Every Wednesday (except of the first of the month) at 6:40 pm on The Wrap WRS examines innovation in Swiss business through interviews with entrepreneurs and company representatives. Every Wednesday (except of the first of the month) at 6:40 pm on The Wrap WRS examines innovation in Swiss business through interviews with entrepreneurs and company representatives. WRS WRS web@wrs.ch en Fri, 17 May 2013 10:06:00 UT Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:23:48 GMT Big Medium 2.0.8 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/businessinsight/index.shtml (C) WRS 2009 News & Politics no David Jemielity is from the Cantonal Bank of Vaud and Jordi Montserrat is from Venturelab. Both organizations are involved in helping unleash young entrepreneurial talent in Switzerland: Wed, 15 May 2013 16:30:02 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/businessinsight/business-insight-david-jemielity-jordi-montserrat.shtml?35788 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-25788 Programmes/Business Insight Daily Shows/The Wrap Michael Hollingdale Why has Switzerland—a country with few natural advantages—become so successful for so long at so many things? In banking, pharmaceuticals, machinery, even textiles, Swiss companies rank alongside the biggest and most powerful global competitors. How did they get there? Can the Swiss continue to perform in a hyper-competitive global economy? WRS’s Tony Ganzer puts these questions to James Breiding, founder of Naissance Capital and author of Swiss Made: The Untold Story Behind Switzerland’s Success: Wed, 01 May 2013 16:45:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/businessinsight/business-insight-the-secret-behind-switzerlands-su.shtml?35604 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-25604 Programmes/Business Insight Daily Shows/The Wrap Celeste Neill looks at how embracing failure is necessary in making the next venture a big success. She speaks to the Swiss chapter of the international conference series FailCon, which encourages this skill and believes that the ’shame and blame’ mentality is counterproductive: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:45:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/businessinsight/business-insight-how-embracing-failure-can-lead-to-success.shtml?35513 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-25513 Programmes/Business Insight Daily Shows/The Wrap Michael Hollingdale speaks to Professor Dame Julia King, Vice-Chancellor at UK’s Aston University  and laureate of the 2013 Erna Hamburger prize for woman who have shaped the field of science and technology. They discuss why the industry has been slow to recognize female talent and how green technology will drive the future: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:45:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/businessinsight/business-insight-talking-science-and-technology-wi.shtml?35413 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-25413 Programmes/Business Insight Daily Shows/The Wrap Celeste Neill looks at the growing business of crowdfunding—using crowd sourcing on the Internet to finance creative projects—and how it has generated millions for businesses in the country. She speaks to Rea Eggli, from Wemakeit, a Swiss-based crowdfunding platform, Thomas Steinemann from DuBois et Fils, Switzerland’s oldest watch factory, and Ron Orp’s Romano Strebel: Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:45:02 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/businessinsight/business-insight-booming-business-of-crowd-funding.shtml?35254 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-25254 Programmes/Business Insight Daily Shows/The Wrap WRS’s Vincent Landon takes a look at one of the darkest chapters in Swiss chemical history. He speaks to Dan Fagin, environmental reporter and journalism professor at New York University, whose new book describes the pollution caused by Swiss chemical firms in Toms River, New Jersey and the ensuing legal battle over a childhood cancer cluster: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:00:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/businessinsight/business-insight-toxic-business-practices.shtml?35199 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-25199 Programmes/Business Insight Daily Shows/The Wrap http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/switzerland/toms-river-documents-dark-swiss-chapter.shtml?35182 Legendary technical analyst Ralph Acampora of Altaira Wealth Management and CNBC pundit talks to Michael Hollingdale about markets, the global economy and the impact of limiting executive pay: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:50:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/businessinsight/business-insight-3.shtml?35111 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-25111 Programmes/Business Insight Daily Shows/The Wrap Could well designed offices actually lead to less absenteeism? WRS’s Pete Forster talks to space planner, Clark Elliott about our radio’s offices as well as how to motivate employees in offices generally with good design: Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:45:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/businessinsight/business-insight-space-planner-looks-at-wrs-office.shtml?34902 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-24902 Programmes/Business Insight Daily Shows/The Wrap http://www.clarkelliottconsulting.com/index.html Celeste Neill discovers just how hard it is for a small athletic shoe startup to compete against giants that pour billions into research and development. She speaks with the creator of On running shoes, based near Zurich: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:50:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/businessinsight/business-insight-the-difficulties-in-reinventing-t.shtml?34798 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-24798 Programmes/Business Insight Daily Shows/The Wrap Michael Hollingdale ventures to the ICT for Sustainability at the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich to discuss how the conference hopes to achieve sustainability faster through innovation: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:55:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/businessinsight/business-insight-achieving-sustainability-faster-w.shtml?34702 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-24702 Programmes/Business Insight Daily Shows/The Wrap We do it on average 13.7 hours a day without thinking about it much. Celeste Neill talks to two Swiss entrepreneurs who want to change the way we think about sitting. She speaks to Patrik A. Künzler, from Inno-Motion, about what he claims is the first intelligent office chair that stimulates the sitter’s brain and limbic system: Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:45:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/businessinsight/business-insight-a-new-development-in-the-field-of.shtml?34381 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-24381 Programmes/Business Insight Daily Shows/The Wrap Correspondent Michael Hollingdale brings a report from the recent TEDx event in Lausanne. The theme this year was “What if we do?” and a diverse group of speakers talked about their experiences making difficult decisions in times of uncertainty, questioning conventional wisdom and driving their ideas forward in the interest of a better world: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:40:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/businessinsight/business-insight-difficult-decisions-in-times-of-u.shtml?34270 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-24270 Programmes/Business Insight Daily Shows/The Wrap http://worldradio.ch/wrs/about/partners/tedxlausanne-2013.shtml?33888 http://www.tedxlausanne.org/ For the second year in a row, Switzerland has been declared the most innovative country in the world by the Paris based business school INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). WRS’s Pete Forster talks to Sacha Wunsch-Vincent, a senior economist with WIPO, about why this country is considered so innovative and how creativity contributes to the bottom line of the nation’s wealth: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 18:12:33 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/businessinsight/business-insight-switzerlands-success-in-innovatio.shtml?33420 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-23420 Programmes/Business Insight Daily Shows/The Wrap http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/businessinsight/business-insight-how-switzerland-nurtures-innovati.shtml?32717 http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/businessinsight/business-insight-knowledge-brokering-solving-innov.shtml?28627 http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/wrsnews/study-puts-swiss-at-top-of-innovation-list.shtml?26972 Business awards will be given to top firms in Switzerland over the next week by the British Swiss Chamber of Commerce. Michael McKay, who is from the organization, talks to WRS’s Pete Forster about how the awards came about and we also hear from some finalists: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:26:17 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/businessinsight/business-insight-awards-coming-from-british-swiss-.shtml?33017 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-23017 Programmes/Business Insight Daily Shows/The Wrap Switzerland has a reputation as one of the most innovative countries in Europe and yet, compared to its neighbours, the government is pretty tightfisted when it comes to supporting start-ups. WRS’s Pete Forster looks into the reasons for this, and finds where innovators go for their seed funding with financial engineer Jean-Marc Soustre from the Swiss Venture Forum: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:40:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/businessinsight/business-insight-looking-for-seed-money-in-switzer.shtml?32918 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-22918 Programmes/Business Insight Daily Shows/The Wrap http://www.e-unlimited.com/events/view.aspx?events_pages_id=1317