stars Switzerland alumni chapter meeting 2025
Complexity is Destiny
Joerg WUTTKE, Partner, DGA-Albright Stonebridge Group; President Emeritus EU Chamber of Commerce in China; Member, stars International Board, Washington D.C., United States
22 May 2025, 17.30-20.00
Albin Kistler, Zurich
Dear stars alumni
We are very pleased to invite you to our stars Switzerland alumni chapter meeting with Joerg WUTTKE.
In a world of disruptions all over the past is a poor guide to the future. Leaders in business and organisations must develop sharper agility and foresight. A fundamental shift of mindset from relying on past experiences to embracing a forward-looking tracking of geopolitical, geoeconomic and geotechnological dynamics is needed.
Joerg Wuttke is one of the few experts who have a deep understanding of recent developments and able to give some orientation. See his CV below.
The programme on Thursday, 22 May 2025 will be as follows:
- 17.30: Welcome Drinks
- 18.00: Welcome Addresses by Toni SCHOENENBERGER, Founder and Executive Chairman of stars
- 18.15: Complexity is Destiny! Discussion with Joerg WUTTKE, Partner, DGA-Albright Stonebridge Group; President Emeritus EU Chamber of Commerce in China; Member, stars International Board, Washington D.C., United States
- 19.30: Concluding Remarks by Roman HEINIMANN, Vice CEO, Head Privat Clients, Albin Kistler, Zurich
- Apéro riche, hosted by Albin Kistler
- 20.30: End of chapter meeting
Location: Albin Kistler, Stauffacherstrasse 5, 8004 Zurich
Please register here until 20 April 2025.
Mark your calendars and join us for a memorable evening with Jouerg Wuttke at Albin Kistler while reconnecting with fellow alumni.
stars thanks Albin Kistler for sponsoring this event.
We are looking forward to meeting you in Zurich.
Best regards
Toni Schoenenberger
Founder and Executive Chairman
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CV Joerg Wuttke:
Joerg Wuttke is a Partner at DGA-Albright Stonebridge Group, a founding member of DGA Group, and is based in Washington, D.C. He is a renowned business leader and expert on the Europe-China trade and investment corridor.
Mr. Wuttke strengthens the firm’s ability to assist clients in navigating a complicated global operating environment and developing their business strategies for moments of elevated opportunity and risk.
Prior to joining the firm in mid-2024, Mr. Wuttke served as the Chief Representative of BASF in China for 27 years, where he was responsible for guiding the company’s investment strategies for China, negotiating large projects and leading the company’s government relations. Before BASF, Mr. Wuttke worked with ABB, a multinational power and automation technologies company, for 11 years on the development and financing of large projects in China, Southeast Asia, Africa and Russia.
During his time in China, Mr. Wuttke has served on several boards and as a member of many professional associations, including as President of the EU Chamber of Commerce three times, most recently between 2019 and 2023. In June 2023, he joined the Robert Bosch Internationale Beteiligungen AG Verwaltungsrat (Supervisory Board). Since its founding in 2013, he has also been a member of the Mercator Institute for China Studies, the Advisory Board of Germany’s foremost think tank on China.
Among other professional distinctions, Mr. Wuttke has been awarded the Order of Leopold II by King Albert II of Belgium in 2014, Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur by President Emmanuel Macron of France, the Order of Italian Star from President Sergio Mattarella of Italy and the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Verdienstorden) from President Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany.