Since taking office, you have launched several initiatives aimed at strengthening the involvement of CCSM members, notably through the creation of thematic committees and the launch of a mentoring programme.
What vision guides these initiatives and what do you expect from them for the Chamber and its community?
My conviction is that the CCSM must be much more than an organisation that brings its members together around high-quality events. It must become a genuine platform for dialogue, sharing expertise, creating value and generating concrete opportunities for its entire community.
The thematic committees are fully in line with this ambition. Their purpose is to enable everyone to contribute according to their areas of expertise, interests and priorities. In order to build a truly participative approach, we will soon be sending out questionnaires to our members to better understand their expectations, identify the topics that matter most to them and bring forward initiatives that meet their needs.
The mentoring programme follows the same logic. The CCSM brings together top-quality executives, entrepreneurs and experts, whose experience can be a valuable lever to support young talent, foster their development and strengthen the links between academia and business.
Through these initiatives, we want to strengthen the sense of belonging, encourage members’ engagement and develop the CCSM into an ever more useful, collaborative and intergenerational community.
The committees are intended to mobilise members’ expertise around strategic themes. What are the first actions or achievements you would like to see emerge this year?
We want the committees to take a pragmatic approach, focused on concrete and visible achievements.
Among the first actions, we want to complete the consultation of members in order to define work priorities collectively, and then launch discussion groups on themes of high added value for the community: business development, compliance, governance, innovation, trust, talent, sustainability and digital transformation.
We would also like to see targeted sector meetings, workshops for sharing best practices and initiatives that facilitate connections between companies, investors, entrepreneurs and young professionals.
The launch of the CCSM Next Leaders programme is also a priority. It will build bridges between member companies, higher education institutions and future talent through mentoring, company visits, conferences and privileged exchanges with business leaders.
Our goal is for each committee to gradually become a space for reflection, cooperation and action that brings tangible value to the Chamber’s members.
“The CCSM must become a genuine platform for dialogue, sharing expertise, creating value and generating concrete opportunities.”
The CCSM will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2027. Beyond the celebration, what vision do you wish to put forward for this milestone and what legacy would you like to help build for the years ahead?
The CCSM’s fortieth anniversary is an important milestone in its history. It is an opportunity to highlight the progress made, to pay tribute to all those who have contributed to its development, but also to put forward an ambitious vision for the years to come.
We want to make this celebration a forward-looking moment, by showcasing a subject that particularly embodies the Swiss values of excellence, employability and knowledge transfer: dual vocational training.
The Swiss dual vocational training system is recognised worldwide for its ability to bring education, businesses and the real needs of the labour market closer together. We believe it is a particularly relevant source of inspiration to support skills development, the integration of young people into working life and economic competitiveness.
On the occasion of this 40th anniversary, we would like to position the CCSM as a platform for dialogue, exchange of experience and reflection on this theme, bringing together companies, academic institutions, experts and young talent.
The legacy we want to help build is that of an ever more committed, participative and useful Chamber, recognised as a leading player in bringing together the economic, academic and entrepreneurial worlds, in the service of relations between Switzerland and Morocco.