Basel EXPO Day

Find out how leading corporations, disruptive startups and experts are changing the future of Industry 4.0 in Switzerland and beyond.

EXPO Agenda

14:30 - 15:00 PM Welcome | Doors Opening and Registration

15:00 - 15:10 PM Opening Remarks | Plug and Play

15:10 - 15:20 PM Opening Remarks | uptownBasel - Dr. Thomas Stähelin

15:20 - 15:35 PM Keynote | Dr. Martina Hirayama - Swiss State Secretary for Education, Research and Innovation: Research and innovation funding by the federal government 2021 - 2024

15:35 - 15:45 PM Panel | 2021 vs. 2022 - The Tech Ecosystem in Switzerland

15:45 - 16:20 PM Startup Pitches | 7 Startups - ALLINDEX, EyePick, InSilicoTrials, InterAx, Scailyte, PIPRA, Yoran Imaging

16:20 - 16:45 PM Break

16:45 - 17:00 PM Keynote | The Future of Startup Social and Sustainable Impact

17:00 - 17:20 PM Fireside Chat | Joel Agard - Innovation Director at Zurich Insurance: Our 4 ways of Innovation

17:20 - 18:05 PM Masterclasses | Learn from the best Startups: Scaling - When, where, how? Corporates | Peter Schulz & Robert Dietrich: Buying not investing: How to strategically benefit from startups with its Venture Client

18:05 - 18:20 PM Closing Remarks

18:20 - 19:30 PM Apero & Networking

19:30-22:30 PM Executive Dinner, by invitation only.