The conference opened on November 5 with a Salon Historique featuring Maria Helena P. T. Machado and Rafael de Bivar Marquese of the University of São Paulo, Mary Ann Mahony of Central Connecticut State University, and Béatrice Ziegler of FHNW and the University of Zurich, moderated by conference organizers Izabel Barros and Bernhard C. Schär. The program included well-attended panels on gender, industry, Indigenous agency, trade and finance, the Swiss-German colony Leopoldina, scientific networks, and the legacies of slavery in the 20th century.
The inspiring encounters and discussions during the event laid the groundwork for further developing academic exchange and research on the extensive transatlantic connections that have profoundly shaped both Switzerland and Brazil. All panels, the opening and closing sessions, and the keynote were recorded. The videos are available below, along with interviews conducted by Michal Roost (UniDistance Suisse) with selected conference speakers.
