About us

Vison

Our vision at Pour Demain is to shape a future that is both flourishing and safe. As a non-profit think tank, we are dedicated to addressing overlooked challenges through the development of insightful and actionable proposals. Our commitment is grounded in the following principles:

Fact-Based Policies:

We adhere to standards of evidence and data, ensuring that our policy recommendations are both credible and effective.

Collaborative Exchange:

We actively promote dialogue and collaboration between the realms of science, politics, and civil society, recognising that these interactions are crucial for meaningful and sustainable impact.

Through these commitments, Pour Demain strives to contribute to a society that is not only safe and flourishing but also informed by careful analysis and collaborative effort.

Our Approach

Impact:

We target challenges with significant societal and future implications.

Concrete:

We craft targeted, actionable policy recommendations to guide public policy and dialogue.

Neglected:

We address emerging, technically complex challenges that are frequently overlooked.

Non-partisan:

Our recommendations transcend partisan boundaries, focusing on the benefits for society at large.

Organisation

Organization

Learn more about the activities of Pour Demain.

Annual Report 2023

Annual Report 2021-22

Annual reports

Legal Setup

Pour Demain is a registered nonprofit organization in Switzerland and Belgium.

Switzerland: Constitution (German) - Commercial Register
Belgium: Constitution (French) - Commercial Register

Funding

Pour Demain is a non-profit, tax-exempt, independent association dedicated to contributing to a safe and flourishing future. Our operations are funded through philanthropic contributions, including grants from foundations like the Mercator Foundation Switzerland and the Hasler Foundation, as well as donations from private individuals. EU Transparency Register.

Fundraising Principles:

Integrity and Independence

Our financial support and activities remain independent of corporate interests and political affiliations.

Donor Non-interference

The planning and execution of our initiatives occur independently of our donors’ influences.

No Conflicts of Interest

Pour Demain strictly avoids engaging in any paid or unpaid mandates, as they could undermine our commitment to impartiality and objectivity.

Team

David Marti

MS Physics, CAS
Technology & Policy
Process ETH, CAS Data
Science, formerly worked on renewable energy

Patrick Stadler

MA Political Science,
formerly United
Nations,
Swiss Administration,
NGO Co-founder & Board Member

Laurent Bächler

MA Management and Contemporary History, CAS Public Management & Development, formerly Swiss Administration and Security Policy

Jimmy Farrell

MSc Public Policy, BSc Economics. Formerly European Parliament on AI policy, EU public affairs consultant on the digital economy

Gabriel Hanrieder

BSc Governance & Public Policy, former Research Fellow for the EU Climate Policy Priortization at Future Matters and ONE Youth Ambassador for the end of extreme poverty and neglected diseases

Basil Müller

PhD at the intersection of philosophy, political and cognitive science at Bern and Oxford. MA and BA in Philosophy and History at Zurich and Basel. Previously Co-Lead on a political initiative on developmental aid in Switzerland

Julia Niggemeyer

MSc & BSc Biology, former Business Operations Manager in a Public Health Tech Start-up and Research Scientist in Human Genomics and Bioinformatics

Pascal Roelcke

MA and BA in International Relations and Postcolonial Studies, formerly Public Policy Research and Evaluation at Ipsos UK, Co-founder and former head of Agora Think Tank, Board Member

Afek Shamir

MSc European and International Public Policy at the London School of Economics, BSc Politics and International Relations at University College London, Talos Fellow, former Summer Associate at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

Johanna Wicke

MSc Sustainability, Society and the Environment, B.Sc. Geography, formerly active in the field of German development cooperation

Advisory Board

Markus Anderljung

Head of Policy, Centre for the Governance of AI

Prof. Dr. Thomas Bernauer

ETH Zürich Professor of Political Science

Nikki

Böhler

Social entrepreneur on digitalisation

Prof. Dr. Karsten Donnay

Political Behavior and Digital Media, University of Zurich

Dr. Myriam Dunn Cavelty

Senior Lecturer, ETH Zürich Center for Security Studies

Prof. Dr. Florian Egli

Technical University of Munich

Dr. Emma

Hodcroft

Molecular epidemiologist

Matthias Holenstein

Director of the Risk Dialogue Foundation

Prof. Dr. Peter G. Kirchschlaeger

Ethics-Professor at the University of Lucerne / Visiting Professor at the ETH Zurich

Kevin

Kohler

Global Risks Specialist, WEF

Prof. Dr. Florian Krammer

Virologist and vaccinologist

Prof. Dr. Filippa

Lentzos

Associate Professor in Science and International Security at King's College London

Dr. Alain

Mermoud

Head of Technology Monitoring & Forecasting at EPFL Cyber-Defence Campus

Dr Jean-Marc Rickli

Head of Global and Emerging Risks, GCSP

Prof. Dr. Stuart

Russell

Professor of Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley

Dr. Nadia

Schürch

Microbiologist, expert in biosecurity / arms control

Prof. Dr. Thilo Stadelmann

Head of the Centre for AI, ZHAW

Prof. Dr. Michael Stauffacher

Co-Director of the ETH Zurich Transdisciplinary Lab

Dr. Charlotte

Stix

Head of AI Governance, Apollo Research

Prof. Dr. Susanne Suter

Lecturer, FHNW Institute for Data Science

Prof. Dr. Florian Tramèr

Computer Science, ETH Zurich

Dr. Nicole

Wheeler

Research Group Leader, University of Birmingham

Prof. Dr. Markus Wild

Philosopher, University of Basel

Collaborators include

Supported by, among others

Donations

As a non-profit organisation we rely on your donation

From EUR/CHF 500 we recommend a bank transfer:
IBAN: CH03 0840 1000 0675 5465 2

Beneficiary: Pour Demain

Mülhauserstrasse 75

4056 Basel, Switzerland

Bank: Migros Bank AG,

Zurich Seidengasse

Clearing No.: 8401

SWIFT: MIGRCHZZXXX

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