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Here ::  Symposia ::  2006 ::  Participants ::  Switzerland 


Two hundred fifty-four participants from thirty-four countries were present at The World Knowledge Dialogue.
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Switzerland

Prof. Patrick Aebischer,
President, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale Lausanne

Prof. Dominik Albrecht,
General Director, Haute Ecole Valaisanne

Prof. Pierre Allan,
Dean, University of Geneva - Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences

Prof. Urs Altermatt,
Rector, University of Fribourg

Prof. Nadir Alvarez,
Biologist, University of Neuchâtel

Mr S Andereggen,
Journalist, Walliser Bote

Prof. François Ansermet,
Chief Clinician, Professor, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

Prof. Michel Aragno,
Professor, University of Neuchâtel

Prof. Werner Arber,
Emeritus Professor of Molecular Microbiology, Nobel Prize laureate, Biozemtrum, University of Basel

Prof. Dominique Arlettaz,
Rector, University of Lausanne

Dr. Jean-Philippe Assal,
International Red Cross Committee Member, Fondation Education et Recherche, Genève

Prof. Charlers Bader,

MD, Vice Rector, University of Geneva

Mrs Christine Beerli,
Director, President, Hochschule für Technik und Informatik Biel - Fondation Science et Cité

Mr Jean-Michel Berger,
Associate Director, Berger & Van Berchem

Dr. Jérôme Billotte,

Scientific Secretary, World Knowledge Dialogue

Mr Robert Bishop,
Founder, Director, Science / Business

Mr Jean Bonna,

Managing Partner, Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie, Geneva

Mr Eric Bonvin,
Doctor of Medicine, Independent

Mr Vincent Bornet,
Deputy Director, Valais Tourisme

Prof. Christian Bovet,
Vice President ComCom, University of Geneva

Mr Stefan Bumann,
Chief Officer, Tertiary Education, State of Valais

Prof. Jean-Louis Carpentier,
Dean, University of Geneva, Medical Faculty

Prof Michel Carton,
Director, Institut Universitaire d'études du développement

Mrs Anne-Christine Clottu Vogel,
President of the Fondation Council, Institut Universitaire d'études du développement

Dr. Moira Cockell,
Research Associate, World Knowledge Dialogue - Institute of Microbiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

Mr Bernard Comby,
President, Former Minister of Education of the State of Valais - QualiLearning SA

Mr Pascal Couchepin,
Swiss Federal Councillor, Department of Home Affairs

Mr Gilles Crettenand,
General Secretary, Project Manager, Institut Universitaire Kurt Bösch - World Knowledge Dialogue

Dr. Frédéric Darbellay,

Maître d'Enseignement et de Recherche, Institut Universitaire Kurt Bösch

Mr Philippe De Preux,

Branch Director, Sion, Banque Cantonale Valaisanne

Prof. Anik De Ribaupierre,
Dean, Vice Rector, Faculté de Psychologie et des Sciences de l'Education, Université de Genève

Me Frédéric Delessert,
Municipal Counsellor for the City of Sion, Etude de Me Frédéric Delessert

Prof. Béatrice Desvergne,
Professor, University of Lausanne, Centre Intégratif de Génomique

Prof. Heidi Diggelmann,
Former President Swiss National Science Foundation, University of Lausanne

Mrs Monique Divanach,
Consultant in Organization & Human Ressources, Independent

Prof. Pierre Dominicé,
Honorary Professor, University of Geneva

Mrs Ruth Dreifuss,
Economist, Former Swiss Federal Chancellor and Former President of Switzerland

Mrs Mireille Duchoud,
Journalist, Médecine & Hygiène

Prof. Pierre Ducrey,
Former Rector, President of Various Foundations, Professeur Emeritus, University of Lausanne

Dr. Martina Eberle,
Director, Horao GmbH

Prof. Bernhard Ehrenzeller,
Vice President, University of St-Gallen

Dr.Prof. Ralph Eichler,
Director, Paul Scherrer Institut

Mr Boris Engelson,
Freelancer, Independent

Prof. Richard N. Ernst,
Professor Emeritus, Nobel Laureate, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Dr. Gérard Escher,
Vice Director, Secrétariat d'Etat à l'éducation et à la recherche

Mr Pier Carlo Falotti,
Member of the IT Board, Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie, Geneva

Mr Alfred Fernandez,
Copresident, Université d'été des droits de l'homme et du droit à l'éducation

Prof. Daniela Finke,
Assistant professor, University of Basel

Dr.Prof. Gerd Folkers,
Director, Professor, Collegium Helveticum - Swiss Polytechnical Institute - University of Zurich

Prof. Dominique Foray,
Director, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale Lausanne

Dr Anke Fossgreen,
Journalist, Tages-Anzeiger

Mr Charles Foveau,
Doctorant, University of Lausanne

Prof. Jacques Giovanola,
Dean doctoral school, Laboratory Director, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale Lausanne

Prof. Michel Pierre Glauser,
President, Fondation Leenaards, Lausanne

Mr Claus Hässig,
Head of University Research Office, University of Geneva

Ms Laetitia Henriot,

President, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale Lausanne - Student Association

Prof. Jean Hernandez,
Dean of the Faculty of Geosciences and Environment, University of Lausanne

Prof. Paul Herrling,
Head of Corporate Research, Head of University Research Office

Prof. Ellen Hertz,
Professor, Institut d'Ethnologie, Genève

Dr. Gertrude Hirsch Hadorn,
President, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich - Swiss Academy of Sciences

Prof. Bernard Hirt,
Former Director, Institut Suisse de Recherche Expérimentale sur le Cancer

Prof. Patrik Hoffmann,
Teacher and Researcher, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale Lausanne

Mr Bolko Hohaus,
Senior Vice President, Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie, Geneva

Prof. André Hurst,
Professor, Former Rector, University of Geneva

Mr Kiyoshi Imai,
Trade Promotion Officer, Economic Promotion Office

Dr.Prof. Dieter Imboden,
President of the Research Council of SNF, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Prof. Henri Isliker,

Retired Professor, University of Lausanne

Mr Eric Jacob,
Engineer, Independent

Mrs Véronique Jost,

Etat-major, Mathématicienne, Fonds National Suisse

Mr Charles Kleiber,
Director, State Secretariat for Education and Research

Ms Beth Krasna,
Consultant, Independent Board Member (ETH-Rat, BCV, COOP)

Prof. Karl-Heinz Krause,

Professor, Centre Médical Universitaire de Genève

Dr. Veronique Lambert,
Chief of Service, Emergency Medicine, Clinique des Grangettes

Mr Thiemo Lang,
Vice President, Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie, Geneva

Prof. André Langaney,
Professor Department of Anthropology, Université de Genève - Musée de l'Homme, Paris

Mr Armand Lombard,
President for Switzerland, Genilem

Prof. Pierre J. Magistretti,
Director Center Psychiatric Neurosciences, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois - Department of Psychiatry

Mrs Aude Marcovitch,

Journalist, Le Figaro

Mr Roger Mayou,
Président Conseil Université Genève, University of Geneva

Mr Martin Meyer,
Director, Development Economic State of Valais

Prof. Verena Meyer,
Emeritus Professor of Physics, University of Zürich

Mrs Françoise Michaud,
Assistant to the Director, World Knowledge Dialogue

Prof. Christine Mironesco,

Professor of Pilitical Sciences, University of Geneva

Mrs Geneviève Morand,

Founder, Director, Rezonance SA

Prof. Philippe Moreillon,
Vice Rector, University of Lausanne

Mr Christophe Mottiez,
Researcher, University of Geneva

N.A.,
Journalist, Canal 9

Dr. Tu Nguyen-Ngoc,
MD-PhD student, Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research, Lausanne, Switzerland

Dr. Christian Nsanzabana,
Assistant, PhD, University of Neuchâtel

Dr.Prof. Jakob Nuesch,
Former President, Honorary Member, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich - International Committee of the Red Cross

Mr Marcel Odier,
Former Senior Partner, Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie, Geneva

Mr Patrick Odier,
Managing Partner, Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie, Geneva

Mr Yves Oltramare,
Former Private Banker, Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie, Geneva

Mrs Marie Parlange,
Press Officer, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale Lausanne

Mrs Theres Paulsen,
Scientific Collaborator, Institut Universitaire Kurt Bösch

Mrs Jocelyne Pepin,

Project leader - Department of External Relations, Direction du développement économique du Valais

Mr Juan-Francisco Perellon,

Scientific Deputy, Département de la Formation et de la Jeunesse

Prof. Dominique Pioletti,
Professor, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale Lausanne

Prof. François-Xavier Putallaz,
Representative of the Dean of the Faculty of Theology, University of Fribourg

Dr. Juan R. Rada,
Senior Vice President, Oracle Corporation Europe, Middle East&Africa

Dr.Prof. Charles-Henri Rapin,

Director of Academic Affairs and Assistant Director of the Institute, Institut Univeritaire Kurt Bösch et Centre Interfacultaire de Gérontologie de l'Université de Genève

Mr Vincent Riesen,

Secretary General, Chambre valaisanne de commerce et d'industrie

Mr Jérémie Robyr,

President, Valais Tourisme

Mr Claude Roch,

State Counsellor, Head of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports

Mrs Nicole Rochat,

Member of the Board of Directors, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève

Prof. Alicia Sanchez-Mazas,

Professor, University of Geneva, Laboratory of Anthropology, Department of Anthropology and Ecology

Ms Nelli Sanne,
Media Relations Manager, World Knowledge Dialogue - Pleon C-Matrix

Prof. Gerhard Schmitt,
Vice President Planning and Logistics, Chair for Architecture and CAAD, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Mr Bernard-Olivier Schneider,
Journalist, Le Nouvelliste

Mr Dietrich Scholer,
Member of the Executive Committee, Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences

Mr Otto Smrekar,
Senior Editor, GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society

Ms Pierra-Lisa Spafford,
VIP Relations Manager - Project Manager, World Knowledge Dialogue - Rezonance SA

Prof. Pierre Spierer,
Dean of Sciences, University of Geneva

Prof. Susanne Suter,

President, Swiss Science and Technology Council

Dr. Margot Tanner,

Dean's Head of Research and Development, Zurich University of Applied Sciences Winterthur

Prof. Amalio Telenti,

Chief, Medical Virology, Institute of Microbiology - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

Dr.Prof. Dennis Tsichritzis,
President Fraunhofer United States, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

Mr Eurof Uppington,
Vice President of IT Board, Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie, Geneva

Mr Guillaume Van Berchem,
Managing Partner, Berger & Van Berchem

Prof. Hubert van den Bergh,

Prefessor, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale Lausanne

Prof. Cedric van der Poel,
Recherche Deputy Director, Institut Universitaire d'Etudes au Développement

Prof. Pascal Van Griethuysen,
Senior lecturer in evolutionary economics and global ecology, Institut Universitaire d'Etudes au Développement

Prof. Martin Vetterli,

Vice President for International Affairs & Professor, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale Lausanne

Dr. Elisabeth Veya,
Director, Fondation Science et Cité

Dr. Daniel Vonder Mühll,
Rectorate, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Basel

Prof. Patrik Vuilleumier,

Professor FNS, Neuroscience research and neuroloy, University of Geneva

Dr. Rosmarie Waldner,
Science Journalist, Independent

Prof. Francis Waldvogel,
Program Director & Director Executive Board of the WKD, President emeritus of the Swiss Polytechnical Institutes

Dr. Verena Weber,
Scientific Advisor, State Secretariat for Education and Research

Prof. Eric Wehrli,
Dean, faculté des lettres, University of Geneva

Prof. Uli Windisch,

Professor of Sociology, Communication and Media studies, University of Geneva

Prof. Jakob Wirz,
Chemist, University of Basel

Dr. Jean Zwahlen,

Member of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank, Former Ambassador of Switzerland