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Overview 2008

Date	Venue	Event title
Nov. 28, 2008	Zurich	CEO Luncheon Sir Win Bischoff
Nov. 26, 2008	Zurich	Declaring Swiss Bank Accounts - A U.S. Perspective
Nov. 25, 2008	Geneva	Introduction to the Swiss Tax System - An Overview for English Speaking Individuals
Nov. 25, 2008	Geneva	Declaring Swiss Bank Accounts - A U.S. Perspective, Geneva
Nov. 18, 2008	Zurich	Entering the U.S. Market
Nov. 17, 2008	Zurich	Compensation Disclosure
Nov. 12, 2008	Zurich	CEO Luncheon with Christoph Brand
Nov. 10, 2008	Geneva	The Importance of Multinationals in the Lake Geneva Region - CANCELLED
Nov. 5, 2008	Zurich	Breakfast - U.S. Presidential Election
Nov. 3, 2008	Geneva	Personnel Compensation in Switzerland - Outlook 2009, Geneva
Oct. 31, 2008	Zurich	Personnel Compensation in Switzerland - Outlook 2009
Oct. 20, 2008	Lugano	GE Digital Energy Holding SA
Oct. 2, 2008	Zurich	U.S. Executives Living and Working in CH
Sep. 22, 2008	Zurich	CEO Luncheon with Michael Mack
Sep. 11, 2008	Zurich	Prof. Lester Thurow, Prof. of Management & Economics, MIT Sloan School of Management and world-famous book author on "The Global Financial Crisis"
Sep. 10, 2008	Geneva	CEO Luncheon with Philipp Hildebrand
Sep. 8, 2008	Lugano	The Honorable Urs Ziswiler
Jul. 15, 2008	Zurich	CEO Luncheon with Anne M. Mulcahy
Jul. 10, 2008	Geneva	Swiss Innovation - The Role on Multinational Expats
Jun. 30, 2008	Zurich	Disclosure Duties in Unfriendly Takeovers
Jun. 2, 2008	Zurich	Annual General Meeting 2008
May 27, 2008	Zurich	U.S. Contract Manufacturing Regs
May 21, 2008	Zurich	Creating the Innovative Enterprise
May 20, 2008	Zurich	"Getting to Yes" in Action - Seminar
May 15, 2008	Zurich	CEO Luncheon with Andreas Meyer
May 5, 2008	Zurich	CEO Luncheon with Samuel J. Palmisano
Apr. 29, 2008	Geneva	CEO Luncheon with Jürg Witmer
Apr. 22, 2008	Lugano	VF International SAGL
Apr. 1, 2008	Zurich	CEO Luncheon with Peter Brabeck-Letmathe
Mar. 17, 2008	Zurich	Getting Sued in the USA
Feb. 28, 2008	Zurich	CEO Luncheon with Markus Spillmann
Feb. 26, 2008	Ticino	Ticino Annual Dinner 2008
Feb. 5, 2008	Zurich	CEO Luncheon with Brady W. Dougan
Jan. 29, 2008	Zurich	Besteuerung von "Trusts"
Jan. 24, 2008	Zurich	Joint Economic Commission 2008 in Davos
Jan. 22, 2008	Geneva	Robert Portmann - Gallatin Award

Details 2008

November 28

Zurich

CEO Luncheon Sir Win Bischoff

Reflections on an Extraordinary Year in the Financial Services Industry

Guest of Honor and Keynote Speaker:
Sir Win Bischoff Chairman of Citi, Citi

November 26

Zurich

Declaring Swiss Bank Accounts - A U.S. Perspective

Guest Experts:
	Scott D. Michel Member, Caplin & Drysdale
	H. David Rosenbloom Member, Caplin & Drysdale
Moderator:
Dr. Peter R. Altenburger Attorney at Law, ALTENBURGER Attorneys at Law

November 25

Geneva

Introduction to the Swiss Tax System - An Overview for English Speaking Individuals

November 25

Geneva

Declaring Swiss Bank Accounts - A U.S. Perspective, Geneva

Guest Experts:
	Scott D. Michel Member, Caplin & Drysdale
	H. David Rosenbloom Member, Caplin & Drysdale
Moderator:
Prof. Henri Torrione Attorney-at-law, Lenz & Staehelin Attorneys-at-law Geneva Office

November 18

Zurich

Entering the U.S. Market

Business Invest Seminar in cooperation with Invest in America (U.S. Department of Commerce) and OSEC Business Network Switzerland
followed by Luncheon with keynote speaker Donald Businger, Commercial Counselor, U.S. Embassy,

November 17

Zurich

Compensation Disclosure

Where do we stand after a First Reporting Year under the New Transparency Rules

Panelists:
	Dr. Stephan Hostettler Managing Partner, Stephan Hostettler & Partner AG
	Rodolfo Straub Head of Admission, SIX Group SIX Management AG
	Prof. Rolf Watter Attorney at Law, Bär & Karrer Attorneys at Law

Presentation:

Compensation Disclosure

November 12

Zurich

CEO Luncheon with Christoph Brand

Foreign Investments in Swiss Telecoms: A Lost Cause?

Guest of Honor and Keynote Speaker:
Christoph Brand Chief Executive Officer, Sunrise Communications AG

November 10

Geneva

The Importance of Multinationals in the Lake Geneva Region - CANCELLED

CANCELLED

November 5

Zurich

Breakfast - U.S. Presidential Election

Join us to watch CNN coverage on big screen TV and to discuss the outcome of the U.S. Presidential Election 2008

November 3

Geneva

Personnel Compensation in Switzerland - Outlook 2009, Geneva

Switzerland in the Global War for Talent: Innovation Powerhouse or Poorhouse?

Panelists:
	Felix Brill Head of Economic Research Switzerland, UBS AG
	Martin Naville Chief Executive Officer, Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce

Presentation:

from Felix Brill, UBS AG

October 31

Zurich

Personnel Compensation in Switzerland - Outlook 2009

Demographic Change: Implications for Europe’s Economy and Switzerland in particular

Panelists:
	Dr. Hans Groth Director Healthcare Policy & Market Access, Pfizer AG
	Dr. Alexander Kobler Global Head Wealth Management Research , UBS AG
Moderator:
Hans-Christian Steckling Managing Director, HCS-CONSULTING

Presentation:

from Dr. Hans Groth, Pfizer AG

from Dr. Alexander Kobler, UBS AG

October 20

Lugano

GE Digital Energy Holding SA

Company visit in Riazzino (Locarno)

October 2

Zurich

U.S. Executives Living and Working in CH

Panelists:
	Michael M. Demirel Managing Director, Global Head of Commercial Operations International Private Bank, Barclays Wealth International Private Bank
	Richard T. Laube Executive Board Member & CEO, Nestlé Nutrition, Nestlé S.A.
	James H. White President Europe, Middle East and Africa Sector, Ecolab Europe GmbH
Moderator:
Dr. Björn Johansson Chairman and CEO, Dr. Björn Johansson Associates Inc Executive Search Consultants

September 22

Zurich

CEO Luncheon with Michael Mack

Food, Feed AND Fuel - can we do it all?

Guest of Honor and Keynote Speaker:
Michael Mack Chief Executive Officer, Syngenta International AG

Presentation:

Food, Feed and Fuel - can we do it all?

September 11

Zurich

Prof. Lester Thurow, Prof. of Management & Economics, MIT Sloan School of Management and world-famous book author on "The Global Financial Crisis"

Prof. Shlomo Maital, Academic Director, TIM Technion Institute of Management on "When the dust settles, what will the New World Economic Order look like?"

Guest Experts:
	Prof. Shlomo Maital Academic Director, TIM - Technion Institute of Management
	Prof. Lester C. Thurow Professor Emeritus of Management and Economics, MIT Sloan School of Management

Presentation:

When the dust settles, what will the New World economic order look like?

September 10

Geneva

CEO Luncheon with Philipp Hildebrand

Albert Gallatin, one of the Financial Founding Fathers:
What can we learn from him today?

Guest of Honor and Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Philipp Hildebrand Vice-Chairman of the Governing Board, Swiss National Bank

September 8

Lugano

The Honorable Urs Ziswiler

Presidential Election 2008: Consequences for the U.S. Swiss Relations?

Guest of Honor and Keynote Speaker:
Urs Ziswiler Ambassador, Embassy of Switzerland

July 15

Zurich

CEO Luncheon with Anne M. Mulcahy

Xerox Turnaround and Transformation: Leadership Lessons Learned on the Firing Line

Guest of Honor and Keynote Speaker:
Anne M. Mulcahy Chairman and CEO, Xerox Corporation

July 10

Geneva

Swiss Innovation - The Role on Multinational Expats

followed by:
Swisster.ch - the New Platform for Expats in the Romandie

Guest Experts:
	Patrick Aebischer President, EPFL Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
	Philippe Sordet Director of Projects, Regional Publications, Edipresse Group

June 30

Zurich

Disclosure Duties in Unfriendly Takeovers

Panelists:
	Dr. Thomas Bischof Managing Director, Head Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs, UBS AG
	Heinrich Fischer Chairman, DiamondScull
	Rudolf Tschäni Attorney-at-law, Lenz & Staehelin Zurich Office
Moderator:
Dr. Peter C. Honegger Attorney at Law, Niederer Kraft & Frey AG

June 2

Zurich

Annual General Meeting 2008

Guests of Honor:
	Jim O'Neill Head of Global Economic Research, Goldman Sachs International
	Bertrand Piccard Aeronaut, Explorer & Innovator, Bertrand Piccard SA

May 27

Zurich

U.S. Contract Manufacturing Regs

Panelists:
	Rebecca Binggeli Tax Counsel, Baxter Healthcare SA
	Owen Crassweller Transfer Pricing, Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP
	Lee Oster U.S. Tax Partner, Americas TESCM Leader, Ernst & Young LLP
Moderator:
Dr. Pierre-Olivier Gehriger Certified Tax Expert, Pestalozzi Lachenal Patry Zürich AG

Presentation:

from Lee Oster, Ernst & Young LLP

from Owen Crassweller, Deloitte & Touche LLP

from Rebecca Binggeli, Baxter Healthcare SA

May 21

Zurich

Creating the Innovative Enterprise

Panelists:
	Gery Bruederlin Member of the Group Managing Board, Group Head Human Resources, UBS AG
	Dr. Markus R. Neuhaus CEO, PricewaterhouseCoopers AG
	Hauke Stars Country General Manager, Hewlett-Packard (Schweiz) GmbH Headquarters Switzerland
	Hans-Christian Steckling Managing Director, HCS-CONSULTING
Moderator:
Prof. Georg von Krogh Department of Management, Technology and Economics, ETH Zurich