www.pwc.ch/hqzhconference2016
6th Zurich Regional and
Global Headquarters
Conference
Switzerland – resilience and stability amongst
uncertainty and geopolitical turmoil
Wednesday,
5 October 2016
8.15 am to 3.15 pm,
with a networking
lunch at the
Kameha Grand
Invitation
Dear Sir or Madam,
We are delighted to invite you to our 6th Zurich Regional and Global Headquarters
Conference.
As we go to press with this year’s invitation, the global business and geopolitical
environment has become significantly less certain. With the UK and the rest of the world
attempting to come to terms with the implications of the UK voting to leave the EU,
business is facing a significant period of uncertainty that requires a calm and measured
response to a volatile and turbulent environment. Add to this the changes articulated by
the OECD’s BEPS project that are starting to enter into legislative force the debate
around the impact that migration has upon economies and the prospect of increased use
of robotics in the working environment and beyond … the only certainty is that there
will be uncertainty in the future.
In our conference, we will attempt to address these issues and how Switzerland fits into
this environment. With Switzerland’s relative political and fiscal certainty it has the
opportunity to provide an increasingly attractive platform from which to navigate a
route through the ongoing turmoil.
With presentations from Martin Naville, CEO of the Swiss-American Chamber of
Commerce and Dr. Johan Rochel, Vice President of the Swiss Forum on Foreign Policy
(foraus), we’ll be contrasting Switzerland with other nations and hearing where this
country stands in terms of the political environment and developments on immigration.
Our conference will combine plenary sessions on the broad topics with break-out
sessions to address specific issues and allow for greater interaction. As always, there will
be ample time to network with peers and PwC technical specialists, and a networking
coffee to close.
We very much look forward to welcoming you to this year’s event.
Maire Walsh
Tax Partner
Martin Kennard
Assurance Partner
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Programme
7.45–8.15 am
Registration, coffee and networking
8.15–8.30 am
Introduction and welcome
Maire Walsh, Tax Partner, PwC Switzerland
Martin Kennard, Assurance Partner, PwC Switzerland
8.30-8.45 am
Switzerland – resilience and stability amongst uncertainty and
geopolitical turmoil
Urs Honegger, CEO, PwC Switzerland
8.45–9.30 am
Fit for Growth
Corporate speaker to be confirmed
Andreas Eggert, Partner, PwC Strategy&
Peter Heckmann, Partner, PwC Strategy&
9.30–10.30 am
Immigration: finding the right balance for Switzerland
Dr. Johan Rochel, Vice-President, Swiss Forum on Foreign Policy (foraus)
Dr. Natascha Schill, Managing Director, Biogen
Mirela Stoia, Immigration Director, PwC Switzerland
Moderated by Martin Kennard, Assurance Partner, PwC Switzerland
10.30–10.50 am
Networking break
10.50–11.00 am
Overview of break-out sessions
11.00–12.00 pm
Break-out sessions, round 1: (please select a topic)
Topic 1: BEPS compliant? The real story about Corporate Tax Reform III
Corporate speaker to be confirmed
Armin Marti, Tax Partner, PwC Switzerland
Benjamin Koch, Tax Partner, PwC Switzerland
Topic 2: Making deals successful – actions that make your deal more
valuable
Ernesto Alegria, CFO, Primex Pharmaceuticals
Jordi-Martin Consuegra, Director Global Resources, Dufry
Benjamin Rutz, Advisory Senior Manager, PwC Switzerland
Claudio Prante, Advisory Senior Manager, PwC Switzerland
Topic 3: Increase the value of your SSC (perform and robotics)
Corporate speaker to be confirmed
Adam Jamiol, Director, PwC Poland
Aleksandra Stelmach-Gryszka, Manager, PwC Poland
Darioush Zirakzadeh, Advisory Director, PwC Switzerland
12–1.15 pm
Lunch and networking
1.15–2 pm
Switzerland: the benchmark for others to reach?
Keynote speaker Martin Naville, CEO, Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce
2–3 pm
Break-out sessions, round 2: (please select a topic)
Topic 1: BEPS compliant? The real story about Corporate Tax Reform III
Corporate speaker to be confirmed
Armin Marti, Tax Partner, PwC Switzerland
Benjamin Koch, Tax Partner, PwC Switzerland
Topic 2: Making deals successful – actions that make your deal more
valuable
Ernesto Alegria, CFO, Primex Pharmaceuticals
Jordi-Martin Consuegra, Director Global Resources, Dufry
Benjamin Rutz, Advisory Senior Manager, PwC Switzerland
Claudio Prante, Advisory Senior Manager, PwC Switzerland
Topic 3: Increase the value of your SSC (perfom and robotics)
Corporate speaker to be confirmed
Adam Jamiol, Director, PwC Poland
Aleksandra Stelmach-Gryszka, Manager, PwC Poland
Darioush Zirakzadeh, Advisory Director, PwC Switzerland
3–3.15 pm
Conclusions followed by a networking coffee
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Key topics
Switzerland –
resilience and
stability amid the
uncertainty and
geopolitical turmoil
CTR III, global tax policy
and the European view
Fit for growth
Making deals successful –
actions that make your
deal more valuable
Immigration
debate
Increase the value of your
Shared Services Center
(perform and robotics)
Organisation
Date
Wednesday, 5 October 2016
Time
8.15 am to 3.15 pm, with a networking lunch
Venue
Hotel Kameha Grand
Dufaux-Strasse 1
8152 Opfikon
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Access information at your fingertips, interact with speakers and other participants, and develop
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Your login information will be sent to you one week before the event.
Experience an interactive session with our HQ App at an early stage and share the areas you want
to cover with our PwC hosts.
Fee
The participation fee for the conference is CHF 490 including 8% VAT, documentation, lunch and
refreshments. Special fee of CHF 390 (incl. VAT) for early registration (before 31 August 2016).
Participants
The number of participants is limited.
Registration
Please register online via the PwC Switzerland Academy website at
www.pwc.ch/hqzhconference2016. Registrations close on 28 September 2016.
Please indicate your two preferred break-out topics – select from those listed in the programme
overleaf.
Contact
Vera Wirthlin
Grafenauweg 8
6302 Zug
Direct phone: +41 58 792 68 59
Email: vera.wirthlin@ch.pwc.com
www.pwc.ch/hqzhconference2016