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Alain Berset studied political science and economics at the University of Neuchâtel and graduated with a doctorate in 2005. He then worked as a visiting researcher at the Institute for Economic Research in Hamburg before becoming a strategic advisor at the Department of Economic Affairs for the canton of Neuchâtel.

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Patrick Chappatte ist seit der Lancierung der NZZ am Sonntag im Jahr 2002 als Karikaturist tätig. Er arbeitet auch für verschiedene Titel in Frankreich, Deutschland und den Vereinigten Staaten.

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Urs Hölzle oversees the infrastructure that powers Google's services. He joined as the company's first vice president of engineering and led the development of Google's original technical infrastructure from the early onset.

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Garry Kasparov came to international fame in 1985 when he became the youngest world chess champion in history at the age of 22. His famous matches against the IBM super-computer Deep Blue in 1996-97 were key to bringing artificial intelligence, and chess, into the mainstream.

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Katalin Novák is one of the creators of the unique Hungarian family policy idea and model. During her term in office, the notion of family policy, the actual governmental measures and, consequently, the Hungarian demographic trends have undergone a remarkable transformation.

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Lieutenant General Thomas Süssli is responsible for the leadership of the Swiss Armed Forces. As head of the Department’s Defence sector, he therefore reports directly to the head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS), Federal Councillor Viola Amherd.

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Gary Nagle joined Glencore in 2000 in Switzerland as part of the Coal business development team. He was heavily involved in seeding a portfolio of assets to Xstrata in 2002, in conjunction with its initial listing on the London Stock Exchange.

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Since April 2023, Sergio P. Ermotti has been Group CEO of UBS Group AG and Chairman of the Executive Board of UBS AG. He was already CEO of UBS between 2011 and 2020.

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Daniela Ziller, Martina Wick and Yannick Flepp are three of the successful participants at SwissSkills and WorldSkills.

Daniela Ziller - WorldSkill 2019 silver medallist
Daniela has been studying conservation and restoration at the University of the Arts, Bern (HKB) since September 2021.

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The Bindella family has been devoted to Italy and its culture for over 100 years. They run 44 Italian restaurants across Switzerland, a wine shop and a plastering and decorating business, and also undertake property projects to secure the economic future of local areas.

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Young Sohn is a Silicon Valley executive and investor and currently Founding Managing Partner at Walden Catalyst Ventures. This is backed by a $550+ million early-stage venture capital fund dedicated to deep tech investments focused on data and AI in North America, Europe and Israel.

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Ian Morris teaches at Stanford University, where he has won the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching and served as Senior Associate Dean of Humanities and Sciences.

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Lisa Eckhart studied German and Slavonic languages and literature in Paris and Berlin. In 2016, she was named Best Newcomer at the Austrian Cabaret Awards for her first solo show, ‘Als ob Sie Besseres zu tun hätten’ (‘As if you had anything better to do').