Sophie Lamparter

Sophie Lamparter is Associate Director and Head of Public Programs at swissnex San Francisco, a public-private partnership to connect Switzerland and the US in the areas of science, technology, art and innovation. Based in San Francisco since 2011, Sophie Lamparter is responsible for defining the interdisciplinary programs which lie at the intersection of art/technology and art/science. She has organized and curated exhibitions and programs in media, digital and data arts, interaction/experience, game design, architecture and urbanism. She is passionate about the power of dialogue and fosters ongoing relationships between digital practitioners, traditional institutions, academia, industry, communities, and governments.

Sophie launched programs like the open data initiative Data Canvas in partnership with Gray Area and the Lift Conference.