Le Bridge

With the support of S-GE, Business France in Switzerland and the French-Swiss Chamber of Commerce (CCIFS) are jointly organizing a unique event in Switzerland, bridging the gap between innovative startups and major groups.

Corporates often find it difficult to collaborate with innovative startups. The latter face a real challenge when it comes to identifying the decision-makers among the corporates with whom they would like to work. Le Bridge links these two types of players on both sides of the French-Swiss border. For startups, Le Bridge represents an opportunity to pitch their technology to major international groups in three minutes such as DPD, Akka Technologies, Sita, Soladis, SGS and Froriep.

For additional information please see the Le BRIDGE flyer available for download below.

The program is subject to change. The event will take place onsite, in hybrid or virtual mode depending on the development of the coronavirus situation.

Additional information: https://lebridge.ch/.

Originally scheduled for February, the event is postponed to June 28 and 29, 2021.

Information

Date	Jun 28, 2021–Jun 29, 2021
Target audience	Innovative startups
Organizer	S-GE / CCI France / Business France
Event language	English French
Cost of participating	CHF 200.- / CHF 400.- (with overnight stay)

Agenda for Monday, June 28, 2021

13:00 – 13:30 ǀ Welcome, coffee 13:30 – 13:45 ǀ Opening adress

Directors from CCI France / Business France in Switzerland

13:45 – 14:30 ǀ Round Table

Collaboration between startups, major groups, and academics: keys to success

14:30 – 15:00 ǀ Pitch Session for startups: 10 x 3 min.

Pitches in either French or English

15:45 – 16:15 ǀ Break 16:15 – 16:45 ǀ Pitch Session for startups: 10 x 3 min.

Pitches in either French or English

16:45 – 17:45 ǀ B2B Session: 3 x 20 min. or visit to Switzerland Innovation Park Zurich

17:45: End and transfer to town

18:45 – 22:00 ǀ Welcom to the Swiss National Museum (Landesmuseum), Zurich

19:15: Official speeches
19:45 Guest speaker
20:15 Cocktail dinner party (to be confirmed)

Agenda for Tuesday, June 29, 2021

07:30 – 08:00 ǀ Transfer from hotel to Dübendorf 08:00 – 08:30 ǀ Welcome, coffee 08:30 – 09:15 ǀ B2B Session: 3 x 20 min. or visit to Switzerland Innovation Park Zurich 09:15 – 10:00 ǀ Cybersecurity Workshop 10:00 – 10:30 ǀ Break 10:30 – 11:15 ǀ B2B Session: 3 x 20 min. or visit to Switzerland Innovation Park Zurich 11:15 – 12:15 ǀ Round table on innovation and mobility 12:15 – 13:00 ǀ Speeches to conclude the first edition and prospects for 2021

12:30 Packed Lunch and leave-taking
13:00 End

Pitch preparation Workshop prior to the event, June 14, 2021

10:00 – 11:30 ǀ Theoretical part - 90 min.

Intro 5'
Presentation of the startup programme, 5'.
Presentation of registered startups, 1' per startup
Workshop, 1h
Q&A and next steps, 5'

The workshop will cover the following topics: event progress, how to make a good pitch without revealing too much (confidentiality issues) and a good follow-up, organisational differences between start-ups and corporates, specificities of the business in France and legal issues.