October 1, 2010, Swiss Re Centre for Global Dialogue, Ruschlikon, Zurich

 

The Swiss Global Business Forum (Swissglobe) is a leading platform set-up to explore business strategies that will foster strong commercial ties between Switzerland and the rest of the world. The initiative was created by the Joint Business School Alumni Conference (JAC) and the Swiss Association of MBAs (SAMBA) and works closely with other organizations that share its aims.

 

The overarching theme of Swissglobe is "Switzerland in the World - the World in Switzerland". JAC hosts the annual Swissglobe conference on October 1, 2010 at the Swiss Re Centre for Global Dialogue.




A. China: the Road Ahead (60 years of diplomatic relationships between China and Switzerland).
B. Brazil: Winning Strategies


 



 13:30 - 14:00

 Swissglobe Award
                   
 

    
China: the Road Ahead


Brazil: Winning Strategies

14.00 - 14.10
Welcome
Felix SUTTER, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Conference Chair


Welcome
14:10 - 14:40 The Role of Politics 
Blaise GODET, Ambassador of Switzerland to
China, Mongolia and the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea

 Brazil and the Rest of the World
Luiz Felipe LAMPREIA,
Former Foreign Minister of Brazil
14:40 - 15:00                                                                                   Break

15:00 - 15:30


Understanding the Past to 
build the Future
Kurt HAERRI, Schindler & President, Swiss
Chinese Camber of Commerce
Brazil On the Rise: Opportunties & Risks
Maria Stela Pompeu BRASIL FROTA,
Ambassadorof Brazil to Switzerland
15:30 - 16:00 The Free Trade Agreement: Quo Vadis? 
Speaker announced soon

 Business Strategies for Brazil I
Gustavo RAITZIN, CEO Latin America, Spain,
Russia, Central & Eastern Europe and Israel
16:00 - 16:30


 R&D Strategies in China 
Stephan TITZE, CEO, Syngenta China

 Business Strategies for Brazil II
to be confirmed soon
 16:30 - 17:00

 Preparing the Future: Building a 
successful Business  Venture in China
Johnny, CHEN, CEO, Greater China/
Southeast Asia, Zurich Insurance Group 
 

 Business Strategies for Brazil III
to be confirmed soon
17:00 - 17:30

 China: the Road Ahead 
Panel Discussion 		Brazil: Winning Strategies
Panel Discussion

 

Speakers;

 

Blaise GODET, Ambassador of Switzerland to China, Mongolia and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Blaise Godet was born in 1947 in Neuchatel. He has a law degree from the University of
Neuchatel and is qualified as a lawyer. He started his professional career in one of the big Swiss banks and entered the diplomatic service in 1974. Prior of being appointed Ambassador to China, Mongolia and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in 2008, he served as Ambassador in over 8 countries as well as at Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York.
   
Donald S. BEYER JR, the United States Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein 
Donald S. Beyer Jr. was sworn in as the United States Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein on August 5, 2009. He took up his duties in Bern on August 15, 2009. Ambassador Beyer is a nationally recognized political, business and philanthropic leader.  Over the last thirty years, he built a strong reputation in Virginia, where he grew a successful and reputable business, and spent eight years as Lieutenant Governor.  Throughout his adult life, Ambassador Beyer has been very active in Virginia and national politics.  In 2008, he chaired the Transportation and Land Use working group of the Governor’s Virginia Commission on Climate Change.   Before his nomination to be Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein, he was asked by President-elect Barack Obama to lead the United States Department of Commerce Transition Team. More
   
Gustavo RAITZIN, CEO Latin America, Spain, Russia, Central & Eastern Europe and Israel
Gustavo Raitzin has been heading Julius Baer’s private banking business for the Americas, Spain and Portugal since 2005. As of 2010 heading International Markets in Latin America, Spain, Russia, Central, Eastern Europe and Israel. He began his career in international banking in 1981 with Citibank N.A. in Buenos Aires, New York and Zurich. In 1990, Raitzin joined Chase Manhattan Private Bank in Geneva as Director Latin America. From 1995 until 1998, he assumed responsibility for the Brazilian market and served as Chief Operating Officer for Latin America and Asia-Pacific at Union Bancaire Privée in Geneva. Until 2005, Raitzin held several key management positions with ABN Amro, including Head of Private Clients Latin America, Global Head of Products & Sales and Head of Private Banking Switzerland. He was a Member of the Executive Committee of ABN Amro Private Banking, Amsterdam. Raitzin graduated from the Belgrano University, Argentina, in 1989 with a degree in law. He completed senior management programs at Insead, France, and IMD, Switzerland.
   
 

Johnny CHEN, CEO, Greater China / Southeast Asia, Zurich Financial Services
As a member of the Executive Committee of Zurich’s International Businesses Division, Johnny oversees the businesses in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan markets. Chen began his career at KPMG in public accounting. After KPMG, Johnny went to work within such accounting firms as Peat Marwick Mitchell & Company and Price Waterhouse Coopers. In 2005, he joined Zurich Financial Services. Chen emigrated from Taiwan to New Haven, Conn. at 13. In 1987, as part of a teaching team for the Professional Accountancy Training Program organized by the World Bank, he was one of the first professional accountants from the U.S.A. in China. Chen has served as Director of the American Chamber of Commerce in China since 1995.
   
Kurt HAERRI , Managing Director Top Range Division, Schindler Elevator Ltd &
President, Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Commerce 
 Kurt Haerri worked for Schindler in China from 1996 to 2003. During the initial stage of his assignment he introduced several new Elevator Product Lines to the Chinese market. He also became a member of the Schindler China Management Team taking charge of the New Installation Business in this booming market. After his return to Switzerland in 2003, he took over the Supply Chain Management Division at Schindler Switzerland as a member of the Executive Committee. In 2005 he became Head of the New Installation Business of Schindler Switzerland and in addition in 2008 Head of the Modernization Business. Since May 2006, Kurt Haerri is the President of the Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Commerce, a private non-profit organization founded in 1980 and registered in Zurich.  
   
Luiz Felipe LAMPREIA, Former Foreign Minister of Brazil
 Luiz Felipe Lampreia is the vice chairman of the Brazilian Center for International Affairs (CEBRI). He was Brazil's minister of state for foreign relations from 1995 to 2001. He has held a number of government positions, including permanent representative to the international organizations in Geneva (1993-1994), chief negotiator for Brazil in the Uruguay Round, secretary-general of the ministry of foreign relations (1992-1993), and under-secretary general for political affairs (1988-1990)
   
  Maria Stela Pompeu BRASIL FROTA, Ambassador of Brazil to Switzerland
(more info soon)
   
Stephan TITZE, CEO, Syngenta China
Mr.Stephan Titze has been in China for the last 6 years, leading the growth track for the Syngenta Crop protection business to the leading market position in China, by introducing new technologies to Chinese farmers to improve their yields, food quality and farm income. He is originally Swiss and also an Australian citizen. He studied Agriculture and Marketing at Queensland University and spent his early working life in Australia with ICI, (now Orica). He has held various marketing and business management positions in Australia, Europe, East Europe, and Asia. Previous roles included General Manager Indonesia, Business Manager East Europe and European Strategy Manager. Stephan has been the Chairman of Crop Life China, the International Crop Protection Companies industry association in China and is also the Vice President of Swisscham China in Shanghai.