Embassy of Switzerland in the United Kingdom

From the air to the airwaves.   In the first of a new series, Ambassador of Switzerland to the UK Markus Leitner sat down with Swiss singer/songwriter Priya Ragu ahead of her sell-out UK show at London’s legendary KOKO.   After a career in the airline industry, Priya took the decision to pursue music full-time during the pandemic and had her breakthrough in the UK.   The pair discussed inspiration, touring, and even Switzerland’s timekeeping tradition.   Check it out.   #AmbassadorMeets

Did you know Switzerland exports more coffee than chocolate and cheese combined?   It was a pleasure to welcome coffee experts, enthusiasts, and International Coffee Organization representatives to the Embassy to discuss how to deliver a more sustainable future for coffee.   Many thanks to our speakers and panelists Vanusia Nogueira, Virpi Stucki, Krisztina Szalai Ph.D., Leonard Mizzi, Monica Rubiolo, Gerardo PATACCONI and Frederick S. M. KAWUMA, PhD.   Switzerland is the world's largest coffee trading hub, accounting for over 50% of global coffee trade. Launched earlier this year, the Swiss Sustainable Coffee Platform – supported by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) – brings together Swiss coffee stakeholders committed to increasing sustainability along the coffee value chain, protecting the environment, upholding human rights and benefitting coffee producers and their families. 

Many thanks to Zühlke Group for joining our biggest event of the year, the Soirée Suisse, as a Silver Sponsor!   With engineering and innovation in its DNA, Zühlke is a global transformation partner trusted to help organisations like HSBC, NHS and Co-op envision and build their businesses for the future – to run smarter today while adapting for tomorrow’s markets, customers, and communities. Founded in Switzerland in 1968, Zühlke is partner-owned and has locations across Europe and Asia, with UK offices in London, Manchester and Edinburgh. Zühlke's multidisciplinary teams specialise in tech strategy and business innovation, digital solutions and applications, and device and systems engineering.   Thanks for your support!

Roger is back! This time he's joined by Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen to film a new Switzerland Tourism ad about Swiss autumn. But things don't quite go to plan as Mads has been quite captivated by the sensual season... We hope you enjoy “Falling for Autumn”. (But don’t get too lost in our nature). 🍂🎬 Watch the movie now: https://lnkd.in/emnCqMbP

The Top 100.   Congratulations to #cleantech start-up DePoly for topping this year's list of the most promising Swiss start-ups.   From cleantech and chip cooling to AI-powered expense management – check out best in new Swiss innovation 👇   https://lnkd.in/eiBN_TSV   #TOP100SSU

Reduce, reuse, replay - built from scraps of London workshops, REPLAY questions reuse and its aesthetics, whilst demonstrating how playfulness invites creativity. The game will be presented on 22 September at the Design Museum for the London Design Festival. Thank you Sébastien Tripod, AA Material Arcade (Charlotte Wesselmann, Abhishek Wagle and Fergus Egan) and the AA Summer School to have responded to the call of the Embassy of Switzerland in the United Kingdom and so brilliantly showed how 'waste' can take meaning and value when connected with use and inspiration. Interview --> https://lnkd.in/dRMw2HAn

A very warm welcome to the Embassy’s new academic interns – Mireille Ryf and Léo Bill.   Léo will be part of the politics team for the next 12 months, with Mireille joining the Defence Attaché Section.   Exciting times ahead!

Today we're saying goodbye to Angela Zollinger and Rafael Hunkeler, the academic interns who have supported our politics and defence teams over the past 12 months. We sat down with them to discuss the highlights of their year in London – and to wish them all the best for the future.

Ever heard of CSEM?   The Swiss research and development centre has been conducting research into micro-manufacturing, digitalisation and renewable energies since it was created by the Swiss Federal Council in 1984 – with great success.   Its 600 employees at six locations in Switzerland work with thousands of companies and have already created more than 50 start-ups and spin-offs.   Discover more 💡 https://lnkd.in/e4zxQFfq

How do you build the world’s fastest racing wheelchair?   Ahead of the Paris 2024 #Paralympics opening ceremony, discover the story of the OT FOXX.