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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

Every second person suffers from a mental disorder once in their life. Sufferers are usually very afraid to talk about their condition at work. Managers also sometimes find it difficult to speak to an employee if they have the feeling that something is wrong.

In this online exchange meeting, we will explore the questions of how mental illness can be recognized at an early stage and what HR professionals and managers can do. We also provide tips for discussions with affected employees. In the subsequent discussion, there will be plenty of room for concrete examples and questions from practice. Registrations to: info@bgm-zh.ch

The question of whether and, if so, how artificial intelligence (AI) should be regulated is currently preoccupying many countries. The EU has created a comprehensive set of rules with the AI Regulation and the Council of Europe’s AI Convention is now also the first international treaty. But how should Swiss law respond to the challenges associated with the increasing use of AI in the state and in companies?

As part of the research project “Comprehensible algorithms: A legal framework for the use of artificial intelligence“, we have developed possible solutions and published them in a series of white papers.

These white papers will be presented at the public event on September 19, 2024, 16:00 – 17:30, at Welle 7 in Bern.
After a short presentation of the proposals, they will be critically assessed by stakeholders from civil society and companies as well as parliamentarians.

The flyer for the event and the program can be found here.
Admission is free, seating is limited.

We ask you to register by September 16, 2024 at (for reasons of fairness and to prevent or reduce food waste, we ask you to cancel your registration if you are unable to attend)

• White Paper – Transparency
• White Paper – Discrimination
• White Paper – Manipulation
• White Paper – Data protection
• White Paper – Transparency through a public directory
• White paper – Transparency through the justification of dispositions

We look forward to welcoming you in large numbers and are excited about the joint discussion.

Fancy more? More impulses? More insights into the working world of tomorrow? Then we’ve got something for you!

Our third New Work Festival Zurich will take place on Friday, September 20, 2024 at our New Work Hub and will provide you with lots of new ideas and insights on the topic of the new worlds of work on.In addition to an inspiring and exciting program, you can expect first-class speakers and exciting workshop sessions as always. 🌟Don’t miss these highlights🌟 :

• 3 exciting keynotes with Dr. Oliver Haas, Christian Rudolph and Dr. Steffi Burkhart
• 7 interactive workshops with Michel Studer, Sarah Irina Dörler, Daniela Dollinger, Mara Perschl with Sheila Emmenegger, Dr. Oliver Haas Christian Rudolph and Dr. Steffi Burkhart
• Impulses & Insights
• Networking with the New Work Community
• Food, Drinks & Sound

Register now, because we have the future of work in our hands and can set the course for the future today!

See you berry soon!

Our second Innovation Apéro is dedicated to the topic of “Supply Chain Management”.
The aim of the event is to empower your SME to make supply chains more efficient, resilient and flexible through the use of new solutions.
You will have the opportunity to exchange ideas with leading experts and gain practical insights to develop innovative and sustainable solutions for your supply chains.

Take the opportunity to meet innovation experts from our funding platforms at the subsequent aperitif. funding platforms “INOS” and “SMEs & Innovation”.

In this pan.talk, Alina Liburkina and Oliver Zihler from CodeArtify will show how the collaborative tool EventStorming can be used to effectively foster shared mental models between domain experts and developers. They will focus on one main type of EventStorming, Design-Level EventStorming, to demonstrate how it can be used effectively during iteration planning to split user stories and derive business rules and aggregates, so that the EventStorming diagram can then be used directly to create test cases for Test-Driven Development.

They will then demonstrate how to test-drive an aggregate from no code to existence using TDD in baby steps. This session focuses on integrating different tools and techniques to effectively develop software from story to implementation in an agile, domain-focused context.

After the talk, there will be an opportunity to meet like-minded people and network over drinks.

Together with partners from business, research, society and politics, we are looking for innovative ideas on the topic of highly automated freight transport during two guided workshop days. The best ideas will receive a grant of CHF 24,000. All further information can be found in the flyer and on our website.

The Innovation Booster Applied Circular Sustainability (IB ACS) promotes the search for and implementation of radical solutions that offer added value for society, the economy and the environment (people, profit, planet). In fall 2024, the sixth Open Innovation Challenge will take place with the topic “Highly Automated Freight Transport”, in cooperation with the company Planzer, the Cleantech Hub Dietikon Limmattal (CTHD) and the city of Dietikon.

Find out more about the challenges and how you can take part in the challenge yourself. It’s worth it: the best project ideas will each receive CHF 24,000 in the form of funding and will then be presented to the public at Phänomena, which will take place in Dietikon in 2026.

The challenge Automated vehicles are here! Goods will soon also be transported automatically from A to B. From 2025, the Planzer company will be using automated vehicles to transport goods as part of a pilot project in the Dietikon area. This step is intended to help overcome the many challenges of mobility (traffic congestion, CO2 and particle pollution, noise) with increasing urbanization and to develop innovative solutions. But how can automated freight transportation become a successful model?
How can this transformation succeed? These and other questions will be examined by interested parties from business, politics and society as part of this Open Innovation Challenge.

Focus on processed food: opportunities, challenges and prospects for our health.

Processed foods, from fruit yoghurt and breakfast cereals to freshly baked bread, have become an integral part of today’s diet and will continue to shape our eating habits in the future. The more processed a food is, the less healthy it is perceived to be. But to what extent is this prejudice justified? Experts from science and business will offer insights into the characteristics of (highly) processed foods, explain which factors make a product healthy or less healthy, and shed light on the link between this category of food and sustainable consumption and innovation.

Visit the “Future Food Market” taking place at the same time and discover the delicious world of innovative food from start-ups and producers from the canton of Zurich. Taste the future of our food!

Strategic creativity: Shaping the future to change the present

Are we shaping our lives the way we want to? Are we committed to ventures that create real value? Are we effectively advocating for a desirable future? This book is written for readers who want to be challenged and inspired.

The core idea is that the present can only be meaningfully reflected upon and changed if we create and shape convincing perspectives for the future. Interview with the authors: Simon Grand and Christoph Weckerle

In cooperation with the TERRA Institute these öbu workshops offer a holistic approach to sustainable corporate management.
The workshop series delves deeper into the most important core aspects of sustainability management.
Based on current study results and experience from consulting, four modules provide insight into specific procedures, success factors and tips for action.
It is divided into 4 modules of 150 minutes each.
The individual modules cover the following key areas:

• Module 1: Introduction – basic understanding & relevant fields of action
• Module 2: Climate management and climate balancing
• Module 3: System analysis and strategy
• Module 4: Non-financial reporting and communication

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Urban Production Day 2024: around 60 producers from the city of Zurich open their doors to workshops, studios and factories.

In Zurich, we put our heart and soul into production day after day. On Saturday, September 28, 2024, around 60 producers from the city of Zurich will open their doors to workshops, studios and factories. A varied program awaits you!

Experience the circular economy: 5 exclusive “Made in Zürich” tours:

On the Day of Urban Production, the focus is on the circular economy – concepts such as sharing, repairing and reusing. On these tours, get to know members of “Made in Zurich” who put these approaches into practice in their everyday lives. Participation in the tours is free of charge, but binding registration is required as places are limited.

Open Exploration Workshop: What are the barriers preventing us from connecting more with the soil? The Innovation Booster Future Food Farming, supported by Innosuisse, invites you to open exploration workshops. Together we will uncover the obstacles that stand in the way of our connection with the soil. Passionate farmers, visionary researchers, bold entrepreneurs, committed and curious citizens – join forces to find solutions, from farm to fork. Co-created innovative projects can receive support of up to CHF 39,000!