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Seminar Series: The Secret behind Swiss Innovation Chennai Bengaluru Hyderabad

SICC India Time Capsule 

     SWISS‐INDIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INDIA 

  The  Swiss  Consu‐ late,  Bangalore,  Swissnex,  India,  and  SICC  India  ‐  Southern  Region  organised  a  series  of  Seminars  in  September  2013  on  ’The  Se‐ cret of Swiss Innovation” in Chennai, Ban‐ galore and Hyderabad.    Mr. Rolf Frei, Swiss Consul General in Ban‐ galore  delivered the Inaugural Address at  each  venue  which  presented  Switzerland  as a crucible of Innovation.    Dr.  Margrit  Leuthold,  Director,  Swissnex  India  delivered  the  Keynote  presentation,   elucidating  the  reasons  for  Switzerland’s  successful  model  of  corporate–University  interface for mutual benefit through R&D  and Innovation. 

The Swiss Innovation Model 

Switzerland  has  a  long‐standing  tradition  of supporting research and innovation. The  Global Innovation Index, 2012 had ranked  Switzerland  Number  1  in  the  world  based  on  these  parameters.  The  R&D  expendi‐ ture  was  estimated  at  3%  of  GDP,  two‐ thirds  of  which  was  from  the  private  sec‐ tor.   The Secret behind Switzerland’s successful  innovation  initiative  is  focus  on  creative  thinking, well trained work‐force, excellent  academic  institutions,  developed  infra‐ structure,  diverse  funding  possibilities  and  high R&D expenditures.  The  Seminars  enabled  the  sharing  of  the  Swiss experience in creating effective part‐ nerships  between  industry  and  R&D  Insti‐ tutions to pursue leadership through tech‐ nological innovation.   

fostering strong bonds with industry    Universities:   Seven principles of success Industrial Relations Program   behind Swiss Innovation Production Technologies   1. Strengthen competitiveness   Licensing Offering services   2. Promote mathematics and science   Industrial sponsors for Research  and Education Programs    3. Promote a dual education system     4. Provide funding for research      Faculty :   5. Maintain open markets   Research Cooperation   6. Promote international networking   Serve on Boards of Companies  Consultancy Roles  7. Pursue a policy of creating freedom of action    © economiesuisse 2013       Students:   Handholding and Advice by Corporate Experts   “Innovation is not the prod‐ Industry Internships   uct  of  logical  thought,  al‐ Market Places for Hiring   Entrepreneurial Platforms   though the result  is tied to  (e.g. Start‐up, Entrepreneurship Campus)   logical structure.”    Introduction to potential investors 

                     ‐ Albert Einstein 

 Cont. on pg  2          

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Seminar: The Secret behind Swiss Innovation—Bengaluru

Mr. Rolf Frei,   Swiss Consul General in Bangalore   delivered the Inaugural Address . 

  The  Seminar  was  organised  on  September  12,  2013  at  the  Swissnex  Conference  Room  in  Bengaluru in co‐operation with  the Bangalore Chamber of   Industry and Commerce.                  

    Mr. A. N. Chandramouli, Vice President of    BCIC welcomed the Speakers on behalf of    the  organizers.  Mr  Chandramouli  who  is    also  the  Managing  Director  of  Starrag  In‐   dia also shared the experience of his com‐   pany    with  regard  to  Innovation  and  R&D    in an engineering sector as part of the Panel discussion.       Mr.  Daniel  Bircher,  Director‐ Operations,  Bangalore  International  Airport  Limited  (BIAL)  was  the  other  Panelist  who  made  a  short  presenta‐ tion  of  his  companies  interface  with  Innovation in the services sector. 

Dr. Margrit Leuthold,   Executive Director, swissnex India  made the Keynote Presentation. 

              Mr.  Raguram,  SICCI,  Presi‐   dent—Southern Region and  India  Country  Manager,              The Seminar was attended by 45 partici‐ Schmiedewerk  Stooss  rep‐ pants.  Their  interest  in  the  subject  was  resented  the  Swiss  Indian  Chamber of Commerce.  borne out in the level of interaction.           Mr.  Michael  Enderle,  Director,  Swiss  Business  Hub  India,  made  an  intervention  and  shared  his  previous  personal  experience  as  CMD  of  a  Swiss  manufacturing  company in  India. 

 Cont. on pg  3             

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Seminar: The Secret behind Swiss Innovation—Hyderabad     The  Seminar  was  organised  on  September  17,  2013  at  the    FAPCCI  Auditorium  in  Hy‐ derabad  in  co‐operation  with  the  Federa‐ tion  of  Andhra  Pradesh  Chambers  of  Com‐ merce  &  Industry  (FAPCCI).  The  Seminar  was attended by 70 participants.    Mr.  Srinivas  Ayyadevara,  President  FAPCCI  invited  Swiss  investment  in  Andhra  Pradesh  in  the  areas  of  pharmacy,  education,  IT,  energy  and  retails  sectors.  The  State  is  ranked 2nd  in  the  country  in  attracting  in‐ vestments.  He  quoted  a  World  Bank  Report  that  Hyderabad  is  ranked  the second most‐easily accessible city in India for doing business.  Mr  Raguram,  SICCI  President‐Southern  Region    introduced  the  Swiss  Indian  Chamber  of  Commerce.  Mr.  Shyam    Sunder  Pasari,  Chairman,  International Trade Committee, FAPCCI made the Concluding Remarks. 

   

swissnex  is  an  initiative  of    the  Swiss  Government,  which  promotes    public‐private  ventures  and  plays  an  active  role  in  strengthening  Switzer‐ land’s leadership as a world‐class loca‐ tion for science, education and innova‐ tion.  swissnex  connects  and  facilitates  collaborations  between  Swiss  and  In‐ dian academic institutions, It organises                   Indo‐Swiss  collaborations,  pro‐           motes  Swiss  excellence  in  innovation              PANELLISTS  and supports Swiss start‐ups in India.                 After presentations by Mr. Rolf Frei and Dr. Margrit  Leuthold, three panelists representing Swiss companies in India, shared the practical  experience of their organizations with the participants. 

Mr. Vivek Save,   M. D., Lonza India  

Mr. Deepak Parab,   CEO, Metrohm India  

Mr. Ganesh Lakshmanan,   Director‐India, Willemin‐Macodel    Cont. on pg 4  

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Seminar: The Secret behind Swiss Innovation—Chennai The Seminar in Chennai was organised  on  September  11,  2013  at  Hotel  Chola  Sheraton, Chennai  in co‐operation with  the  Southern  India  Chamber  of  Com‐ merce & Industry.  Dr. Margrit Leuthold and Consul General Rolf Frei made keynote presentations.  

 

Mr.  Jawahar  Vadivelu,  President,  Southern  Indian  Chamber  of  Commerce  &  In‐ dustry  intro‐ Mr.  R.  Muthu,  Honorary  Consul   duced  the  host  of  Switzerland  in  Chennai  ad‐ chamber and ex‐ dressed the Seminar.  pressed  interest  of industry in the  Swiss  educa‐ tional  and  inno‐ Mr. Arun Kumar, Managing Director,   vation model.   Leister Technologies India          and Dr. Shriram Raghavan,                                                        Evolva Biotech   shared insights based  on their experience.  

Mr.  Raguram,  SICCI  President—Southern  Region  summed  up  the  proceedings  on  behalf of the organizers and participants.   

SWISS‐INDIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INDIA  Business World Centre  4, St. Martin Road, Bandra (W)  Mumbai 400050, India  email: [email protected]  Tel: +91 22 26559204   www.sicc.ch 

Mr Ranjit Shahani:  SICC President‐India  Mr Yashovardan Saboo: President‐Northern Region   Mr Dhananjay Date: President‐Western Region   Mr Raguram: President‐Southern Region  Mr Narasimha Rao: President‐Pune Chapter    Mr Larry D’Souza: CEO‐India, SICC 

An organization  devoted to building  business partnerships  between  India and Switzerland 

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