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Past Chamber Events 2005
updated January 20, 2006
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Zurich
December 1 |
Dr. Peter Lorange
President, IMD International Institute for Management Development,
Lausanne"International Entrepreneurship: The Key to Growth
CEO Luncheon, 11:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Zurich
November 22 |
Übernahmekämpfe -
Lehren aus den Fällen Forbo, Unaxis, Leica Geosystems, Saia-Burgess
Panelists
Dr. Rudolf Tschäni, Rechtsanwalt,
Lenz & Staehlin, Zürich
PD Dr. Romeo Cerutti, Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie., Zürich
Mario Fontana, Verwaltungsrat,
Leica Geosystems, Swissquote, Amazys, SBB,
Sulzer, Inficon
Luncheon, 11:15 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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presentations:
Tschaeni.pdf
Cerutti.pdf |
Geneva
November 21 |
EU Savings Directives - Practical Suggestions Guest Experts:
Clive S. Jones, Chairman & Managing Director,
Citibank Ltd., Jersey, Channel
Islands
Fritz Müller, Managing Director, Head of Tax,
Crédit Suisse Group, Zurich
Panel Meeting, 11:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Zurich
November 11 |
E-Mail Management - How to Avoid Disaster
Panelists:
James Bellerjeau, General Counsel & Secretary,
Mettler-Toledo International,
Inc., Greifensee
Dr. Lukas Morscher, Partner,
Lenz & Staehelin, Zurich
Christian Stambach, Group General Counsel,
Adecco Management & Consulting
SA, Glattbrugg
Moderator: Stefan Breitenstein, Partner,
Lenz & Staehelin, ZurichLuncheon,
11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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presentations:
Bellerjeau.pdf
Morscher.pdf
Stambach.pdf
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Geneva
Novemeber 3 |
Personnel Compensation in Switzerland - Outlook for 2006
Panelists:
Andreas Höfert, Head of Economic Research,
UBS, Zurich
Christian Dillier, Manager IC Department, EAME Marketing,
Caterpillar Sarl.,
GenevaPanel Meeting, 11:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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presentations:
Hoefert.pdf
Dillier.pdf |
Geneva
November 2 |
Declaring Swiss Bank Accounts - A U.S. Perspective Guest Experts:
H. David Rosenbloom, Director of the International Tax Program of NYU and
Partner, Caplin & Drysdale, Washington
Scott D. Michel, Attorney at Law,
Caplin & Drysdale, New York
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Zurich
November 1 |
Declaring Swiss Bank Accounts - A U.S. Perspective Guest Experts:
H. David Rosenbloom, Director of the International Tax Program of NYU and
Partner, Caplin & Drysdale, Washington
Scott D. Michel, Attorney at Law,
Caplin & Drysdale, New York
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Zurich
October 31 |
Personnel Compensation in Switzerland - Outlook for 2006
Panelists:
Andreas Höfert, Head of Economic Research,
UBS, Zurich
Christian Dillier, Manager IC Department, EAME Marketing,
Caterpillar Sarl.,
GenevaPanel Meeting, 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
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presentations:
Hoefert.pdf
Dillier.pdf
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Lugano
September 29 |
Marina Masoni
Presidente del Consiglio di Stato del Cantone Ticino & Direttrice del
Dipartimento delle finanze e dell'economia"Ticino: un posto ideale per
vivere e lavorare"
Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Zurich
September 1 |
John P. Costas
CEO, Dillon Read Capital Management, Chairman, UBS Investment Bank & Deputy
CEO, UBS AG"Transformation of UBS Investment Bank into a Global Bulge
Bracket Player"
CEO Luncheon, 11:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Zurich
August 31 |
Asset Allocation: Has It Become Easier? Speakers:
Alois Bischofberger, Chief Economist,
Crédit Suisse Corporate and Retail
Banking
Alfred Strebel, Business Director Switzerland,
Fidelity Investments
International
Thomas Lips, Chief Investment Officer, AIG Private Bank Ltd.
Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Geneva
July 1 |
Gallatin Award - presented by Christian Blickenstorfer, Ambassador of
Switzerland to the United States of America Robert A. Lutz
Vice Chairman, Global Product Development,
GENERAL MOTORS, Detroit, MI
CEO Luncheon, 11:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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speech of
Robert Lutz |
Zurich
June 28 |
Risks of Sitting on the Board of a Swiss Subsidiary - Duties and
Responsibilities, Do's and Don'ts to avoid Personal Liability Panelists:
Dr. Martin Kessler, Managing Partner,
Kessler & Co. Inc., Insurance Brokers,
Zurich
Dr. Christoph Schmid, Partner,
Wenger & Vieli, Attorneys at Law, Zurich
Prof. Rolf Watter, Partner,
Bär & Karrer, Attorneys at Law, Zurich
Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Zurich
June 13 |
Jury Trials in the USA - Tools and Techniques for Avoiding Disaster
Dr. Donald E. Vinson, Chairman,
Vinson & Company LLC, New York
Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Zurich
June 8 |
U.S. Visa Concerns - Problems and Solutions Panelists:
Coria Rosen, US Consul General, Bern
Jessica Radermacher, Immigration Law, Zurich
Moderator: René Bösch, Attorney at Law,
HOMBURGER, Zurich
Briefing, 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
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Geneva
June 1 |
Exchange of Information on Tax Matters - Recent Trends Xavier
Oberson, Prof. of Tax Law at the University of Geneva, Partner,
Oberson &
Associées
Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Zurich
May 31 |
Switzerland-EU Bilateral Agreements
Consequences and Planning OpportunitiesExperts:
Dr. Pierre-Olivier Gehriger, Tax Partner,
KPMG Fides
Heini Rüdisühli, Partner,
Lenz & Staehelin, Zurich
Panel Meeting, 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Zurich
May 19 |
Swiss-U.S. Income Tax Treaty
"One Treaty, Two Countries, Two Approaches?"Panelists:
Philip Green, Partner, Head of US Tax Desks in Europe,
Ernst & Young LLP,
London
Eric Hess, Deputy Head of International Fiscal Law and Double Taxation
Matters, Federal Tax Administration, Bern
Panel Meeting, 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Hess.pdf |
Lugano
April 25 |
TICINO ANNUAL DINNER with the Honorable Kevin Edward Moley
United States Ambassador to the United Nations and other International
Organizations in Geneva"An Outlook on US - UN Relations"
Dinner, 7:15 p.m.
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Zurich
April 20 |
Henry M. Paulson, Jr.
Chairman & CEO, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc."European Economic
Integration and Capital Markets"
CEO Luncheon, 11:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Zurich
April 13 |
Neue "Bussenfalle" im Kartellrecht - Was ist im Auge zu behalten?
Panelists:
Dr. Patrik Ducrey, stv. Direktor, Sekretariat der Wettbewerbskommission (WEKO),
Bern
Dr. Franz Hoffet, Partner, Homburger, Zurich
Moderator: Dr. Christoph Schmid, Partner,
Wenger & Vieli, Zurich
Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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presentations:
Ducrey.pdf
Hoffet.pdf |
Geneva
April 1 |
Jens Alder
CEO, Swisscom AG, Bern"Trends in Telecommunications_ The Entrepreneurial
Challenge for Swisscom"
CEO Luncheon, 11:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Zurich
March 14 |
Sarbanes-Oxley - Erfahrungen
Standortanalyse aus Unternehmersicht
Panelists:
Dr. Peter Kurer, Group General Counsel & Mitglied der KL,
UBS
Thomas Anwander, Leiter Rechtsabteilung,
RIETER HOLDING Ltd.
Christoph E. Mäder, KL-Mitglied, Leiter Recht & Steuern,
SYNGENTA
INTERNATIONAL SA
Martin Studer, Partner, Leiter Business Risk Services,
ERNST & YOUNG AG
Dr. Felix A. Weber, VR-Mitglied, SYNGENTA INTERNATIONAL AGPanel Meeting,
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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presentations:
Kurer.pdf
Anwander.pdf
Maeder.pdf
Studer.pdf
Weber.pdf |
Zurich
March 21 |
Christo and Jeanne-Claude Keynote Speaker: Hans Nützi, CEO,
Bank Leu Ltd.
"Tradition and Innovation in Banking and Art"
CEO Luncheon, 11:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Zurich
February 4 |
Charles Phillips
President, Oracle Corporation, Redwood Shires, CA"Leading Innovation in
Business Globalization"
CEO Luncheon, 11:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Geneva
January 31 |
Oswald J. Grübel
Member of the Executive Board, CEO,
Crédit Suisse Group, Zurich"The
Impact of Market Changes on Financial Institutions"
CEO Luncheon, 11:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Zurich
January 26 |
Presenting with Impact - How you can make the difference... and why you
should!
Improving your communications with groups
Workshop Leader: Clemancy Bridle, Executive Coach,
The Partners Group SA., GenevaWorkshop, 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Geneva
January 25 |
Presenting with Impact - How you can make the difference... and why you
shoul!
Improving your communications with groups
Workshop Leader: Clemancy Bridle, Executive Coach,
The Partners Group SA., GenevaWorkshop, 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Zurich
January 24 |
Gavin Newsom
Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco
Introduction by Richards J. Fredricks, former U.S. Ambassador to
Switzerland and Co-Chair, SFZH InitiativeShort remarks by:
Martin Vollenwyder, City Councilor of the City of Zurich
Walter Anderau, Chairman, Swiss Re Centre for Global Dialogue and Co-Chair,
SFZH Initiative
CEO Luncheon, 11:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Geneva
January 24 |
The New U.S. Tax Law - What You Ought to Know! Guest Experts:
Peter Hiltz, Regional Tax Counsel - Europe,
General Motors Europe AG, Glattbrugg
Thomas O'Donnell, Attorney at Law,
Baker & McKenzie, Zurich
Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Hiltz&ODonnel.pdf |
Lugano
January 20 |
Global Tax and Legal Developments - A Survival Guide for Swiss Private
Banks Keynote Speaker: Philip Marcovici, Partner of
Baker & McKenzie Zurich and CEO of LawInContext Pte. Ltd.
Luncheon, 11:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Zurich
January 19 |
Christoph Franz
CEO, Swiss International Airlines Ltd."Competition in the Airline
Industry"
CEO Luncheon, 11:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Ch. Franz.pdf |
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