Project + Trends
Discover the latest articles, projects, and upcoming events at Swissnex in San Francisco.
Project + Trends
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Swiss Exhibition at the Intersection of Art and AI Makes its US Debut in San Francisco
August 2, 2024Assembling Intelligence: Hybrid Strategies for AI, Art, and Design— This exhibition in collaboration with the Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD – Genève) showcases their take on artificial intelligence through recent research projects and students’ artistic works.
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Déjà Vu
July 13, 2024Déjà Vu—Our event series exploring the relationship between AI and human creativity, raising critical questions about the nature, ethics, and future of artistic creation in an age of intelligent machines.
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ZHAW Staff Mobility Program 2024
July 11, 2024This year, Swissnex hosted a total of three staff members of ZHAW visiting the San Francisco Bay Area for a two-week sabbatical.
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Swiss Presence at SIGGRAPH 2024
June 28, 2024Several events at SIGGRAPH this year will include speakers from Switzerland, including Yves Daccord, Director General of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
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First Swissnex Startup Bootcamp in Texas
June 26, 2024For the first time, Swissnex is offering a Startup Bootcamp in Austin and Houston in the Fall of 2024.
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Emerging Swiss Design Talents at SF Design Week 2024
June 24, 2024Six design projects from Switzerland were part of SF Design Week's studio crawl this year.
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Empowering eight Swiss Innovators in the Bay Area
June 11, 2024During the Mixed Cohort edition of the San Francisco Startup Camp, powered by Swissnex and Innosuisse, we supported eight Swiss startups to strategically explore the US market. Various workshops and events offered opportunities to expand their network with local stakeholders.
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Assembling Intelligence: Hybrid Strategies for AI, Art, and Design
June 4, 2024Swissnex in San Francisco welcomes the Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD - Genève) to showcase their take on artificial intelligence.
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On the pace of AI adoption, risks, and opportunities
June 3, 2024On the pace of AI adoption, risks, and opportunities
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Empowering Climate Solutions | A Recap of the Swissnex ClimateTech Bootcamp
May 1, 2024A look back at our Swissnex ClimateTech Bootcamp
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GDC 2024 – Events, Awards and promising connections
April 30, 2024For the 13th year, the Swiss Arts Council ProHelvetia and Swissnex in San Francisco brought a delegation of promising Swiss game studios to San Francisco to take part in the Game Developers Conference, known as GDC.
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New Program for Swiss Venture Capitalists
April 3, 2024Swissnex in San Francisco is offering a program to support Swiss Venture Capitalists navigating AI investments.
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Swissnex Bridge – Silicon Valley Immersion Program August 2024
March 28, 2024Silicon Valley Immersion
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A Look Back at the First Swissnex Startup Bootcamp in Los Angeles
February 22, 2024Swissnex in San Francisco ventured beyond the Bay Area and into Los Angeles to hold our first Startup Bootcamp powered by Innosuisse outside the Bay Area. Read all about our Health & Wellbeing Bootcamp in LA.
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SwissGames Delegation at GDC 2024
January 30, 2024Swissnex & ProHelvetia are excited to present the SwissGames Delegation at GDC 2024.
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Biggest Trends of CES2024
January 18, 2024To start 2024, Swissnex in San Francisco was amongst the Swisstech delegation at CES2024. Read all about the biggest trends at the worlds most influential tech event.
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Metropolis Season on Nextcasts
December 19, 2023Swissnex in San Francisco has released new podcast episodes! The six-episode Metropolis season of nextcasts explores the innovative solutions of the selected projects for the 20th anniversary program Metropolis.
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Swissnex Startup Bootcamps: 2024 Dates Announced
November 8, 2023Swissnex in San Francisco is organizing four Startup Bootcamps in 2024. The Startup Bootcamps are powered by Innosuisse and focus on different industries.
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Futures under Construction Workshops in Lausanne, Basel and Zurich
November 8, 2023In our foresight workshops in Lausanne, Basel and Zurich, we designed and reflected on small things that could change our future cities in ways we haven’t imagined yet. The workshops consisted of roughly 30 people from a diverse range of backgrounds.
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Call for Participation: GDC 2024
November 7, 2023Apply and take part in the SwissGames delegation to San Francisco in March 2024.
Events
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ZHAW Staff Mobility Program 2024
July 17, 2024 — September 13, 2024Staff of the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) have the option to visit the San Francisco Bay Area for a sabbatical to connect with the local ecosystem and to work on their research project. This year we hosted three cohorts, who used this time to significantly advance their projects.
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2024 Multimedia Lab for Journalists
August 12, 2024 — August 23, 2024An immersive 2-week program designed to support established and emerging talents in journalism and multimedia storytelling
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AI and Generative Humanity The Future of Survival
August 13, 2024Text-to-video generation signals a new era in audiovisual creation, allowing a greater number of people to realize and share their visions while challenging established norms of perceiving reality and humanity. How does an artist work with such new technology? How does a viewer evaluate AI generated images?
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Mainstream Monotony – AI in Journalism & Storytelling
August 15, 2024As part of our event series “Déjà Vu”, we challenge journalists, neuroscientists and entrepreneurs to discuss the impact of artificial intelligence on creative work.
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Impact Sabbatical Program Summer 2024: AI, Data & the Digital Space
August 19, 2024 — August 30, 2024Swiss researchers, professors, and lecturers can participate in a 2-8 week Impact Sabbatical in the winter, spring or summer of 2024.
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Swissnex Bridge | Silicon Valley Immersion Program
August 19, 2024 — August 30, 2024A program specifically tailored for Swiss entrepreneurs looking to immerse themselves in the Silicon Valley ecosystem.
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Assembling Intelligence: Hybrid Strategies for AI, Art, and Design
August 22, 2024 — November 30, 2024Swissnex in San Francisco welcomes the Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD - Genève) in the Summer 2024 to showcase their take on artificial intelligence with an exhibition.
Nextrends
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Robotaxis: Cure or Curse?
December 13, 2023Exploring self-driving cars in urban evolution.
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Tech and Government: What is next for Technology Diplomacy in the Bay Area?
June 28, 2023At the intersection of technology and government.
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The Future of Food Resilience
February 9, 2023What is a resilient food system and how can we achieve it?
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CES – The Most Influential Tech Event in the World
January 18, 2023Recap from the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
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Cross-Atlantic Foresight for Academia
December 16, 2022Three key insights from our workshop exploring solutions, trends, and innovations addressing sustainability challenges that our society is facing.
Podcast
Nextcasts // Listen Now
Presented by swissnex in San Francisco, nextcasts is a platform to share conversations with the interesting people we connect with, and ideas on the forces shaping the emergent future.
Episodes