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The Energy Science Center (ESC), competence center of ETH Zurich for energy research and education, holds its annual energy conference, the “Energy Week @ ETH” for the seventh time. The event series takes place from Monday to Friday, 4-8 December 2023 at ETH Zurich and online, and offers a wide range of activities: a Symposium, Design-Thinking Workshops for students and Focus Dialogues. Additionally, this year’s Energy Week @ ETH serves as platform for the following two partner events: DemoUpCARMA Closing Event and Energy Data Summit.

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Participants will gain an insight into what a modern, standardized intranet, implemented with Microsoft 365, looks like in the healthcare sector and how it can improve collaboration and communication. From introduction to productive operation, all possibilities are shown.

Procedure

Check-in from 15:45, start at 16:00

• Welcome and introduction
• The core: Architecture and solutions in MS365
• Experience in practice: Live demo and customer examples
• Potential and visions: Further possible uses
• Understanding costs: Licenses and implementation costs
• References: Successful implementations
• Takeaways: Summary and key findings
• afterwards. Aperitif and networking

Speakers

Nicole Vetsch, Professional Project Leader at Aveniq AG

Fabian Ackeret, Senior Strategic Consultant at Aveniq AG

In collaboration with Voicetechhub, we are organizing the three-part event series “Generative AI in Healthcare, Pharma and Medicine”.

Content

The content is aimed at healthcare professionals, managers from the medical-pharmaceutical industry and from the medical environment who would like to deepen their knowledge of artificial intelligence. During a half-day interactive event and two subsequent online sessions, participants will learn more about Generative AI and how it will shape the future of medicine and the pharmaceutical industry.

Practical use cases will be used to demonstrate the benefits that AI can bring to the healthcare, pharmaceutical and medical sectors, where risks exist and what lies ahead for the industries. From strategic approaches, use cases (cost reduction, quality optimization) to the implementation of generative AI systems in companies, this event covers all important aspects of successfully using generative AI. Thanks to international guest speakers, in-depth insights into the practice and applications of generative AI will be provided.

The event is subject to a charge. You can find more information on the event documentation.

The first Lake Week will take place at the ZHAW in Wädenswil from January 29 to February 3, 2024. The focus is on the future of food and nutrition, i.e. the agro-food systems of tomorrow. The program includes specialist conferences, workshops, panel discussions and events for the start-up scene, but also offers for the general public such as guided tours, exhibitions and a food experience.

With its exhibition of the same name, the Zurich-based association Fintopia explores how money and value systems function and how the world can also be thought of differently. In doing so, the show explores five desirable futures through art and design practices.

The additive manufacturing of metals has become increasingly important in recent years and is no longer only used for the production of prototypes. It offers an unprecedented degree of design possibilities in the development of new products.

Course objective and structure

The mechanisms underlying the additive manufacturing processes for metals are complex. In order to design the components optimally and to be able to realistically assess the various possible applications, precise knowledge of the influence of material and process parameters on the material properties is required. This is exactly where this course comes in. The aim is to give participants an overview of the process chain of metalworking additive manufacturing processes, to explain the influence of different process steps on material properties and to provide information on the possibilities and limitations of additive manufacturing of metals.

Target audience

Engineers, technicians, designers and anyone else involved in the additive manufacturing of metals in product development, production or quality assurance.

Course content

• Overview of additive manufacturing processes for metals (powder bed process, powder nozzle process, other processes)
• Powder production and properties with a focus on additive manufacturing
• Additive manufacturing of Al, Ti, Ni alloys and steels
• Thermal and mechanical post-treatment methods
• Properties of additively manufactured components

Speaker

Dr. Christian Leinenbach holds a doctorate in materials science and is head of the “Alloy Design for Advanced Processing Technologies” group at Empa. He has been working in the field of additive manufacturing of metals since 2011 and his research focuses mainly on the development and optimization of new alloys and composite materials for additive manufacturing.

Application deadline

March 5, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the dominant topic of our time. AI opens up undreamt-of possibilities for automation in all areas of life and the economy. In education, schools are striving to find an appropriate approach to AI to ensure that people can fulfill their responsibilities despite their increasing dependence on technology. The business world is working hard to keep pace with the rapid development of AI technology so as not to fall behind. The spread and use of chatbots in particular raises the question of how the relationship between humans and machines should be structured. Can ChatGPT trigger a revolution in education? How will AI change the future world of work? Which abilities will continue to be reserved for humans?

These and many other questions will be discussed on March 19, 2024 at the 14th Zurich Park Side Education Conference at the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute in Rüschlikon. We offer an exciting program with renowned speakers from science and practice as well as ample opportunity for informal exchange.

Register today and be part of it!

Solar & Storage Live Zurich 2024 is delighted to welcome Innovation Zurich as a partner.

Solar & Storage Live takes place on and September 17 and 18, 2024 in Zurich, Switzerland. Over two unmissable days, more than 8,000 solar industry professionals will come together in Zurich to share market knowledge and innovations and create new business opportunities along the entire value chain.

The event includes a start-up pitch, where start-ups from the fields of solar, battery storage, electromobility and smart energy have the opportunity to present their innovations. The recruitment zone helps to counteract the shortage of skilled workers by bringing together talent and opportunities. The comprehensive conference provides space for all areas of the renewable energy sector, while the exhibition brings together over 150 sponsors and exhibitors to showcase the latest innovations and products in the industry.

Further information can be found here

The 2nd edition of The Swiss Sustainable Futures Summit will gather 50-70 key decision makers, executives, and managers, from across Zurich and the rest of Switzerland.

In this edition of the event, the panel discussion topic is “Leading Sustainability Transformation”. Our distinguished panellists include:

• Dr. Rachel Brooks, Head of Executive Education at The Competence Center for Social Innovation at the University of St.Gallen (CSI-HSG)
• Ursula Nötzli, Chief Communications & Sustainability Officer at TX Group AG
• Janaina Fagundes, Corporate Social Responsibility at Endress+Hauser Gruppe

We are confident that you will find the discussions insightful, the Q&A engaging, and the networking opportunities rewarding!

Agenda

• 18:30-19:00 – Networking
• 19:00-19:45 – Panel Discussion: “Leading Sustainability Transformation”
• 19:45-20:00 – Q&A
• 20:00 onwards – Networking

Discover innovative strategies and practical solutions to maximize resource efficiency in your company. Our experts will share their insights on sustainable practices, circular economy and waste prevention with you.

Don’t miss the opportunity to exchange ideas with like-minded people and find out how you can contribute to a sustainable, efficient and green future.