On behalf of the 12^th European Symposium of Porcine Health Management (ESPHM) Organizing Committee, it is my great pleasure to welcome you to Bern, Switzerland. The ESPHM is jointly organized by the European College of Porcine Health Management (ECPHM), further engaged and outstanding European pig practitioners and, for the ESPHM 2020+1, the Vetsuisse Faculty from the University of Bern, in collaboration with representatives from the Vetsuisse Faculty in Zurich, the Swiss Association of Swine Veterinarians and the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO), all together representing the Local Organizing Committee (LOC).