Café, Croissants & Crisis

Tuesday 10 June 2025

9:00 – 10:00

SDG Solution Space

In this third edition of Café, Croissants & Crisis, we invite you to be inspired by three more examples of how Innovative Geneva can help International Geneva through the current crisis. The format is 3×5-minute pitches followed by informal discussions between all participants.

This event is a collaboration between CAGI, EPFL Innovation and University of Geneva’s SDG Solution Space.  

PROGRAMME 

09:00 – 09:15

Invoking Article 109: How can we motivate action on the UN Charter’s built-in mechanism for innovation?

Jennifer Parlamis Ph.D., Fellow, Geneva Centre for Security Policy, Professor, University of San Francisco

How can humanitarian academic partnerships increase aid efficiency as well as international Geneva attractiveness for iNGOs?

Greg Castella, Head of Humanitarian Action, EPFL EssentialTech Center

Rethinking student internships for international Geneva

Susana Perdiz, Manager, SDG Internship Programme, Université de Genève 

09:15 – 10:00

Informal discussion and networking

Previous editions: 1st  edition2nd edition ; 3rd edition