantum Nanoscience (QNS) IBS
Welcome and Opening Remarks
For more information on the event: Program
Co-Hosts
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swissnex
Advanced Manufacturing in Switzerland
10am — 1pm
The Plaza Hotel Seoul
119 Sogong-ro,
Jung-gu, Seoul
Request for Invitation
With its long watch-making tradition, “Swiss-made” stands for
uncompromised product quality. Korea is one of the
world-leading manufacturers, producing from semiconductor
chips to ships.
Bridging the two nations excelling in advanced manufacturing,
the Swiss Business Hub Korea is hosting the “Advanced
Manufacturing in Switzerland” event on 23 May, 2023.
The event will provide in-depth knowledge about the Swiss
advanced manufacturing ecosystem and Switzerland Innovation
Parks, open innovation hubs across the country. Participating
companies can expect to learn more about Switzerland as an
innovation and business location through this event.
Presentations will be given by speakers from Switzerland
Innovation Parks, followed by networking and free
consultations with the Parks regarding R&D collaboration and
business expansion opportunities in Switzerland.
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Dr. Anke Hollnagel,
Director Asia,
Basel Area Business & Innovation
“Transforming industries in the trinational region (Switzerland, France, Germany)” -
Antoine Jourdan,
Director,
Switzerland Innovation Park West EPFL
“Open innovation: building the future together” -
Dr. Dominic Gorecky,
Head of Swiss Smart Factory &
Swiss Health Tech Center,
Switzerland Innovation Park Biel/Bienne
“SIPBB: Leading Switzerland’s Way towards Advanced Manufacturing and Sustainable Smart Factories” -
Amir Eldad,
Ecosystem Partner,
Switzerland Innovation Park Innovaare
“Advanced Science for Advanced Manufacturing”
Speakers
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Yoon-tae Kim,
Vice President,
Korea Trade-Investment
Promotion Agency (KOTRA)
Congratulatory message
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Jacqueline Tschumi,
Head Swiss Business Hub Korea,
Embassy of Switzerland
Introduction to Swiss Business Hub Korea
and Switzerland Innovation
For more information on the event: Program (ENG) Program (KOR)
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Switzerland Global Enterprise