Past Chamber Events 2008

Updated May 28, 2008.

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June 2

Zurich

Annual General Meeting

Venue:
The Dolder Grand

Time:
5:30 p.m.

 

 
May 27

Zurich

"U.S. Contract Manufacturing Regs"

Panelists:
  • Rebecca Binggeli
      Director of Tax, Europe, Baxter Healthcare SA
  • Owen Crassweller
      Partner, Transfer Pricing, Deloitte & Touche LLP
  • Lee Oster
      Partner U.S. Tax, Ernst & Young LLP


    The panel discussion is moderated by Pierre-Olivier Gehriger, Attorney at Law, Pestalozzi Lachenal Patry

    Panel Meeting: 17:00 p.m. - 19:00 p.m.

    Presentation (.pdf):
  •  from Rebecca Binggeli, Baxter Healthcare SA
  •  from Owen Crassweller, Deloitte & Touche LLP
  •  from Lee Oster, Ernst & Young LLP

     

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    May 21

    Zurich

    "Creating the Innovative Enterprise"

    Panelists:
  • Gery Bruederlin
      Group Head Human Resources UBS Group
  • Markus R. Neuhaus
      Chief Executive Officer PricewaterhouseCoopers AG
  • Hauke Stars
      Country General Manager Hewlett Packard (Switzerland)
  • Hans-Christian Steckling
      Managing Director HCS-CONSULTING


    The panel discussion is moderated by Prof. Georg von Krogh, Chair of Strategic Management and Innovation, ETH Zurich.

    Panel Meeting: 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

    Presentation (.pdf):
  •  from Gery Bruederlin, UBS Group
  •  from Hauke Stars, Hewlett Packard (Switzerland)
  •  from Hans-Christian Steckling, HCS-CONSULTING

     

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    May 20 - 21

    Zurich

    “Getting to Yes” in Action

    2-Day Negotiation Skills Training for Executives

    Faculty:
    Ulrich Egger, Senior Partner and
    Michael Bulliger, General Manager,

    Egger, Philips + Partner AG,
    open negotiation based on the Harvard Concept®

    Information flyer

     

     

    May 15

    Zurich

     

     

    "Current Situation and Challenges"

    Guest speaker:
    Andreas Meyer
    Chief Executive Officer
    Swiss Federal Railways, Berne
     

    CEO Luncheon, 11:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 

    Presentation (.pdf):
    Current Situation and Challenges to the Swiss Federal Railways

     

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    May 5

    Zurich
    Leadership and the Globally Integrated Enterprise

    Guest speaker:
    Samuel J. Palmisano
    Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
    IBM
     

    CEO Luncheon, 11:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

     

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    April 29

    Geneva
    "Remarks on value creation"

    Guest speaker:
    Dr. Jürg Witmer
    Chairman of the Board of Directors
    Givaudan SA

    CEO Luncheon, 11:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

     

     

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    April 22

    Lugano

    VF International Sagl
    Pazzallo, Lugano


    Company visit, 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

     
    April 1

    Zurich
    Food, Water and Agriculture - A Global Perspective

    Guest speaker:
    Peter Brabeck
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
    Nestlé
     

    CEO Luncheon, 11:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

    Presentation (.pdf):
    Food, water and agriculture - A global perspective

    Further information (www.youtube.com):
    Peter Brabeck-Letmathe speaking about water

     

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    March 17

    Zurich

    "Getting Sued in the USA"

    Guest Speaker:
    Arthur R. Miller
    University Professor at NYU School of Law,
    former Bruce Bromley Professor of Law
    at Harvard Law School

    Luncheon, 11:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

     

     

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    March 5

    Geneva

    Luncheon with the American International Club of Geneva

    Guest speaker:
    Robert A. Lutz
    Vice Chairman
    Global Product Development General Motors Corporation

    Luncheon with the American International Club of Geneva,
    11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

     

     

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    February 28

    Zurich

    Guest speaker:
    Markus Spillmann
    Editor in Chief
    NZZ Neue Zürcher Zeitung

    CEO Luncheon, 11:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

     

     

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    February 26

    Lugano

    Guest of Honor and Keynote Speaker:
    Laura Sadis
    Consigliera di Stato,
    Canton Ticino

    Annual Dinner - 7:15 p.m.

     

     

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    February 5

    Zurich

    "Observations on Recent Market Developments"

    Guest speaker:
    Brady Dougan
    Chief Executive Officer
    Credit Suisse Group

    CEO Luncheon, 11:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

     

     

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    January 29

    Zurich

    Besteuerung von "Trusts"

    Panel meeting in German language with:
    Prof. Dr. Peter Böckli, Attorney at Law
    Böckli Bodmer & Partner


    moderated by:
    Dr. Peter R. Altenburger, Attorney at Law
    ALTENBURGER Attorney at Law

    Time:
    11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

     

     

     

    January 24

    Davos

     

    Joint Economic Commission in Davos

    by special invitation only

     

     

     

    January 22

    Geneva

    Gallatin Award

    presented by:
    Jean-Daniel Geber,
    State Secretary for Economic Affairs

    to

    Robert Portman,
    former Director of the Office of Management and Budget of the U.S. and former USTR

    Award Ceremony, 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

     

     
         

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