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The ‘AI for Good' summit tackled topics of regulation, inclusion, and bias, while laying out a strong case for why AI is integral to the UN's sustainable development goals. Today's guests: Gustav Jeppesen, vice chair of Deloitte Denmark and Global lead in Central Government Ines da Costa Ramos, Director at Deloitte Belgium and leader in the AI practice. Audio from the UN's AI for Good Summit features excerpts from Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Costi Perricos, Global Generative AI Leader for Deloitte UK Tomas Lamanauskas, Deputy Secretary-General of the ITU Thomas Schneider, Director of International Affairs at the Swiss Federal Office of Communications
Timestamps: 2:20 - Exnaton 2 years on 12:01 - To bootstrap or not to bootstrap 17:42 - Getting funded as a climate tech startup 22:00 - Seasonal impact on client acquisition 23:32 - The benefits of market liberalization About Liliane Ableitner: Liliane Ableitner is the co-founder and CEO of Exnaton, a software provider for energy communities, allowing neighbors to trade renewable energy amongst each other. Before starting Exnaton, Liliane was a Doctoral Researcher at the Bits of Energy Lab at ETH Zurich. She met her two co-founders, Arne Meeuw and Anselma Würner, during her work on the research project “Quartierstrom“, funded by the Swiss Federal Office of Energy. The project resonated well with all stakeholders involved and the three PhD students decided to spin it out into an independent company in 2019. In December 2020, they won the Investor's Choice award at Energy Startup Days, which helped the company to gain exposure amongst relevant stakeholders. Contrary to some of their competitors, Exnaton doesn't sell their software to end consumers. Rather, they cooperate with local utility companies and allow them to white label their solution and distribute it to their customers. Exnaton is greatly benefiting from the liberalization of European energy markets because it has been driving competition for innovative products between utility companies. They are hoping to further benefit from an opening of the Swiss market, which has traditionally been very protected. Don't forget to give us a follow on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Linkedin, so you can always stay up to date with our latest initiatives. That way, there's no excuse for missing out on live shows, weekly giveaways or founders' dinners.
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Elon Musk droht seinen Mitarbeitenden mit der Kündigung, sollten sie nicht ins Büro zurückkommen. Microsoft setzt auf den Wohlfühlfaktor: Mitarbeitende können arbeiten, wann und wie es für sie am besten ist. Aber welcher Weg ist denn nun richtig? Viele Unternehmen stehen derzeit vor der Frage, ob ihre Arbeitnehmenden weiterhin regelmässig aus dem Homeoffice oder von anderen externen Arbeitsplätzen als dem Büro arbeiten sollen, können, dürfen. Die Meinungen gehen stark auseinander. Deshalb widmen sich Khalil und sein Gast Hartmuth «Hardy» Gieldanowski in der heutigen Folge des InnoPodcast dem hybriden Arbeiten. Hardy ist Lead Innovation & Customer Experience Coach bei der Schweizerischen Post. Aufmerksame Hörerinnen und Hörer erinnern sich vielleicht noch aus Folge 8 des InnoPodcasts, «Agilität einfach erklärt», an ihn. Unter hybridem Arbeiten wird allgemein der Mix aus der Arbeit vor Ort im Büro und der Arbeit am Computer von einem durch die Mitarbeitenden selbst gewählten Ort verstanden. Es geht also darum, wer wann von wo aus seiner Arbeit nachgeht. Klar ist, dass in den letzten Jahren ein Wechsel stattgefunden hat: weg vom starren Büroalltag hin zu mehr Flexibilität. Daran wird sich gemäss Studien und dem Anspruchsdenken gerade jüngerer Arbeitnehmer*innen auch nichts mehr ändern. Aber wann ist es denn tatsächlich sinnvoll, digital miteinander zu arbeiten und wann sollten Meetings unbedingt physisch stattfinden? Muss ein Workshop am Flipchart durchgeführt werden? Gehören Mitarbeitenden-Gespräche in das nächstgelegene Sitzungszimmer? Und wie können auch Mitarbeitende ohne Bürojob hybrid arbeiten? All diesen und noch mehr Fragen gehen Khalil und Hardy in dieser Folge nach. Eines sei vorweggenommen: schwarz-weiss-Denken ist heute nicht mehr angebracht. Hartmuth Gieldanowski hat einen Masterabschluss von der Fachhochschule Solothurn-Nordwestschweiz in Business Information Systems und einen von der Universität Duisburg-Essen in Educational Media. Nachdem er drei Jahre in StartUp für Hosting und Webdesign geleitet hat, war er mehrere Jahre in verschiedenen Unternehmen im Bereich der IT tätig. 2010 hat er dann seine IT-Kenntnisse mit seinem jetzigen Arbeitsbereich verbunden und bei der PostFinance als BA/Agile Coach angefangen. Nach einem Abstecher zur Swisscom und dem Swiss Federal Office for Information Technology, Systems and Telecommunication ist er seit 2017 wieder bei der Post und ist seit Januar 2021 Lead Innovation & Customer Experience Coach. Für die Hörerinnen und Hörer, die die bei der Post beschäftigt sind, hier noch der versprochene Link auf die Test-Card des EspaceLab: https://espacelab.co/39LdNZb Der InnoPodcast geht in die Sommerpause. Wir hören uns im September wieder
John is joined by a number of guest to discuss the last decade of drug policy advocacy. Where they will evaluate the outcomes, challenges and opportunities of advocacy. Presenter: https://globalinitiative.net/profile/john-collins/ (John Collins), Editor-in-Chief of the Journal and Director of Academic Engagement, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime Guests: Diane Steber Büchli, Senior Advisor, Swiss Federal Office of Public Health. https://globalinitiative.net/profile/khalid-tinasti/ (Khalid Tinasti), Visiting Lecturer at the Geneva Graduate Institute; and Visiting Fellow at the Shanghai University https://globalinitiative.net/profile/deborah-alimi/ (Deborah Alimi), Founder of Daleth Research and Associate Researcher at the Sorbonne University. Social Media Twitter - https://twitter.com/IllicitEcons (@IllicitEcons) https://jied.lse.ac.uk/ (LinkedIn - Become a member of the )https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8992994/ (Illicit Economies and Organized Crime: Researchers and Policy Professionals group) The https://jied.lse.ac.uk/ (Journal of Illicit Economies and Development) (JIED). JIED is an independent academic journal run by the https://globalinitiative.net/ (Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime) and published by https://press.lse.ac.uk/ (LSE Press). It's a peer-reviewed, open access, electronic journal publishing research on the relationship between illicit markets and development.
Welcome to the podcast of ALPS, the conference that wants to make us aware of psychedelic science and its effects on the psyche. A whole program with many speakers from Switzerland, Europe and all over the world. In this episode, we welcome Peter Oehen, MD, Psychiatrist at University of Basel, SÄPT member, Head researcher for the Swiss MAPS program. After 2014 it became possible to treat patients in Switzerland in an out-patient setting with case-by-case licenses for MDMA, LSD and psilocybin. These licenses are issued by the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health based on the Swiss Narcotics Act which allows for a restricted medical use of scheduled psychotropic drugs. After initially using these substances in a one-to-one setting, a group model was developed which includes up to 12 patients and 3 therapists within a 3-day format. His presentation at the ALPS conference 2021 described this substance-assisted group psychotherapy model, the requirements for therapists and patients, methodological and therapeutic challenges, patient characteristics, outcomes and observations made from 2014 - 2020. More details on Odiolab's website: https://www.odiolab.ch/series/alps-podcast/
Addressing the global challenge of governing climate-altering approaches through multilateralism is not just possible but necessary, says Ambassador Franz Perrez during a C2GTalk interview. In the end, he says, it is in everyone's best interest to build a common understanding of the potential risks, opportunities, and challenges linked to climate-altering approaches. Ambassador Franz Perrez is the head of the International Affairs Division at the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN). In this capacity, he is also the Swiss ambassador for the environment and represents Switzerland at all important international negotiations in the area of the environment. This interview was recorded on November 13, 2020, and is also available with interpretation into 中文, Español, and Français. For more, including an edited transcript, please go to C2G's website.
In this episode we talk with Jean-Marc Chappuis, deputy director of the Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture, about the ongoing Swiss agricultural reform package, how the country supports land management in mountainous areas, and the Swiss goals for the UN Food System Summit.
Basil Oberholzer is an economist with an emphasis on macroeconomics and monetary systems, an area he extensively researched on during his Ph.D. in macroeconomics and monetary policy at the University of Fribourg. His research has led him to publications in the areas of macroeconomics, development economics and ecological economics. He is currently working as an economist at the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment where he manages projects on topics such as ecosystem services, cost of inaction and policy evaluation.He was a member of parliament at Canton St. Gallen in Switzerland where he was involved in environmental and social initiatives. Photo by CHUTTERSNAP on Unsplash A Correction Podcast Episodes RSS
Timestamps: 2:00 - Why start your own company? 7:29 - Winning Investor's Choice at Energy Startup Day 12:15 - How to stand out from competition 28:24 - Closing a funding round 33:23 - Choosing between Germany, Switzerland and Austria About Liliane Ableitner and Exnaton Liliane Ableitner is the co-founder and CEO of Exnaton, a software provider for energy communities, allowing neighbors to trade renewable energy amongst each other. Before starting Exnaton, Liliane was a Doctoral Researcher at the Bits of Energy Lab at ETH Zurich. She met her two co-founders, Arne Meeuw and Anselma Würner, during her work on the research project "Quartierstrom", funded by the Swiss Federal Office of Energy. The project resonated well with all stakeholders involved and the three PhD students decided to spin it out into an independent company in 2019. Since then, Exnaton has signed 2 pilot customers and is currently fundraising. In December 2020, they won the Investor’s Choice award at Energy Startup Days, which helped the company to gain exposure amongst relevant stakeholders. Contrary to some of their competitors, Exnaton doesn’t sell their software to end consumers. Rather, they cooperate with local utility companies and allow them to white label their solution and distribute it to their customers. Exnaton is greatly benefiting from the liberalization of European energy markets because it has been driving competition for innovative products between utility companies. They are hoping to further benefit from an opening of the Swiss market, which has traditionally been very protected. Memorable Quotes "If you're in a market with 0 competition, then you're in the wrong market, because either you're on a completely wrong track or you're way too early." If you would like to listen to more conversations on green tech, check out our episodes with Mark Essam, Anaïs Matthey-Junod, Alessandra Rojas and Sébastien Jaffaux. Don’t forget to give us a follow on our Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn accounts, so you can always stay up to date with our latest initiatives. That way, there’s no excuse for missing out on live shows, weekly give-aways or founders dinners! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/swisspreneur/message
On this edition of Swiss Up, Dario looks at the work of the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health - and the head of the communicable disease division, Daniel Koch - who's now a household name in Switzerland.
As fears about Coronavirus mount, Dr Michelle explains how we can best protect ourselves and others against infection. Find information from the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health about the latest situation in Switzerland and find the dedicated coronavirus infoline number.
Coronavirus update: Dr Michelle discusses the current advice from the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health and explains about 2 Coronavirus hotlines: For the public - 058 463 0000 For travellers - 058 464 4488 The latest information from the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health can be found here: https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/en/home/krankheiten/ausbrueche-epidemien-pandemien/aktuelle-ausbrueche-epidemien/novel-cov.html And the WHO situation report can be found here: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/situation-reports
Coronavirus update: Dr Michelle discusses the current advice from the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health and explains about 2 Coronavirus hotlines: For the public - 058 463 0000 For travellers - 058 464 4488 The latest information from the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health can be found here: https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/en/home/krankheiten/ausbrueche-epidemien-pandemien/aktuelle-ausbrueche-epidemien/novel-cov.html And the WHO situation report can be found here: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/situation-reports
Sven Wälti (SRG SSR), Daniel Waser (Zurich Film Foundation), Gérard Ruey (Cinéforom), Philippe Clivaz (President «Conférence des Festivals») and a representative of the Swiss Federal Office of Culture discuss sustainable short film funding and disclose future strategies. Moderation: Marcy Goldberg (SUI), film historian/media consultant
Martyn Ziegler, Chief Sports Reporter with Press Association, talks about the arrests of six FIFA officials. In a statement, the Swiss Federal Office of Justice says US authorities suspect the officials of having received bribes totaling millions of dollars.
Swiss Federal Office of Culture (Ivo Kummer), SRG SSR (Sven Wälti), Cinéforom (Patrizia Petzko), Zurich Film Foundation (Daniel Waser) and wemakeit.ch (Rea Eggli) present information on short film promotion and funding models for 2014, as well as their strategies for 2015. Host: Marcy Goldberg (CH), Film Historian/Media Consultant.