Growth Strategies
After years of focus on enhancing operational performance, companies shift their attention on generating growth. This conference will explore strategies to achieve sustainable, profitable growth through superior strategy, marketing, finance, technology and human resources. Inevitably sustainable growth cannot be achieved without nurturing the companies' talent pool and developing the business leaders. Therefore the conference will also explore success strategies on how to win the war for talents and prepare the business leaders for growth related challenges.
| 08.15 - 09.00 | Reception with string quartet Le Donne Virtuose | ||||||||
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| 09.00 - 09.05 | Welcome Notes | ||||||||
| 09.05 - 09.15 | Annabelle Hett, Director, Swiss Re Centre for Global Dialogue | ||||||||
| 09.15 - 09.30 | Karl Safft, President, Swiss Fulbright Alumni Association | ||||||||
| 09.30 - 09.45 | Per Etholm, Managing Director, Citibank Switzerland; Chairman, Young Enterprise Switzerland |
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| 09.45 - 10.30 | Thomas Held, Managing Director, Avenir Suisse Topic: Improving the framework for economic growth |
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| 10.30 - 11.00 | Break | ||||||||
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| 11.00 - 11.40 | Thomas Ebeling, CEO, Novartis Pharma AG Topic: Sustaining Growth |
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| 11.40 - 13.00 | Lunch | ||||||||
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| 13.00 - 14.20 | Knowledge Sessions A1-7:
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| 14.20 - 14.40 | Break | ||||||||
| 14.40 - 16.00 | Knowledge Sessions B1-7:
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| 16.00 - 16.10 | Transfer to Forum A/B | ||||||||
| 16.10 - 16.50 | Forum A: Prof. John Mather, Executive Director, Carnegie Mellon University Topic: Seeking your global sweet spot - aligning global resources with global markets Forum B: Serge Troeber, Head Natural Catastrophes, Swiss Re Topic: Climate change & natural disasters: consequences & options for society |
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| 16.50 - 17.00 | Conclusion | ||||||||
| 17.00 - 18.00 | Cocktail | ||||||||
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