The world-famous bestselling author, visionary and historian Professor Dr Yuval Noah Harari will give a keynote speech on the impact of artificial intelligence on society, the economy and politics on the 9th of November 2024 at the Prix Suisse awards ceremony in the Kursaal Bern.

On 9th November 2024, the Prix Suisse will be awarded for the fourth time. This year's Prix Suisse honours an exceptional figure from the field of culture and goes to Büne Huber from Patent Ochsner. Federal Councillor Beat Jans will present the Prix Suisse 2024 in a festive ceremony in the Kursaal Bern in the presence of four hundred invited guests from business, politics, administration, sport and culture and honour Büne Huber for his outstanding achievements and great merits as a musician, painter and artist.

As part of a succession solution, Fritz Grob, owner and Chairman of the Board of Directors of GROB AG Nebikon, is selling 90% of the company to F.G. Pfister Holding AG, under whose umbrella the entrepreneurial activities of the F.G. Pfister Foundation are bundled.

GROB AG Nebikon is a leading Swiss manufacturer and supplier of high-quality gearwheels, bevel gears, worms and worm gears for customers in the machine and vehicle construction, plant and apparatus engineering sectors.

As part of his succession plan, Robin T. Alder, owner, chairman of the board and CEO of Alder + Eisenhut AG, is selling 90% of the company to F.G. Pfister Holding AG, which handles entrepreneurial activities for the F.G. Pfister Foundation.

The 132-year-old traditional Swiss company Alder + Eisenhut AG based in Ebnat-Kappel (St. Gallen) is a fourth-generation family business and the leading Swiss manufacturer and marketer of gymnastics and sports equipment for school and club sports. The company has also been involved in stage building since 2005.

Marco Odermatt receives the Prix Suisse 2023 for his outstanding performance as a top athlete and ski racer. It was awarded by Federal Councillor and Sports Minister Viola Amherd. The high-profile keynote interview with Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States of America, focused on global challenges. The Prix Suisse is an annual award presented by the non-profit organization Initiative Switzerland to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to Switzerland.