TEDxHWZ: "The Future World" goes online
The Swiss economy needs more digital leaders: In this context, a pioneering class at the HWZ is organizing an online TEDx event for the first time as part of its Executive MBA. On Saturday, November 21, 2020, renowned speakers will present innovative stories and exciting ideas in a live internet stream on the topic of "The Future World".
Led by digital leadership experts Sunnie J. Groeneveld, Manuel P. Nappo and Urs Bucher, executives, lifelong learners and transformational leaders take the first online TEDxHWZ event to the digital level. Lecturers and program directors inspire and motivate the participants of the Executive MBA Digital Leadership to develop their own perspective on leadership skills in a digital future.
Networking as part of a study program
With twelve contributions on the topic "The Future World" on November 21, 2020, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., accomplished speakers will inspire and uplift their audiences with exciting stories, groundbreaking ideas and achievements via live internet stream. At this online event, the audience will benefit from the numerous and innovative discussion topics as well as from the opportunity to interact live with participants as well as speakers in digital discussion forums. This promotes personal networking with a view to future cooperation opportunities. The HWZ is the first Swiss university to incorporate this challenge as a fixed component in the curriculum of a degree program.
What are the goals the first TEDxHWZ event?
The speakers will present their "idea worth spreading" in a maximum of 18 minutes each. Both speakers and organizers have set out to create a unique online experience for the audience. The digital framework will demonstrate how enormously important the role of people is today and will be in the future. TEDxHWZ takes a sustainable approach: for a ticket price of CHF 20, 50% of the proceeds go to the aid organization Vision Himalaya. This organization supports people suffering from cataract in developing countries to regain their eyesight. Today, CHF 50 is enough to give a person back their eyesight by means of the most modern laser procedures: With five tickets sold by TEDxHWZ, a blind person is thus given a perspective for the future.
What is TEDx?
TED is a non-profit organization dedicated to spreading innovative ideas. At TED conferences, leading thinkers and doers such as Elon Musk, Bill Gates or Jane Goodall are invited as speakers to present their "idea worth spreading" in 18 minutes or less. TEDx is an initiative of TED and enables individuals and groups to hold local, self-organized, independent events in the TED format worldwide.
The speakers of TEDxHWZ
- Claire Murigande, PhD, Medical Affairs Expert
- Emi Lorincz, Sales & Business Development Director at Ledger
- Bernhard Wolff, Creativity Speaker and Online Moderator
- Stefan Klöckl, Business Trainer, Owner & Meaning Creator at the Sinnfabrik
- Thomas Bosshard, Entrepreneur
- Florence Schelling, General Manager
- Evelyn Eisenhauer, Media Expert
- Schoscho Rufener, Entrepreneur & Coach
- Kantarama Gahigiri, Filmmaker Writer & Director
- Barbara Bisko, Digital Enthusiast
- Flavio Stragiotti, Marketing Director and Inventor
- Frank & Patrik Riklin, concept artists and artrepreneurs
