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2026

Patrick Cotting strengthens Eventwise in the DACH region

After almost five years, Patrick Cotting, CEO of CCI Cotting Consulting, is returning to a company he co-founded himself: Wise.swiss
As Co-Founder and Director DACH, he will now support Eventwise in expanding its presence in German-speaking Switzerland, Germany and Austria.
The story began in 2019, when Patrick Cotting and Sebastian Chiappero founded EPwise AG. Their goal was to develop digital solutions capable of making complex processes simple, secure and intelligent.
In the years that followed, Sebastian Chiappero and his team continued to develop Eventwise, while Patrick Cotting increasingly focused on other projects and entrepreneurial ventures. Today, the solution is used by banks, companies, hospitals and cantons, as well as organisations operating in the pharmaceutical and luxury sectors.

What is Eventwise?
Eventwise is a Swiss all-in-one platform for professional event management. It brings together the key stages of organising an event within a single tool: personalised invitations, event websites, registration forms, automated confirmations, reminder emails and QR codes.
Feedback surveys and post-event analysis can also be managed directly through the platform. This allows organisers to control their processes centrally while significantly reducing administrative workload. The solution is developed and hosted in Switzerland.
Eventwise, however, is designed to be more than just another event management tool. Its vision goes further: websites, event management, CRM and email marketing should work together as seamlessly as possible - all within one central, intuitive and easy-to-use environment.

Focus on the DACH market
Following strong growth in French-speaking Switzerland, Eventwise is now looking to further establish itself in German-speaking Switzerland, Germany and Austria. This is precisely where Patrick Cotting’s new role comes into play.
Drawing on his extensive experience in strategy, marketing, sponsorship and business development, he will support Eventwise in expanding across the DACH market and contribute his expertise and network to the company’s next stage of growth.
For Patrick, this new engagement also represents a return to his entrepreneurial roots - to a project he helped launch in 2019 and which has evolved significantly since then.

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CCI and the Hofwelten - Experiencing History Rather Than Simply Observing It

The “Hofwelten” at the historic Hof zu Wil bring more than 800 years of history to life in a unique way: not behind glass, but within rooms that themselves date back to the era of the prince-abbots. Historical voices, original artefacts, multimedia installations and an intelligent digital guide accompany visitors through a variety of themed worlds.

Visitors are repeatedly invited to become actively involved. At the interactive negotiation table, they make decisions just as the prince-abbots once did, create their own coat of arms according to the rules of heraldry and, in the attic, discover a medieval trading vessel accompanied by an audio story and a game. The “Reflection Trail”, meanwhile, raises questions that remain highly relevant today: What should be preserved? What role should religion play in the state? In this way, history becomes a dialogue.

More than 30 original objects from the era of the Prince-Abbacy - including ecclesiastical treasures and the important “Defensionale of Wil” - further enrich the experience.

CCI has been supporting the development of the “Hofwelten” since 2019 and has contributed in particular to its concept, positioning and the development of visitor experiences and offering formats.

Our video offers a glimpse into the Hofwelten - but the best way to discover them is to experience them for yourself: www.hofzuwil.ch 🏰

CCI and Hof zu Wil – The "Hofwelten" Are Now Open

After nearly seven years of development, the "Hofwelten" at Hof zu Wil officially opened their doors on July 4, 2026. This unique immersive experience combines history, culture, tourism and modern knowledge transfer, inviting visitors to discover the site's rich heritage through interactive experiences.

Since 2019, CCI has been supporting this flagship project across a wide range of strategic and operational areas, including the development and positioning of the experience, partnership and sponsorship development, communication and marketing, as well as the creation of new visitor experiences and offerings. This has led to the launch of products such as the Wil Court cheese, wine and beer, together with a variety of additional cultural and tourism initiatives.

With its successful opening, the project reaches an important milestone and highlights CCI's expertise in supporting complex cultural, tourism and place-development projects.

Learn more: Hof zu Wil

CCI and Hof zu Wil - Reopening on July 4, 2026 Since 2019, CCI has been supporting the development of the “Hofwelten” at Hof zu Wil – one of the region’s most significant cultural and development projects.
With the “Hofwelten” or “Worlds of the Court”, the historic Hof zu Wil is becoming a unique immersive experience in Switzerland, at the crossroads of history, culture, tourism, and modern knowledge transfer. The reopening is scheduled for July 4, 2026.
For the past 7 years, CCI has been supporting this project across various strategic and operational areas, including the development and positioning of the immersive experience, the expansion of partnerships and sponsorships, communication and marketing activities, as well as the development of new experience and offering formats. This includes, for example, new products and concepts related to Hof zu Wil such as the Court of Wil cheese, wine and beer, along with various additional offerings.
More informations: Hof zu Wil / Ticketing: here
CCI strengthens its offering for municipalities Thanks to its experience in the public and institutional sector, CCI develops tailor-made solutions to support municipalities in strategic projects, communication, governance, and the management of complex situations.
More informations: CCI für Gemeinden

2023
La Tour - Fantasy World by John Howe. On June 5, 2023, the involved parties in Neuchâtel (CH) were able to give the starting signal for the creation of the worldwide unique Fantasy World in the old prison in the center of the medieval city. The "LA TOUR - Fantasy World by John Howe", the illustrator of Lord of the Rings, will be unique in the world. CCI was responsible for the feasibility study in the areas of positioning/marketing, financing/business plan and governance.

2022
Patrick Cotting in the journal 24heures: What is the role of a museum in the 21st century?

2021
CCI in the daily newspaper "La Liberté", with Kevin and Mitipi, its engagement for a safe world and against burglars.
CCI has launched a new unit to develop "Augmented Reality" and "Games " for Tourist resorts, cities as well as for Museums and companies.
CCI has gained the mandates from the Cantons of Fribourg and Graubünden to manage the requests for Covid-19-support, developing the Partnerwise software further and adapting it to the needs to manage thousands of requests from companies hurt by the lockdowns
CCI continues to work on Mitipi with its all-in-one device Kevin, inspired by the movie Home alone, against burglaries: New launch of a safety and security service for small companies, shop owners, dentists etc.
Strategy and Marketing studies done for different museums, tourism destinations and castles, among those: Château de Morges, Villa dei Cedri, Fortezza di Bellinzona, Hof zu Wil
Improving the internal communication system at Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Genève (MAH), using the Beekeeper tool
CCI has continued to develop and deliver marketing & sponsorship strategies for brands such as CKW, LLB and others
CCI has started to invest into Look@, the first solar selfie-experience that combines picture-taking with intelligent software, enabling tourism destinations to get into relationships with tourists taking pictures.

CCI continues to lecture at Universities, actually UniFR (University of Fribourg, UniNE (University of Neuchâtel), USI (University of Lugano), HWZ (Hochschule für Wirtschaft Zürich).
First IPO of a CCI portfolio company. Skitude Holding AS went public on EuroNext. CCI was an early investor in Skioo, the first pay-per-use digital ski pass worldwide, that merged with Skitude in 2020.

2019/2020

The Swiss event management software Eventwise has been launched and is already used by more than 30 companies and institutions
The Swiss sponsoring and partnership management software Partnerwise was extended for foundations and will be used for the first time at the Ria & Arthur Dietschweiler Stiftung
New mandate: CCI responsible for the Management and Finances of the Projet "Hofbezirk Wil"
CCI was responsible for the opening of the new exhibitions at the UNESCO World Heritage Site Abbeye of St-Gall
10 years ago CCI started with the works on PlanetSolar - First around the World with Solar Energy. Watch here the summary of the PlanetSolar project that we helped to succeed.

2018

CCI becomes involved in the startup Konteent Media in Banja Luka; for CCI, Konteent was a missing piece in the puzzle: being able to offer our customers more than just consulting, doing research or connecting to A+E networks and our mountain media network.
Now, our current and potential clients can benefit from a young and dynamic creative powerhouse that has the aspiration of being as creative as our competitors in Switzerland and beyond, but much less expensive.

CCI helped to realign the strategy of the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Abbey of St.Gallen and to secure a historical agreement between the Canton of St.Gallen, the Catholic Confessional Section of the Canton of St.Gallen, the City of St.Gallen, the World Cultural Heritage Association and the Ria & Arthur Dietschweiler Foundation. The agreement will help to raise the experience of visiting this unique, inspiring and timeless world cultural heritage to a new level. Read more about this in
the press release of the canton of St.Gallen
and in the SDA article in the Luzerner Zeitung.

CCI to expand the partnership with the start-up Beekeeper.io. Download here an article on Beekeeper, published in the magazine ORGANISATOR - and watch the video.
You can also find a summary of the features of Beekeeper in this One-Pager .

CCI is appointed as external expert for questions of governance and business plan for the UNESCO World Heritage site Bellinzona "Tre Castelli".

2017

CCI is responsible for the development and consolidation of the vision, positioning and marketing development for the UNESCO World Heritage Site Abbey of St-Gall. Download the summary of the surveys (in german) by clicking on the tile below.

Press article in St.Galler Tagblatt.
Annual report of the Verein Weltkulturerbe Stiftsbezirk St.Gallen 2017

CCI to become active shareholder of the start-ups Skadi FIS, ByHours.com, CheckYeti and Beekeeper. For the latter, you can find an article that appeared in the magazine ORGANISATOR (in german) by clicking on the tile with the PDF icon.