Swissnex in San Francisco

“Hindsight is twenty-twenty”, Americans like to say, referring to how our vision is near-perfect when looking back. Swissnex in San Francisco had a promising start to the year with a particularly active first quarter contributing to SwissTech at CES, leading 7 startups through the Innosuisse bootcamp, launching the first-ever Design Accelerator, welcoming delegations and inspiring hundreds of event attendees. Our full calendar, however, was soon disrupted when San Francisco went into lockdown in mid-March, forcing us to close our office for the remainder of the year.

The disruptions brought about an unprecedented opportunity to focus our vision and resources to experiment with digital formats to ensure the continuity of vital international connections, conversations and collaborations for our stakeholders.

Looking back, the pandemic year, 20 years after the foundation of the first Swissnex, marks a milestone and turning point for the Swissnex network. As we look into the next decade of global digital acceleration, we understand that our role in inspiring the next generation of innovators to create futures in which our planet and societies thrive is more important than ever. Let’s co-create and shape our future!