IGNAZIO CASSIS
Federal Councillor
Ignazio Cassis (FDP), elected by the United Federal Assembly on 20 September 2017, took up his post as head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) on 1 November 2017.
FEDERICO CAPASSO
Harvard University, Balzan Prize winner 2016
Federico Capasso was distinguished with the Balzan Prize for the realization of the Quantum Cascade Laser; for his major contributions in plasmonics and metamaterials at the forefront of photonics science and technology.
SPEAKERS
Claudia Appenzeller
Secretary general, Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences and Vice-President of the Alumni Association MPA University of Bern
Jean-Jacques Aubert
Professor of Classics and Ancient History and President of the Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences
Monica Duca Widmer
President of the Board, USI and Vice-President of the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW)
Katharina Fromm
Full Professor for Chemistry at the University of Fribourg and Vice-President of the Research Council of the SNSF
Fabio Merlini
Regional Director, Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (SFIVET)
Stefano Santinelli
CEO localsearch (Swisscom Directories AG) and Swisscom deputy for the Italian Switzerland
