8. Tri-national Industry 4.0 Technology Circle
Speakers at this event will provide answers to the question: Is it required to reshape the work environment to successfully use and integrate new technologies? They will present three cases to the audience.
Does technology adapt to our needs or do we adapt to the technology? New digital technologies must serve their users. Implementing them is more than just coding: New technologies require new skills, new ways of thinking, different business models and often a change in corporate culture. How can companies proceed to successfully leverage and integrate these new technologies? The workshop presents three use cases after which participants will share their experiences.
Program
16:00 – Welcome by Basel Area Business & Innovation
Sébastien Meunier and Albert Hilber
16:10 – VR training and experience with AR support
Virtual reality enables the training of manual activities on the digital twin without interfering with production. Should support be necessary during production? The supporter receives the operator’s perspective with augmented reality.Matthias Kramer, Head Digital Development, SKAN AG Allschwil, Switzerland
16:30 – Social robots in organizational contexts: The role of culture and value-sensitive design
Social robots are on the rise. To benefit sustainably from this technology, we need to carefully develop it and integrate it into organizations.Prof. Dr. Theresa Schmiedel, Dozentin, Institut für Wirtschaftsinformatik FHNW Basel
16:50 – Creating data-driven organizations: The folly of rewarding A while designing for B
Even while AI, data and analytics technologies are enthusiastically adopted by firms, many organizations are struggling to keep up
as they seriously underestimate the associated cultural and business transformation challenges.Prof. Dr. Michael von Kutzschenbach, Lecturer, Institute of Management, FHNW Basel
17:10 – Workshop
17:50 – Summary of the workshop, Workshop Leader
18:00 – End of Session & Networking, Sébastien Meunier and Albert Hilber
Participation is free, however, registration is required before February 21th, 2022.
The new Swiss Venture Capital Report was published on 26 January. It analyses 304 financing rounds closed in 2020 and includes further article such as an interview with Michael Hengartner, President of the ETH Board, and a list of Swiss "soonicorns". 
