BILANZ, Switzerland’s leading business magazine, and Euroforum Handelszeitung Konferenz AG bring together the key players of the Swiss and international luxury goods industry to exchange ideas and opinions on relevant business trends, opportunities and the challenges they face amongst their peers.
Topics addressed by high-ranking experts from various industry sectors include growth in times of economic recession, the pros and cons of diversification in the luxury sector, successful luxury brand management, the problem of product piracy and the issue of luxury in the finance industry.
28 SPEAKERS, INCLUDING:
- Jean-Christophe Babin, President & CEO, TAG Heuer
- René Beyer, Owner and CEO, Beyer Chronometrie
- Jean-Claude Biver, Chairman and CEO, Hublot
- Dr. Gianni Bulgari, CEO, ENIGMA
- Boris F.J. Collardi, COO, Bank Julius Bär
- Elmar Duffner, Managing Director, Poggenpohl
- Marc Frisanco, Deputy Intellectual Property Counsel, Richemont International
- Sheldon Hee, General Manager Switzerland, Singapore Airlines
- Peter Hürzeler, Managing Partner, OCEAN Independence
- Patrick Marinoff, Global Brand Manager Maybach, Daimler (invited)
- Thomas Morf, CEO International, Carl F. Bucherer
- Dr. Gabrielle Obrist, Deputy Director, Sotheby’s
- Dr. Oliver Pabst, Managing Director, Willy Bogner
- Mario Moretti Polegato, Chairman, Geox
- Peter G. Rebeiz, President & CEO, Caviar House & Prunier
- Alfred Schumacher, Managing Director, Hermès (Suisse)
- Alain Viot, President, J.M. Weston
- Charlotte Vollmuth, Vice President, La Prairie Group
This congress serves as an excellent platform to discuss strategies and business models as well as to network in the exclusive setting of The Dolder Grand Hotel at lunch and at the aperitif.