Get Your Seat
at The board Table
CONNECT @ ADVANCE
with the Boardroom
June 16, 2022 at TX Group
17:00 – 19:00, in Zurich in English
Werdstrasse 21, 8004 Zürich
ARE YOU
BOARD READY?
join the discussion
If serving on a board is on your radar in the near future, this event is for you.
Companies with at least one-to-three women directors on their corporate boards perform better on a range of measures, from higher returns on investment to more ethical corporate governance practices. Not only is diversity better for the bottom line, it shows the next generation of female leaders that women can reach the top.
Advance – Gender Equality in Business & the Boardroom are co-organizing an event in Zurich about why board diversity matters and how to secure a board seat. What kind of skillset & experience do you need to become a board member? What can you do to accelerate your path to board membership? How have other secured their seats and what have they learnt along the way?
The panel discussion will feature CEOs and board members and will focus on their paths to the boards and on advice for others who aspire to land similar positions. It will be followed by round table conversations, each led by one of the panellists, who will engage in one-on-one discussion with the attendees. These breakout sessions are designed to meet the attendees where they are in their own career path – to give them practical advice and next steps to develop board readiness skills.
During this event, you will
- hear the personal stories of current board members and their journey to the board assignment
- get valuable insights on how to become a board member yourself
- understand what the most relevant skills and experiences are to join a board
- have the opportunity to ask your questions in one-to-one discussions
- grow your network of senior executives
agenda
Welcome
Introduction of the Panelists
Panel discussion
Short break
Speedy Mentoring
Networking Apéro
Panelists
Anne Bobillier
Vice-Chairwoman of Romande Energie and skyguide
After a long career in various management positions in large international IT companies (IBM, Ascom and Bechtle), Anne Bobillier began her activities as an independent non-executive director at skyguide in 2014. Since then, she has sat on many boards in a wide variety of industry sectors such as energy, banking, luxury, health, etc.
Since 2021 she devoted herself to her mandates as non executive director and currently chairs Skysoft-ATM, is the Vice-Chairwoman of Romande Energie and skyguide and sits on different other boards, from startup to international companies. Since 2019, she is although actively involved in promoting Governance best practices through her activities within the SwissBoardForum committee and as partner of the ACAD (Académie des Administrateurs) which provides pragmatic training in Governance.
Hélène Béguin
Chairwoman of the Board of Directors, Audit Partner KPMG Switzerland
Hélène Béguin joined KPMG after graduating in 1987. She qualified as a chartered accountant in 1992 and became a partner in 2004.
She is President of the Board of Directors of KPMG Holding SA and is responsible for French-speaking Switzerland.
With more than 30 years of experience, she has extensive expertise in auditing and consulting for national and international companies. Today, she is responsible as a partner for various international groups based in Switzerland.
In addition, she is a member of the Committee of the Vaud Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CVCI) and former President of the Vaud and Valais Advisory Board of the Swiss National Bank.
She is also a member of the Business Advisory Board (BAB) of the HEC faculty of UNIL.
Since 2019, she has been leading the “Inclusion and Diversity” steering committee at KPMG Switzerland, which aims to advance inclusion and diversity aspects and integrate them into KPMG’s activities.
Markus Naef
Experienced CEO and Board Member
Markus Naef is an experienced strategy consultant and implementer with a particular passion for the topic of digitalization. He is particularly characterized by his willingness to invest in collaboration with colleagues in the team and thus in the success of companies. Trust in the abilities and commitment of team members, fellow campaigners and partners – but also people who disagree – is important to him. Furthermore, he maintains an excellent network of relationships with business, politics and administration.
Markus Naef holds 2 university degrees in economics and law from the HSG (now University of St. Gallen). After his studies, he was active as a start-up entrepreneur in the USA at an early stage. After his return, he took on management positions in international companies, including country manager of an American group responsible for Switzerland and Russia. Most recently, he was a member of the executive board of a stock listed CH company. He was responsible for the B2B business and actively supported the digital transformation of various customers. Markus Naef was CEO of SwissSign Group AG, which he took over as CEO of the JV of Swiss Post and SBB – today the “who is who” are among the shareholders. Trusted identities from SwissSign Group AG form the basis for secure e-business processes. As a Swiss Trust Service Provider (TSP), SwissSign accompanies people and companies into a successful digital future. In 2020, Markus Naef was awarded the title of Digital Shaper.
Since May 1, 2022 – Markus Naef has taken over the position as CEO @ bexio; one of Switzerland’s leading SaaS provider.
In addition to this activity, Markus Naef holds various (board of directors) mandates, including serving as a member of the board of directors of ewl AG. He is also a member of the SteerCo of digitalswitzerland.
Markus Naef is a goal- and result-oriented “doer” and a strong communicator, natural and team-oriented leader. He is married and father of a son. Sport finds a fixed entry in his agenda.
Jacqueline Hess
Chair The Boardroom, Switzerland, Vice-Chair Board of Directors Vontobel Swiss Financial Advisers
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Jacqueline Hess
Chair The Boardroom, Switzerland, Vice-Chair Board of Directors Vontobel Swiss Financial Advisers
Jacqueline Hess is a board member and business growth strategist with a tax, trade and regulatory background. She has spent her entire career leading and advising heavily regulated businesses with strong connectivity to the Swiss-US business corridor. Jacqueline has over 25 years of Big 4 international advisory experience predominately in the life sciences space and 10 years executive management experience in professional services and most recently in wealth management. This includes her roles as CEO of Vontobel Swiss Wealth Advisors and as Managing Partner Deloitte Tax & Legal in Switzerland.
President
Dr. Petra Jantzer
Senior Managing Director Accenture
Petra Jantzer is Senior Managing Director at Accenture and CEO of European Pharmaceuticals and Med Tech Business. In her role, she is supporting large Life Science companies in bringing innovative medicines to patients and achieving better health outcomes.
Petra has more than 20 years’ experience in R&D, both as a consultant in the (bio)pharmaceuticals sector and as a researcher. She holds a PhD in Immunology and graduated with an honors degree in molecular biology from the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich.
Before her current position, she was a tenured Partner with McKinsey & Company. In that role, she was a co-founding Board Member of Advance. In 2017, Petra was re-elected to the Board.
With her own career, Petra has been role modelling gender equality in the workplace and beyond and is a strong force in fostering female talents. Petra and her husband live in Zurich with their two sons.
Moderator
Diana Markaki – Bartholdi
International M&A lawyer and experienced board member
Diana Markaki – Bartholdi is an international M&A lawyer and experienced board member in both public and private companies. She has served on the Board of Directors of ELLAKTOR, a publicly traded infrastructure group doing global business in more than 30 countries, and on the Board of Directors of 5G Ventures, which manages Phaistos Fund, a mutual fund that invests in companies active in the research and development of 5G applications and services.
Over the course of her career Diana has managed international and domestic equity offerings (IPOs and secondary listings) and large M&A projects (with an aggregate value of more than EUR 50 billion), living and doing business in New York, Milan, London, Athens and Zurich. She has more than 15 years of experience in regulated markets (energy & utilities) and has held leadership positions in Europe’s largest energy infrastructure project. As a Global Director across 60 countries in 5 continents she has managed multidisciplinary, culturally diverse and geographically spread teams, and has demonstrated global project management capabilities in driving successfully projects.
She holds a Law degree and LL.M. in International and European Law from the University of Athens, as well as an Executive MBA from Harvard Business School.
Diana is the founder of “the Boardroom”, the first private club for senior female executives in Switzerland who aspire to be board members. She is also Swiss Chair of the global campaign “50/50 Women on Boards”, member of Women Corporate Directors, angel investor in female-founded startups and mentor of high-potential women.
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registrations
This is event is by invitation only. Please note the number of seats is limited according to your membership category. For questions please contact konstantina.nani@weadvance.ch
