ICCA MEDITERRANEAN CHAPTER SUMMIT 2014 THE SWISSTECH CONVENTION CENTER

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1 ICCA MEDITERRANEAN CHAPTER SUMMIT 2014 THE SWISSTECH CONVENTION CENTER 1

2 THE SWISSTECH CONVENTION CENTER MEETING DIFFERENTLY Mr. Béat Kunz, managing director ICCA Mediterranean Chapter, Summit February

3 ICCA MEDITERRANEAN CHAPTER SUMMIT 2014 TO FISH YOU NEED A NET, A BOAT AND A HARBOR Content Time I. Reflections about the theme 2 min II. Fiching 6 min III. Building a boat at EPFL 10 min A. Ideas move people, things and means 4 min B. To fish you need a net, a boat and a harbor 6 min IV. Concluding remarks 2 min 3

4 ICCA MEDITERRANEAN CHAPTER SUMMIT 2014 FISHING IN THE MEDITERRANEAN 4

5 I Reflections about the theme TO FISH YOU NEED A NET, A BOAT AND A HARBOR 5

6 ICCA MEDITERRANEAN CHAPTER SUMMIT 2014 WHAT ABOUT FISHING IN SWITZERLAND? 6

7 I Reflections about the theme TO FISH YOU NEED A NET, A BOAT AND A HARBOR Swiss demographic, economic and geophysical conditions 7

8 II FICHING IDEAS MOVE PEOPLE, THINGS AND MEANS 8

9 our harbor EPFL Education Research - Innovation 9

10 our boat 10

11 our net 11

12 our net 12

13 III BUILDING A BOAT A IDEAS MOVE PEOPLE, THING AND MEANS AT EPFL 13

14 A III BUILDING A BOAT IDEAS MOVE PEOPLE, THINGS AND MEANS Anticipating on future developments, needs and challenges Developments: navigating at EPFL The collision course Tacking The current course Needs: buoyancy Challenges: weather conditions 14

15 III BUILDING A BOAT NAVIGATING AT EPFL The collision course: evolution of the public resources versus growth of EPFL 15

16 III BUILDING A BOAT NAVIGATING AT EPFL Tacking: rapid evolution of third party funding at EPFL 16

17 III BUILDING A BOAT NAVIGATING AT EPFL PPP Science Microtechnology Congress Center Photovoltaic production plant Innovation Square EPFL Campus Rolex Learning Center Student Housing Sport center Mall Hotel PPP Economy PPP City The current course: PPPs as links between Science, City and Economy 17

18 A boat needs to float III BUILDING A BOAT BUOYONCY Need to respond to existing and future needs meeting ambition: EPFL = top 10 technology universities in the world by 2020 (growth, visibility) lack of advanced infrastructures and organizational support to organize scientific conferences (technology transfer) acute needs in terms of student housing (urban, lively campus) 18

19 III BUILDING A BOAT THE WEATHER A boat is subject to weather conditions Need to adequately respond to challenges related to: general trends: Globalisation Technology The global economic and financial crisis complex, highly competitive and rapidly changing academic environment Academic environment: growth versus limitations public financing (PPP) complex, highly competitive and rapidly changing events environments Why do people go to conferences? 19

20 AT EPFL III BUILDING A BOAT B TO FISH YOU NEED A NET, A BOAT AND A HARBOR 20

21 B III BUILDING A BOAT TO FISH YOU NEED A NET, A BOAT, AND A HARBOR Designing and constructing a boat Our philosophy Our idea Our fairway Our hull 21

22 OUR PHILOSOPHY 22

23 III BUILDING A BOAT OUR IDEA Quartier Nord Tool to transfer knowledge of and at EPFL Going beyond a conventional conference center incorporating: a shopping center student accommodation hotel accommodation to delegates 23

24 III BUILDING A BOAT OUR FAIRWAY 24

25 III BUILDING A BOAT OUR HULL Sublease contracts for specific activities Land owner operating agreement SwissTech Convention Center Event organizers Surface rights SQNE SwissTech Hotel Guests Les Arcades Shops & services owner buildings Investor / Owner General Lease Parking Customer shopping & services MEG Ecublens CCR Credit Suisse Asset Management Funds Sub-lease Overall organizational contract Atrium (Triaudes) Students Students and academic guests Owners Entrepreneurs Principal tenant Managing organization Sub-tenants 25

26 III BUILDING A BOAT OUR HULL Development model Responding to complex, highly competitive and rapidly changing environments by creating a pro-active and pragmatic attitude (responding to short and long term needs) whilst showing flexibility and an ability to innovate Academic environment: focus on PPP, transfer of knowledge, speed of execution Events environment: focus on re-configurability and organizational support o o Platform for various kind of conferences, internal and external Market space for conferences with small exhibitions 26

27 III BUILDING A BOAT OUR HULL Development model Fostering a pioneering, entrepreneurial spirit whilst adhering to its institutional and cultural identity Continue to amalgamating local and national roots of EPFL with its European roots international culture Simultaneously, pursuing to assimilate science, technology, culture and art Reflecting multi-cultural dimension as well as academic diversity of EPFL 27

28 ICCA MEDITERRANEAN CHAPTER SUMMIT 2014 THE SWISSTECH CONVENTION CENTER 28

29 IV CONCLUDING REMARKS 29

30 THE SWISSTECH CONVENTION CENTER MEETING DIFFERENTLY Many thanks, we hope to welcome you soon Mr. Béat Kunz, managing director 30