



CognitiveValley:
Creating new perspectives for all generations
We highly appreciate your interest in the CognitiveValley, the first Swiss umbrella brand to promote and connect our AI ecosystem as a whole. We want to create the best preconditions for the welfare of the current and future workforce in Switzerland
Trailer CognitiveValley:
The strong Global AI brand for Switzerland
Opening Speech on the Launch for the CognitiveValley - Walter Thurnherr | Swiss Federal Chancellor

CognitiveValley – One strong AI Movement
- CognitiveValley – The AI Movement
- The common AI Voice for Switzerland
- Switzerland – Brawn and Brain Economy


The Swiss AI Assets

«Artificial intelligence is a key driver of the Swiss innovation capacity and competitiveness»


Challenges
- Be attractive for and be able to form «AI talents»
- Create smart AI products for a global market
- Attract investments in AI
- Generate public awareness about AI
- Strengthen us as a hub for «AI for Good»
- Make success stories heard at home and abroad
- Emphasize ethical and human-centered AI applications

Governance Insights
The CognitiveValley is in the process of becoming a non-profit, tax-exempt Switzerland-based foundation. The CognitiveValley Foundation will be a subsidiary of the Swiss umbrella foundation «Fondation des Fondateurs». All legal formalities are already in place. The legal establishment of the CognitiveValley Foundation will be completed once all founding donors have signed on.
Foundation purpose:
The CognitiveValley Foundation is striving to create a future where Switzerland is recognized as a trustworthy global center and world leader for artificial intelligence. In pursuit of this goal, the non-profit foundation promotes AI-related innovation, open dialogue, education, research, and entrepreneurship related to cognitive technologies in Switzerland. While the foundation’s work is mostly based in Switzerland, we collaborate with a variety of foreign stakeholders and reach across borders to develop international solutions for inherently global issues.



Current Projects
- Promotion
- AI in CH Promotion Kit: A toolkit to promote the Swiss AI ecosystem abroad
- Global AI Ranking Analysis: An analysis of the relevant global AI rankings and policy implications
- Engagement
- Starting different engagement formats together with other organizations
- Establishing 4 so-called «Engagement Tanks» for thematic focal points
- Cooperation
- Networking Activities: Establishing a steady exchange across stakeholders and industries
- Partnership Actions: Leveraging the potential of the Swiss AI ecosystem by connecting the dots
- Inventory
- Mapping the Swiss AI ecosystem and creating an annual AI report for Switzerland
- Sending out regular updates on the different areas of the AI ecosystem

About Us


Didier Sangiorgio
Chairman of the
Foundation Board

Dalith Steiger
Co-Founder and
Member of the
Foundation Board

Andy Fitze
Co-Founder and
Member of the
Foundation Board


Kick-Off EPFL Lausanne
The «Lausanne Coalition» is ready: In September 2019, the kick-off event of the CognitiveValley took place at the EPFL Innovation Park in Lausanne. Backed and endorsed by this broad intersectoral alliance of 30 co-initiators and over 100 kick-off attendees, we want to use the enthusiasm generated there to accelerate our efforts.

Early Co-Initiators & Supporters



Join our journey to the top!
- We bring the Swiss AI ecosystem together
- We are the trustworthy Swiss AI umbrella brand


Contact
Andy Fitze
Mobile: +41 79 285 40 37
info@cognitivevalley.swiss
www.cognitivevalley.swiss
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