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stars Switzerland symposium 2021

Facing the Future With Renewed Confidence

18-21 September 2021

Schaffhausen, Vienna House and Stein am Rhein, Buergerasyl

Objectives:

  • Broaden the horizon to better understand major global trends which will impact business and society over the next three to five years, like U.S.-China Competition and the Collapse of Global Leadership, Bridging the Gap Between Ecology and Economy, Digital Transformation and the Future of Immunotherapy
  • Engage in interdisciplinary and intercultural dialogue to share experiences with peers across industries and from around the world
  • Contribute to the personal development to drive responsible and sustainable actions

Saturday, 18 September 2021 - Schaffhausen
12:00 Opening of Conference Check-in
  • Lobby
13:00 Optional: City Tour
  • Meeting Point: Lobby
15:00 Welcome Coffee
  • Foyer
16:00 Welcome Address
  • Bleiche
16:15 Bridging the Gap Between Ecology and Economy
  • Bertrand PICCARD  Initiator and Chairman, Solar Impulse Foundation, Lausanne, Switzerland
Plenary Discussion
18:00 Cocktails hosted by the City of Schaffhausen
  • Foyer
Dinner
  • Bleiche
Welcome Speech
Beyond Conventional Thinking - A Philosopher's View
  • Urs SCHOETTLI  Consultant on Asian Affairs; Former East Asia Correspondent of Neue Zuercher Zeitung; Member, stars International Board, Tokyo/Zurich
Night Cap
  • Bar
Sunday, 19 September 2021 - Stein am Rhein
07:00 Breakfast
  • Restaurant
08:00 Departure for Stein am Rhein
  • Meeting Point: Lobby
09:00 U.S.-China Competition and the Collapse of Global Leadership (Plenary Discussion)
  • Buergerasyl
The U.S. Perspective
  • Mona SUTPHEN  Senior Advisor, The Vistria Group; Former White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy in the Obama Administration; Member, stars International Board, New York, United States
The Chinese Perspective
  • ZHANG Tuosheng  Chairman, Academic Committee, Director, Center for Foreign Policy Studies, China Foundation for International and Strategic Studies (CFISS), Beijing, China
The Business Perspective
  • Joerg WUTTKE  Chief Representative, BASF China; President, European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC); Member, stars International Board, Beijing, China
10:30 Group Picture and Networking Coffee
11:00 Expert Dialogues (in Breakout Groups)
  • Breakout Rooms
U.S.-China Competition and the Collapse of Global Leadership - The U.S. Perspective
  • Mona SUTPHEN  Senior Advisor, The Vistria Group; Former White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy in the Obama Administration; Member, stars International Board, New York, United States
U.S.-China Competition and the Collapse of Global Leadership - The Chinese Perspective
  • ZHANG Tuosheng  Chairman, Academic Committee, Director, Center for Foreign Policy Studies, China Foundation for International and Strategic Studies (CFISS), Beijing, China
The Digital Hand: How Does China's Corporate Social Credit System Condition Market Actors?
  • Joerg WUTTKE  Chief Representative, BASF China; President, European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC); Member, stars International Board, Beijing, China
N.N.
  • N.N.  
12:30 Flying Lunch
  • Buergerasyl
13:30 Is there any Hope in Today's World? A Humanitarian Perspective
  • Gilles CARBONNIER  Vice-President, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Geneva, Switzerland
Plenary Discussion
14:30 Impact Investing: Good for the People, Good for the Planet, Good for Profit? Bridging Needs in Cambodia with Smiling Gecko
15:30 Coffee and Open Discussion (in Breakout Groups)
  • Breakout Rooms
17:30 Walk to Castle of Hohenklingen (Optional: Shuttle Bus)
18:00 Cocktails hosted by the City of Stein am Rhein
  • Castle of Hohenklingen
Welcome Speech
  • Corinne ULLMANN  Mayor, City of Stein am Rhein; Member, stars Foundation Board, Stein am Rhein, Switzerland
Dinner
Departure for Schaffhausen
Night Cap
  • Bar
Monday, 20 September 2021 - Schaffhausen
07:00 Breakfast
  • Restaurant
08:00 Success in Business and Beyond: Lessons in Global Leadership
  • Bleiche
  • Calvin GRIEDER  Chairman, Buhler Group; Chairman, Givaudan; Chairman, SGS, Zurich, Switzerland
  • LIM Siong Guan  Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore; Former Group President, GIC; Former Head of Singapore Civil Service; Member, stars International Board, Singapore
  • Petra RUMPF  Head, Dental Service Organizations, Member of the Executive Management Board, Straumann Group, Basel, Switzerland
  • Valentin VOGT  Chairman, Swiss Employer’s Confederation; Chairman, Kistler Holding; Board Member, Bucher Industries, Winterthur, Switzerland
  • Urs WIETLISBACH  Partner, Co-Founder and Member of the Board of Directors, Partners Group, Zug, Switzerland
09:30 Networking Coffee
  • Foyer
10:30 Leadership Dialogues (in Breakout Groups)
  • Breakout Rooms
  • Calvin GRIEDER  Chairman, Buhler Group; Chairman, Givaudan; Chairman, SGS, Zurich, Switzerland
  • LIM Siong Guan  Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore; Former Group President, GIC; Former Head of Singapore Civil Service; Member, stars International Board, Singapore
  • Petra RUMPF  Head, Dental Service Organizations, Member of the Executive Management Board, Straumann Group, Basel, Switzerland
  • Valentin VOGT  Chairman, Swiss Employer’s Confederation; Chairman, Kistler Holding; Board Member, Bucher Industries, Winterthur, Switzerland
  • Urs WIETLISBACH  Partner, Co-Founder and Member of the Board of Directors, Partners Group, Zug, Switzerland
12:00 Lunch
  • Restaurant
13:00 Leading Digital Transformation
  • Bleiche
Smart Infrastructure
  • Tobias HUBER  Global Head, Energy Services and Performance Contracting, Siemens Building Technologies; Member, Corporate Advisory Board, World Green Building Council; stars Alumnus, Zug, Switzerland
Robotics
  • Roland SIEGWART  Professor of Autonomous Systems, ETH Zurich; Founding Co-Director, Wyss Zurich; Member, stars Scientific Board, Zurich, Switzerland
Cognitive Computing
  • Dorothea WIESMANN (tbc)  Software Engineering Manager, Google; stars Alumna, Zurich, Switzerland
14:30 Tech Dialogues (in Breakout Groups)
  • Breakout Rooms
Smart Infrastructure (In-depth Discussion)
  • Tobias HUBER  Global Head, Energy Services and Performance Contracting, Siemens Building Technologies; Member, Corporate Advisory Board, World Green Building Council; stars Alumnus, Zug, Switzerland
Robotics (In-depth Discussion)
  • Roland SIEGWART  Professor of Autonomous Systems, ETH Zurich; Founding Co-Director, Wyss Zurich; Member, stars Scientific Board, Zurich, Switzerland
Cognitive Computing (In-depth Discussion)
  • Dorothea WIESMANN (tbc)  Software Engineering Manager, Google; stars Alumna, Zurich, Switzerland
16:00 Networking Coffee
  • Foyer
16:30 What Google Teaches Its Leaders about the Future
  • Bleiche
Plenary Discussion
17:30 Time at your Disposal
18:00 Departure for Laufen Castle, Rhine Falls
  • Meeting Point: Lobby
18:30 Cocktails hosted by the Canton of Schaffhausen
  • Laufen Castle
Dinner
Welcome Speech
  •  President, Cantonal Government of Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Executive Briefing
  • stars Alumnus  
Departure for Schaffhausen
Night Cap
  • Bar
Tuesday, 21 September 2021 - Schaffhausen
07:00 Breakfast (Check-out till 12:00)
  • Restaurant
08:00 Insights into Immunotherapy
  • Pamela OHASHI  Co-Director, Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research; Senior Scientist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre; Professor, Departments of Medical Biophysics and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Bleiche
Plenary Discussion
09:00 Leadership of Complex Systems (Plenary Discussion)
  • Pamela OHASHI  Co-Director, Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research; Senior Scientist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre; Professor, Departments of Medical Biophysics and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
09:45 Networking Coffee
  • Foyer
10:15 Leading Digital Transformation at Schindler - Lessons from the Mobility Industry's Digital Pioneer
  • Silvio NAPOLI (tbc)  Chairman, Schindler Group, Ebikon, Switzerland
  • Bleiche
Plenary Discussion
11:15 How to Lead Effectively in a Disruptive World? (Plenary Discussion)
  • Silvio NAPOLI (tbc)  Chairman, Schindler Group, Ebikon, Switzerland
12:00 Concluding Remarks
12:15 Flying Lunch
  • Foyer
13:30 Optional: Airport Shuttle
  • Meeting Point: Lobby

Moderation:
Mark DITTLI CEO and Editor, The Market, Zurich, Switzerland

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12 January 2021

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