November 5, 2026
STATE OF ASIA 2026 A Conference on the World’s Most Dynamic Region
Speakers:
Kevin Rudd
Global President & CEO, Asia Society
Gedaliah Afterman
Head of the Asia Policy Program at the Abba Eban Institute for Diplomacy and International Relations
Khairy Jamaluddin
Malaysian politician, radio presenter, and podcaster
Taro Kono
Member of the House of Representatives of Japan
Arvind Subramanian
Former Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India
Tara Varma
Managing Director, Foresight Program, German Marshall Fund (GMF)
Qing Wang
China and the World Fellow, Asia Society Switzerland
Yanmei Xie
2026 TOY Senior Fellow, Asia Society Switzerland
James Crabtree (Moderator)
Geopolitical Analyst, Author and Senior Advisor at Asia Society Switzerland
Simona Grano (Moderator)
Senior Fellow on Taiwan at the Asia Society Policy Institute
Milan Vaishnav (Moderator)
Director, South Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Michaela Malenchini (Host)
Executive Director at Asia Society Switzerland
Remko Tanis (Moderator)
Managing Editor at Asia Society Switzerland
Global President & CEO, Asia Society
Gedaliah Afterman
Head of the Asia Policy Program at the Abba Eban Institute for Diplomacy and International Relations
Khairy Jamaluddin
Malaysian politician, radio presenter, and podcaster
Taro Kono
Member of the House of Representatives of Japan
Arvind Subramanian
Former Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India
Tara Varma
Managing Director, Foresight Program, German Marshall Fund (GMF)
Qing Wang
China and the World Fellow, Asia Society Switzerland
Yanmei Xie
2026 TOY Senior Fellow, Asia Society Switzerland
James Crabtree (Moderator)
Geopolitical Analyst, Author and Senior Advisor at Asia Society Switzerland
Simona Grano (Moderator)
Senior Fellow on Taiwan at the Asia Society Policy Institute
Milan Vaishnav (Moderator)
Director, South Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Michaela Malenchini (Host)
Executive Director at Asia Society Switzerland
Remko Tanis (Moderator)
Managing Editor at Asia Society Switzerland
Location:
Rüschlikon, Swiss Re Centre for Global Dialogue
Organiser:
Asia Society
September 24, 2026
Swiss-Japanese Relations in the Watch Business since 1864
Speaker:
Professor Pierre-Yves Donzé
Professor of Business History from Osaka University Graduate School of Economics
Professor of Business History from Osaka University Graduate School of Economics
Location:
Zurich, University of Zurich
Organiser:
Swiss-Japanese Society
September 22, 2026
Who Gets to Speak? Voice, Silence, and the Politics of Free Speech in Contemporary Japan
Speaker:
Prof. Dr. Kaori Hayashi
Executive Vice President and Professor at the Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, The University of Tokyo
Executive Vice President and Professor at the Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, The University of Tokyo
Location:
Zurich, University of Zurich, RAA-G-01 Little Aula
Organiser:
University of Zurich, Asien-Orient-Institut AOI
September 15, 2026
A policymaker’s view on the Japanese banking sector
Speaker:
Minoru Aosaki
Director of International Affairs Office at the Financial Services Agency of Japan JFSA
Director of International Affairs Office at the Financial Services Agency of Japan JFSA
Location:
Online
Organiser:
University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
April 27, 2026
Inaugural Lecture
Speaker:
Prof. Dr. Ewa Machotka
Full Professor of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Full Professor of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Location:
Zürich, University of Zurich UZH Centrum, Main lecture hall, Aula KOL-G-201
Organiser:
University of Zurich
April 26, 2026
Filmmatinée Filmpodium Zürich
Location:
Zürich, Filmpodium der Stadt Zürich
Organiser:
Swiss-Japanese Society
March 24 – 30, 2026
2nd EU-Japan Digital Week 2026
Organiser:
INPACE
March 3, 2026
Workshop of the Asian-Orient-Institut AOI of University of Zurich: Experiencing Japanese Traditional Culture Through Kimono
Speaker:
Prof. Hiroko Kawabata
Saitama University
Saitama University
Location:
Zurich, University of Zurich, Asien-Orient Institute AOI, Aula Raum RAA-G-01 (Kleine Aula)
Organiser:
University of Zurich, Asien-Orient-Institut AOI
January 16 – March 13, 2026
Organiser:
Japanese Embassy (Bern)
May 28 – June 1, 2025
GINMAKU 2025 kicks off on Wednesday, May 28 at Cinema Riffraff.
Speaker:
Mizuki Mazbara
Director GINMAKU Festival
Director GINMAKU Festival
Location:
Zurich, Cinema Houdini & Riffraff
Organiser:
GINMAKU
March 31 – April 7, 2025
EU-Japan Digital Week 2025
Organiser:
INPACE
September 18, 2024
“Japan’s New Security Policy in a Transformative World”
Speaker:
Prof. Dr. Hiroshi Nakanishi
Kyoto University, Graduate School of Government
Kyoto University, Graduate School of Government
Location:
Zürich, University of Zurich, Rämistrasse 71
Organiser:
Europa Institut - University of Zurich
