NextGen Asia Night: Future Leaders Take the Stage

NextGen Asia brings together Asia Society Switzerland's community of emerging leaders from our Gen A and Asia NEXT programs with experienced professionals, decision-makers, entrepreneurs, investors, and other established voices from across industries and sectors. For senior guests, it is an opportunity to meet the people who will shape the next chapter of business, policy, and society in Asia-related fields, while also sharing their own experience and perspectives. In a relaxed Saturday evening setting, guests can engage with ambitious talent, exchange views on developments affecting their work, and build relationships across generations, industries, and professional circles. The evening is designed to create the kind of open, unexpected conversations that can lead to fresh ideas, promising connections, and future collaboration.

A highlight of the evening will be our Gen A Pitch Competition: fellows take the stage to present their ideas in just 90 seconds, and the audience decides who makes the strongest impression. Expect a fast, entertaining round of pitches, fresh perspectives, and the chance to cast your vote for the evening’s winners. 

Alongside the competition, there will be plenty of time for drinks, an apéro riche, networking, and informal conversations across generations and sectors.

Join us to meet emerging talent, discover new perspectives on Asia, make unexpected connections, and enjoy a Saturday evening that is as social as it is stimulating.

This event is open to members of the Gen A community, the Asia NEXT network, and invited guests from our corporate network. Think you should be in the room but haven’t received an invitation? Let us know.

Program

17:00–17:10 | Welcome
17:10–17:30 | Gen A Pitch Competition, Squad 1
17:30–18:15 | NextGen Exchange, open networking
18:15–18:35 | Gen A Pitch Competition, Squad 2
18:35–19:30 | Apéro riche & open networking
19:30–20:00 | Voting & winner announcement

Thank You!

Asia Society Switzerland is deeply grateful for the generous support of the Gen A – Young Leadership Program by the Ernst Göhner Stiftung, the Hirschmann Stiftung, the Georg und Bertha Schwyzer-Winiker Stiftung, and Nicolas Oltramare.

Gen A is a core pillar of our commitment to strategically invest in the next generation of Asia Competence. Thanks to the support of the Nagulendran Philanthropy Alliance, we were able to launch the NextGen Asia Fund, which allows us to further expand the impact of this work.