Swiss Green Economy Symposium 2024 | Lifefair | 26 August 2024 | TBA, Zurich, Switzerland

The symposium is the most comprehensive conference on business and sustainability with an increasingly international reach. Since 2013. The most comprehensive economic summit in Switzerland on the topic of sustainability. It brings inspiration, knowledge and networking to representatives from business, politics, science and civil society who decide, implement and drive innovation.

Develop effective strategies for a sustainable future. Discuss with visionaries at this event and be inspired.

2024 Speakers

MODERATORS:

Antonio Hautle
Executive Director, UN Global Compact Network Switzerland & Liechtenstein

Dominique Reber
Partner, Hirzel. Neef. Schmid. Consultants; Member of the Advisory Board SGES

Sonja Hasler
Presenter and Editor, SRF

PANELISTS:

Marco Lambertini
Convener, Nature Positive Initiative

Stewart Maginnis
Deputy Director General – Programme, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Jay O’Nien
Environmental Impact Services Lead, Bühler Group

Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman
Rector and Professor for Remote Sensing, UZH University of Zurich

Rahel Galliker
Vice Director, Federal Office for the Environment FOEN

Pia Guggenbühl
Head of Public Affairs & Communication, Member of the Management Board, scienceindustries

National Councillor Matthias Samuel Jauslin
President of the Subcommittee UREK-N “Strengthening the Circular Economy” and member of KVF-N

Dr. Esther Laabs
Project Manager Raw Materials & Batteries, WWF Germany

Dr. Thomas Brunschwiler
Principal Research Scientist and Manager – AI for Climate Impact, IBM

Melchior Lengsfeld
Managing Director, Helvetas

Pierre Strub
Network Representative, amfori Switzerland

Fabian Waldmeier
Managing Director, Fairtrade Max Havelaar Switzerland

Prof. Dr. Marilyne Andersen
Full Professor and Head of LIPID Laboratory, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne EPFL

Bruno Basler
Chairman of the Board of Directors, EBP

Dr. Michael Riediker
Director, Swiss Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health, SCOEH

Dr. Nathalie Casas
Head of Department „Energy, Mobility and Environment“, Member of Directorate, Empa

Valentin Gutknecht
Co-founder & Co-CEO, neustark

Dr. Stefan Vannoni
Director, Swiss Cement Industry Association – cemsuisse

SPEAKERS:

Dr. Felix Helg
President, Winterthur City Parliament

Daniel Dubas
Federal Council Delegate for Agenda 2030, Head of Section Sustainable Development, Federal Office for Spatial Development ARE

Dr. Julian Proelss
Director Business Management Battery Recycling, BASF

Anwarul Islam
General Manager & Group Head of Sustainability, Pacific Jeans Limited, Bangladesh

Saiful Millat
Network Representative, amfori Bangladesh

Prof. Dr. Urs Hilber
Director of the Department of Life Sciences and Facility Management and Representative for Sustainable Development, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences

Susanne Blank
Head of Economics and Innovation Division, FOEN Federal Office for the Environment

Dr. Clemens Wögerbauer
Head Commercial, Holcim (Switzerland) AG

Sandro Beccari
Market Director, VELUX Switzerland AG

Karin Altherr
Head of Business Development, ZFV-Unternehmungen Cooperative

National Councillor Martin Candinas
Member of the Committee for Transport and Telecommunications

Kathrin Dellantonio
Managing Director, myclimate Switzerland

Dr. Uwe Boltersdorf
Division President Chemtech, Sulzer

Adrian Stiefel
Head of Environmental Protection Office, City of Bern

Simon Oschwald
Founder, Circleg

2024 Partners

GOLD PARTNER:
• Sulzer

SILVER PARTNERS:
• Schellenberggruppe
• Science Industries Switzerland
• Velux

BRONZE PARTNERS:
• IBM
• Libracore
• Zfv

GOVERNMENT PARTNERS:
• Bundesamt für Umwelt (BAFU)
• Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI

PARTNER COUNTRY:
• NL Netherlands

CLIMATE PARTNER:
• Myclimate

BUSINESS PARTNERS:
• Kanton Zürich
• Volkswirtschaftsdirektion Amt für Wirtschaft
• Economiesuisse
• Amfori
• Schweizerischer Arbeitgeberverband Union Patronale Suisse

SCIENTIFIC PARTNERS:
• Zh aw
• Empa

PRESENTING PARTNER INNOVATION FORUMS:
• Nestle
• Kanton Zürich Volkswirtschaftsdirektion Amt für Mobilität
• Swiss Climate Action Intiative
• Polarstern
• Stadt Winterthur
• BKW

PARTNER SGEXPERIENCE:
• Innovations Labor Winterthur
• Stadler

PRESENTING Partner PRE-EVENT:
• WIN GD

PARTNER CULTURAL EVENING;
• Global Vetwork Switzer land & Liechtenstein
• Musikkollegium Winterthur

PARTNER FOR DESIGN AND SUSTAINABILITY:
• Prohchelvetia

PARTNER FOR CULTURE AND JAZZ:
• Jazzchur

PARTNER FOR FAIR TRADE:
• Fairtrade Max Havelaar

PARTNER FOR DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION:
• Helvetas

PARTNER FOR CLIMATE DIALOGUE:
• Swiss Cleantech

LOCATION PARTNER:
• Technopark

EVENT PARTNER
• Buro Ereignisse

PARTNER FOR SIGNALING:
• Rohner Spiller

PARTNER FOR DIGITAL SIGNALING:
• Querfeld1

STRATEGY PARTNER:
• Hirzel.Neef.Schmid.Konsulenten

BRANDING PARTNER:
• Hej

WEB DESIGN PARTNER:
• Visual Craft

PARTNER FOR ONLINE MARKETING:
• Adisfaction Annex

PARTNER FOR DIGITAL COMMUNICATION:
• Pro Sales GmbH

PARTNER FOR DIGITAL COLLABORATION & INFRASTRUCTURE:
• Opencircle

NETWORK PARTNER:
• JTI

PARTNER FOR CONCEPTION:
• Ecolanz

PARTNER FOR HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT:
• Blankl Management Consulting