--- title: Digital Competitiveness Summit 2021 image: https://landingpage.digitalswitzerland.com/hubfs/Vineyards.jpg --- # Digital Competitiveness Summit co-organised by digitalswitzerland, EPFL and IMD Wednesday 29 September 2021 LAUSANNE ![Screenshot 2021-05-27 at 15.28.42](https://landingpage.digitalswitzerland.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202021-05-27%20at%2015.28.42.png?width=1000&height=128&name=Screenshot%202021-05-27%20at%2015.28.42.png "Screenshot 2021-05-27 at 15.28.42") ## What does it take to make a sustainable digital future? **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](https://digitalday.swiss/) 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 ![Vaud_logo](https://landingpage.digitalswitzerland.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Vaud_logo.png?width=154&height=47&name=Vaud_logo.png "Vaud_logo") ## Impressions - Digital Competitiveness Summit 2020 --- ## Impressions - Digital Competitiveness Summit 2019 All Rights Reserved digitalswitzerland | Code & Design: [Werkstatt für Digitales](http://caspar-eberhard.ch) - - - -