Digital Competitiveness Summit 2021

Wednesday, 29 September 2021
From 18:00 to 20:30
@ EPFL SwissTech Convention Center in Lausanne
Auditorium B

The Digital Competitiveness Summit 2021 is co-organised by digitalswitzerland, EPFL and IMD.

As part of this event, the IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2021 will be presented, with a special focus on Switzerland. We will analyze its results and discuss how Switzerland can stay competitive within a fast-changing environment.
We are excited to welcome three leading experts in digitalisation, who will share key statements from the academic, economic and political fields:

Öykü Işik, Professor of Digital Strategy & Cybersecurity, IMD
Cédric Moret, CEO, Elca
Adèle Thorens, Member of the Council of States, Les Verts, Vaud

It will also be the occasion to launch the six weeks of dialogue & learning activities
which will lead to the Digital Day 2021 with a very special guest!

COVID guidelines:

We follow the rules of the BAG/OFSP regarding COVID-19 at the time of registration, which means only participants who meet the criteria of the 3G rules are admitted to the event.

There is no possibility of testing on site.

Registrations are closed.

For any questions, please contact: virginie@digitalswitzerland.com

Programme

Starts at 18:00

Introduction and welcoming words
Rüdiger Urbanke, Dean of the School of Computer and Communication Sciences at EPFL
Jean-François Manzoni, President of IMD
Natacha Litzistorf, Municipale de la Ville de Lausanne

Welcoming speech: "To digitalise or not to digitalise? That is not the question"
Nuria Gorrite, Présidente Conseil d'Etat vaudois

Presentation of the Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2021, with a specific focus on the Swiss results
Prof. Arturo Bris, Director of the World Competitiveness Center and Professor of Finance at IMD

Interactive panel: "What does it take to make a sustainable digital future?"
Moderation by Marc Walder, Founder of digitalswitzerland and CEO of Ringier
Öykü Işik, Professor of Professor of Digital Strategy & Cybersecurity at IMD
Cédric Moret, CEO of Elca
Adèle Thorens, Member of the Council of States, Les Verts, Vaud

Introduction to Digital Day 2021 with a video of Guy Parmelin, President of the Swiss Confederation

Conclusion words
Rüdiger Urbanke, Dean of the School of Computer and Communication Sciences at EPFL
Jean-François Manzoni, President of IMD

From 19:15

Networking apéritif offered by Canton de Vaud

Digital Competitiveness Summit

What does it take to make a sustainable digital future?

Programme

Impressions - Digital Competitiveness Summit 2020

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