Dear colleagues, friends, and partners, 

What does digital sufficiency look like in action? And how can (open) technology help Switzerland live within the limits of one planet?

Join us on 22 January 2026 at Stellwerk Bern for a powerful evening where the Prototype Fund and One Planet Lab unite for the first time to explore exactly that.

Over the past six months, four Prototype Fund teams have developed new open-source tech prototypes designed to help reduce Switzerland’s ecological footprint. On this night, they will publicly share their work for the first time.

What to expect

• A sharp keynote on sustainable digitalization by Hugues Ferreboeuf, a leading voice on sustainable digitalization, expert in technological and environmental challenges, researcher, engineer, and entrepreneur. 

• Welcome remarks by Hannes Gassert, Prototype Fund Jury President

• A video message from National Councillor Gerhard Andrey

• Presence of the Prototype partners Mercator Foundation and CMS Basel

• Four Prototype Fund project showcases (10 minutes each, incl. Q&A) - Link to projects

• Networking & apéro with the community

This is the gathering for everyone working on — or curious about — the future of digital transformation, experimentation approaches to tech, and sustainability/sufficiency.

Program

17:45 — Doors open
18:15 — Welcome & warm-up with Hannes Gassert
18:30 — Keynote / Lightning Input from Hugues Ferreboeuf
19:00 — Project Pitches (4 × 10 min)
19:45 — Closing words
20:00 — Apéro & networking

👉 Secure your spot now, and bring someone who should be in the room

Stay tuned for the next round of updates → prototypefund.opendata.ch

The Prototype Fund is a program by Opendata.ch and supported by the Mercator Foundation Switzerland and the Christoph Merian Foundation.