PwC is hosting the 6th Geneva Regional and Global Headquarters Conference on November 18, 2015 to explore how multinationals have navigated major legislative, economic, and fiscal changes in Switzerland and achieved targeted results. The conference will feature plenary sessions on macroeconomic trends, the resilience of centralized business models, and the strengths and challenges of the Swiss economy. Breakout sessions will focus on topics like BEPS, internal controls, tax regimes, talent mobility, and finance functions. The conference aims to provide networking opportunities for leaders from Swiss-based regional and global headquarters to discuss challenges and strategies.

1. www.pwc.ch/hqgeconference2015
Save the date and opportunity for early registration
Switzerland: Achieving
and sustaining
growth in a turbulent
environment
6th
Geneva Regional and
Global Headquarters Conference
Wednesday, 18 November 2015
8.30am to 5.45pm, followed by an apéro
Starling Geneva Hotel & Conference Center
An event presented
by PwC’s Academy
for leaders from
Swiss-based regional
and global HQs

2. As we all know, the only constant is change.
In the past months, all Swiss companies, including Swiss-based HQs, have had to
cope with major changes – legislative, economic and fiscal. Our 2015 HQ Conference
will explore the impact of these changes on the Swiss market and its historical
strengths, and how multinationals have been successful in navigating in this turbulent
environment. In particular, we will debate why certain business sectors and/or business
models are better equipped than others to deal with these disruptions and achieve
targeted results.
We will explore the challenges of globalisation and mobility of talent on centralised
business models, and look at the main building blocks of the Finance Functions of
Swiss-based HQs and how effective these companies are at implementing a sustainable
internal control framework. We’ll also examine how the future Swiss tax regime might
be used to increase the value-add from local and international structures despite an
increasingly aggressive international tax environment.
As in 2014 the conference will combine plenary sessions on the big topics with more
intimate break-out sessions on areas of more specialist interest. As always there will
be ample time to network with peers and PwC technical specialists and a relaxed
apéro to close.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Sebastian di Paola
Partner, Advisory
Carl Bellingham
Partner, Tax & Legal
6th
Geneva Regional and Global
Headquarters Conference
Switzerland: Achieving and sustaining growth in a turbulent
environment
PwC’s Academy provides business leaders and managers like you with
professional development resources and opportunities to build relationships.
More at www.pwc.ch/academy.
Dear HQ Executive,

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Key topics
Plenary sessions
• Switzerland: Macroeconomic indicators and trends
• The resilience of centralised business models: an industry view
• Are Swiss-based HQs achieving their targeted results?
• What are the Swiss economy’s strengths and challenges?
Break-out sessions
• Swiss Value Chain Transformation models: the importance of the business case
• Dealing with disruptive business changes (Technology)
• BEPS (Substance, PE, Recharacterisation Risk and Financing structures, Indirect tax)
• Effective and sustainable internal control mechanisms
• CTR III: When and how to use it to increase the value of your structure?
• Mobile talent / Virtual organisations and impact on centralised business models
• Swiss HQ Finance Functions: Typical organisation, delivery models and trends
• How will Country-by-Country reporting impact business transparency?
Speakers
As in previous years speakers will be drawn from within PwC, our clients and
the world of politics and administration.
HQ Conference in Zurich
In addition to the event in Geneva, we’ll be running an HQ Conference in Zurich for the
fifth time on 19 November 2015. This has the same theme and format but is aimed at
companies in German-speaking Switzerland. If this would be more convenient for you,
please note the date and go to www.pwc.ch/hqzhconference2015 for full details.

4. Organisation
Date
Wednesday, 18 November 2015
Time
8.30am to 5.45pm, followed by an apéro
Venue
Starling Geneva Hotel & Conference Center
34, route François Peyrot
1218 Le Grand Saconnex, Geneva, Switzerland
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Your login information will be sent to you 15 days prior to the event
Fee
The participation fee for the conference is CHF 600 including 8% VAT, documentation,
lunch and refreshments.
Special fee of CHF 500 for early registration (before 31 August 2015).
Participants
The number of participants is limited.
Registration
Please register online via the PwC Switzerland Academy website at
www.pwc.ch/hqgeconference2015.
Registrations close on 5 November 2015.
Contact
PricewaterhouseCoopers SA
Sandrine Barrière
Avenue Giuseppe-Motta 50
P.O. Box 2895
1211 Geneva 2
Direct phone: +41 58 792 95 81
Email: sandrine.barriere@ch.pwc.com
www.pwc.ch/hq