Swissbau Focus – The event and networking platform

The established meeting point for decision-makers and experts

Swissbau Focus is the interdisciplinary event and networking format that Swissbau developed in cooperation with industry associations, organisations, universities and the media; it has been successfully staged since 2012. Swissbau Focus is firmly established in the construction and real-estate industry as a relevant meeting point for decision-makers and experts from business and politics. The platform is a magnet for entrepreneurs, architects and planners and provides further education and interdisciplinary discourse in the digital age.

Focus on current industry Topics

The central themes are as follows: architecture and design; energy and climate; resources and materials; real-estate market and facility management; spatial development and infrastructure; education, research and innovation; digitisation and networking. In some 70 events with around 7500 participants, the topical issues, opportunities and challenges facing the industry will be discussed in controversial and multi-faceted discussions.

 

The event programme is being staged in cooperation with leading associations, institutions and organisations engaged in research, training and continuing education. These partners will be present in Hall 1.0 south for the five days of the trade fair, with lounges and information points.  

As leading partners, EnergieSchweiz and the Swiss Society of Engineers and Architects (SIA) are playing a key role in determining the Contents.

In keeping with the motto “Trial and Error – courage for new approaches?”, a Fuckup Night is being staged for the first time at Swissbau Focus from 17:00 to 18:30 on Friday 18 January 2020. Here, entrepreneurs will be recounting how they failed with a number of their ideas, what they learned from this and what ultimately led them to success.  Fuckup Nights publicly celebrate mistakes and failures (fuck-ups).  Those who have suffered a hard fall and have still picked themselves up again receive acclaim. Hold out, learn and keep going is the credo of all fuckup nights. This event format is now successfully attracting attention and provoking a great deal of applause in more than 40 countries worldwide.  A new feature at Swissbau 2020.