Past Events 2008
Past Events 2007
Past Events 2005
Past Events 2004
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December 14
Los Angeles |
Annual Holiday Dinner Event At the California Club
6:00 p.m. - 9 p.m.
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December 13
San Francisco |
Annual Christmas Luncheon The Stanford Court
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November 30
San Francisco |
Swiss Business Luncheon Jurgen Auerbach, former CFO or
Ghirardelli Chocolate Company, features with a presentation "All About
Chocolate".
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November 29
Los Angeles |
Swiss Raclette Dinner in Orange County You are invited by the Swiss
American Chamber of Commerce to an evening of tasty Swiss food and fun.
Restaurant Basilic
217 Marine Avenue, Balboa Island, CA 92662
Starts at 7 p.m.
For more info please contact:
vicki.burkhard@sonnettech.com
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November 29
New York |
Presentation / CocktailsEconomic Outlook
with
Mr. Neal Soss
At CSFB, Park Avenue & 24th Street, Club Room,
level 2B
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November 28
Miami |
"Miami Finance Forum Networking Event"
The Miami Finance Forum is proud to host another great networking event for
top finance executives in Miami. The Miami Finance Forum is comprised of a
group of local finance executives with a background in Private Equity,
Investment Banking, Hedge Fund and Portfolio Management as well as other
senior positions in the finance community.
This exclusive event is part of our ongoing series of functions designed to
provide a forum for financial professionals to meet others in the field.
Open to Members & Guests Only
Cafe Novecento
1414 Brickell Avenue
Miami, FL 33131
6:00 – 8:00 PM
Partners of the Miami Finance Forum
Florida
Venture Forum
South Florida iCoast
Swiss-American Chamber of
Commerce
More
Information re Event
More information re MFF
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November 21
Tuesday |
SACC Breakfast Workshop
The fourth workshop in our series with an expert panel, tentatively titled
"Legal, Tax, and Marketing Strategies for Selling Your Business in 5 Years."
SACC Breakfast Workshop
At Borel Private Bank & Trust Co., 433 Calorfornia Street
8:00 a.m..
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November 16
Los Angeles |
Annual Gala Dinner Event Guest of Honor, Leroy D. Baca, Los Angeles
County Sheriff.
"Swiss-Angelinos: Building Bridges"
At the Beverly Hills Hotel, Rodeo West Room
6:30 p.m.
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November 13
Monday |
Business Lunch with special guest Swiss Ambassador Urs Ziswiler
Location to be announced shortly.
For information contact:
Karen Wright on (678) 415-4219 or
karen.wright@cibavision.com |
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November 9
San Francisco |
Income Tax, Estate and Gift Tax Planning
Brian
Rowbotham of Rowbotham & Company LLP, Accountants and International Tax
Consultants along with Richard S. Kinyon, Esq. Estate Planning, Morrison &
Forester, will discuss cross border domestic and international planning for
executives and entrepreneurs: Income Tax; and Estate and Gift Tax Planning
At Swissnex, 730 Montgomery Street, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Registration: via email at
diana@fastmetrics.com or via telephone at 415.778.5107.
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October 26
Florida |
"CEO Power Breakfast - Alternative Investments"
The Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce and the Miami Finance Forum will
be hosting their next "CEO Power Breakfast" networking event on October 26,
2006 at the Hotel InterContinental in downtown Miami.
Held in collaboration with the Florida Venture Forum, the event will address
“Alternative Investments,” addressing issues relevant to emerging growth
companies, investors and professionals wanting to learn more about the world
of alternative investments, including venture and equity capital, real
estate alternatives, hedge funds and other alternative investment strategies.
Alternative Investments
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Understanding the fundamentals
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Recent trends
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How to invest in alternative investments
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Raising private equity capital
The event will feature presentations and a panel discussion with several
prominent professionals active in alternative investments
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Alex Gansch, Gresham Investment Management
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Tim Hill, Lehman Brothers
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Michael Kalb, Sun Capital Partners
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Jules Staniewicz, John W. Henry & Company
CEO Power Breakfast
Hotel InterContinental
100 Chopin Plaza
Miami, FL 33131
8.00 AM
For more information or to RSVP, contact
Roman Meyerhans: 305.789.5677 or
rmeyerha@lehman.com
Eric Saucedo: 305.529.6256 or
esaucedo@tricappartners.com
More Information
All Proceeds to Benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
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October 25
Miami |
European Networking Event
Join the Chambers of Commerce of Britain, France, Germany, Italy and
Switzerland in the most prominent event involving the European business
community in Florida. |
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October 21
San Francisco |
Encore tour of the new De Young museum, and brunch at the Beach Halet
At de Young Museum, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, SF
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Registration flyer
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October 18
New York |
Navigating a Perfect Storm: Corporate Response in the Face of a Coming
Public Health Crisis
Guest of Honor and Keynote Speaker:
George b. Abercrombie
President & CEO
Hoffman-La Roche Inc. Nutley, New Jersey
At Union League Club, Mary Murray Room
38 East 37th Street, New York
Registration flyer |
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October 16
Los Angeles |
Dinner Event Honoring Ambassador Urs Ziswiler
At the Beverly Hills
Hotel
9641 Sunset Boulevard, Polo Private Room, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
6:45 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Registration flyer |
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October 12
San Francisco |
Guest speaker: Jessica Lanning Jessica Lanning specializes in
reducing debt and maximizing equity within the context of a properly managed
mortgage plan in order to optimize her client's overall wealth. Full of
practical advice, life-changing strategies, and real life examples from her
mortgage practice, Jessica sends participants home inspired, energized, and
equipped to improve their net worth.
At Swissnex, 730 Montgomery Street, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Registration: via email at
diana@fastmetrics.com or via telephone at 415.778.5107.
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September 28
Georgia |
Special Presentation & Tour of the CIBA Vision Corporation Manufacturing
Facility Business Luncheon with Karen Gough
Global Chief Customer Officer, CIBA Vision Corporation
At the CIBA Vision Corporation Manufacturing Site
Located at 11440 Johns Creek Parkway, Duluth, GA 30097
12.00 p.m.
For directions, please either call Karen Wright on (678) 415-4219 or
See the attached Word document for written directions
Registration flyer |
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September 15
New York |
"Tourism in Switzerland: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities"
Luncheon with Jürg Schmid, CEO Switzerland Tourism
Location to be defined
At Union League Club, Lincoln Library
38 East 37th Street
12:00 – 2:00 pm
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September 14
San Francisco |
Beata Lewis: Leadership, Stories & Chocolate What stories are
essential for masterful leadership? Stories inspire and give meaning for the
commitments and actions that create results. Come prepared to participate
and to be surprised. Chocolate will be served.
At Swissnex, 730 Montgomery Street, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Registration: via email at
diana@fastmetrics.com or via telephone at 415.778.5107.
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September 13
Wednesday |
"Nestlé USA: Revised Good Food, Good Life" with Mr. Brad Alford,
Chairman and CEO Nestlé USA
Chamber Dinner for Members and Guests
6:30 pm
At The Beverly Hills Hotel
9641 Sunset Boulevard, Polo Lounge Private Dining Room
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
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September 7
San Francisco |
"How a Swiss-Led Company Successfully Answered the U.S.
Government Call to Address the Terrorist Threat to Air Travel.”Sergio
Magistri, PhD and Entrepreneur, scientist from the Ticino - the man who sold
InVision Technologies to GE for close to $ 1 billion.
A very topical story about how a small company became an industry leader and
a national resource,
and an inside look at what we, the traveling public, are facing now and in
the future.
At The Stanford Court, a Renaissance Hotel, 905 California Street,
11:30 a.m.
Registration: via email at
kurtengel@sbcglobal.net or via telephone at 925.625.0221.
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September 7
Florida |
"Miami Finance Networking Event"
Due to Hurricane Ernesto, we rescheduled the
Miami Finance Networking Event from August 30 to September 7, 2006.
The Miami Finance Forum is proud to host another great networking event
for top finance executives in Miami. The Miami Finance Forum is comprised of
an elite group of local finance executives with a background in Private
Equity, Investment Banking, Hedge Fund and Portfolio Management as well as
other senior positions in the finance community.
This exclusive event is part of our ongoing series of functions designed to
provide a forum for financial professionals to meet others in the field.
Open to Members & Guests Only
Grove Isle Hotel & Spa
Four Grove Isle Drive
Coconut Grove, FL 33133
6:00 – 8:00 PM
Miami Finance Forum
Florida
Venture Forum
South Florida iCoast
Swiss-American Chamber of
Commerce
For more information or to RSVP, contact
Ron Mann: 305.529.6256 or
rmann@tricappartners.com
More information |
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August 31
San Francisco |
InterEuropean Chamber Event Swiss, French, German & British
business groups
At Swissnex, 730 Montgomery Street, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Registration: via email at
diana@fastmetrics.com or via telephone at 415.778.5107.
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July 29
New York |
Swiss National Day
Guest of Honor HE Mr.
Couchepin
At Ellis Island |
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July 27
Miami |
CEO Power Breakfast - "Biotechnology in Florida"
Held in collaberation with Scripps Florida and the South Florida BioScience Consortium, the event will address “Biotechnology in Florida – Developing
Cross-border Opportunities," addressing many aspects specifically relevant
to the Florida biosciences market, such as developing of increased joint
venture opportunities with Europe as well as attracting more foreign capital
to Florida. The event will feature presentations and a panel discussion with
several prominent professionals active in the biotech industry.
Guest speakers:
Dr. Harry Orf
Scripps Florida
Paven Handa
Noven Pharmaceuticals
Topic related downloads:
Swiss
Biotech Report 2005
Enterprise Florida - Life Sciences in Florida
More information
About South Florida BioScience Consortium
About Scripps
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July 22
San Francisco |
DeYoung Museum Architectural Tour (& Brunch) Your tour guide will
be fellow Chamber member and architect Balz Mueller. Followed by lunch /
brunch at the venerable
Beach Chalet. More
information and an invitation are forthcoming.
10:00 a.m.
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July 13
San Francisco |
Renewable Energy via Photovoltaic
Will it be the New Semiconductor
Industry?Former local Stefan Schneeberger, CEO of
HCT Shaping Systems SA,
is here from Switzerland to discuss the booming Photovoltaic industry. He
will provide an outlook of the global industry and will highlight the
leaders of this technology (California, Japan and Europe with an emphasis on
Switzerland).
Panel meeting at Swissnex, 730 Montgomery Street, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
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June 29
Los Angeles |
"Human Sigma" Laurence Sotsky of The Gallup Organization presents
"Human Sigma"
Human Sigma is the process of measuring and managing the emotional
connectiveness of employee and customer engagement and the links to
financial performance when it is done correctly.
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June 22
Miami |
Miami Finance Forum
The Miami Finance Forum is proud to announce another great networking event
for top finance executives in Miami. This exclusive event is part of our
ongoing series of social and business functions designed to provide a forum
for financial professionals to meet others in the field.6:00 -
8:00 AM
Chispa
225 Altara Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Tel: (305) 648-2600
About
Chispa
Open to Members & Guests Only
The SACC, Florida Venture Forum and the South Florida iCoast have created
the Miami Finance Forum, an organization for finance professionals to meet,
network and improve the atmosphere within the Miami financial community. To
RSVP or for more information about the Miami Finance Forum, please contact
Ron Mann (305.490.1404 /
ron.mann@thecaprigroup.com) or Al Bhatt (305.666.3319 /
abhatt@collinscap.com).
About the
Miami Finance Forum
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June 13
San Francisco |
2006 Soccer World Cup Switzerland vs. France
9:00 a.m.
Two Locations:
The Goethe-Institut in San Francisco and the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose.
The event is free, but registration is required.
For details and reservations go to
http://www.faccsf.com/Events/france_suisse0613.htm
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June 8
San Francisco |
"Pros and Cons of Voice-over-IP" Presentation by Andreas Glocker,
Fastmetrics - Business Networks & Knowledge (Andreas and wife Diana are
regular hosts of the Stammtisch.) For details and reservations go to
http://sacc.fastmetrics.com/stamm/index.php
Swiss Business Stammtisch
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June 1
Miami |
International Estate Planning Seminar
Swiss American Chamber of Commerce, Swiss Club of Miami and the Miami
Finance Forum present a seminar on international estate planning. As the
Florida economy and weather continue to attract thousands of European and
Latin American residents to our State, the issues of international asset
management and estate planning can become fairly complex. Join our
presentation and panel discussion and see if your assets have been
structured appropriately.5:30 -
7:30 PM
Bank of America Tower at International Place
100 SE Second Street
International Auditorium (19th Floor)
Miami, FL 33131 |
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May 24
San Francisco |
Breakfast Workshop
The next in our series of Breakfast Workshops, covering the "In's and Out's
of International Currency Transactions and What Your Banker Won't Tell You".
The expert panel will be moderated by Dennis Sullivan. |
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May 24
San Francisco |
Swiss Business Luncheon
with Fabio Rupp, PhD, as speaker of the Swiss firm Prionics
The Swiss firm
Prionics AG is the leader in developing solutions for testing, diagnosing
and treating diseases like BSE (mad cow disease). 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Stanford Court Hotel
San Francisco |
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May 18
New York |
European CC joint networking event
At American Folk Art Museum, 45 West 53rd Street,
6 - 8.30 p.m. |
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May 7
Miami |
Annual Social Picnic
Swiss-American Social Club and Swiss-American
Chamber will hold their annual Social Picnic. After too many business events
discussing too many serious business issues, it’s time to stop discussing
business and start having some fun. |
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April 27
Miami |
CEO Power Breakfast
The event will feature presentations and a panel discussion with several
prominent professionals active or experienced with the private equity
industry:
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April 27
Florida |
Marfu Exhibition - Paintings & Sculpture by Martha Gschwend
6:00 - 8:00 PM
Galleria International Building
301 Clematis Street, Suite 3000
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Tel: 561.547.7070 |
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April 20
Los Angeles |
"Energy for the 21st Century: Abundant, Clean and Secure"
Dinner Event with Mr. Jon W. Slangerup, CEO,
Solar Integrated Technologies
At The Beverly Hills Hotel, 6:30 p.m.
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April 12
New York |
"Americas and Automobiles: Reigniting the Passion"
Luncheon with Bob Lutz, GM Vice Chairman
At Club 101 at 101 Park Avenue
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April 9-11
Chicago |
Switzerland at BIO 2006 in Chicago
Annual International Convention
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March 14
New York
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"New Swiss-American Forum: a great opportunity"
Luncheon with Martin Naville, CEO Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce
At UBS AG, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, 14th Floor
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March 9
San Francisco |
Swiss Business Stammtisch
5:30 p.m.
At Swissnex, 730 Montgomery Street - San Francisco |
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February 28
San Francisco
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"A Look at Obesity-Related Diseases, a 21st Century Crisis"
7.30 - 9.30 a.m. |
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March 2
San Francisco
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"Innovation and GoToMarket Strategies in a Flat World -
What Nations can we Learn From?"
6.30 - 10.00 p.m. |
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February 23
San Francisco
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"Investing in Asia: Opportunities and Pitfall"
An Expert's Opinion, Experiences and Anecdoteswith Bob Rosner,
Founder Buena Vista Fund Management, LLC
11:30 a.m. No-Host Cocktail
12:00 p.m. Luncheon
The Stanford Court, a Renaissance Hotel
California Street - San Francisco
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February 22
San Francisco
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"When and How to Deal with Non-Compliance Issues for Foreign Assets"
8:00 a.m. - 9.15 a.m.
Borel Private Bank & Trust Company
433 California Street - San Francisco
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February 21
Los Angeles
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California Institute of the Arts: CalArts - Live
Steven D. Lavine,
President since 1988 will share with us the history and opportunities at
CalArts. His speech will be followed by a special performance by the CalArts
studetns. |
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January 17
Los Angeles
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Gala Dinner
with Celia Sandys
Granddaughter of Winston Churchill
Topic: "Inspiring Leadership of Winston Churchill"
For Members and Guets
6:30 p.m.
The Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 |
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February 9
New York |
Swiss-American Small Business Forum:
"Success = Making Effective Use
of Limited Resources"
Guest speakers:
Phil E. Courtney, Executive Director, Urban Bear Marketing
Joe Hunt, Managing Director, RelationshipLink Business Advisors, LLC
Joe Nunziata, President, Top Notch Training
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