08.00 – 09.00

EDGE Meeting

09:00 – 09:15

Energiser by Destination Partner Meetings & Exhibitions Hong Kong, supporter of the InsideRisk session
   

09:15 - 10:10

InsideRisk: fostering critical thinking in high-stakes situations
Edouard Getaz, InsideRisk click here for CV

10:10 - 10:40

Coffee break supported by Destination Partner Meeting & Exhibitions Hong Kong

10:40 - 11:45

Interactive Partner Session
Ticky the Turtle travels the World

11:45 - 12:10

Innovation Snapshot
Block chain, crypto currencies and tokenized investments update on innovation. Explanation of this new world and how this might affect us.
Olga Feldmeier, SmartValor

Interviewer: Stephen Noble, The Conference Company      

12:10 - 13:00

Lunch break

Coffee supported by Destination Partner Hamburg Convention Bureau

13:00 - 13:15

Exercise session
"Cowbell Fitness"

13:15 - 13:50

Interactive knowledge share
Espresso Exchange
IAPCO members provide innovative and creative solutions to many of our clients challenges and have great experiences in running successful companies – who better to learn from than each other? From great meeting design ideas to HR challenges and financial management - do you have any insights or expertise that you think other IAPCO members would benefit from? In this dynamic session, we want to highlight best practices and unique knowledge from our IAPCO members and give everybody the opportunity to learn, ask questions and debate.

13:50 - 14:15

Innovation Snapshot
Engineering complex bioarchitetures to biomimic nature: A step closer to the development of artificial organs
Marc Thurner, regenHU click here for CV & company profile 

Our cutting edge biofabrication process creates infinite possibilities in the manufacture of artificial tissues and organs. By engineering Macro & Nano architectures in a single process unit, we have opened the door to a whole new world of possibilities allowing us to mimic biological systems identical to those found in nature.

Interviewer: Sissi Lygnou, AFEA

14:15 - 14:25

Wrap up of the day

14:45 – 17:00

Afternoon Activity
Tours:
- Novartis Campus
- Roche Tower
- Museum Fondation Beyeler "Picasso Exhibition"
- Stories of Basel's Old Town

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19:00 – 23:00

Swiss Culinary Evening
Baracca Zermatt