Felix and his team from Bei Amici did a fabulous job matching the Wines from Casella Family Brand, presented by the great Malcolm Stopp.

A perfect night, if you have missed it, next wine tasting is coming soon in Melbourne( see event calendar), or again at Bei Amici in 2020.

How can a company develop better than expected? What is the impact of corporate civilization and culture? Let’s talk about contemporary organisations and about foryouandyourcustomers as one example.

=> Learn how foryouandyourcustomers is organised. Reflect on contemporary organisations and network with other business leaders.

Register here for the Sydney Event <== here

about foryouandyourcustomers:

• Is there a causal connection that the brightest and most committed people want to work for the best employer and that the best results are achieved for their customers?

• The 14 cells within the foryouandyourcustomers group are among the best employers in Europe and Australia. Without headquarters, each with its own managing directors and employees, they function as independent entities and organise themselves with a high degree of autonomy in such a way that they contribute to other cells and at the same time are able to thrive autonomously. 

• The values of foryouandyourcustomers are: surprisingly simple, relationship building, pioneering, thought through, and simply integral.

• foryouandyourcustomers considers paid work time as a part of life time and as a good opportunity for personal development. Employees organise themselves with a high degree of autonomy, meaning that they learn, often teach and make a contribution that benefits the business.

• More information on foryouandyourcustomers.com. 

How can a company develop better than expected? What is the impact of corporate civilization and culture? Let’s talk about contemporary organisations and about foryouandyourcustomers as one example.

=> Learn how foryouandyourcustomers is organised. Reflect on contemporary organisations and network with other business leaders.

Register here for the event in Melbourne click <== here

about foryouandyourcustomers:

• Is there a causal connection that the brightest and most committed people want to work for the best employer and that the best results are achieved for their customers?

• The 14 cells within the foryouandyourcustomers group are among the best employers in Europe and Australia. Without headquarters, each with its own managing directors and employees, they function as independent entities and organise themselves with a high degree of autonomy in such a way that they contribute to other cells and at the same time are able to thrive autonomously. 

• The values of foryouandyourcustomers are: surprisingly simple, relationship building, pioneering, thought through, and simply integral.

• foryouandyourcustomers considers paid work time as a part of life time and as a good opportunity for personal development. Employees organise themselves with a high degree of autonomy, meaning that they learn, often teach and make a contribution that benefits the business.

• More information on foryouandyourcustomers.com. 

Dear SwissCham Members and Friends, 

EuroMix is back on the 2019 calendar. Please join us for this informal, yet stylish stand-up business networking lunch in Sydney CBD. 

EuroMix is open to all European Chambers and their extended networks. Catch up with your European contacts and expand your business network. 
We only have 100 tickets available so make sure to book now so you don’t miss out!

#Austria # Estonia #Finland #Germany #Ireland #Italy #Malta #Netherlands #Norway #Portugal #Slovenia #Spain #Sweden #Switzerland

Light lunch will be served. 

Time: 12 - 2 pm Wednesday April 3rd 2019
Venue: Sparke Helmore Lawyers, L29 MLC Centre, 19 Martin Place, Sydney

Tickets: Members - $49 / Non Members - $59

Book your ticket ==> here

Disrupting Business as usual - Climate Change Scenario Analysis

"Climate change is no longer a question, it’s a future that must be prepared for.  With impacts becoming more erratic and unpredictable, a range of industries are vulnerable to these effects.  To ensure long term stability, businesses must now proactively plan for the future and this now includes accounting for climate change. 
 
Using a forward-thinking approach, climate change scenario analysis can help disrupt business-as-usual thinking to create innovative and unique solutions.  Businesses who demonstrate this form of holistic sustainability thinking will be in position to become industry leaders through added resilience.  RSM has a thorough understanding of these complexities and our specialised carbon and sustainability risk advisory team will discuss how scenario analysis is becoming a leading practice in business sustainability planning.
 

Location tbc, Invitation will be sent out mid March 2019

Dear SwissCham Members and Friends, 

EuroMix is back on the 2019 calendar. Please join us for this informal, yet stylish stand-up business networking lunch in Sydney CBD. 

EuroMix is open to all European Chambers and their extended networks. Catch up with your European contacts and expand your business network. 
We only have 100 tickets available so make sure to book now so you don’t miss out!

#Austria # Estonia #Finland #Germany #Ireland #Italy #Malta #Netherlands #Norway #Portugal #Slovenia #Spain #Sweden #Switzerland

Light lunch will be served. 

Time: 12 - 2 pm Wednesday April 3rd 2019
Venue: Sparke Helmore Lawyers, L29 MLC Centre, 19 Martin Place, Sydney

Tickets: Members - $49 / Non Members - $59

Book your ticket ==> here

Programme:

a)  Welcome and drinks

b)Research and commercialisation at UWA, Q&A 

c) Tertiary education in Switzerland and Australia: Comparisons and challenges, Q&A

d) Wrap-up / Networking

Come along and join the three top speakers from UWA and PwC. This event is free. You may bring along a friend or business partner. Please contact andreas.wyder@pwc.com

And the speakers are…..

Anthony Fortina, Deputy Director, Office of Research Enterprise, UWA

Thierry Volery, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Head of the Marketing Department, UWA Business School

Andreas Wyder, Board Member SwissCham, Partner PwC

Book you ticket here ==> SOLD OUT SOLD OUT

Partner and Main Event Sponsor

Key Sponsors of the Night

12th November 2018

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 Click here if you like to attend the dinner only ===> here

Or click here if you like to register a team of four (4) or just yourself, or some friends and/or business partners ===> here

An excellent event hosted by PwC and Andreas Wyder our Board Member of SwissCham. With over 25 attendees it was clear, that we have a great mandate here in Perth to be present and active. For 2019 there are a few events planned, which will make a great difference to the Swiss Business Community in WA. More to come.

Board Room Lunch with Chair of S-GE and former Bundesrat Ruth Metzler

Ruth Metzler-Arnold has been Chairwoman of Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE) since 2011. She is a former Vice President and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1999-2003). She sits on several boards of directors. Among them are AXA Switzerland, Bühler AG Uzwil, Fehr Advice, Reyl & Cie. SA and Swiss Medical Network SA. In addition, Ruth Metzler-Arnold presides the Board of Trustees of the Pontifical Swiss Guard and is a member of the Board of Governors at the University of St. Gallen HSG and the Board of Trustees of Avenir Suisse. 

In previous years, Ruth Metzler-Arnold was member of the Cantonal Government (Department of Finance) of Appenzell Innerrhoden. As a lawyer and certified public accountant, she held leading positions with Novartis and PricewaterhouseCoopers during her career in the private sector. 

SANDRA MARTÍNEZ BIO

Sandra is the Chief Executive Officer of Nestlé Australia Limited, appointed in April 2018. She is a Director of the Nestlé Australia board and Market Head of the Nestlé Oceania Region. Sandra joined Nestlé in 1988 as part of the ‘Business Trainees’ program in Nestlé Ecuador. She developed in different finance and marketing roles mainly in the Cocoa Export department and the Confectionery division.

In 2001, she transferred to Switzerland for the Confectionery Strategic Business Unit as Marketing Manager for the Americas and in 2003, moved to Venezuela as the Business Executive Manager for the Confectionery Division. Nominated as President of the Nestlé Confectionery Business in Canada and moved to Toronto in 2006. In 2010, Sandra was appointed President and CEO of Nestlé Venezuela, where she delivered outstanding results in a highly complex and volatile environment. In 2012, appointed as Head of the Confectionery Strategy Business in Nestlé headquarters in Vevey, Switzerland, responsible for chocolate, biscuits and sugar, globally.

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Fantastic event with the Pilatus team, at their new location with Royal Flying Doctors HQ

Do you really understand your obligation as a retailer or wholesale organisation what warranty liability you must cover? Why is so different to EU? Does it really make sense to sell extended warranty? The Act in Australia is mine field and warranty requirements differ from Industry to industry.... come along and talk to the expert....

If you like to register click ===> here 

A great Experience at the BRL with JURA. MD George Liakatos has provided an excellent insight into the JURA operation in Australia with a State of the Art Sales/Service Setup.

Malcolm Stopp from Casellas Wineries in Griffith NSW, will present you with some exclusive Wines from the Peter Lehmann Barossa  Valley Wine ranges.  

V-Zug provided the perfect Ambiente for the wine tasting with Peter Lehmann. Malcolm Stopp certainly took us on an voyage of senses and tastes. A lot of helpful information was given to round up a superb night. Needless to say, that the Staff of V-Zug have been excellent. 

An outstanding event with Paul Fletcher as a guest speaker. Interesting notes on Projects coming to Australia. The fantastic venue was offered by SwissRE

This CBA Innovation Lab Event was truely something different. Not only was the food fantastic, but the members did not want to leave because the topics was just to good.... At the end all wondered.... what else is to come....

Presented to by SwissCham and Commonwealth Bank

Explore the CBA Pop Up Innovation Lab and Network with likeminded People, Businesses and Bankers on a new level.

Robotics
Our social robotics team leads the banks research and development program into human robot interaction, a collaboration between the bank, the university of technology Sydney, the Australia technology network of universities and some of the banks key clients. The program aims to explore t he commercial applications of social robotics, enhancing customer experiences whilst contributing to broader bodies of knowledge and research around how social robotics interact with humans. 

Blockchain
The blockchain centre of expertise creates, incubates and scales blockchain driven solutions, accelerating the path from research and experimentation to commercialisation, by leveraging the business expertise and partnerships of the CBA group. We work in close partnerships with clients, fintechs, banks, regulators and other market stakeholders, in a targeted and commercially driven manner, to realise the potential of blockchain technology. We have been looking at blockchain for over 3 years and have completed over 25 proof of concepts using an in-house dev team. 

By partnering with Wells Fargo and Brighann cotton using Skuchain blockchain workflow technology to digitise the end to end trade documentation, share it securely and collect data from IOT sensors to track the physical progress of goods whilst in transit

Cyber Security
Client education and awareness on cyber is one of our key capability and requests from our corporate clients. We have developed an interactive experience in the lab that will provide a mechanism for discussion and learning on this topic. We have a 24/7 cyber security centre that actively monitors and response to attacks against our infrastructure whilst ever system we deploy for your customers or staff under go a comprehensive security governance process and is routinely tested by our team of ‘white hat’ hackers. 

Data Wall/Analytics
The data wall is powered by the banks group data warehouse which effectively is a huge bucket of all the data assets we hold. Part of our core banking program was to ensure we connected our new SAP platform to the group data warehouse, so we could analyse our customers data for the benefit of our clients. We estimate having a banking relationship of some sort with 1 in 3 Australians and we see 40% of all car payments that occur each year. This and our wider food print collate up to 13 billion transactions to analyse spending behaviour on each year and up to 7 million customer profiles to watch valuable demographic profiling against that behaviour

This CBA Innovation Lab Event was truely something different. Not only was the food fantastic, but the members did not want to leave because the topics was just to good.... At the end all wondered.... what else is to come....

Please join us to the AGM, a presentation about HWL Ebsworth, and Drinks at the end

Register here to attend the AGM