Stephan Sigrist

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Stephan Sigrist

Stephan Sigrist (* 1975 in Lucerne ) is a Swiss author , interdisciplinary strategist and speaker .

life and career

Stephan Sigrist studied biochemistry at the ETH Zurich and wrote his dissertation at the Collegium Helveticum on the topic of "Chances and Risks of Predictive Medicine for Life Science Companies". Before that, he worked in medical research in the field of molecular toxicology at Hoffmann-La Roche and worked as a management consultant at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants and as a senior researcher at the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute .

In 2007 he founded the think tank WIRE , which systematically analyzes new developments, trends and innovations at the interface between science and practice and translates them into strategic fields of action for organizations and decision-makers. Sigrist deals with the challenges of shaping the future - with a focus on the digital transformation of business, science and society. At the core of his work are questions relating to long-term planning in networked systems and the promotion of sustainable innovation, taking into account changing social needs.

In 2017, Sigrist was selected as a “Digital Shaper” by the Swiss business magazine Bilanz . He was a board member of the Swiss Allergy Center AHA, at Science & Cité and a member of the Innovation Council of Innosuisse , the federal funding agency for science-based innovation . In addition, Sigrist supports the Swiss Economic Forum and numerous other strategic bodies.

Works (selection)

  • With Simone Achermann: How we'll live tomorrow - food for thought for the age of longevity , Verlag Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Zurich 2017, ISBN 978-3-03810-259-5
  • Hacking Healthcare - Understanding and thinking ahead about the health system , Verlag Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Zurich 2015, ISBN 978-3-03823-655-9 .
  • Christopher Blaufelder, Stephan Sigrist, Burkhard Varnholt, Gerd Folkers: Domino - Handbook for a Sustainable World / Verlag Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Zurich 2015, ISBN 978-3-03823-651-1
  • Stephan Sigrist, Burkhard Varnholt, Gerd Folkers: Mind the Future - Compendium for contemporary trends , Verlag Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Zurich 2015, ISBN 978-3-03823-561-3
  • What counts - facts, trends and visions from science , politics and culture, 2013, 2014, 2015, Suhrkamp Verlag, ISBN 978-3-518-46379-6 , ISBN 978-3-518-46462-5 , ISBN 978-3 -518-46536-3
  • Stephan Sigrist, Simone Achermann, Stefan Pabst: Abstract No. 15 - Transforming Transport - On the vision of intelligent mobility , Verlag Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Zurich 2016, ISBN 978-3-03810-211-3
  • Simone Achermann, Stephan Sigrist, Burkhard Varnholt: Abstract No. 13 - The future is ours. Scenarios for the everyday life of the day after tomorrow , Verlag Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Zurich 2014, ISBN 978-3-03810-007-2

Web links

  • Website WIRE - think tank for business, science and society

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The 100 Digital Shapers of Switzerland 2017. Retrieved on August 15, 2019 .
  2. ↑ David Torcasso: "It is tempting to reach more and more people". In: Interview. Handelszeitung, November 4, 2018, accessed on August 15, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Cigdem Akyol: WIRE plans the future - Forbes. Forbes, March 2, 2018, accessed August 15, 2019 .
  4. ↑ The 100 Digital Shapers of Switzerland 2017. Retrieved on August 15, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Sigrist, Stephan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss author and speaker
DATE OF BIRTH 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Lucerne