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VERY RECENT EVENTS
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On January 30, 2025 in Zurich, the Swiss International Society (SIS) and the Wharton Club of Switzerland (WACS) had the pleasure of welcoming Guy Parmelin, Switzerland’s Federal Minister in Charge of Economic Affairs, Education and Research.
Pictured (from left to right): Xiaodan Predöhl (WACS Vice President and Pictet’s Managing Director), Philippe D. Monnier (President of the Swiss International Society and Wharton Alumni Club of Switzerland); Minister Guy Parmelin, Nicole Platel (Olympian and Director of Pro Juventute).
More details: link; post of Minister Guy Parmelin: link.
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On November 26, 2024, in Zurich, the Swiss International Society (SIS) and the Wharton Club of Switzerland (WACS) were delighted to welcome Paul Bulcke, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Nestlé SA.
Pictured (from left to right): Philippe D. Monnier (President of the Swiss International Society and Wharton Alumni Club of Switzerland); Paul Bulcke.
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On February 10, 2025, in Geneva, the Swiss International Society (SIS) and the Wharton Club of Switzerland (WACS) had the pleasure of welcoming Børge Brende, President and CEO of the World Economic Forum (WEF).
Pictured (from left to right): Rahul Saghal (CEO of the Swiss American Chamber of Commerce), Celine van Till PLY (Vice Paralympic Champion, multiple world champion), Børge Brende, Philippe D. Monnier (President of the Swiss International Society and Wharton Alumni Club of Switzerland), Nafissath Abeke RADJI (Olympian, Olympic flag-bearer).
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On March 19, 2025, the Swiss International Society (SIS) and the Wharton Club of Switzerland (WACS) had the pleasure of welcoming Brice Koch, Chairman of Hitachi Europe.
Pictured (from left to right): Brice Koch; Alexandra Hasler (Snowboard Swiss Champion and Olympian), Philippe D. Monnier (President of the Swiss International Society and Wharton Alumni Club of Switzerland).
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On January 15, 2024 in Geneva, the Swiss International Society (SIS) and the Wharton Club of Switzerland (WACS) had the pleasure of welcoming Cyrille Vigneron, Chairman of Cartier (Culture & Philanthropy) and President of the Watches & Wonders Geneva Foundation.
Pictured (from left to right): Milda Valciukaite (Olympic medallist and five-time world rowing champion), Cyrille Vigneron, Philippe D. Monnier (President of the Swiss International Society and Wharton Alumni Club of Switzerland).
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On October 9, 2024, in Geneva, the Swiss International Society (SIS) and the Wharton Club of Switzerland (WACS) were delighted to welcome Gilles Andrier, CEO of Givaudan.
This event was organized with the branding cooperation of the Swiss American Chamber of Commerce and the Joint Chamber of Commerce.
In the picture (from left to right): Gilles Andrier, Philippe D. Monnier (President of the Swiss International Society and Wharton Alumni Club of Switzerland), Joumana Diab (President of the Wharton Alumni Club of Geneva); Yury Glazkov (Board Member of the Wharton Alumni Club of Switzerland).
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LESS RECENT EVENTS
Over the past 30 years, Philippe D. Monnier has organized and/or conducted about 1000 events and/or interviews with prominent leaders, including virtually all Swiss Presidents/Ministers and top leaders of the largest Swiss-based companies.
Some examples of leaders are listed below. Titles are valid at the time of the event and/or interview.
International Organizations
 Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, President, International Committee of the Red Cross |  Tatiana Valovaya, Director General, United Nations Office at Geneva |  Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director General, World Trade Organization |
 Thomas Bach, President, International Olympic Committee |  Børge Brende, President, World Economic Forum |  Jean Todt, President, Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile |
 Morinari Watanabe, President, International Gymnastics Federation |  Mohammed Ben Sulayem, President, International Automobile Federation |  Arthur Dunkel, Director-General, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
Swiss Politics
 Ignazio Cassis, President of Switzerland & Minister of Foreign Affairs |  Guy Parmelin, President of Switzerland & Minister of the Economy, Education & Research |  Johann Schneider-Ammann, President of Switzerland & Minister of the Economy, Education & Research |
 Ueli Maurer, President of Switzerland & Minister of Finance |  Karin Keller-Sutter, Minister of Justice and Police, then Minister of Finance |  Viola Amherd, Minister of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport |
 Simonetta Sommaruga, Minister of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications |  Doris Leuthard, President, Swiss Digital Initiative; former President of Switzerland |  Helen Budliger Artieda, State Secretary, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) |
 Fabienne Fischer, Minister of Economy and Employment, Canton of Geneva |  Dr. Raimund Bruhin, CEO, Swissmedic |  Mark Branson, CEO, Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) |
Swiss Companies
 Christoph Aeschlimann, CEO, Swisscom |  Raynald Aeschlimann, CEO & President, OMEGA |  Thomas Wellauer, Chairman, SIX Group |
 André Hoffmann, Vice-Chairman & Representative of the shareholder group with pooled voting rights, Roche |  Sergio Ermotti, Chairman, Swiss Re; former and future CEO, UBS |  Roland Armbruster, CEO, Manor |
 Pietro Supino, Chairman, TX Media |  Tidjane Thiam, CEO, Credit Suisse |  Andreas Utermann, Chairman, Vontobel |
 Camille Vial, Managing Partner, Mirabaud Group |  Stefan Butz, CEO, DKSH |  Matteo Gianini, CEO, J.P. Morgan Private Bank Switzerland |
 Paul Arni, CEO, VP Bank |  Peter Spuhler, Chairman, Stadler Rail |  Bjorn Rosengren, CEO, ABB |
 Fabrice Zumbrunnen, CEO, Migros Group |  Ricarda Demarmels, CEO, Emmi Group |  Magdalena Martullo-Blocher, CEO, EMS-Chemie |
 Paul Bulcke, Chairman, Nestlé |  Roberto Cirillo, CEO, Swiss Post |  Thierry Stern, Chairman, Patek Philippe |
 Marc Hayek, CEO, Blancpain |  Dr. Christopher Franz, Chairman, Roche |  Stéphane Bonvin, CEO, Investis |
 Oliver Pabst, CEO, Mammut |  Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard, Chairman, Calida Group |  Marc Bürki, CEO, Swissquote |
Foreign Politics
 Yingluck Shinawatra, Prime Minister, Thailand |  Felipe Calderón Hinojosa, President, Mexico |  GENG Wenbing, Ambassador of China to Switzerland |
 Kojiro Shiraishi, Ambassador of Japan to Switzerland |  Edward T. McMullen, Jr., Ambassador of the USA to Switzerland |  Yasushi Akahoshi, President, Japan External Trade Organization |
Foreign Companies
 Margarita Louis-Dreyfus, Chairwoman, Louis-Dreyfus Group |  Oliver Blume, CEO, Porsche / Volkswagen Group |  Rami Habib, Senior Vice President and GM Switzerland, Salesforce |
 Markus Duesmann, CEO, Audi |  Akio Toyoda, President, Toyota and Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association |  Donald Trump, Chairman & President, The Trump Organization |
 Alfred Herrausen, Sprecher (CEO), Deutsche Bank |  Kenichi Ohmae, Managing Partner, McKinsey Japan |  Jack Maisonrouge, Ex-Chairman, IBM World Trade Corporation |
Swiss Organizations/Universities; Others
 Michel Liès, President, Avenir Suisse; Chairman, Zurich Insurance |  Marc Walder, Founder & CEO, digitalswizerland; CEO, Ringier |  Ramon Esteve, Chairman, Swiss Trading & Shipping Association (renamed SUISSENÉGOCE) |
 Christoph Mäder, President, economiesuisse (Swiss Business Federation) |  Fabio Regazzi, President, SGV/USAM (Swiss Industry and Trade Association) |  Annette Luther, President, SwissHoldings |
 Philippe Fleury, CEO, Geneva Business Federation (FER-Genève). |  Jean-Daniel Pasche, President, Fédération Horlogère |  Brigitta Gadient, President, Switzerland Tourism |
 Bertrand Piccard, Chairman, Solar Impulse Foundation |  Alexandre de Senarclens, President, Geneva International Motor Show |  Joël Mésot, President, ETH Zurich |
 Jean-François Manzoni, President, IMD |  Martin Vetterli, President, EPFL |  Philippe Revaz, Anchor and Presenter, RTS (Swiss National French-Speaking TV Channel). |
These events/interviews have sometimes been organized/conducted in cooperation with or under the banner of the Wharton Alumni Club of Switzerland, the Swiss American Chamber of Commerce, the American International Club of Geneva, the Joint Chamber of Commerce, SwissMBA, l’Agefi, and the Wharton School’s Multinational Management Club.
Many of the interviews have been published in Swiss and international media such as Les Echos, swissinfo.ch, tecindustry.ch (Swissmem), I by IMD, Luxury Society, Prestige Immobilier, PME Magazine, Bilan, L’Agefi, Sphere, Helvet, Allnews and Swissquote.
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