IPA Switxboard Information

Switxboard, powered by IPA, is a network connecting technological, social, financial, and spatial innovations to meet the needs, talents, and skills of businesses and communities worldwide. Founded by Kilian Kleinschmidt, an international networker, humanitarian, and refugee expert with over 25 years of experience as a United Nations official, aid worker, and diplomat, the Innovation and Planning Agency (IPA) aims to connect the millions of underprivileged and dispossessed with the idle and utilized resources and modern technologies of the 21st century. IPA works in several service lines: Market Access: Opens up markets for companies in regions that are not easy to reach Project Development: Plans and implements non-traditional and efficient partnerships Incubator Hubs: Fosters creative solutions in communities and countries Consulting: Provides advice to European governments and other relevant institutions on matters of process optimization regarding refugees and migration Social Design: Implements partnerships with rigorous integrated and human-centred approach Labs: Facilitates the co-creation of innovative technologies and solutions in the field Academy: Offers capacity building and thought leadership around humanitarian innovation Ventures: Supports and self-funds projects with an array of fast, flexible and innovative financing vehicles