June

On 26 june 2023, Jeannine Pilloud, president of the ETH Alumni Association, updated the attendees on its transformation, which aims to strengthen the ETH Alumni Association’s position in the long term. One of the projects linked to this is an AI-supported knowledge network for alumnae and alumni. The keynote speech given by Marc Vontobel, CEO of Starmind, contained exciting insights into artificial intelligence.

On June 27, 2023, 120 people at ETH Zurich attended exciting presentations and a lively panel discussion on the hot topic of the energy future 2050 in Switzerland.

In the past, most of the members of the Ticino Chapter were architects or civil engineers, but today membership is much more diverse. Pierluigi Telleschi and Chiara Cometta talk about their work on the board. They are delighted that member numbers are on the rise thanks to the huge efforts of the current president Rudi Belotti.

Even as a little girl, Rahel Salathé knew that she wanted to study nature and become a marine biologist. Later on, her family would become more important than her career. These days, the 47 year old is devoted to her other great passion: the production of quality wines. She sees her work in the wine cellar as a “balancing act between craftsmanship and art”.

On June 18 2023, 15 cyclists joined the bike trip proposed by Chapter Luxembourg.

On Friday, 26 May 2023, 30 alumni and alumnae met in Oerlikon at Hall 622 to immerse themselves in the dazzling and subversive world of street art superstar and anonymous art activist Banksy.