Swiss Entrepreneurship Program
PEER EXCHANGE MEETUP
JUNE 4-8, 2018
BIEL-BIENNE | BERNE | ZURICH
SWITZERLAND
WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT
The Peer Exchange Meetup 2018 brings together invited managers of startup support organizations from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Peru, Serbia, Switzerland and Vietnam. The aim of the week is a close and inspiring exchange on the state of ecosystems, ideation and facilitating business ideas, acceleration programs and how to push entrepreneurship. Peers will work in country groups as well as cross-regional. Swiss peers will join the workshops bringing in their input, views and expertise. The week is a unique opportunity to exchange with and learn from peers from different countries, enhancing networks and discuss burning topics to further drive entrepreneurship. Read more about the Peer Exchange Meetup 2018 or have an insight of the Peer Exhange Meetup 2017 here.
OUR GUESTS
ACTIVITIES OF THE WEEK
We are currently designing the week and will update this section regularly.
| # | Session | Who | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morning Session: Getting to Know Each Other | Anaïs Sägesser , Teresa Widmer | 09:00 - 12:30 | Switzerland Innovation Park Biel-Bienne |
| 2 | > Welcome Note SECO | Lukas Schneller | ||
| 3 | > Welcome Note Innovation Park | Anita Jörg , Ivana Balic | ||
| 4 | Lunch | 12:30 - 13:30 | ||
| 5 | Afternoon Session: goal-setting for ecosystem building | Keith Ippel | 13:30 - 17:00 | Switzerland Innovation Park Biel-Bienne |
| 6 | Welcome Dinner | Teresa Widmer |
| # | Session | Who | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morning Sessions: | 09:00 - 12:30 | Switzerland Innovation Park Biel-Bienne | |
| 2 | > Master the challenges of business incubation | Patrick Stähler | ||
| 3 | > Smartup Program: pipeline creation | René Zeier | ||
| 4 | Lunch | 12:30 - 13:30 | ||
| 5 | Afternoon Sessions: | 13:30 - 17:00 | Switzerland Innovation Park Biel-Bienne | |
| 6 | > Investment readiness - the best tool for your growth & revenue | Keith Ippel | ||
| 7 | > How to get business angels onboard | Roland Zeller | ||
| 8 | > Country Action-plan creation | Keith Ippel , Aron Braun , Roland Zeller , Adrienne Perramond , Christian Kranicke , Luis Allo | ||
| 9 | Free Evening |
| # | Session | Who | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morning Session: Corporate partnerships & intrapreneurship | Sophie Bürgin | 09:00 - 12:30 | INNOSpace Berne |
| 2 | > Innovation at Swiss Post | Roland Keller | ||
| 3 | > Johnson & Johnson’s approach to exernal innovation & partnerships | Luis Allo | ||
| 4 | Swiss Exploration Event | 12:30 - ... | ||
| 5 | Swiss Dinner |
| # | Session | Who | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morning Session: Accelerator business models & programs | Axel Schultze , Katka Letzing , Thomas Landis , Mike Baur | 09:00 - 13:00 | Kraftwerk Zurich |
| 2 | Lunch | 13:00 - 14:00 | ||
| 3 | Afternoon Session: How metrics help: Be the best player in your ecosystem | Keith Ippel | 14:30 - 17:00 | Kraftwerk Zurich |
| 4 | Networking Dinner |
| # | Session | Who | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morning Session: Mentoring | Axel Schultze , Marc Steffen , Heiko Trautwein | 09:00 - 12:30 | Kraftwerk Zurich |
| 2 | Lunch | 12:30 - 13:30 | ||
| 3 | Reflection on the week & Wrap up | 13:30 - 15:30 | Kraftwerk Zurich | |
| 4 | Farewell with Coffee & Cake | 15:30 |
YOUR HOSTS
WHO MAKES THE PEER EXCHANGE MEETUP POSSIBLE?
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