Fertile ground for innovators: The Indian diaspora in Switzerland

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Indian diaspora in Switzerland - the participating experts — FLTR: Ms Chethana J. Gadiyar, Laboratory of Nanochemistry for Energy, EPFL; Mr Jahangir Doongaji, member of the Executive Board Hilti; Mr Andreas Baum, Ambassador of Switzerland to India, Mr Sibi George, Ambassador of India to Switzerland; Mr Anil Sethi, Entrepreneur in Residence, ETH Zurich; Mr Thakur Subhash Sinha, Universal Postal Union. © FDFA

The event with a panel and a dinner reception was co-hosted by the Embassy of Switzerland, New Delhi, and the Embassy of India, Berne, in cooperation with the Swiss-Indian Chamber of Commerce and swissnex India. Swiss Ambassador Mr Andreas Baum and Ambassador of India, Mr Sibi George welcomed the audience before the contributions of the Indian diaspora to Switzerland’s economy and research sector were discussed. The evening was attended by 120 invited guests and ended with a networking dinner.