Networking Boston
Networking Boston
On March 29 and 30, swissnex Boston hosted a delegation from the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland. The students’ visit took place within the framework of “Networking New York”, an annual project organized by students in business administration to identify the advantages of professional networking. Their two-week trip to the USA included a short stay in at the Embassy of Switzerland in Washington and several business meetings in New York City.
During their visit in Boston, the group was hosted by the Consulate of Switzerland/swissnex Boston. Evelyn Lager, the Director of the Executive Education at Babson College, presented the students with a closer look at the entrepreneurs at Babson College as well as with her take on being a Swiss citizen in the US. Pascal Marmier then welcomed the students with a summary of the activities of swissnex Boston and the business and innovation opportunities in the Boston area. The afternoon was focused on the academic institutions in Boston. Swiss students who are currently studying in Boston, Matthias Oberli (MIT) and Christa Wirth (Harvard), led the guided tours through MIT’s and Harvard’s campus. Finally, Swiss and American Students shared their own business experiences with the students from NYNW at the Harvard Business School.
The second day started with a visit of Novartis, followed by an interactive discussion with Kleem Chaudhary, the Associate Director of Strategic Alliances at Novartis. In the afternoon, the delegation visited the MIT Sloan School of Management where Thomas Jakob, Sloan Fellow, MIT Sloan School of Management, compared “Boston, Silicon Valley, Switzerland: Three different perspectives on Innovation”. The delegation finished their visit in Boston with a visit of the Cambridge Innovation Center and presentation of the Company Prompt Communication by Hazel Butters.
