Celebrating 10 Years of the Swiss Entrepreneurship Program

Join us as we mark a decade of engagement with impact through the Swiss Entrepreneurship Program (Swiss EP), initiated by Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO and implemented by Swisscontact and J.E. Austin Associates. Since 2015, Swiss EP has supported startup ecosystem development, entrepreneurial and institutional capacity building, access to finance and internationalization in seven SECO partner countries, including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Peru, Serbia, Vietnam, and Kosovo, —creating jobs, accelerating startups, and fostering innovation.

​We will use this special moment in time to take stock, explore different approaches to startup ecosystem development and compare lessons learnt both from Switzerland and Swiss EP’s countries of engagement.

​🌟 What to Expect

​🎤 Keynote by the State Secretariat of Economic Affairs SECO (Economic Development Cooperation)

​💬 Panel Discussion: “From Fragmented Initiatives to Integrated Ecosystems: Comparative Perspectives from Switzerland and SECO Partner Countries” Featuring key ecosystem players from Serbia & Peru, and leading voices from the Swiss startup scene

​🚀 Startup Pitches: Hear from Swiss EP-supported startups from Albania, Vietnam, Peru and North Macedonia

This event is an Official Activity of the Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) 2025, an international movement dedicated to inspiring and connecting entrepreneurs.

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