Swissnex Alumni Night 2025 – Mycelial Futures
Are you part of the Swiss Alumni Community in the Bay Area? Join us for our Swissnex Alumni Night – Mycelial Futures.
Swissnex in San Francisco invites the Swiss Alumni Community in the Bay Area for an Alumni Night at Pier 17.
Join us to explore the interconnectedness between Swiss and US innovation ecosystems.
How do ideas, technologies, and innovations spread across borders? Inspired by the mycelium network – nature’s hidden web of connection, adaptation, and transformation – this year’s Swissnex Alumni Night explores the deep interconnections between Swiss and US innovation ecosystems.
Through cross-disciplinary talks and discussions, we’ll uncover how innovation breakthroughs emerge, scale, and take root in different environments – just like mycelial networks foster growth by linking diverse organisms. Experts from science, entrepreneurship, and research will share insights on decentralized intelligence, adaptive growth strategies, and the unseen forces driving innovation across continents.
Join us for an evening of exploration, exchange, and inspiration – where ideas connect, just like the mycelial networks that sustain life itself.
Speakers
Yvonne Bösch (ETH Zurich Alumni), Postdoctoral Researcher at Stanford University, Department of Biology
Laure Abourachid (EHL Alumni), Assistant Director of Restaurant Operations at Hog Island Oyster Co
Greg Touvenin (EPFL Alumni), Director of Strategy and Business Development, BBOT (BridgeBio Oncology Therapeutics)
Program
6:00pm Doors Open
6:30pm Opening Words and Alumni Chapters Presentations
7:00pm Panel Discussion and Audience Q&A
7:45pm Networking Reception
8:30pm Event Ends
About Swissnex in San Francisco
Swissnex in San Francisco is part of a global network for international collaboration located at Pier 17. We connect Switzerland, North America, and the world in science, education, innovation, and the arts and foster exchange between the regions.
Our mission is to connect people and ideas from Switzerland and the San Francisco Bay Area to foster exchange in research, education, innovation, and the arts. To do so, Swissnex collaborates with a broad spectrum of partners related to international research and innovation.
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