Trust Valley sets off at EPFL

Microsoft President Brad Smith gave a keynote during the launch of the Trust Valley. EPFL / Murielle Gerber 2020 - An alliance for excellence supported by multiple public, private and academic actors, the "TRUST VALLEY" was launched on Thursday, October 8, 2020. Cantons, Confederation, academic institutions and captains of industry, both local and international, come together to co-construct this pool of expertise and encourage the emergence of innovative projects. On June 19, the Cantons of Vaud and Geneva, in a historical agreement, announced their support for the "TRUST VALLEY" initiative trustvalley.swiss/en/2020/06/23/launch-of-the-trust-valley-press-release. This alliance, created in support of economic development for the region, allows the partners to pool their resources in the field of digital trust, to position and give a global resonance to the Lake Geneva region. Today, manufacturers have followed suit. Indeed, since the launch announcement 3 months ago, this initiative has become a public-private partnership actively supported by captains of industry such as ELCA, GCSP, Kudelski, SGS and SICPA, SMEs, large groups, startups, scale-ups, as well as academic institutions in the Lake Geneva region (IHEID, HEIG-VD, HES-SO Geneva, EPFL, UNIGE, UNIL). Strategic partnerships are under discussion.