Our programme
11:30
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13:30
Door Opening | Check-in | Welcome Lunch
13:30
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13:45
Official Welcome
Corine Blesi, Managing Director, NZZ Connect
13:45
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14:10
Interview
Opening
Guy Parmelin, President of the Swiss Confederation
14:10
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14:30
Keynote
Unbreakable Leadership: Harnessing the Efforts of Others in an Uncertain World
Amy Edmondson, Novartis Professor, Harvard Business School
14:30
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14:50
Interview
Swiss Pharma Industry at a Crossroads
Severin Schwan, Chairman, Roche
14:50
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15:10
Interview
The Swiss Military in the Face of a New Threat Landscape
Benedikt Roos, Chief of the Armed Forces, Swiss Armed Forces
15:10
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16:00
Break
Networking Break
16:00
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16:20
Keynote
The Impact of the Exponential Growth of AI
Azeem Azhar, Founder, Exponential View
16:20
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16:35
Interview
Family Businesses: Between Tradition and Transformation
Karim Twerenbold, Karim Twerenbold Owner, Twerenbold Reisen Gruppe & Karin Lenzlinger, President, Zurich Chamber of Commerce
16:35
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16:55
Interview
Hospitality as a Business Model
Caroline von Kretschmann, Managing Partner, Hotel Europäischer Hof Heidelberg
16:55
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17:15
Interview
UBS Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Economy, Politics and Switzerland’s Future
Sergio Ermotti, Group CEO, UBS
17:15
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17:45
Interview
Surprise Guest
17:45
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17:50
Wrap-up by Moderation
Carolin Roth & Urs Gredig
17:50
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23:00
Networking Evening