Fit for the future together: Zurich SME Innovation Day 2025
PROMOTION Making a big impact with small levers: Under this motto, the Zurich SME Innovation Day 2025 will take place for the third time on July 3, 2025. The event is organized by the Office of Economic Affairs of the Canton of Zurich.
On July 3, 2025, the third Zurich SME Innovation Day 2025 will take place at the ZHdK Toni Campus. At this event, visitors will join other SMEs from a wide range of sectors to find out how they can make their companies more sustainable, innovative and competitive through targeted measures. The focus is on the following four topics:
- Circular economy & resource conservation - Making value chains more sustainable and reducing costs in the process.
- Digital transformation & AI - From concrete application examples from Swiss industry to the question of how your SME can benefit specifically from new technologies.
- Innovation promotion & financing - How can new sources of financing be tapped in order to successfully implement ideas?
- Employer attractiveness - How can you motivate your employees, retain talent and shape change processes together, especially in times of economic uncertainty?
The program includes exciting keynotes, interactive workshops and practical discussions. For example, Olmar Albers from the öbu Association for Sustainable Business will talk about "Successful value creation thanks to circular solutions" and Nicholas Hänny from the well-known start-up NIKIN AG will address the question "How do I manage to reconcile sustainability and innovation as a company?" Another item on the program will be a presentation on "Company succession: buying instead of founding - the underestimated strategy for success". The conference will be moderated by Stephan Lendi.
Participants at the third Zurich SME Innovation Day will therefore receive comprehensive information on how to take effective steps to lead their company into the future.
