The second Sustainability Days will be held on 10 and 11 April in Hall 4 of Messe Basel and will be dedicated to promoting sustainable development for cities, regions, the environment and the economy.
High-profile guests from Basel's business and political circles are expected to attend the two-day event, including Kaspar Sutter, Lukas Engelberger and Esther Keller, Lukas Engelberger and Pierre de Meuron, as well as national and international experts such as Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker, André Hoffmann and Lan Marie Nguyen Berg.
Sustainability Days 2024 will combine knowledge transfer, networking and dialogue in the areas of sustainable economy, smart city and environmental technology in a single format. These key areas are the basis for a total of seven focus topics, which are reflected both at the congress and in the exhibition: Economy, Energy, Environment, Governance, Health, Infrastructure and Buildings and Mobility.
In addition to the impressive exhibition with some 60 leading suppliers presenting innovations, products, services and solutions, the congress programme will feature over 120 speakers. The Sustainability Days 2024 will be opened with a welcoming speech by Kaspar Sutter (Member of the Cantonal Government of Basel-Stadt), followed by André Hoffmann (Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Roche Holding Ltd). Lukas Engelberger (Cantonal Councillor of the Canton of Basel-Stadt) will take part in the "Global Health" panel together with Daniel Koch (known as Mister Corona and Head of the Communicable Diseases Division at the Swiss Federal Office of Energy until 2020). Esther Keller is another representative of the Basel government. At the event on "Urban development and sustainable water management solutions", the government councillor will present approaches to green urban development. Further national and international experts will take part in the Sustainability Days 2024 and present insights into current developments, research, trends and examples of best practice on the main topics.
For example, Pierre de Meuron (founding partner of Herzog & de Meuron) and Daniel Wiener (President of the Global Infrastructure Basel Foundation) will discuss the overall digital logistics system Cargo sous terrain (CST), which will bring together major Swiss freight transport centres from 20231. The speakers Lan Marie Nguyen Berg (member of the Green Party from Norway) and Anna König Jerlmyr (former mayor of Stockholm) will provide insights and perspectives on sustainability from the fields of government, politics and consulting as well as sustainable urban transformation. During the CEO panel, Noah Heynen (CEO Helion Energy AG), Roland Lötscher (CEO Mobility Genossenschaft), Cédric Christmann (CEO Primeo Energie) and Jürg Reichert (CEO Energiedienst Holding AG) will discuss strategies for a sustainable future with a focus on transformation, energy and mobility.
During the networking dinner on the evening of 10 April 2024, Prof. Ernst Ulrich Weizsäcker will share his expertise and present innovative approaches for a sustainable future. He is regarded as one of the pioneers of sustainability and has been a source of ideas for the environmental movement in Germany for many years. The multi-award-winning scientist and long-standing Co-President of the Club of Rome is committed to climate protection.
Part of a strong network
Partners for the 2024 Sustainability Days include the Canton of Basel-Stadt, the Swiss Association of Cities, Innosuisse, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Boston Consulting Group.
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Sustainability Days – Get things done
- Date: Tuesday/Wednesday, 10/11 April 2024
- Venue: Messe Basel, Hall 4
- Organiser: MCH Messe Schweiz (Basel) AG
- Address: Congress Center Basel, Messeplatz 21, 4058 Basel, Tel.: +41 58 200 20 20
- Further information, programme and tickets: www.sustainability-days.ch
Over the course of the two-day Sustainability Days, sustainability for cities, spaces, the environment and the economy will be the central theme. The Networking Dinner offers decision-makers from the various industries further opportunities to network and exchange ideas.
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MCH Group
The MCH Group has its headquarters in Basel and is an internationally operating experience marketing company with a comprehensive service network and an international range of experience marketing solutions.
The Exhibitions & Events division organises some 170 guest events every year as well as 25 of its own events and trade fairs in Switzerland, including leading domestic platforms such as Swissbau, Igeho, and Giardina. With Messe Basel, the Congress Center Basel, and Messe Zürich, MCH also operates Switzerland’s largest multifunctional event infrastructures in terms of surface area. The company employs over 800 permanent staff, roughly half of whom are based in Switzerland and the USA. For more information, please visit: www.mch-group.com
You can find this and other press releases including image material in the media area at www.sustainability-days.ch/de/media
Media contact:
Julien Rousseau | Brand Director Sustainability Days
T +41 58 206 25 84 | julien.rousseau@messe.ch
Dominique Farner | Marketing & Communications Manager
T +41 58 206 21 99 | dominique.farner@messe.ch
Sustainability Days 2024 | www.sustainability-days.ch
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