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Time is a scarce commodity in the manufacturing industry. Philipp Descovich, CEO of Partium, knows this all too well. With his three-year-old startup Partium, he is well on his way to becoming the Google of industrial parts search. With the AI-based Partium platform, thousands of technicians in Europe and North America already find the correct spare parts in seconds. But Partium can do more. The remarkable journey of a startup that aims to disrupt the industry in terms of automated parts search.

With the increasing pace of automation and the integration of AI, both students and the workforce must continuously upskill or reskill to remain competitive. Taskbase, a spin-off from ETH Zurich founded by Samuel Portmann in 2015, offers a unique solution to a critical challenge in the education sector.

How can you identify a true superconnector? How do you secure access to valuable support? And what role can your Board play in all of this? Learn more in our exclusive interview featuring Pascal Stürchler, the superconnector extraordinaire at the Superconnector Event 2024 in St. Gallen.

In his book "Because it's about everything," he shares with us a wonderful story of how to reconnect with your inner self, find happiness and well-being - and focus on what really counts in life.

He always knew what he wanted: to provide support where it makes the most sense. For Andréas von Känel, that is a clean and sustainable environment. As CEO and co-founder of Cortexia, he has been helping to keep cities clean with fewer resources thanks to artificial intelligence since 2016. Over 50 cities in Europe now rely on the solution. And the number is growing. But that's just the beginning: Andréas sees great potential in the circular economy too.