Plenary session
Friday 12 July 2024 - KKL, Luzernersaal
Moderation:
Larissa Bieler, Director of SWI swissinfo.ch
Mark Livingston, Editor-in-Chief of SWI swissinfo.ch
| 8.30-9.00 | Registration |
| 9.00-9.25 | Welcome coffee, meeting and exchange with partners - networking |
| 9.30-9.35 | Swissinfo-Video: «Together across boarders» |
| 9.35-9.45 | National anthem |
| 9.50-10.05 | Opening speech: 100th Congress Filippo Lombardi, President, Organisation of the Swiss Abroad, SwissCommunity |
| 10.10-10.30 | Greetings from the political authorities Ambassador David Grichting, Head of the FDFA’s Consular Directorate |
| 10.35-10.55 | Swiss migration history Yesterday and today Prof. Gianni D'Amato, National Center of Competence in Research on Migration and Mobility |
| 11.00-11.35 | Three Swiss across borders Loredana Guetg-Wyatt / Great Britain Philippe Magnenat / Canada Markus Wiget / Italy |
| 11.40-12.00 | Swiss cuisine, at home and afar Schweizer Küche, zuhause und fern |
| 12.00-13.15 | Buffet lunch |
| 13.15-14.25 | Meetings and exchange with partners - networking |
| 14.30-14.50 | International marketing of Switzerland as a travel destination Simon Bosshart, Head Markets East, Member of the Management Schweiz Tourismus |
| 14.55-15.30 | Round table: A global network in the world Helene Budliger Artieda, State Secretary, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO Benno Keller, Director Corporate Development + Strategy Switzerland Global Enterprise |
| 15.35-16.10 | A different kind of connection: music across borders Valentin Gloor and the Lucerne School of Music |
| 16.10-16.15 | Video SwissCommunity |
| 16.15-16.20 | Summing up & Closing words Ariane Rustichelli, Director, Organisation of the Swiss Abroad, SwissCommunity Filippo Lombardi, President, Organisation of the Swiss Abroad, SwissCommunity |
| 16.25-16.45 | Greetings from the Canton and City of Lucerne |
| Followed by: Aperitif |