Past Events

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November 26, 2024, in Zurich with Paul Bulcke, Chairman of Nestlé. More details.

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October 9, 2024, in Geneva: with Gilles Andrier, CEO of Givaudan. More details.

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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
International Organizations

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 Politics

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
Swiss Companies

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 Politics

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
Foreign Companies

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).
Swiss Organizations/Universities; Others

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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