Past stars Alumni Chapter Meetings
2024
- stars Switzerland alumni chapter meeting
Uncertainty: an Opportunity to build Resilience and Trust
12 September 2024, 18.00-21.00
Zurich Insurance, Zurich - stars Singapore alumni chapter meeting
Achieving Net Zero Emissions in the Agrifood System –
Where to start and how to make a measurable impact
25 June 2024, 18.30-21.30
Swiss Residence, Singapore - stars Switzerland alumni chapter meeting
Accelerating and Scaling Sustainability
28 May 2024, 17.30-20.30
Siemens Campus, Zug - stars Switzerland alumni chapter meeting
Do we need Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)?
24 April 2024, 17.30-20.30
Swiss National Bank (SNB), Zurich - stars Hong Kong alumni chapter meeting
11 January 2024, 18.30-20.30
Get-Together – The Murray, Central, Hong Kong
2023
- stars Switzerland alumni chapter meeting 2023
Galenica – Switzerland‘s Leading Fully Integrated Healthcare Provider Today & Tomorrow
28 November 2023, 17.00-20.45
Galenica, Niederbipp - stars Hong Kong alumni chapter meeting
M+ Sigg Collection
Uli SIGG, Art Collector, Business Leader, Former Swiss Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, North Korea and Mongolia
25 October 2023, 17.00-19.30
M+, Hong Kong - stars Switzerland alumni chapter meeting
CFO Reflection on the Financial Turnaround of the Airline of Switzerland
Markus BINKERT, CFO, Swiss International Air Lines; stars Alumnus
12 September 2023, 18.00-21.00
SWISS Arrival Lounge, Zurich Airport - stars Switzerland alumni chapter meeting
De-Coupling versus De-Risking: the Future of Foreign Business in China
Joerg WUTTKE, Chief Representative, BASF China; Former President, European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC), Beijing, China
9 August 2023, 17.30-20.00
Widder Hotel, Zurich - stars Singapore alumni chapter meeting
Get-Together
20 June 2023, 18.00-20.00
Singapore, SUPPLY & DEMAND Esplanade - stars Indonesia alumni chapter meeting
“Why stars”
2 June 2023, 17.30-21.30
Shangri-La, Jakarta - stars Philippines alumni chapter meeting
Inauguration
17 February 2023, 11:15-13:30
Asian Development Bank (ADB), Manila
2022
- stars Switzerland alumni chapter meeting
SIKA: Managing a World Leader in Times of Geopolitical and Technological Disruptions
26 October 2022, 11.30-14.00
Sika, Zurich - stars Singapore alumni chapter meeting
From Sustainability to Food Security: Food Tech in Times of Global Food Crisis
21 June 2022, 18.00-21.00
Singapore
2021
- stars Shanghai Alumni Chapter Meeting
A Comprehensive Debate on Europe and China with Visit of a First-Class Light Food Company
9 April 2021, 10.30-16.00 (CST)
Grand Kempinski Hotel Shanghai
2019
- stars Switzerland alumni chapter meeting
CEO Succession Management in Times of Complexity
Frank HECKNER, Consultant, Egon Zehnder International, Zurich, Switzerland
26 November 2019, 11.30-14.00
WIDDER Hotel, Rennweg 4, Zurich - stars Switzerland alumni chapter meeting
Competition Without Catastrophe: Can the US and China Both Challenge and Coexist With Each Other? And What Does That Mean For Business?
HUANG Jing, Chief Strategist and Vice Chairman, Academic Committee, Grandview Institution, Beijing, China
6 November 2019, 11.30-14.00
Au Premier, Zurich Main Station - stars Shanghai alumni chapter meeting
Round Dinner with Joerg WUTTKE, President, European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC), Beijing, China
31 October 2019
Shanghai - stars Switzerland alumni chapter Meeting
IWC – Challenges for a Luxury Watch Manufacture in the Digital Age
Thomas BREGEL, Associate Director Quality Management, IWC Schaffhausen, Switzerland
13 September 2019, 17.30-21.00
IWC Museum, Schaffhausen - stars Shanghai alumni chapter meeting
Networking Dinner
28 May 2019
Shanghai - stars Beijing alumni chapter meeting
The Impact of Technology on Chinese Media
WANG Shuo, Editor-in-Chief, Caixin Media; Member, stars International Board, Beijing
17 May 2019, 18.30-21.00
Caixin Headquarters, Beijing - stars Chengdu alumni chapter meeting
Roundtable Discussion with Young Tech Entrepreneurs
stars alumnus Ben ZHANG, CEO and Founder, Light & Effects, Chengdu
16 May 2019, 18.00-21.00
Grand Hyatt, Chengdu - stars Mongolia alumni chapter meeting
Behind Mongolia’s Debiting Habit – A Technocrat’s view
17 April 2019
Ulaanbaatar - stars Switzerland alumni chapter meeting
Zur Rose Group – Europe’s largest online pharmacy
Walter OBERHAENSLI, CEO, Zur Rose Group, Frauenfeld, Switzerland
21 March 2019, 16.00-19.30
Zur Rose, Frauenfeld - stars Mongolia alumni chapter meeting
What Partners are Mongolians? – Investors’ Perspective
27 February 2019
Ulaanbaatar - stars Singapore alumni chapter meeting
Talent and Organizational Development
Deanna ONG, Chief People Officer, GIC, Singapore
26 February 2019, 18.00-21.00
GIC Headquarters, Singapore - stars Indonesia alumni chapter meeting
Dinner Roundtable Discussion
20 January 2019
Jakarta - stars Shanghai alumni chapter meeting
Constricting Belt, One-Way Road? Europe Views the New Silk Road
organised by China Crossroads, supported by stars
13 January 2019
Shanghai
2018
- stars Indonesia alumni chapter meeting, Jakarta, 2 December 2018
Dinner Roundtable - stars Mongolia alumni chapter meeting, Ulaanbaatar, 20 November 2018
Drinks and Networking - stars Singapore alumni chapter meeting, Singapore, 13 November 2018
Intrapreneurship for the Business - stars Germany alumni chapter meeting, Frankfurt am Main, 29 October 2018, incl flying dinner
Digitalization in the Finance Industry - stars Switzerland alumni chapter meeting, Stein am Rhein, 21 September 2018, 17h30-21h00, incl flying dinner
Assessing Russia’s Global Role - stars Singapore alumni chapter meeting, Singapore, 21 June 2018, 18h00-21h00, incl flying dinner
Malaysia at the Crossroads – Pride & Pragmatism - stars Switzerland alumni chapter meeting, Zurich Airport, 15 May 2018, 17h00-21h00, incl flying dinner
The Circle – The biggest Building Site in Switzerland - stars Shanghai alumni chapter meeting, Shanghai, 20 April 2018, 18h30-21h30, incl flying dinner
The Rise of Smart Entrepreneurship in China - stars Singapore alumni chapter meeting (joint-event with the stars Singapore symposium), 28 February 2018, 16h00-21h00, incl flying dinner
Impact Investing – Smiling Gecko: Changing the World - stars Singapore alumni chapter meeting, 27 February 2018, 17h00-21h00, incl Chinese buffet
Long Term Investing in Asia
2017
- stars Switzerland alumni chapter meeting, Zurich, 5 December 2017, 17h30-21h00, incl Apéro riche
Emerging Risk - stars Switzerland alumni chapter meeting, Stein am Rhein, 22 September 2017, 17h30-21h00, incl flying dinner
A World in Turmoil and Transition – the US-China Relationship and its Impact on the World Economy - stars Mongolia alumni chapter meeting, Ulaanbaatar, 5 July 2017, 18h00-21h00, incl dinner
Joint-Event with stars Mongolia study tour, including inauguration of alumni chapter - stars Beijing alumni chapter meeting, Beijing, 26 June 2017, 18h15-21h00
Sino-US Relations at the Crossroads - stars Hong Kong alumni chapter meeting, Hong Kong, 4 May 2017, 18h00-21h00, incl. dinner
Insights of a Foreign Correspondent: Ernst Herb, Asia Correspondent, Finanz und Wirtschaft (Switzerland), Hong Kong - stars Shanghai alumni chapter meeting, Shanghai, 21 April 2017, 18h00-21h00, incl. flying dinner
Keynote on: “Uncertainties and Challenges in the new Era” - stars Singapore alumni chapter meeting, Singapore, 25 February 2017, 10h45-12h00, incl. flying dinner
Joint-Event with participants of stars Singapore symposium
Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies, Singapore
Keynote on: “The Asian Century: Singapore’s Response” - stars Singapore alumni chapter meeting, Singapore, 22 February 2017, 16h30-21h00, incl. flying dinner
Joint-Event with participants of stars Singapore symposium
General (Ret.) John R. ALLEN, US 4-star-General, Commander in Afghanistan, special Presidential Envoy of President Obama for the Middle East
Keynote on: “Alliances and Partnerships: U.S. Commitments in a World of Uncertainty and Insecurity”, followed by a panel discussion - stars Indonesia alumni chapter meeting, Jakarta, 21 February 2017, 17h30-21h00, incl dinner
Joint-Event with participants of stars Indonesia study tour, including inauguration of the alumni chapter
Chairul TANJUNG, Chairman CT Corp, former Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Jakarta
Keynote on “My Indonesia Vision”, followed by discussion
2016
- stars Singapore alumni chapter meeting, Singapore, 18 November 2016
Jens Drewes, President South Asia Pacific at Kuehne + Nagel
Keynote on “The Complexity of Global Logistics”
and visit of the new Logistics Hub of Kuehne + Nagel
Dinner hosted by Kuehne + Nagel - stars Indonesia alumni chapter meeting, Jakarta, 14 November 2016
Dinner Meeting - stars Switzerland alumni chapter meeting, Zurich, 23 September 2016
Prof. Dr. Jing Huang, Lee Foundation Professor on US-China Relations, Director, Centre on Asia and Globalisation, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Keynote on “Headwinds for the world’s most important bilateral relationship? Insights into critical developments in China and in the United States and what they mean for geopolitics and business”, followed by a panel discussion - stars Singapore alumni chapter meeting, Singapore, 23 February 2016
Bryan Yeo, Managing Director, Head Credit Markets and Deputy Head Equities of GIC and stars Alumnus
Keynote on “Long Term Investing”, followed by a panel discussion
Dinner hosted by GIC