The SelectUSA Investment Summit https://www.selectusasummit.us/ is the premier event dedicated to promoting foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States. The Investment Summit plays a vital role in attracting and facilitating business investment and job creation by raising awareness about the wide range of investment opportunities in the United States and enabling essential direct connections between …
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By U.S. Mission Switzerland | 16 February, 2021 | Topics: Business, Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, Economic Affairs, Economic Issues, News, Trade | Tags: SelectUSA
U.S. Embassy Bern held a webinar and question & answer session September 16, 2020 with a focus on business travel to the U.S. during COVID-19. If you missed the live stream, catch a recording of the webinar on our YouTube channel.
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By U.S. Mission Switzerland | 17 September, 2020 | Topics: Business, Commercial Opportunities, Consular Affairs, Economic Affairs, Economic Issues, News, Non Immigrant Visas | Tags: Business travel, COVID-19
With support from U.S. Embassy Bern, Mark Johnson visited Switzerland in February 2020, where he spoke at the International Block Chain Forum organized by the University of Applied Sciences in Lucerne (HSLU) on the topic of block chain applications in clean energy. Johnson is an expert in using blockchain applications to digitally track the use of clean energy …
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By U.S. Mission Switzerland | 10 March, 2020 | Topics: Business, Economic Issues, Science & Tech, Speakers Program, U.S. & Switzerland | Tags: Blockchain, clean energy, Smart Cities, Solar Energy
At the invitation of U.S. Embassy Bern, Adam Segal of the Council on Foreign Relations , traveled to Switzerland to join other experts in a series of meetings and discussions focused on U.S. and Chinese international cyber policies. Adam talked with students of the University of Geneva, spoke at think tanks Foraus, GCSP and CSS, presented at the World …
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By U.S. Mission Switzerland | 9 March, 2020 | Topics: Business, East Asia & Pacific, Economic Issues, Political Affairs, Speakers Program | Tags: 5G, China, Council on Foreign Relations, Cyberspace, Internet
Switzerland is the 12th largest trading partner of the United States and the 7th largest source of foreign direct investment. There is a nearly balanced exchange of goods and services amounting to over $100 billion annually, and Swiss companies employ almost half a million U.S. workers. With numbers like that, you might think that only …
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By U.S. Mission Switzerland | 17 November, 2017 | Topics: Business, Economic Issues, News, U.S. & Switzerland
U.S. Embassy Bern hosted cybersecurity expert Kiersten Todt in Switzerland. The former executive director of the Presidential Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity, Ms. Todt continues to advise organizations on how to navigate today’s digital landscape in a way that effectively manages risk. While in Switzerland she met with Swiss government officials, small to medium enterprises, international corporations, parliamentarians, …
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By U.S. Mission Switzerland | 6 October, 2017 | Topics: Economic Issues, News, Public Affairs, Science & Tech, Speakers Program
Diplomacy in an Era of Disruption Speakers: John F. Kerry, Klaus Schwab, Thomas L. Friedman
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By U.S. Mission Switzerland | 17 January, 2017 | Topics: Economic Issues, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Policy, Political Affairs | Tags: John Kerry
