Nico Luchsinger, Head of Strategy & Programming, Asia Society Switzerland
Nico Luchsinger graduated from University of Zurich with a Masters in History and Economics. He worked for Neue Zürcher Zeitung, where he regularly commented on new technology and its effects on culture and society. From 2009 to 2013, he was a co-founder and CEO of Sandbox (now Thousand Network), a global community for young entrepreneurs with over a 1000 hand-selected members from all fields in over 40 cities worldwide. Until the end of 2015, Nico Luchsinger was responsible for product and strategy at Mila, a startup based in Zurich and Berlin, which has developed a marketplace for local services, and was sold to Swisscom in 2015.
About Asia Society Switzerland
Asia Society Switzerland is committed to exploring Asia's role in a multilateral world and to advancing the dialogue and strengthening partnerships among individuals and institutions in Switzerland and Asia. Across the fields of arts, culture, education and policy, the organization provides insights, promotes collaboration and contributes to a deeper understanding of a part of the world that will shape our shared future.
Asia Society Switzerland is an independent Swiss foundation and a member of the global Asia Society family. Founded in 1956 by John D. Rockefeller 3rd, Asia Society is a nonpartisan, nonprofit institution with major centers and public buildings in New York, Hong Kong and Houston, and offices in Los Angeles, Manila, Mumbai, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Sydney, Washington, DC and Zurich.
As the first Center in Europe, Asia Society Switzerland - founded in 2016 - provides a unique opportunity to become part of this global community, and to contribute to a meaningful dialogue that could shape our future.
More information: http://asiasociety.org/switzerland/about
