The Verbier 2021 Summit debate is moderated by Jean-Paul Felley, the Summit’s Academic Director and director of EDHEA, the Valais School of Art, who invited the following thinkers:
1. Claudia Comte, a Swiss contemporary artist known for her use of natural materials in her mixed media installations and her interest in ecological conservation;
2. Tom Battin, a Full Professor of Environmental Sciences at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). Tom leads the NOMIS research project "Vanishing Glaciers - What Else Besides Water Is Lost?" which aims to uncover some of the characteristics that micro-organisms developed to become a 'successful mode of life' in glacier-fed streams.
3. Hedy Graber, the head of the Cultural and Social Directorate at the Federation of Migros Cooperatives. Hedy's role also includes the establishment and development of the Engagement Migros support fund, with which Migros voluntarily supports projects in the areas of culture, sustainability, business and sport;
4. Madeleine Schuppli, a Swiss art historian, curator and author. Since 2020 she has been appointed Head of Visual Arts at the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia, which supports and disseminates Swiss arts and culture. With a focus on diversity and high quality, Pro Helvetia promotes artistic creation in Switzerland as well as networking and cultural exchange abroad.

The Verbier Art Summit is a non-profit driving social change through art. The Summit connects thought leaders to key figures in the art world to generate innovative ideas.

Timestamps:
00:00 – Introduction
03:13 – Claudia Comte
07:44 – Tom Battin
14:09 – Madeleine Schuppli
18:56 – Hedy Graber
25:29 – Panel discussion
49:40 – Live Q&A

Learn more at verbierartsummit.org

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