Meet Switzerland at IAC Milan with SXS
from October 14-18 2024
October 14th: Day 1: Welcome to IAC
A true success throughout the day, the Swiss touch left a lasting impression at Allianz MiCo - Milano Convention Centre. It was a wonderful day filled with fruitful exchanges, finishing in a fully booked apero generously sponsored by Swissmem!
October 15th: Day 2: Industry Day
A busy but exciting day! We started off with a fun Cosmic Quiz by Chloé Carrière, followed by a welcome speech from Renato Krpoun to introduce this Industry Day!
Around 20 companies active in Switzerland’s space sector, showcasing their techonology and innovation such as :
Menhir Photonics, Picterra, Aerospacelab, ClearSpace, CYSEC, askEarth, DPhi Space, PAVE Space SA, ClearSpace, HUBER+SUHNER, Klepsydra Technologies, SpacePNT, Safran, StarTrail, Beyond Gravity, Viasat, PRORES Aerospace, SWISSto12, APCO Technologies SA, QBT Sagl, Prometheus Life Technologies, Thales Alenia Space, Oerlikon, Almatech SA, Hybrid SA
After this inspiring round of presentations, we enjoyed a delightful business lunch sponsored by Swissmem.
The day wrapped up with a Swiss Party sponsored by OMEGA SA and in partnership with Swiss Business Hub. A perfect way to close out an incredible day full of knowledge, networking, and celebration!
October 16th: Day 3: Diversity Day
Wednesday October 17th: Day 3 at IAC2024 – Diversity day!
Already day 3 at IAC2024. Time goes fast when we have fun!
For Diversity Day, we kicked off with a fun blind test hosted by Chloé Carrière, where participants could test their knowledge of space movies along with enjoying some cornetti!
The second part of the day focused on the career and life stories of space professionals, offering a great opportunity to learn how they found their way into the space industry. These motivational stories encouraged us to never give up on reaching for the stars.
There are many different paths to becoming part of the space world, and learning about these diverse journeys really opens up a wide range of opportunities.
The rest of the afternoon featured a panel discussion: a cross-generational debate on the future of the space sector, followed by a presentation from the Space Generation Advisory Council with international guests.
Another successful day at the Swiss Pavilion!
Thursday October 18th: Day 4 at IAC2024 – Academic & Science Day
What an incredible day! We explored so much valuable knowledge from satellite data and space debris management to human-centered sensors for health and space applications, space sustainability and much more.
The space sector is truly diverse, and cover a wide range of activities.
Today gave us a comprehensive overview of all that’s involved, reinforcing how dynamic and impactful this industry is.
Again, An amazing day at the Swiss Pavilion!
To encourage your networking and meeting possibilities we have created this meeting platform exclusively for Swiss IAC visitors.Through this platform you have the possibility to plan B2B meetings which you will be able to hold on the Swiss Pavilion during IAC. Register here
Supported by:
Secrétariat d’Etat à la formation, à la recherche et à l’innovation SEFRI, SSO, Présence Suisse, Swissnex, SwissTech,
ESA BIC Switzerland, Swissmem, Innovaud, Innosuisse, Swiss Business Hub, OMEGA SA, Cerutti "il Caffè"
Featuring:
Swissmem l ETH Zürich l ETH Zürich | Space l Innovaud l SSO l Secrétariat d’Etat à la formation, à la recherche et à l’innovation SEFRI l OMEGA SA l Menhir Photonics l Picterra l Aerospacelab l askEarth l DPhi Space l Pave l CYSEC l EPFL l Gruyère Space Program l ClearSpace l HUBER+SUHNER l SpacePNT l ARIS l Swissnex l Université de Genève l Technology & Innovation Platform of NCCR PlanetS l European Space Agency - ESA l ESDI l CSEM l Safran TT l StarTrail l University of Zurich l Beyond Gravity l Université de Berne l Viasat l PRORES Aerospace
SWISSto12 l APCO Technologies SA l QBT l Prometheus Space
Animated by:
Chloé Carrière
The Swiss Pavilion Program at IAC2024 is out!
A lineup of great events and networking opportunities we’ve organized to showcase Swiss innovation in the space sector. Spoiler alert: We might have some surprises for you!
