About the event
The biggest part of our digital transformation is changing the way we think.
Digital Leaders Conference 2021 brings together top executives of more than 25 leading companies to share with you their best practices, strategies, experiences and know-how. Key players in Switzerland and from around the world discuss their digital leadership tactics along with the most trending digital topics of the times. Being digital ready is an overarching approach through building a set of “digital flavoured” culture. Participate in our efficient exchange of experiences, ideas and solutions through our panel discussions. Network with the elite industry experts in your region and meet other digital enthusiasts & colleagues of similar minds for meaningful discussion, knowledge sharing and problem solving in our unique 3D social lounge. Unleash an online community by accessing new contacts and matchmaking of interests and competencies during and even after the event. Share your knowledge and ideas with like-minded people to bring new perspectives.
Be there. Transform, energize, grow!!!
Panels
Panel 1: Digital Leadership - transform, energize, grow
Panel 2: Fintech & Blockchain - trustworthy technology
Panel 3: The success factors of leading in digital times
Panel 4: Robotics & AI - the next tech disruption
Panel 5: Employability - how to future-proof your career
Workshops
Morning Workshop Sessions
Workshop 1: Salt
Workshop 2: Comparis
Workshop 3: Cardano
Workshop 4: Sygnum
Afternoon Workshop Sessions
Workshop 5: PwC
Workshop 6: Switzerland Global Enterprise
Workshop 7: Ringier Group
For more details about panels and workshops, go to Agenda
Dr. Marc-André Schauwecker, President, SAMBA
Mr. Martin Naville, CEO, AMCHAM
Mr. Cristian Manganiello, Partner for Risk and Compliance Management Services, PwC Switzerland
Saint-Gobain, Group CFO, Sreedhar Natarajan
BAT, CIO & CDO, Marina Bellini
Swisscom Directories, CEO, Stefano Santinelli
Salt, CEO, Pascal Grieder
Axpo Holding AG, COO, Henriette Wendt
Dr. Christian Blakely, Head of AI and Real-Time Analytics, PwC Switzerland
Workshop 1
Title: Road to 5G
Speaker: Mr. Pascal Grieder, CEO, SALT
Short Description: There is a lot of hype around 5G on both sides of the isle. This short introduction to 5G is intended to get some facts straight and separate myth from reality. It will put 5G into context of the overall mobile evolution and outline some of the opportunities it unlocks, as well as some of the challenges we are facing in the rollout of this new technology.
Workshop 2
Title: Personalization at scale – building THE Swiss consumer empowerment platform
Speaker: Mr. Steven Neubauer, CEO & Mr. Markus Barmettler, Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Comparis
Short Description: At Comparis, we strive to help Swiss consumers to take better decisions and simplify their lives. To achieve this, we are building a deep and comprehensive understanding of our users and their needs. This understanding combined with the capability to personalize user interactions in all channels and across all our products will allow us to increase the relevance of our offerings for our users and to make them more convenient to use. In the workshop we will share our approach and an overview of the technological platform we are building.
Workshop 3
Title: Cardano - The future financial and social operating system
Speaker: Mr. Frederik Gregaard, CEO, Cardano
Short Description: Cardano is an open platform that seeks to provide economic identity to the billions who lack it by providing decentralized applications to manage identity, value and governance. In this workshop we will look deeper in the WHY and explore the WHAT.
Workshop 4
Title: Tokenization of Assets: First experience under the new “DLT Law”
Speaker: Mr. Gino Wirthensohn, Head Legal, Compliance & RegTech, Sygnum
Short Description: The updated provisions of the Code of Obligations entered into force on 1st February 2021 serve as a robust legal basis for native security tokens. This workshop will give you an overview of the legal aspects and considerations regarding the new ledger-based security.
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Crypto Finance, Board, Marc P. Bernegger
Modum and Trust Square, Co-Founder, Marc Degen
Cardano Foundation, CEO, Frederik Gregaard
Blockchain Valley Ventures, GP, Dr. Heinrich Zetlmayer
Sygnum Bank, Head Legal, Compliance & RegTech, Gino Wirthensohn
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Mr. Andreas Staubli
Industrie- und Finanzkontor Ets., Executive Chairman, H.S.H. Prince Michael of Liechtenstein
Interdiscount/Microspot, CEO, Pierre Wenger
Zühlke, CEO, Nicolas Durville
Comparis, CEO, Steven Neubauer
Vienna Insurance Group, CFO, Liane Hirner
Kuehne + Nagel International AG, CIO, Martin Kolbe
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Workshop 5
Title: Digital Ethics: Orientation, Values and Attitudes for a Digital World
Speaker: Mr. Ralf Hofstetter, Leader Trust & Transparency Solutions, PwC Switzerland & Ms. Daniela Hanauer, Partner of the Risk Consulting practice with a professional focus on governance, risk and compliance for both national and international clients, PwC Germany
Short Description: Digitization is taking a major role in decision making processes. Until 2024 almost 70% of all tasks covered by managers will be automated. At the same time trust & ethics in technology are becoming one of the main issues - requested by internal (e.g. employees) and external stakeholders (e.g. customers, investors) and as well amplified by the regulators. Companies are needed to respond to new areas like digital wellbeing and privacy challenges. Therefore, digital ethics needs to be addressed today.
Workshop 6
Title: Rethink your International Value Chain in Digital Times
Speaker: Ms. Martina Gmuer, Head of Export Promotion at Switzerland Global Enterprise
Short Description: The Covid 19 pandemic has tested the resilience of global trade and confronted most industries with numerous challenges. Furthermore, macroeconomic uncertainties, changing customer needs, and promising new technologies force companies to rethink their international value chain. We have identified three fields of action to keep ahead of global competition. In this session we will explore these fields and share customers and S-GE’s own experiences on how to successfully rethink international value chains.
Workshop 7
Title: Transformation of a Publishing house and the role of Tech & Data
Speaker: Dr. Kilian Kämpfen, Chief Technology & Data Officer (CTDO), Ringier Group
Short Description: "The family business Ringier has been going through strong transformations in the last 15 years from being a traditional print publisher house towards becoming a tech driven international Media and Marketplace player. We look at this transformation from a Tech & Data oriented perspective."
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ABB, Country Managing Director, Robert Itschner
ETH Zurich, SNSF Professor, Dr. Olga Fink
ANYbotics, Axpo, Board, Dr. Hanspeter Fässler
digitalswitzerland, Managing Director, Nicolas Bürer
Microsoft Switzerland, National Technology Officer, Dr. Marc Holitscher
Sujeet Desai, Ambassador for Down Syndrome International - Self Advocate, Musician and Motivational Speaker
Zurich International, CEO, Peter Huber
Ringier AG, CFO, Dr. Annabella Bassler
Egon Zehnder, Consultant, Dr. Nina Ranke
Accenture UK, Partner, Oluchi Ikechi
Nokia, Country Manager Switzerland, Werner Koss
Korn Ferry, Country Chairman of Austria and Switzerland, Stefan Steger
Logitech, CEO, Bracken Darrell
Dr. Marc-André Schauwecker, President, SAMBA
Mr. Cristian Manganiello, Partner for Risk and Compliance Management Services, PwC Switzerland
