Programme Day 1: 15 April 2010.
New economic world – new rules?
| 12.30 | Check-in | |
| 13.15 | Welcome | Daniel Küng, CEO, Osec |
| 13.45 | World economy: A roller coaster? | Roger de Weck, Publicist |
| Where is the world economy at? What will the main trends be in the next year globally and in Europe? How calculable is the situation for SMEs – will the volatility of markets and politics increase? Analysis and a concrete summary from the author of “After the crisis - will there be a different capitalism?” | ||
| 14.15 | Best practice: Emerging stronger from the crisis | Beat Siegfried, CEO, Kägi Söhne AG Dr. Thomas Christ, Managing Director, DHL Logistics (Schweiz) AG Dr. Urs Lehmann, CEO, Similasan AG |
| What has the crisis changed? Experiences. | ||
| 15.15 | What will the SME of the future be like? | Johann N. Schneider-Ammann, President & Delegate, Ammann Group |
| How has the SME landscape changed or will change in Switzerland? What adjustments are necessary in the increasingly quickly changing world economy? | ||
| 15.45 | Break / Networking | |
| 16.15 | Research and foreign economic policy – challenges for Switzerland | Gerold Bührer, President, economiesuisse, Doris Albisser, CLS Communication AG |
| Best practice: - CLS Communication AG | ||
| 17.15 | Keynote speech. A Competitiveness Outlook for 2010, and beyond | Stéphane Garelli, Professor, IMD and University of Lausanne |
| 18.15 | Networking aperitif | |
| 19.30 | Networking Dinner Welcome Address | Barend Fruithof, Credit Suisse AG |
| Presentation of the Osec Export Award | ||
| Welcome Address | Micheline Calmy-Rey, Conseillère fédérale |