SACC Member Breakfast in honor of Emil Wyss, Deputy Consul
	Join fellow SACC Boston Chapter members in honoring our friend, Emil Wyss, Deputy Consul of Switzerland, who will be leaving us at the end of August. We have been fortunate to have Emil and his wife, Arie, in our community for so many years, but now it is time for us to share them with Toronto.
	Special Guest:	Emil Wyss, Deputy Consul, swissnex boston
	Venue:	Harvard Faculty Club
		The Conservatory Room 20 Quincy Street
		Cambridge, MA 02138
		Phone: (617) 495 5758
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	European Food Festival - EAT, DRINK, NETWORK, ENJOY!
	Enjoy a sampling of food & drink (wine and beer) from Switzerland, France, Britain, Germany, and Belgium. Mix and mingle with your international colleagues, and participate in lively conversations. Join friends and associates from the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce for the annual “European Food Festival” with great socializing and networking. Held in collaboration with: Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce Boston Chapter French-American Business Council German-American Business Council British-American Business Council Belgian American Society of New England French Library / Alliance Française of Boston Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce Boston Chapter Corporate Sponsor: Lindt & Spruengli USA, Inc.
	Venue:	The French Library
		53 Marlborough St., Back Bay
		Boston, MA 02116
		Phone: (617) 912 0400

	3-DAYS SEMINAR: US Market Entry Strategy and Training Camp
	A conference for European tech companies preparing to enter the US market
	This 3-day event provides an in-depth series of sessions with recognized leaders in US market development, strategy and logistics. The experts at the conference will provide extensive information about how to set off on the right path in the United States - and how to avoid the most dangerous mistakes.
	Venue:	Two International Place
		2 International Place
		Boston, MA 02110

	Spring Breakfast with the Chairman
	Join the chairman of the SACC Boston Chapter, Peter Vogel, for a spring breakfast in Harvard Square at the beautiful Conservatory restaurant at the Harvard Faculty Club. Have you been considering joining the SACC Boston Chapter, or have questions about your current membership? This is an excellent opportunity to have your questions answered, and to connect with friends before summer begins.
	Venue:	Bambara - At the Hotel Marlowe
		Cambridgeside Galleria - 25 Edwin H. Land Blvd.
		Cambridge, MA 02141
		Phone: (617) 868 4444
		Self-Parking is conveniently available in the Cambridgeside Galleria. Cost should be approximately $6.

	A Cross-Border Planning Guide for the Global Executive - Pabian & Russell, LLC
	Presented by The Cross Border Alliance.
	This seminar will raise awareness of estate, tax, and financial planning issues and potential problems facing today’s global executive. With presentations from experts in the estate planning, tax, and wealth management fields, the global executive will learn how to spot and navigate potential issues, both domestically and internationally.
	Presenters:	Tonya James, Vacovec, Mayotte & Singer LLP
		Reza Niazi-Sai, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC
		Jay Pabian, Pabian & Russell, LLC
	Venue:	Willis Ltd
		Three Copley Place, Suite 300
		Boston, MA 02116

	2nd Annual Boston Corporate Innovation Forum
	This event is coordinated by swissnex Boston - Consulate of Switzerland.
	Innovation is taking on increased importance for corporations who aim to prosper under the current difficult global economic conditions. Many companies are finding today that the old ways and old products no longer serve them sufficiently. To deliver new value has become ever more important and at the same time, traditional markets often are contracting, causing concerns about how to retain existing market share. The Boston Corporate Innovation Forum aims to highlight aspects of Innovation that corporations should find particularly useful and instructive for considering a new fresh approach to Innovation. This year’s forum probes deeper in some of the topics that were discussed last year. In this context, the Swiss American Chamber of Commerce, the Swedish American Chamber of Commerce and swissnex Boston-Consulate of Switzerland invite you to our one-day interactive forum, designed for professionals responsible for innovation in a corporate environment. The event will combine discussions with experts in the various fields of Innovation and tailor-made workshops with consultants will be offered in the afternoon. The morning part of the seminar will bring together a unique set of keynote speakers from both Academia and Industry around four different topics: 1.  Industrial Design driving Innovations 2.  Organizing for Innovation 3.  Materials Technologies Enabling Innovations 4.  Disruptive Technologies Driving Innovations Each presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. The afternoon will be dedicated to two workshops on current topics in innovation: social media / collaborating with startups / international innovation.
	Speeches:	Sebastian Fixson, Assistant Professor of Technology and Operations Management, Babson College
		Harry West, Director, Continuum
		Jay Rao, Professor of Technology and Innovation, Babson College
		Dan Keldsen, Principal, InformationArchitected
		Francesco Stellacci, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, MIT
		Per Baverstam, President, Baverstam Associates
		Howard Anderson, William Porter Distinguished Lecturer, Behavioral Policy Science, MIT Sloan School of Management
		Robyn Bolton, Manager, Innosight
		Serge Roux, Principal Industrial Designer, Cambridge Consultant Inc
		Gerhard Pawelka, co-founder and CEO, Cooper Perkins, Inc.
	Venue:	swissnex Boston, Consulate of Switzerland
		420 Broadway
		Cambridge, MA 02138
		Phone: (617) 876 3076

	Switzerland's Healthcare System - Success and Challenges
	The Swiss Healthcare System remains a model of interest for the reform debate. It was implemented in a country with a free-market economy in Europe. Switzerland is a democracy governed by a federal constitution modeled on the Constitution of the United States. The Swiss healthcare reform of 1996 reveals some similarities with the problems we face today in the USA.
	Speakers:	Ruth Dreifuss, Former Swiss Federal Council, President of the Swiss Confederation in 1991, Federal Department of Home Affairs FDHA
		Regina Herzlinger, Ph.D. -Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
		Wolfgang Klietmann, M.D. - President, HBS Health Industry Alumni Association
		Thomas Zeltner, M.D. - Head of the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health through 2009, Federal Office of Public Health FOPH
		Julie Rovner, National Public Radio
	Venue:	Harvard Business School
		Spangler Auditorium
		Boston, MA 02228
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	International Business Forum
	Annual collaborative event of several European chambers. Exhibitors will represent various sectors in an open networking environment, with over 150 registrants expected.
	Speaker:	Chris Probyn, US Department of Commerce
	Venue:	Bingham McCutchen LLP
		One Federal Street
		Boston, 02110-1726
		Phone: (617) 951 8000
		Parking: Closest garage is at Post Office Square, and is not included in registration fee. Limited street parking is available.

	New England Business Breakfast
	SHARE YOUR NEWS- We welcome guests to distribute hand-outs or speak briefly about their company’s news and developments.
	Venue:	Marriott Burlington Hotel
		1 Burlington Mall Road (Rt128 & 3A)
		Burlington, MA 01803
		Phone: (781) 229 6565
		Summer Winter Restaurant, private dining room

	Green Energy - What can we learn from Europe's experience?
	A panel discussion event
	The Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with the French-American Chamber of Commerce and the German-American Business Council of Boston is happy to present ‘Green’ Energy: What can we learn from Europe's experience? A panel of international experts will discuss Clean Energy in terms of solar energy, nuclear energy, and wind power. What are the global implications of supply vs demand, job creation and loss, and the exploitation of energy demands? How will new energies be integrated, and what innovations are leading the way?
	Speakers:	Vincent Martin, Chief Technical Office, Veolia Energy NA
		Anthony Maselli, Senior VP, Altran Solutions Corp.
		Jay Spencer, Assurance Partner and America’s Cleantech Leader, Ernst & Young, LLP
		Warren Leon, Adjunct Professor, Brandeis University’s International Business Schoo
	Venue:	Ernst and Young
		Hancock Tower, 200 Clarendon St.
		Boston, MA 02116
		Phone: (617) 266 2000
	Additional Information:	Invitation Flyer Online Registration

	New England Business Breakfast
	In cooperation with the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce Boston Chapter. SHARE YOUR NEWS- We welcome guests to distribute hand-outs or speak briefly about their company’s news and developments.
	Venue:	Marriott Burlington Hotel
		1 Burlington Mall Road (Rt128 & 3A)
		Burlington, MA 01803
		Phone: (781) 229 6565
		Summer Winter Restaurant, private dining room

	Boston Cleantech Venture Day
	Joint event of European Chambers
	European-American Chambers of Commerce and business groups in New England are organizing the second annual Boston Cleantech Venture Day (BCVD) to assist European Cleantech companies in exploring and taking advantage of opportunities in the US. It is generally recognized that European Cleantech companies frequently are ahead and take a global leadership role in Cleantech. European Cleantech companies are invited to present capabilities, business plans and achievements in Europe to American venture capitalists, corporate investors and potential business partners. We are building on the success from the first such event in 2008. We offer an excellent opportunity for US companies and investors to learn and take advantage of what European Cleantech companies have to offer.

	Annual Members Dinner
	Celebrating the First Year of the Boston Chapter
	Please join us on September 16, 2009 to celebrate the successful first year of the Boston Chapter. Your support, participation, and input have greatly contributed to the creation of our flourishing organization.
	Keynote Speaker:	Marcel Biedermann, Head of Sales and Marketing, Intercontinental, Swiss International Air Lines Ltd
	Venue:	Harvard Faculty Club
		The Conservatory Room 20 Quincy Street
		Cambridge, MA 02138
		Phone: (617) 495 5758
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	"New England Business Breakfast" in Lexington MA
	Venue:	The Residence of the Consulate of Switzerland
		26 Fairbanks Road
		Lexington, MA 02421
		Phone: (781) 538-6647

	"New England Business Breakfast"
	Casual networking breakfast open to members and non-members.
	Venue:	Marriott Burlington Hotel
		1 Burlington Mall Road (Rt128 & 3A)
		Burlington, MA 01803
		Phone: (781) 229 6565
		Summer Winter Restaurant, private dining room
	Pictures:	To view the pictures please click here!

	"Capitalizing on Emerging-Market Opportunities" -
	Half day Symposium presented by Northeastern University's Center for Emerging Markets.
	If your company is looking for ways to leverage emerging economies including Brazil, China, India, Russia and Mexico, you'll want to attend this symposium. Learn from senior executives at EMC, Hasbro, Liberty Mutual, Pfizer and other companies about how they're capturing new customers, sourcing low-cost products and services, and tapping into the innovation potential of emerging markets -- and becoming stronger global competitors in the process. And, network with other professionals interested in these issues. This session is offered free to the business community, but space is limited.
	Venue:	Northeastern Campus
		360 Huntington Avenue
		Boston, MA 02115-5005

	"The Swiss Meet The French" - Joint meeting of the SACC Boston Chapter and French-American Chamber of Commerce New England Chapter
	*** This is a members-only event ***
	Venue:	swissnex Boston, Consulate of Switzerland
		420 Broadway
		Cambridge, MA 02138
		Phone: (617) 876 3076
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	From Open Innovation to Innovation Partnerships - A New Paradigm in a Troubled Economy
	Attention: 2 days event (½ day conference (April 30) and ½ day workshop (May 1))
	Venue:	swissnex Boston, Consulate of Switzerland
		420 Broadway
		Cambridge, MA 02138
		Phone: (617) 876 3076

	Emerging Models of Innovation
	"A discussion with experts from Switzerland and the Boston area on the collaboration opportunities between business and academia"
	On the occasion of the visit of a Swiss delegation led by State Secretary Mauro Dell’Ambrogio, Swiss Ambassador Urs Ziswiler, and Thierry Lombard, partner of Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch and founding partner of swissnex Boston, we are delighted to invite you to a luncheon discussion with four experts that will share their views on how businesses, investors and universities are working together to strengthen innovation. The delegation includes Swiss leaders from business, politics and academia. After an introduction by Martin Naville (CEO of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce) and Xavier Comtesse (Avenir Suisse and first director/consul at swissnex Boston), the following panelists will engage with the audience in a discussion on the collaboration needed to build up new partnerships among players of the innovation ecosystem.
	Panelists:	Fritz Schiesser,  President of the ETH Rat, which provides strategic leadership to the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology in Zurich and Lausanne and the four application-oriented research institutes. He has a long experience in politics and judicial affairs.
		Patrick Aebischer,  President of EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne. He combines experience as a world class researcher and a serial entrepreneur.
		Josef von Rickenbach,  Chairman and CEO of PAREXEL, which he founded in 1982. Since then, he has led the development of this CRO company to its actual global footprint with more than 69 locations throughout 52 countries, and has more than 7,600 employees
		Paul Maeder,  General Partner with Highland Capital Partners, a Boston-based venture capital fund. He also serves on the board of Directors of the National Venture Capital Association.
		Martin Naville,  CEO of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce, Co-author for the SACC of a report called “Creative Switzerland? Fostering an Innovation Powerhouse” (please click here for more information on the study).
	Venue:	swissnex Boston, Consulate of Switzerland
		420 Broadway
		Cambridge, MA 02138
		Phone: (617) 876 3076
	Pictures:	To view the pictures please click here!

	Biotech Update:
	Trends in US – European Biotechnology
	Mr. Coughlin will address the state of Massachusetts-European biotechnology business connections and the trends to expect in the future. In a thought provoking address, Bob will focus on the key points which have made the Mass Biotech Council successful in its dealings overseas and how executives on this side of the Atlantic can help and prosper from the existing strong relationships.
	Speaker:	Bob Coughlin, President, Massachusetts Biotechnology Council
	Curriculum Vitae:	Robert Coughlin is a former state representative and businessman. In his leadership role within Governor Deval Patrick's administration, he worked to retain and recruit life science organizations and other key businesses for the state. He is very familiar with all areas of the Massachusetts life sciences super cluster and is a passionate advocate for the research and biotechnology community. Mr. Coughlin is a graduate of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy and lieutenant in the United States Naval Reserve.
	Venue:	Goethe-Institut Boston
		170 Beacon Street
		Boston, MA 02116
		Phone: (617) 262 6050
		Between Berkeley and Clarendon Streets. Nearest MBTA stops: Arlington, Copley, Charles/MGH and Back Bay. Metered parking on Beacon St.

	"The Role of US Capitalism and US Capitalists in the Current Financial Crisis"
	The board of the Swiss American Chamber of Commerce finds it timely to explore the current economic predicament. Join us for an in-depth exploration with Prof. Scott into what might be the root cause for the crisis in systems and values in America.
	Guest Speaker:	Mr. Bruce R. Scott, Paul Whiton Cherington Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
	Curriculum Vitae:	Bruce R. Scott is the Paul W. Cherington Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, with a focus on the impact of public policy on the business environment. For five years he lived in Europe, researching the French system of industrial planning. He has been teaching since 1979 in various executive education programs, including the MBA elective, Economic Strategies of Nations. His years of research and writing have resulted in a book entitled Capitalism, Democracy and Development, which has just been published. Previously published books include Industrial Planning in France (with John McArthur), U.S. Competitiveness in the World Economy with George Lodge), and South Africa: Prospects for Successful Transition (with Robert S.K. Tucker), and EUROPE 2012 Globalisation et Cohesion Sociale: Les Scenarios Luxembourgeois. Professor Scott was appointed by the U.S. Senate in 1991 as a representative on the U.S. Competitiveness Policy Council, established by the Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988. Professor Scott holds a B.A. in economics (Swarthmore College, 1954) and M.B.A. and D.B.A. degrees from Harvard Business School (1958, 1963).
	Venue:	Novartis
		220-250 Massachusetts Avenue
		Cambridge, MA 02139
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	New England Business Breakfast
	Venue:	Marriott Burlington Hotel
		1 Burlington Mall Road (Rt128 & 3A)
		Burlington, MA 01803
		Phone: (781) 229 6565
		Summer Winter Restaurant, private dining room

	Business Taxation Workshop & Lunch
	Please join other Swiss-related companies to gain insight into current U.S. and Swiss-U.S. taxation issues.
	Venue:	Cambridge Innovation Center
		1 Broadway, 11th Floor
		Cambridge, MA 02142
		Phone: (617) 758 4100
		Please bring ID for signing in at the lobby downstairs, take the elevator to the 11th floor, you will find us at "Singapore".

	New England Business Breakfast
	Venue:	Marriott Burlington Hotel
		1 Burlington Mall Road (Rt128 & 3A)
		Burlington, MA 01803
		Phone: (781) 229 6565
		Summer Winter Restaurant, private dining room

	Launch Meeting
	Boston Chapter of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce
	Venue:	Harvard Faculty Club
		The Conservatory Room 20 Quincy Street
		Cambridge, MA 02138
		Phone: (617) 495 5758