Brain Health and Brain Economy
Swiss Perspectives on the Global Brain Economy Initiative at WHA
Join us for a reception and a conversation that matters. As the World Health Assembly convenes in Geneva, we are bringing together a select group of leaders to explore a defining question for our time: how do we build an economy where brain health and human capability are treated as the infrastructure they truly are?
Campus Biotech | May 18, 2026 | 5:00-7:00 PM
Organized by Wyss Center Geneva, in partnership with McKinsey Health Institute, this gathering is an opportunity to exchange ideas, connect across sectors, and consider Geneva’s role in a movement gaining momentum at the highest levels of global policy.
The evening will open with short reflections from:
- Erwin Böttinger, CEO, Wyss Geneva
- Erica Coe, Global Executive Director, McKinsey Health Institute
- Antoine Geissbühler, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva; Director, Academic Affairs, University Hospitals Geneva
- Claudio Bassetti, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern; Chair of the Swiss Brain Health Plan; Co-Chair of the Lancet Commission on Brain Health
This is an invite-only networking event with limited capacity. Contact us at media@wysscenter.ch for more information.
