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Situated in the heart of Europe, Geneva has long been a hub for high-level international business, drawn to the unique conditions offered by our city: beautiful setting, ease of access, excellent infrastructure, exceptional business opportunities and a huge network of innovative entrepreneurs and global decision makers. Geneva – the heart of knowledge exchange in Europe
W e are proud to have been named the ‘World’s Most Liveable City’ by scientists from the National University of Singapore, University of California and Curtin University in Australia. In addition, the World Economic Forum has ranked Switzerland as the most competitive country in the world – for the seventh consecutive year. Switzerland also leads, and for the fifth consecutive year, the Global Innovation Index, established by the World Intellectual Property Organization, INSEAD and Cornell University. Today our economy is thriving. We are home to high value-added clusters not only in banking and finance, commodities trading and trade finance, but also in biotech and medtech, flavours and fragrance, cleantech, watchmaking and luxury goods, microtechnologies and ICT. It is a testimony to the exceptional business opportunities and framework conditions that Geneva offers. As a knowledge hub, an extraordinary amount of brainpower is packed into our small territory: in addition to our top-ranked universities, research institutions and medical facilities, we are developing innovative approaches to knowledge exchange and collaborative working in life sciences with the creation of Campus Biotech. We are also home to two of the largest scientific projects ever launched: the Large Hadron Collider at CERN and the new Human Brain Project. At the heart of global governance with 35 international organisations and 250 NGOs including the UN, the WHO and the WTO headquartered in the city and 168 nations (169 including Switzerland) represented in Geneva by a permanent mission or similar, it is a truly international hub. These organisations not only form part of our long tradition of meetings, but their presence offers unparalleled opportunities for knowledge exchange and networking. We offer the largest congress and exhibition capacity in Switzerland and a first rate hotel infrastructure with 122 hotels and 9,600 hotel rooms, including Switzerland’s largest hotel. As you are about to discover, whether in terms of infrastructure, innovation, education, human resources, labour market or quality of life, Geneva really is your best business and meetings location. On behalf of Geneva’s government, I hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you to our region. Pierre Maudet State Councillor Department of Security and the Economy, Geneva
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