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Swiss Business Hub USA believes that Switzerland’s dual education system (apprenticeship) offers a viable solution for the skills-shortage crisis that threatens US high tech manufacturing. We have created a platform to share information for mutual benefit. US manufacturers need more attention brought to the issue, and we are pleased to contribute as well as to showcase Switzerland as a global, knowledge-based country full of talent, high-tech opportunities and creativity. The program’s main sponsor is ThinkSwiss, an initiative of the Swiss government under the auspices of Presence Switzerland (PRS), the Swiss State Secretariat for Education and Research (SER) and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (EDA). More information at www.thinkswiss.org. Menu: October 2 2007 Conference Planned Agenda for 2008 The issue of skills shortage is not limited to industrial manufacturing. Manufacturers of medical devices face the same issues. This program presents practical solutions such as apprenticeship, college and vocational programs, and other best practices for recruiting and retaining a new generation of skilled workers. Recommendations from the September 2007 apprentice trip to Switzerland are incorporated. Moderator: Martin von Walterskirchen, Director of Swiss Business Hub USA. Speakers: Steve Mandes, The National Institute of Metalworking Skills; Harry Moser, Chairman of GF Agie Charmilles US; Hansueli Schurch, HR Manager of Fritz Studer AG; and Scott Kowalsky, President of Tornos US. Show information: www.mdmwest.com; For information on the Swiss Medtech Pavilion at MD&M: www.swissmedtech.biz A follow up to the 2007 conference at Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago is being planned. This will either be incorporated into the IMTS show or held around the same time. More than 60 Swiss manufacturers from the machine tool industry exhibit at IMTS. Show information: www.imts.com
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