Digital Leaders Conference with PwC

  • 28th May 2021
  • Virtual
  •  09:00 AM - 07:00 PM
  • Virtual

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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!!!


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Organizer

SAMBA

Organizer Name : SAMBA

Location : Online (Information will be emailed to all participants)

Email : [email protected]

Speakers Information

Mr. Marc-André Schauwecker

Mr. Marc-André Schauwecker

President, SAMBA - Swiss Association of MBAs

Mr. Cristian Manganiello

Mr. Cristian Manganiello

Partner for Risk and Compliance Management Services, PwC Switzerland

Ms. Tanya König

Ms. Tanya König

Partner, Riverside Productions

Mr. Martin Naville

Mr. Martin Naville

Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce, CEO

Mr. Sreedhar Natarajan

Mr. Sreedhar Natarajan

Group CFO, Saint-Gobain

Ms. Marina Bellini

Ms. Marina Bellini

CIO & CDO, British American Tobacco

Mr. Stefano Santinelli

Mr. Stefano Santinelli

CEO, Swisscom Directories

Mr. Pascal Grieder

Mr. Pascal Grieder

CEO, Salt Mobile

Ms. Henriette Wendt

Ms. Henriette Wendt

COO, Axpo Holding AG

Mr. Marc P. Bernegger

Mr. Marc P. Bernegger

Founding Board Member, Crypto Finance AG

Mr. Marc Degen

Mr. Marc Degen

Co-Founder, Modum and TRUST SQUARE

Mr. Heinrich Zetlmayer

Mr. Heinrich Zetlmayer

General Partner, Blockchain Valley Ventures

Mr. Frederik Gregaard

Mr. Frederik Gregaard

CEO, Cardano Foundation

Mr. Andreas Staubli

Mr. Andreas Staubli

CEO, PwC Switzerland

Ms. Christina Kuenzle

Ms. Christina Kuenzle

Co-Founder, Urban Gurus

Mr. Gino Wirthensohn

Mr. Gino Wirthensohn

Head Legal, Compliance & RegTech, Sygnum Bank

H.S.H. Prince Michael of Liechtenstein

H.S.H. Prince Michael of Liechtenstein

Executive Chairman, Industrie- und Finanzkontor Ets

Mr. Pierre Wenger

Mr. Pierre Wenger

CEO, Interdiscount/Microspot

Mr. Nicolas Durville

Mr. Nicolas Durville

CEO, Zühlke Group

Mr. Steven Neubauer

Mr. Steven Neubauer

CEO, Comparis

Ms. Liane Hirner

Ms. Liane Hirner

CFO, Vienna Insurance Group

Mr. Martin Kolbe

Mr. Martin Kolbe

CIO, Kuehne + Nagel International AG

Mr. Julien Weissenberg

Mr. Julien Weissenberg

Founder, VisualSense AI

Mr. Robert Itschner

Mr. Robert Itschner

Country Managing Director, ABB

Ms. Olga Fink

Ms. Olga Fink

SNSF Professor, ETH Zurich

Mr. Hanspeter Fässler

Mr. Hanspeter Fässler

Chairman & Co-Founder, ANYbotics

Mr. Nicolas Bürer

Mr. Nicolas Bürer

Managing Director, digitalswitzerland

Mr. Marc Holitscher

Mr. Marc Holitscher

National Technology Officer, Microsoft Switzerland

Mr. Roland Bernhard

Mr. Roland Bernhard

Advisor, Leaders & Boards

Mr. Peter Huber

Mr. Peter Huber

CEO, Zurich International

Ms. Annabella Bassler

Ms. Annabella Bassler

CFO, Ringier AG

Ms. Nina Ranke

Ms. Nina Ranke

Consultant, Egon Zehnder

Ms. Oluchi Ikechi

Ms. Oluchi Ikechi

Partner, Accenture UK

Mr. Werner Koss

Mr. Werner Koss

Country Manager Switzerland, Nokia

Mr. Stefan Steger

Mr. Stefan Steger

Country Chairman of Austria and Switzerland, Korn Ferry

Mr. Bracken Darrell

Mr. Bracken Darrell

CEO, Logitech

Event Schedule

09:00 AM - 09:15 AM

Opening Ceremony (Dr. Marc-André Schauwecker, Mr. Martin Naville, Mr. Cristian Manganiello)

Dr. Marc-André Schauwecker, President, SAMBA

Mr. Martin Naville, CEO, AMCHAM

Mr. Cristian Manganiello, Partner for Risk and Compliance Management Services, PwC Switzerland

09:15 AM - 10:15 AM

Panel 1: Digital Leadership - transform, energize, grow (Tanya Koenig)

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 


10:15 AM - 10:35 AM

Session: Playing the piano using only your mind

Dr. Christian Blakely, Head of AI and Real-Time Analytics, PwC Switzerland

10:35 AM - 11:05 AM

Workshop I (Salt, Comparis, Cardano, Sygnum)

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.

11:05 AM - 11:15 AM

Break

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

Panel 2: Fintech & Blockchain - trustworthy technology (Dr. Marc-André Schauwecker)

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

12:15 PM - 12:00 AM

Lunch Break

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Keynote Speech by CEO, PwC Switzerland

Mr. Andreas Staubli

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Panel 3: The success factors of leading in digital times (Christina Kuenzle)

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


12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Break

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Workshop II (PwC, SGE, Ringier)

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, 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."

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Break

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Panel 4: Robotics & AI - the next tech disruption (Dr. Julien Weissenberg)

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

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Sujeet Desai, Music Performance (Break)

Sujeet Desai, Ambassador for Down Syndrome International - Self Advocate, Musician and Motivational Speaker 

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Panel 5: Employability - how to future-proof your career (Roland Bernhard)

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


12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Closing Ceremony (Dr. Marc-André Schauwecker, Mr. Cristian Manganiello)

Dr. Marc-André Schauwecker, President, SAMBA

Mr. Cristian Manganiello, Partner for Risk and Compliance Management Services, PwC Switzerland

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