Digital Festival, HackZurich and HackZurich Talents becoming part of the 
MCH Group 
 
   On 1 June 2021, the MCH Group is wholly acquiring Digital Festival AG in 
Zurich with its platforms Digital Festival, HackZurich and HackZurich 
Talents. The operational team around managing director and co-founder 
Jonathan Isenring is being integrated in the MCH Group and will continue 
to be responsible for the platforms and their further development, thus 
ensuring continuity. 
 
   With the platforms of Digital Festival AG, the MCH Group is acquiring a 
leading Swiss event in the field of innovation, technology and 
digitalisation, as well as Europe's most important hackathon and a 
unique platform for the career of young talents. This constitutes a 
valuable enhancement of the MCH Group's Swiss Events portfolio, and the 
group will benefit from the new team's expertise and network in a number 
of different areas. 
 
   Despite the difficult circumstances, it proved possible to further boost 
the importance and profile of the Digital Festival and HackZurich in 
2020. After the world's first hybrid hackathon was launched with 
HackZurich last year, the Digital Festival is also being staged in a 
hybrid format for the first time this year. This will extend the 
festival's reach and further increase the benefit for the community. 
 
   "The three events constitute an excellent fit for our strategy of 
expanding our portfolio with new formats on hybrid and digital 
platforms", says Beat Zwahlen, CEO of the MCH Group. "Jonathan 
Isenring's team, with its specific know-how, will also make a key 
contribution to the ongoing development of innovative event formats and 
future-orientated topics." 
 
   Jonathan Isenring, managing director and co-founder of Digital Festival 
AG, stresses: "Following the successful establishment of our platforms, 
their integration in the MCH Group will permit the next phase of further 
development, internationalisation and growth. We are convinced that this 
step will enable us to keep the success story of our platforms going and 
create even more added value for our partners and the community." 
 
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Digital Festival is the leading Swiss platform for discussions on the 
topics of technology, innovation and digitalisation. Over a period of 
three days, more than 2000 decision-makers and technology experts come 
together for keynotes, labs and sessions. The 6th Digital Festival is 
being held from 23 to 26 September in the Schiffbau in Zurich. 
 
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HackZurich is one of the world's most well-known and biggest hackathons 
(programming and innovation competitions). Selected from among several 
thousand applicants, the world's 1000 best young technology specialists 
come together and, over a period of 40 hours, develop innovative, 
technical prototypes. The 8th HackZurich is being held from 24 to 26 
September in the Technopark Zurich. 
 
   HackZurich works with the world's best technology talents and has 
knowledge of unique job offers at more than 500 partner companies. 
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HackZurich Talents brings together selected partner companies and 
talents in online sessions, with a subsequent in-depth discussion. 
 
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   Media contact: 
 
   MCH Group AG 
 
   Corporate Communications 
 
   Christian Jecker 
 
   +41 58 206 22 52 
 
   christian.jecker@mch-group.com 
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