Based in the Netherlands and leaded by the Swiss percussionnist Antonin Jaccard, The Tonal Few is a band with one idea : finding a bridge between accessibility and complexity. Their self-styled Party Jazz is where top- level musicianship meets unrestrained joy, inviting listeners to feel every note to the bone.

Minus3 is a Swiss company specializing in the creation of immersive scenography and custom LED installations. They bring unique technical and artistic expertise to each project, ensuring solutions tailored to their client’s specific needs. Whether for one-off events or permanent architectural installations, Minus3 transforms every space into an exceptional visual experience.

Dr. Nazanin Taheri is a sciencepreneur developing innovative adsorbent technologies for gold recovery and heavy metal removal from industrial streams and electronic waste.

Dr. Griess is fascinated by how forests grow, change, and recover in a rapidly changing world. As Professor of Forest Resources Management at ETH Zurich and Co-Director of ETH Swiss GeoLab, she combines ecological insight with digital modelling and remote sensing data – from satellites, drones, and sensors – to capture rapid changes in forests, including processes invisible to the human eye. Her work helps guide smarter decisions to sustain resilient forests and healthier ecosystems for the future.

Recognized as 2024 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum, and winner of the Top 100 Swiss Startup Award in 2024, DePoly is a Swiss cleantech company committed to tackling the plastic waste problem. Our ambitious and dedicated team is made up of people challenging the status quo and striving for excellence, with a shared passion for making an impact!

Benjamin Bollmann is CEO of Swissnex in Brazil since January 2025. He was previously CEO of Swissnex in Boston and New York, and Consul of Switzerland in Boston. He is the Chair of Swissnex’s CEO Committee, which coordinates strategic priorities across the global Swissnex network. Under his leadership, Swissnex has launched several long-term initiatives such as Project Quantum, Climate Collider, and more recently Swissnex for the Planet. Until 2020, Benjamin was Deputy CEO at Swissnex in San Francisco, where he led interdisciplinary programs ranging from science communication to humanitarian technologies and human rights in the digital age. Before joining Swissnex in 2015, he worked as a journalist and communications consultant at the interface of science and design in Switzerland. He is a graduate of ETH Zurich and has conducted research in neuroscience and artificial intelligence at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Emilia Pasquier is the CEO of Swissnex San Francisco. Her mission is to connect Switzerland with Silicon Valley and San Francisco—the dynamic heart of innovation and the birthplace of AI—in education, research, and cutting-edge technology. Before taking on her current role, Emilia served as the Policy Advisor to the Swiss President and Minister of Home Affairs, Alain Berset. She also led foraus – the Swiss Think Tank for Foreign Policy as Managing Director for four years and served as Deputy Secretary General at the International Chamber of Commerce Switzerland, as well as Focal Point for the UN Global Compact Switzerland.

Felix Moesner is CEO and Consul at Swissnex in Japan. He holds a PhD in robotics and is a graduate of ETH Zurich, MIT, and the University of Tokyo. He acquired comprehensive experience in working with professionals of governmental, private, and academic sectors in the economic superpowers that are the US, Japan, and China. He worked as Science Counsellor at the Embassy of Switzerland in Japan, continued as CEO of Swissnex in Boston and New York, and as CEO of Swissnex in China afterwards.

Philippe Roesle is the CEO of Swissnex in Boston and New York, and Consul of Switzerland in Boston since August 2025. He previously served as CEO of Swissnex in China and as Head of the Science, Technology and Education Office at the Swiss Embassy in Beijing. Philippe joined the Swissnex network in in London supporting startup internationalization, and has served in several roles since, including as Head of Swissnex at Expo 2017 Astana, and Acting Head of Bilateral Relations at the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI. Philippe holds a Bachelors from University of Basel and a Masters and PhD from King’s College London.

Dr. Raphaela Oliver is CEO of Swissnex in China and Head of the Science, Technology & Education Office at the Swiss Embassy in Beijing. She has over 14 years of experience spanning academia, entrepreneurship, and leading tech companies, including six years with the Alibaba Group as well as roles at ANT Group and Amazon. Earlier in her career, she conducted research for the Swiss National Science Foundation across Asia and founded and successfully exited a startup in Hong Kong. She has lived and worked in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, the United Kingdom, Chile, and Switzerland. Raphaela holds a PhD from the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland), with studies at the University of Geneva, Universidad Diego Portales in Santiago de Chile, the University of Hong Kong, and Singapore Management University.

Tristan Piguet is the Swissnex Science Counselor at the Embassy of Switzerland in Australia, where he fosters bilateral cooperation in research, innovation, and technology. Before his posting, he served as Head of Strategic Projects in the General Secretariat of the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and as Managing Director of the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Robotics, supporting cutting-edge initiatives in robotics, AI, and emerging technologies.