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Past Chamber Events 2006

updated December 6, 2006

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December 6 Wednesday	"Global Security - How Safe Is Our Critical Infrastructure?" Speaker: The Honouralbe R. James Woolsey, Former Director, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Lt. General Kenneth A. Minihan, Former Director, U.S. National Security Agency Luncheon, 11:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
December 5 Tuesday	"Can A Subsidiary Be The Permanent Establishment Of Its Foreign Parent?" Willard B. Talyer, Partner Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York Tax Chapter Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
November 28 Tuesday	Amcham-Forum Event: "KMU Erfolge in den USA" Eröffnung der Veranstaltungsreihe durch: Staatssekretär Jean-Daniel Gerber, Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft (seco), Bern Panelists: Hans Hess, Chief Executive Officer, Hanesco AG, Pfäffikon Valentin Vogt, Chief Executive Officer, Burckhardt Compression AG, Winterthur Rudolf Weber, Chief Executive Officer, Kaba Management + Consulting AG, Rümlang Moderator: Hans Ulrich Beyeler, Member of the Board, SR Technics Group, Zurich-Airport Forum Luncheon, 11:15 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
November 20 Monday	"Export im Internet-Zeitalter" KMU Event Speakers: Dr. Louis-Paul Wicki, Chief Executive Officer, Crealogix AG, Zurich Alex Bickel, Chief Executive Officer, Flare International AG, Wettswil Etienne Rumo, Country Manager North Europe, Dartfish SA, Fribourg Ron Schneider, Head UBS Trade Finance Sales & Advisory, Business Banking, Basel Briefing, 5 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
November 1 Wednesday	"Personnel Compensation in Switzerland - Outlook 2007" Panel list: Òscar Andreu, Executive Director, Head Global Equity Recommendations UBS Wealth Management and Business Banking Robert Binoth, Manager IC Department, EAME Markting Caterpillar S.A.R.L., Geneva Moderator: Marijke Hagenaars, Vice President Human Resources PepsiCo Beverages Europe, Maarssen, The Netherlands Panel meeting, 11:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.	presentation presentation
October 27 Friday	"Personnel Compensation in Switzerland - Outlook 2007" Panelists: Dr. Klaus Wellershoff, Managing Director Member of the UBS Group Managing Board June Hirst, Regional Human Resources Director GE Money Bank, Zurich Moderator: Hans-Christian Steckling, Managing Director HCS-Consulting, Herrliberg Panel Meeting, 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.	presentation presentation
October 26 Thursday	Welcome U.S. Ambassador Ambassador-designate Peter R. Coneway U.S. Embassy, Berne Luncheon, 11:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
October 25 Wednesday	Guest Speaker: Ken Blanchard Best-selling Co-Author of The One Minute Manager, World-renowned keynote speaker, The Ken Blanchard Companies Luncheon, 11:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
October 24 Tuesday	Guest speaker: Carol Urban Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy, Berne Luncheon, 11:45 a.m. - 14:00 p.m.
October 18 Wednesday	"Welcoming the New Ambassador designate" A Joint Luncheon with the American International Club and the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with the AIWC. Place: Hotel Beau Rivage Timing: Aperitifs: from 11.45 a.m., luncheon 12.15 a.m. followed by speech; Price: CHF 70.00 to be paid in cash at check-in.. Registration: American International Club of Geneva
October 3 Tuesday	Guest Speaker: Urs Lacotte Director General IOC – International Olympic Committee, Geneva Briefing, 6:00 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. followed by cocktail riche	presentation
September 29 Friday	Guest Speaker: Nikesh Arora Vice President of GOOGLE Europe Chamber Luncheon, 11:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
September 26 Tuesday	"Company Pension Plans in a post-reform, post-downturn era" Panelist: Werner Barili, Managing Director & GTS Country Head Switzerland, Citigroup, Zurich Beat Moser, Executive Director Corporate Services, Sunrise Communication Ltd, Rümlang Roelof Kistemaker, Global Head of Pensions and Insurance, F. Hoffmann-LaRoche Ltd., Basel moderated by: John Anthony, Managing Director, Watson Wyatt, Zurich Panel Meeting, 11:15 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., followed by sandwich lunch	presentation presentation presentation presentation
September 21 Thursday	Precicast SA with Franz Bernasconi, General Manager, Precicast SA Company visit at Novazzano, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.	presentation
September 5 Tuesday	Guest Speaker: Leonhard Fischer CEO, Winterthur Group, Winterthur CEO Luncheon, 11:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
August 29 Tuesday	"Sarbanes-Oxley - Neue Entwicklungen" Dos & Don'ts Panelists: Dr. Peter Kurer, Group General Counsel & Mitglied der KL, UBS AG Malcolm B. Cheetham, Head Financial Controlling & Accounting, Novartis International AG Dr. Philip Kübler, General Counsel, Swisscom AG Martin Studer, Partner, Leiter Risk Services Central Europe, Ernst & Young Dr. Felix A. Weber, VR-Mitglied, PubliGroupe Ltd. Panel Meeting- Doing Business in the USA, 10:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.	presentation presentation presentation presentation presentation
July 6 Thursday	"USA-Markt - Aufbau und Entwicklung" Fallbeispiele und Lehren Speakers: Rudolf Wehrli, Chief Executive Officer, Gurit-Heberlein Group Christoph Tobler, Chief Executive Officer, Sefar Holding AG Christian Rusch, Chief Executive Officer, Filtrox AG Moderator: Franziska Tschudi, Chief Executive Officer, Wicor Holding AG Panel Meeting in St. Gallen - Doing Business in the USA , 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
July 4 Tuesday	Independence Day Barbecue with the participation of American Women of Ticino, The Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce, Franklin College and TASIS - The American School in Switzerland Grotto Tame, Via Crespera 68, Breganzona 7:00 p.m. Please reserve with Vivien Forzano: 091 985-2268 or e-mail: vforzano@fc.edu Flyer
June 28 Wednesday and June 29 Thursday	"Recent Tax Developments in the EU" with special attention to its relations with Switzerland Guest Speaker: Kees Van Raad Counsel of Loyens & Loeff, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Tax Chapter Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.	presentation
June 27 Tuesday	"The Media and Commercial Pressure: Hard Sell by Scoops and Scandals? How will the Show go on?" with Media and communication law expert:: Franz A. Zölch Round-Table Luncheon, 11:45 a.m. cocktails, 12:10 p.m. keynote address, followed by lunch	presentation
June 21 Wednesday	Global Debate about “Kyoto after 2012”: USA – Europe (EU): Separate or Complementary Ways? Climate Protection between two Concepts Speakers: Michael Kohn, Member of the Swiss Delegations at Climate Change Conferences, Zurich Stephen D. Eule, Director, Office of Climate Change Policy, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington Franzjosef Schafhausen, Head of Task Force Climate Change, The Federal Environment Ministry, Berlin Discussants: Norine Kennedy, Head of Environmental Affairs, U.S. Council for International Business, New York Sebastian Gallehr, President of the European Business Council for Sustainable Energy, Bad Vilbel Chamber Briefing, 6:00 p.m.	presentation presentation
June 19 Monday	Guest of Honor and Keynote Speaker: Urs Ziswiler Ambassador of Switzerland to the United States of America Washington Annual General Meeting, 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.	Pictures
May 19 Friday	Guest Speaker: Dean David Van Zandt Dean and Professor of Law, Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago CEO Luncheon, 11:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.	presentation
May 12 Friday	Building Bridges: The Importance of the Transatlantic Relationship for Mulitnationals in Switzerland Guest Speaker: James J. Schiro CEO, Zurich Financial Services Group, Zurich CEO Luncheon, 11:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.	presentation
April 11 Tuesday	Asia: Opportunities and Challenges for ABB Guest Speaker: Fred Kindle President & CEO, ABB Ltd., Zurich CEO Luncheon, 11:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.	presentation (7MB)
April 5 Wednesday	Trends in the IT Industry Guest Speaker: Scott McNealy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. CEO Luncheon, 11:45 a.m. reception, 12:10 p.m. lunch, followed by keynote address
March 23 Thursday	M&A Trends and Hot Topics – 2006 Guest Speakers: Dr. Klaus W. Wellershoff, Global Head Wealth Management Research, UBS AG, Zurich Steve Krognes, Head of M&A, Member Roche Finance Executive Committee, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel Barbara Brauchli, Partner, Tax and Legal Services PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, Zurich Uwe Kolb, Partner, Bridgepoint Capital, Frankfurt Clive Dolman, former Chief Financial Officer Swissport International Ltd., Zurich Moderator: Amity Forrest, Partner, Transaction Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, Zurich Workshop -Tax Chapter 3:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.	presentations: Wellershoff.pdf Krognes.pdf Brauchli.pdf Kolb.pdf
March 15 Wednesday	"Presenting with Impact" Improving your Communications with Groups Workshop Leader: Clemancy Bridle, Executive Training Manager, The Partners Group S.A., Geneva Workshop, 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Zurich March 9	Swiss Companies Litigating in US Courts Guest of Honor: Justice Antonin Scalia, US Supreme Court Speakers: Justice Antonin Scalia, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, Washington DC, USA The Honorable Martin Feldman, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana Dr. Peter Honegger, Attorney-at-Law, Partner Niederer Kraft & Frey, Zurich Stephen H. Kupperman, Attorney-at-Law, Partner, Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, L.L.C., New Orleans, USA Dr. Peter Kurer, Group General Counsel, UBS AG, Zurich John Scriven, General Counsel ABB, Zurich Moderators: PD Dr. Andreas Kellerhals, Director of the Europa Institut at the University of Zurich, Zurich Martin Naville, CEO, Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce, Zurich Seminar, 1:00 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
Zurich March 8	Guest Speaker: Valentin Chapero CEO, Phonak Ltd., Staefa CEO Luncheon, 11:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.	presentation
Berne March 7	"Location Switzerland and Fiscal Policy" Guest of Honor and Keynote Speaker: Joseph Deiss Federal Councillor, Head of The Federal Department of Economic Affairs Introduction by: Peter Baumgartner, Chairman, ICC Commission on Taxation, Paris and Director, Federation of Swiss Industrial Holding Companies, Berne Business Briefing, 5:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
Zurich March 6	Changes in U.S. GAAP Tax Accounting Update on Uncertain Tax Positions A program designed for senior tax and finance executives to review accounting standards relative to U.S. taxes, issues that impact a company's effective tax rate, and the introduction of IFRS. Guest Speakers: C.J. Getz, Partner, Deloitte, Zurich Dr. Alfred Storck, Group Senior Officer Corporate Finance & Taxes, ABB Ltd., Zurich Raymund Gerardu, Vice President Group Taxation, Adecco management & consulting SA, Glattbrugg Luncheon - Tax Chapter 11:30 a.m - 2:00 p.m.	presentation
Zurich February 28	"Getting To Yes" in Action: Negotiation Strategies for Executives Workshop Leader: Ulrich Egger, President, Egger, Philips & Partner AG, Zurich Workshop, 2:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Lugano February 13	Guest of Honor and Keynote Speaker: Joseph Deiss Federal Councillor, Head of The Federal Department of Economic Affairs Annual Dinner - 7:15 p.m.
Zurich February 2	The Importance of Foreign Companies for Switzerland - A Case Study Panelists: Paul Polman, CFO, Nestlé SA, formerly CEO, Procter & Gamble Western Europe (largest foreign Headquarter in Switzerland) Per Etholm, Managing Director/Country Corporate Officer, Citigroup (largest foreign financial services company in Switzerland) Eric Scheidegger, Ambassador, Member of the Executive Board, Head of Economic Promotion Activities, SECO Dr. Adrian Walti, Vice President & Director, The Boston Consulting Group Moderator: Martin Naville, CEO, Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce Briefing, 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
January 30 Monday	Winning the World's Largest IT Customer: How to sell to the U.S. Government Zurich Further information Registration form
Zurich January 27	"USA Steuerrecht - Einführungsseminar" Inhalt: U.S.-Steuersystem, U.S. Start-ups, Geschäftstätigkeit im USA-Markt-Steuergrundlagen, Unternehmensbesteuerung, Doppelbesteuerungsabkommen Schweiz-USA, U.S.-Besteuerung amerikanischer Tochtergesellschaften im Ausland Referenten / Workshopleiter: Hans F. Flick, Partner in Charge, KPMG, Detroit MI Jacqueline Hess, Partner, International Tax Services, Deloitte, Zürich Dr. Markus F. Huber, Partner, International Tax Services Ernst & Young, Zürich Hans F. Kaeser, Partner, Corporate and Securities; International, Schiff Hardin LLP, New York Dr. Barbara Kessler, Head of Group Tax, Novartis International SA, Basel Daniel Lüthi, Rechtskonsulent, vormaliger Chef der Abt. für Internationales Steuerrecht der ESTV Peter Reinarz, Rechtsanwalt & Certified Tax Accountant, Bär & Karrer, Zürich Alfred Storck, Group Senior Officer Corporate Finance & Taxes, ABB Ltd., Zürich Leitung: Dr. Peter R. Altenburger, Rechtsanwalt, Altenburger Rechtsanwälte, Küsnacht Seminar - Chapters Doing Business in the USA & Tax 8.45 - 16.45 Uhr
Zurich January 26	U.S. Transfer Pricing Update Proposed Cost Sharing Regulations / Service Regulations Guest Speaker: Hans Flick, KPMG, Detroit, USA Panelist/Moderator: Alfred Storck, Group Senior Officer, Head Corporate Finance and Taxes, ABB Ltd., Zurich Luncheon – Tax Chapter 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.	presentation
Zurich January 19	Guest Speaker: Michael Pragnell CEO, Director and member of the Chairman's Committee, Syngenta AG CEO Luncheon, 11:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.