Collaborative science diplomacy: Overcoming global challenges together
Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland
Tuesday, 8 August 2023 5:00pm - 6:15pm
Wellington
Rutherford House, Mezzanine Floor Meeting Room 03 (RHMZ03),Victoria University of Wellington, Pipitea Campus, 15 Lambton Quay, Wellington
Join us for an address by Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland, who will outline global challenges through the lens of science diplomacy.
Due to limited places, registration via Eventbrite is essential and names will be checked on arrival.
To attend online via Zoom please register here. The zoom meeting ID and password will be sent to registered attendees prior to the event.
Please note, Rutherford House has wheelchair access.
Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis
Ignazio Cassis (FDP), elected by the United Federal Assembly on 20 September 2017, took up his post as head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) on 1 November 2017. In line with the seniority principle of the Federal Council, he took on the presidency of the Swiss Confederation in 2022.
For two years prior to his election to the Federal Council, Mr Cassis was president of the parliamentary group of the FDP. The Liberals, of which he was a member since his election to the National Council in 2007. From 2015, he chaired the National Council’s Social Security and Health Committee. He was also vice-chair or chair of various parliamentary groups. His political career began in 2004 with his election to the legislative authority of the Ticino municipality of Collina d’Oro.
After graduating in medicine from the University of Zurich in 1987, Ignazio Cassis obtained a doctorate from the University of Lausanne in 1996 and a master’s degree in public health from the University of Geneva the same year.
From 1988 to 1996 he worked as a doctor, specialising 1998 in internal medicine and in prevention and public health. From 1997 to 2008 he was cantonal physician for the Canton of Ticino. From 2008 to 2012 has held the office of Vice-President of the Swiss Medical Association and since 2012 has held the office of various organisations in the health sector.
His university teaching activities (in charge of courses) have taken him to various universities, such as Università della Svizzera italiana, Université de Lausanne, Universität Bern and Universität Zürich. Ignazio Cassis was born 1961 in Sessa, in the Malcantone region (TI), and is married.
Join us for an address by Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland, who will outline global challenges through the lens of science diplomacy.
Due to limited places, registration via Eventbrite is essential and names will be checked on arrival.
To attend online via Zoom please register here. The zoom meeting ID and password will be sent to registered attendees prior to the event.
Please note, Rutherford House has wheelchair access.
Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis
Ignazio Cassis (FDP), elected by the United Federal Assembly on 20 September 2017, took up his post as head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) on 1 November 2017. In line with the seniority principle of the Federal Council, he took on the presidency of the Swiss Confederation in 2022.
For two years prior to his election to the Federal Council, Mr Cassis was president of the parliamentary group of the FDP. The Liberals, of which he was a member since his election to the National Council in 2007. From 2015, he chaired the National Council’s Social Security and Health Committee. He was also vice-chair or chair of various parliamentary groups. His political career began in 2004 with his election to the legislative authority of the Ticino municipality of Collina d’Oro.
After graduating in medicine from the University of Zurich in 1987, Ignazio Cassis obtained a doctorate from the University of Lausanne in 1996 and a master’s degree in public health from the University of Geneva the same year.
From 1988 to 1996 he worked as a doctor, specialising 1998 in internal medicine and in prevention and public health. From 1997 to 2008 he was cantonal physician for the Canton of Ticino. From 2008 to 2012 has held the office of Vice-President of the Swiss Medical Association and since 2012 has held the office of various organisations in the health sector.
His university teaching activities (in charge of courses) have taken him to various universities, such as Università della Svizzera italiana, Université de Lausanne, Universität Bern and Universität Zürich. Ignazio Cassis was born 1961 in Sessa, in the Malcantone region (TI), and is married.
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