Context

The event, organised by SUPSI’s Department of Innovative Technologies and the City of Lugano, will open the activities of the international Summer School Asia Module, a training programme promoted by SUPSI as part of the Master of Science in Engineering (MSE).

This year, the initiative will bring together 39 students from SUPSI, ZHAW and the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST), offering a unique learning experience through seminars and company visits across Switzerland, China's Greater Bay Area and Taiwan. The programme is designed to foster intercultural competencies and provide participants with a practical understanding of the economic, technological and entrepreneurial dynamics shaping relations between Europe and Asia.

Programme and speakers

• 17:30 Introduction
  Luca Canetta, SUPSI, Professor of Supply Chain and Industrial Networks Management, Co-head of the Sustainable Production Systems Laboratory and Head of the MSE Asia Module
  
  
• 17:35 Institutional greetings
  Alex Chung, Delegate for Asian Affairs of the City of Lugano
  
  
• 17:40 - 17:50 The role of institutions
  Luca Nonella, Office for Economic Development of the Canton of Ticino
  
  
• 17:50 - 18:00 The role of Swiss small and medium-sized enterprises in international competition and the opportunities offered by global markets
  Focus: development perspectives in Asia
  Luca Degiovannini, Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE)
  
  
• 18:00 - 18:30 Testimonials
  Alessandro Colasurdo, Operations Manager at Aptar and former SUPSI student who took part in the Summer School Asia Module
  Salvatore Alivesi, Vice President of Operations at Ideal-tek
  
  
• 18:30 Apero
  
  

Information

Participation in the event is free of charge and open to the public, subject to seat availability.