SME Day 2023: SMEs and Momentum - what entrepreneurship is all about
On October 27, 2023, the 20th Swiss SME Day will focus on the topic of "SMEs and Momentum - what makes entrepreneurship tick". The program will focus on inspiring and exciting speakers and will also feature new formats such as the "SME Talk". The event will be moderated by 10vor10 presenter Arthur H. Honegger.
Once a year, St.Gallen becomes the meeting place for Swiss SMEs - this year for the twentieth time. The Swiss SME Day 2023 will once again focus on the current challenges for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Artificial Intelligence, Leadership, Pitches, SME Talk and NASA
After the introduction to this year's SME Day by host Tobias Wolf, Bernhard Ehrenzeller, Rector of the HSG, welcomes the participants - because the HSG is also celebrating an anniversary, it was founded 125 years ago. Afterwards, entrepreneur Nicole Büttner starts with her presentation on "Artificial Intelligence (AI) in SMEs - a classification", followed by Bernhard Heusler, former president of FC Basel and sought-after consultant, with "The decisive momentum leadership". After lunch, startup entrepreneurs (Philomena Schwab, Pascal Bieri, Melusine Bliesener, and Katharina Lehmkuhl) will inspire with their business models in the now well-established "Inspiration Session". The "Duo Lapsus" will be responsible for the interludes at this year's SME Day, followed immediately by the new format "SME Talk" with Claudio Minder, Tanja Zimmermann-Burgerstein and Til Zollinger. And last but not least, we will learn more about "What can SMEs learn from NASA?" from Thomas Zurbuchen, the long-time head of research at Nasa.
Swiss SMEs exchange ideas
The Swiss SME Day is a sought-after platform for the exchange of entrepreneurs and executives from Swiss SMEs. Patronage for the Swiss SME Day has been assumed by important institutions: The Swiss Trade Association (SGV), economiesuisse, the St.Gallen-Appenzell Chamber of Industry and Commerce, and the Cantonal Trade Association of St.Gallen. The event is supported by a number of co-sponsors and long-standing main sponsors to whom SME concerns are very important: Abacus, Helvetia, OBT, Raiffeisen and Swisscom, as well as numerous SMEs from the industrial and service sectors.
The Swiss SME Day is organized by the Swiss Institute for SMEs and Entrepreneurship at the University of St.Gallen (KMU-HSG) and the agency alea iacta ag. Registration for the conference is now open via https://www.registration-kmu-tag.ch/2023 possible.
Swiss SME Day 2023 in brief
| Subject: | SMEs and Momentum - what entrepreneurship is all about |
| Date: | Friday, October 27, 2023, 9:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. (workshops starting at 9 a.m.) |
| Location: | Olma Hall 9, St.Gallen |
| Speaker(s): | Tobias Wolf, Bernhard Ehrenzeller, Nicole Büttner, Bernhard Heusler, Thomas Zurbuchen, Claudio Minder, Tanja Zimmermann-Burgerstein, Til Zollinger, plus the startup personalities Philomena Schwab, Pascal Bieri, Melusine Bliesener and Katharina Lehmkuhl, as well as Arthur H. Honegger (moderator). |
| Cost:
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CHF 450, CHF 400 for members of the Cantonal Trade Association St.Gallen and the Chamber of Commerce St.Gallen-Appenzell, CHF 350 for members of the FörderVerein KMU-HSG |
