Swiss Alumni Night NYC

The NYC edition of our networking event for alumni and former affiliates of Swiss universities, in partnership with the Consulate General of Switzerland in New York.

From the subway’s Helvetica to Herzog & de Meuron’s “Jenga Tower” in Tribeca, the Swiss influence on New York is unmistakable. But this influence isn’t just visible in the built environment – talented alumni from Swiss universities are everywhere in the city, at the forefront of business, research, and the arts

The Consulate General of Switzerland in New York and Swissnex invite you to an evening of networking for alumni and former affiliates of Swiss universities. You will be able to connect with entrepreneurs, researchers, and executives with a shared academic background and hear from speakers who studied in Switzerland as they discuss their journeys to the US.

The welcome remarks and talks will be followed by food, drinks, music, and plenty of opportunities to network

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    Surprisingly Swiss

    A day in the life of a New Yorker.

Program

  • 6:00pm – Doors open
  • 6:15pm – Welcome remarks: Ambassador Niculin Jäger, Consul General of Switzerland in New; Benjamin Bollmann, CEO of Swissnex in Boston and New York
  • 6:25pm – Introductory talks: Leoni Runge, Founder and CEO of Zaya Care and Samira Asgari, Assistant Professor at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Jan Koelble, Co-Founder and COO of Clade
  • 6:45pm – Networking
  • 8:00pm – End
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Event start time

  • New York

    6:00PM

  • Switzerland

    12:00AM

Panelists

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    Bio

    Leoni Runge

    Founder & CEO of Zaya Care

    Through her startup, Zaya Care, Leoni brings the European-inspired comprehensive maternity care model to the US. Zaya is a large network of insurance-covered maternity care specialists that wrap around and complement OB/GYN care during pregnancy and postpartum.
    Leoni Runge attained a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of St.Gallen. Leoni furthered their education by completing a Master’s Degree in International Management from Esade.

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    Jan Oliver Koelble

    Co-Founder and COO of Clade

    Jan Koelble is an esteemed and innovative executive leader in fintech with success in startup companies and global institutions. He is the Co-Founder and COO of Clade, a fintech platform on a mission to bring efficiency to the global investment management industry. Jan is a Board Member of the NY Chapter of the Swiss American Chamber of Commerce and has a BA in Business Administration from ZHAW.

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    Bio

    Samira Asgari

    Assistant Professor at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    Samira Asgari was born and raised in Iran. In 2012, Samira moved to Lausanne, Switzerland to pursue her Ph.D. at EPFL. In 2017, Samira moved to Boston for her postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical School and later moved to New York City to start her research group at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. In Samira’s lab they study the human genetic basis of infectious diseases using large-scale human genetic and electronic health record data.

Partners

Swiss Alumni Night was organized by Swissnex in partnership with the Consulate General of Switzerland in New York, with the support of Presence Switzerland and Emmi Group.

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