The purpose of the visit is to highlight an important innovation company related to sports equipment, physical activity from recreational users to elite athletes as used at the Olympic Winter Games i.e. the POMOCA ski mountaineering skin technology. The participants will visit the factory of POMOCA and will then participate in an interactive innovation workshop run by ThinkSport and POMOCA regarding the topic of innovation and importance of this within the Canton Vaud ecosystem.

Programme:

POMOCA will provide water, coffee, orange juice, local kombucha and snacks throughout the event.

Time Activity Speaker / Faculty
14:00 Welcome Pomoca/ThinkSport
14:10 Factory Tour Pomoca
14:45 Introduction and history Pomoca
14:55 Introduction ThinkSport
15:05 Innovation within Canton de Vaud & Switzerland ThinkSport
15:15 Innovation workshop activity ThinkSport
16:00 Networking and refreshments ThinkSport/Pomoca
16:45 End  

https://www.pomoca.com/
https://thinksport.org/


Minimum participation requires 20 people and it is limited to 60 people. Please register here. Participation will be confirmed by the organiser via email no later than 29 June.


Date:
Monday, 6 July
Time: 14:00 – 16 :15
Location: Pomoca Headquarters, 23 route de Saint-Marcel,1373 Chavornay, Suisse 

Transport:
•    Train from Lausanne to Chavornay – POMOCA is10 minute walk (800m) from Chavornay train station – there is a direct train from Lausanne (no changes, about 28 minutes from Lausanne)
•    Special assistance transport could be organised by POMOCA if needed
•    There are car parking places available

Contact:

David Ashton-Davies
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Alexander de Groot 
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