Was ist von den Midterm-Wahlen zu erwarten? Was bleibt von Trump nach dessen Präsidentschaft? Wie geht es im Krieg mit Iran weiter? Welche Rolle spielen die USA in Zukunft in der Welt? Wie wird die US-Regierung mit der wachsenden Macht der KI umgehen? Diese und weitere Fragen werden wir mit Rahul Sahgal, einem der führenden US-Experten, diskutieren.

Programm:

• 11.30: Welcome Drinks
• 12.00: Begrüssung und Einführung von Toni Schoenenberger, Founder and Executive Chairman of stars
  Mid-term Elections: Mr. President, was nun?: Q&A mit Rahul Sahgal
• 13.15: Lunch
• 14.00: End of meeting

Das Meeting findet statt auf Deutsch oder English (depending on participants).

Ort: Zunfthaus zur Waag, Münsterhof 8, 8001 Zürich

stars bedankt sich bei Friend of stars Urs Hammer ganz herzlich für das Sponsoring dieses Meetings.

About Rahul Sahgal:

Rahul Sahgal is CEO of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce (Swiss AmCham), the leading platform for business and economic relations between Switzerland and the United States, where he strengthens bilateral ties and promotes Switzerland as a premier destination for U.S. and international investment.

Before joining Swiss AmCham in 2024, Dr. Sahgal served as Deputy Head of the Tax Division at the Swiss Federal Department of Finance in Bern (2021–April 2024). Earlier, he held several diplomatic positions, including Head of Financial and Fiscal Affairs at the Swiss Embassy in Washington, D.C. (2017–2021) and Attaché at the Swiss Mission to the European Union in Brussels (2013).

Prior to his diplomatic career, Dr. Sahgal held leadership roles in the private sector, including Deloitte Consulting in Zurich, Rieter Management in Winterthur and New Delhi, and Managing Director of the Swiss multinational Autoneum in India. From 2009 to 2013, he was Board Member and President of the Northern Region of the Swiss-Indian Chamber of Commerce.

Dr. Sahgal holds Master’s degrees in business administration and law, as well as a PhD, all from the University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland. He grew up in Switzerland and is fluent in German, English, and French, with conversational proficiency in Hindi, Spanish, and Italian.