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Dr. Josef Ackermann
Deutsche Bank
Joseph Jimenez
Novartis
Dr. Mo lbrahim
Celtel International
Bob Lutz
ex General Motors
Markus Schaefer
Hosoya SchaeferArchitects
Dipak C. Jain
INSEAD
Pamela Thomas-
Graham, Credit Suisse
Alberto Grando
SDA Bocconi
Prof.Thomas P. Lyon
Michigan (Ross)
Luzius Cameron
UBS
David P. Frick
Nestlé
Bruno Heynen
Novartis
Paul Cavey
Macquarie Securities
Stephan Titze
Syngenta
Martin Kall
Tamedia
Roshni Haywood
General Electric
More details and additional speakers inside on pages 10&11
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The Joint Alumni Conference (JAC)
connects alumni and faculty from the
world‘s leading business schools to
explore the future of business.
Berkeley, Cambridge, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, Cornell, Chicago B ooth, Duke, ESADE, Harvard, HEC Paris, IE Business School, IESE, IMD,
INSEAD, Kellogg, London Business School, MBA-HSG, Michigan, MI T, NYU, Oxford, RSM, SDA Bocconi, Stanford, Tuck, UCLA, Wharton.
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Berkeley, Cambridge, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, Cornell, Chicago B ooth, Duke, ESADE, Harvard, HEC Paris, IE Business School, IESE, IMD,
INSEAD, Kellogg, London Business School, MBA-HSG, Michigan, MIT, NYU, Oxford, RSM, SDA Bocconi, Stanford, Thunderbird, Tuck, UCLA, Wharton.
The Joint Alumni Conference (JAC)
connects alumni and faculty from the
world‘s leading business schools to
explore the future of business.
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Conference Center Welcome
Welcome to the Joint Alumni Conference 2011 at the Swiss Re Cen-
tre for Global Dialogue. Most of us do not give a lot of thought to
insurance in our everyday lives. Yet insurance underpins almost all
of our economic activity; and provides the necessary security for risk
takers to innovate. It is a striking example of how better business
can lead to a better world.
This year’s JAC is entitled «Better Business, Better World». The con-
ference will provide insights and inspiration into the positive role
business can play in our society. We will hear from CEOs and senior
managers, together with deans of leading business schools, about
their views on sustainability, corporate responsibility, leadership,
and how each can contribute to better business.
Swiss Re has been committed to supporting our clients for 148 years.
We understand the value of partnerships, some of which go back a
century or more. The Centre has been a partner with the JAC since
its inception in 2007. I look forward to hosting many more JAC con-
ferences, with a commitment to undertaking better business for a
better world.
Dr. Annabelle R. Hett, Managing Director
Swiss Re Centre for Global Dialogue
Swiss Re Centre for Global Dialogue
Gheistrasse 37
8803 Rüschlikon
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History
JAC has connected and
inspired over 1000
alumni since its
start in 2007
JAC 2011
1 Day
3 Deans
30 Speakers
300 Business leaders
Countless new insights
Mission
Dedicated to
explore the
future of
business
Benefits
Gain business readiness:
1. Top knowledge
2. Fresh inspirations
3. Powerful contacts
Learn more
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Overview
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The Joint Alumni Conference (JAC) brings to-
gether alumni and faculty from the world‘s
leading business schools for a one-day con-
ference to explore the future of global busi-
ness, the latest management trends, and the
wider environmental and social issues. Great
thinkers and top managers come together
to make this unique annual event one of the
best sources of knowledge and inspiration on
the emerging trends in business. It is also the
perfect venue to build lasting professional
connections.
Business professionals and academics from
across all disciplines who are eager to under-
stand what will shape the business world in
the years to come and how companies and
individuals can best prepare for the emerging
opportunities and challenges.
What insights will you learn at JAC?
Industry Insights
Automotive
Consulting
Financial Services
Healthcare / Pharma
Hospitality
Real Estate
Retail
Functional Insights
Business Development
Corporate Governance
Human Resources
Innovation Management
Marketing
Sales
Management Insights
Rise of Asia
Doing Business in Russia
Future Leadership
Opportunities in Africa
Talent Management
Sustainability
About JAC
Purpose
The Future of Business
Participants
Practitioners and Academia
John Wells,
Professor of Management Practice,
Harvard Business School at JAC 2009
50% C-level Executives
25% Senior Management
15% Young Professionals
10% Academics
60% Europe
20% Americas
10% Asia
10% Rest of the World
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Speakers 2011
Better Business – Better World Leadership Sustainability
Asia Forum
Markus Schaefer
Partner
Hosoya SchaeferArchitects
Blaise Godet
Ambassador
Switzerland
Dipak C. Jain
Dean
INSEAD
Paul Cavey
Division Director and
Head of China Economics
Macquarie Securities
David Bach
Professor of Strategy and
Economic Environment &
Dean of Programs
IE Business School
Stephan Titze
General Manager
Syngenta (China)
Dr. Rainer Strack
Managing Director
BCG,Düsseldorf
Kurti Haerri
President
Swiss-Chinese Chamber
of Commerce
Better Business – Better World
Dr. Josef Ackermann
Chief Executive Officer
Deutsche Bank
Joseph Jimenez
Chief Executive Officer
Novartis
Dr. Mo lbrahim
Founder
Celtel International,
Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Bob Lutz
FormerVice Chairman
General Motors
Pamela Thomas-
Graham
Member of the
Executive Board
Credit Suisse
Prof.Thomas P. Lyon
Professor,University
of Michigan
Felix Sutter
Partner
Pricewaterhouse Coopers
(Singapore)
Russia Forum
Dr.Walter Fetscherin
President,Joint Chamber
of Commerce (JCC)
Chairman of theAdvisory
Board,Nestlé Russia LLC.
Prof. Dr. Patricia Wolf
ETH and Lucerne
University.
Partner Reutener
Consulting Zuich
Henry Potter
Partner,AlphaAssociates
Ulrich Kunz
Managing Director &
Founder Kunz & Partner.
Advisor to the President of
the Foundation Skolkovo
Martin Walker
Conference Chair,
Senior Director of the Global
Business Policy Council
Real Estate/Hospitality
Marc de Chassey
Chief Executive Officer
Finial Capital
Alberto Grando
Dean
SDA Bocconi
Nick van Marken
Global Sector Leader
Deloitte
Fabien Fresnel
Dean,Ecole hôtelière
de Lausanne
Jonathan Humphries
Vice President
Marriott lnternational
Corporate Governance
Luzius Cameron
Company Secretary
UBSAG
Stefan Eberhard
Attorney at law / Dr.
iur.,LL.M.(Harvard)
ABELSAvocats
David P. Frick
Head of Corporate
Governance,Compliance
and Corporate Services
Nestlé S.A.
Bruno Heynen
Head Governance and
Secretary to the
Executive Committee
Novartis
Olivier Merkt
General Counsel and
Chief Compliance
Officer,SGS
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Program: Friday, Sept. 30th
, 2011, Morning Program: Friday, Sept. 30th
, 2011, Afternoon
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07:30-08:15 Registration
08:15-08:30 Welcome Martin Walker, Conference Chair
08:30-09:00
Better Business – Better World:
Role of Financial Institutions
Dr. Josef Ackermann
CEO, Deutsche Bank
09:00-09:30
Better Business – Better World:
Role of Healthcare Companies
Joseph Jimenez
CEO, Novartis
09:30-10:00
Better Business – Better World:
Prosperity in Africa – Role of Global
Companies
Dr. Mo Ibrahim
Founder, Celtel International and
Chairman, Mo Ibrahim Foundation
10:00-10:20 Break / Networking with Speakers and Participants
10:20-10:50 Better Business – Better World: Panel
Anat Bar-Gera
Dr. Mo Ibrahim
Joseph Jimenez
10:50-11:20
Better Business – Better World:
Need for Fresh Thinking
Dipak C. Jain
Dean, INSEAD
11:20-11:50
Better Business – Better World:
Principles, Purpose and Profit –
Building a Winning Culture in
the Financial Industry
Pamela Thomas-Graham
Member of Executive Board,
Credit Suisse
11:50-12:20
Business, Government & Society:
Management Beyond Markets
David Bach
Professor of Strategy and Economic
Environment, IE Business School
12:20-13:45 Lunch / Networking with Speakers and Participants
Sunday, Oct. 2nd
, 2011
JAC Golf Cup
Sempachersee,
Luzern
Friday, Sept. 30th
, 2011
Tesla MotorsTest
Drive @ JAC
(afternoon)
Real Estate /
Hospitality:
Dynamics and
Mechanics of
the Global
Hotel
Investment
Industry
Marc de Chassey
Chief Executive Officer-
Finial Capital
Fabien Fresnel
Dean, Ecole Hotelier de
Lausanne
Jonathan Humphries
Vice President, Hotel
Development Planning
EMEA Marriott Inter-
national
Nick van Marken
Global Sector Leader:
Corporate Finance
Tourism, Hospitality &
Leisure Deloitte
Corporate
Governance:
Post-Crisis
Reforms
Developments
in Board
Management
Corporate Gover-
nance and Group-
Wide Compliance
Luzius Cameron
Company SecretaryUBS AG
Stefan Eberhard
Attorney at law / Dr. iur., LL.M.
(Harvard)ABELS Avocats
David P. Frick
Member of the Executive
Board, Head of Corporate
Governance, Compliance and
Corporate Services Nestlé S.A.
Bruno Heynen
Head Governance and
Secretary to the Executive
CommitteeNovartis
Olivier Merkt
General Counsel andChief
Compliance Officer, SGS
13:45-15:00
13:10-13:45
15:15-16:00
Leadership:
Creating
People
Advantage
Dr. Rainer Strack
Managing DirectorBCG
(Düsseldorf)
Leadership:
The GE
Approach in
Talent and
Leadership
Development
Roshni Haywood
Senior HR ManagerGE
Capital EMEA
Asia Forum:
Asia:
Threat or
Opportunity?
Paul Cavey
Division Director and
Head of China
EconomicsMacquarie
Blaise Godet
Ambassador to China,
North Korea & Mongolia
Switzerland
Kurt Haerri
PresidentSwiss-Chinese
Chamber of Commerce
Peter Huber
Regional General
Manager, Life & Health
Division,Allianz
Felix Sutter
Partner/SingaporePwC
Stephan Titze
General Manager North
East Asia Syngenta
Sustainability:
Business
Success and
Sustainability
Prof.Thomas P. Lyon
Dow Professor of
Sustainable Science,
Technology and
Commerce, University of
Michigan
Russia Forum:
Growing in
Russia:
Success
Factors and
Traps
Dr.Walter Fetscherin
President, Joint Cham-
ber of Commerce (JCC)*
I Chairman of the
Advisory Board,Nestle
Russia LLC.
Ulrich Kunz
Managing Director &
Founder, Kunz & Partner.
Advisor to the President
of the Foundation
Skolkovo
Henry Potter
PartnerAlpha Associates
Prof. Dr. Patricia Wolf
ETH and Lucerne Uni-
versity. Partner Reutener
Consulting Zuich
16:00-16:30 Break / Networking with Speakers and Participants
16:30-17:00
The Revolution in Swiss Media:
Opportunities and Challenges
Martin Kall
Chairman of the Management Board
Tamedia
17:00-17:30
Better Business – Better World:
Resilience and Renaissance
Alberto Grando
Dean, SDA Bocconi
17:30-18:15
Better Business – Better World:
Leadership Insights
Bob Lutz
Former Vice Chairman
General Motors
18:15-18:30 Closing
19:00-21:00
Networking Dinner:
The Business of Cities
Markus Schaefer
MScie, MArch, SIA/Reg.A (Harvard)
Partner, Hosova Schaefer Architects AG
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Past Conferences
Urs Rohner
Vice Chairman,
Credit Suisse
Walter Kielholz
Chairman,
Swiss Re
JAC Delegate
in Q&A Session
Michael Reed,
The Economist
JAC Leadership
Session
JAC Dean Series
JAC Delegates
in Plenary Session
JAC Talent Session
with April Samulewicz,
Zurich Financial
Services
JAC Networking
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JAC Golf Cup, Oct. 2nd
, 2011 2nd
Joint Business School Ball, Nov. 19th
, 2011
La Vie en Rose
You and your partner are cordially invited to an evening of gourmet
dining and dancing to celebrate la joie de vivre together with other
alumni of the world‘s leading business schools and universities. To
learn more visit: www.jbsb.ch
Marriott Hotel
Neumühlenquai 42
8001 Zurich
18-hole championship course
Golf Sempachersee
6024 Hildisrieden
The JAC Golf Cup is a friendly competition among alumni of the
world’s leading business schools. Defending champions are:
Business Schools:
1. IMD
2. Instituto de Empresa
3. Columbia
Alumni:
1. Mark Helfenstein, IMD
2. Rudolf Sommerhalder, Columbia
3. Marius Zimmermann, IMD
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Organization
Alumni Chapter Board
– Martin Brenner, Duke
– Servane Claudel, IE Business School
– Nicole Curti, ESADE
– Andreas Boller, London Business School
– Rolf Friedli, Chicago Booth
– Markus Grob, Columbia
– Martin Hahn, MIT
– Urs Huber, Berkeley
– Jonathan Humphries, Kellogg
– Wolfgang Klien, Carnegie Mellon
– Kaushik Pramanik, Oxford
– Chiara Rinaldi, SDA Bocconi
– Tobias Somary, Stanford
– Guy Spier, Harvard
– Marc Stoeckli, Wharton
– Alexander Wyss, INSEAD
Speaker Selection Committee
– Dorothee Felber, Stanford
– Martin Hahn, MIT
– Benno Marbach, Michigan
– Urs Huber, Berkeley
– Dr. Andreas Zehnder, Kellogg (Head)
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