2019 Speakers

: Prof. Hijran Huseynova
State Committee for Family, Women & Children Affairs
AZERBAIJAN

: Hon. Ing. Kantha Phavi
Minister for Women’s Affairs
CAMBODIA

: Hon. Nadine Girault
Minister for International Relations and La Francophonie, Province of Quebec
CANADA

: HON. MARIE THERESE ABENA ONDOA
Minister for Women’s Empowerment
CAMEROON

: Hon. Muriel Penicaud
Minister for Labor
FRANCE

: Hon. Bulgantuya Khurelbaatar
Deputy Minister of Finance
MONGOLIA

: Hon. Nezha El Ouafi
Secretary of State in charge of Sustainable Development
MOROCCO

: Hon. Ummy Mwalimu
Minister of Health, Community Development, Gender, and Children
TANZANIA

: Hon. Simonetta Sommaruga
Federal Councillor for Environment, Transport, Energy & Communication
SWITZERLAND

: Hon. Elizabeth Ackermann
President, Canton of Basel-Stadt
SWITZERLAND

: Hon. Thorsteinn Viglundsson
Former Minister for Social Equality
ICELAND

: Hon. Eva Herzog
Vice President, Canton of Basel-Stadt
SWITZERLAND

: Hon. Martha Lucía Mícher
Senator
MEXICO

: Jill Ader
Chair, Egon Zehnder
UNITED KINGDOM

: Maria Ariza
CEO, BIVA Stock Exchange
MEXICO

: Ana Paula Assis
Latin America General Manager, IBM
BRAZIL

: Delphiene Bellini
CEO, Schiaparelli
FRANCE

: Henryka Bochniarz
President, Lewiathan
POLAND

: Patama Chantaruck
Managing Director, IBM
THAILAND

: Les Clifford
Interim Country Manager, EY Switzerland
SWITZERLAND

: Li Dang
CEO, Genertec
CHINA

: Gert de Winter
Group CEO, Baloise Group
SWITZERLAND

: Carol Dominguez
President, John Clements Consultants
PHILIPPINES

: Marisa Drew
CEO, Impact Advisory Finance, Credit Suisse
UNITED KINGDOM

: Mercedes Erra Executive President, Havas Worldwide (France)

: Richard B. Evans
Board Chair, Constellium
UNITED STATES

: Ali Faramawy
Corporate Vice President, Digital Transformation Partnerships, Microsoft Corporation
EGPYT

: Beatrice Ferrant
CEO, LeFrancFerrant & Founder, Aerogami
FRANCE

: Johanna Friedl-Naderer
Head, Europe and Canada, Biogen
SWITZERLAND

: Jane Griffiths
Global Head, Actelion
UNITED KINGDOM

: Andrea Grisard
CEO, Ultra-Brag AG
SWITZERLAND

: Danièle Henkel
President, Danièle Henkel Enterprises, Inc.
CANDADA

: Martin Jetter
Senior Vice President & Chairman, IBM Europe
USA

: Julie Jorgensen
CEO, GreenMark Solar
UNITED STATES

: Wandee Khunchornyakong
Chair, SPG
THAILAND

: Deepankar Khiwani
CEO, CapGemini Switzerland
SWITZERLAND

: Sung Joo Kim
Chair & Chief Visionary Officer, MCM Holdings
SOUTH KOREA

: Inga Legasova
CEO, RemiLing
RUSSIA

: Lyn Lewis Smith
CEO, Business Events Sydney
AUSTRALIA

: Kesara Manchusree
President, Thailand Securities Depository Co.
THAILAND

: Ruth Metzler-Arnold
Chair, Switzerland Global Enterprises
SWITZERLAND

: Carolina Müller-Möhl
President, Müller-Möhl Group
SWITZERLAND

: Dirk Ostijn
President, Europe, Middle East, Africa, MetLife
IRELAND

: Maria Rios
CEO, Nation Waste Inc.
UNITED STATES

: Christine Schmid
Managing Director, Credit Suisse
SWITZERLAND

: Gloria Serobe
Co-Founder, Women’s Investment Portfolio (WIPHOLD)
SOUTH AFRICA

: Ann Sherry
Executive Chairman, Carnival
AUSTRALIA

: Charlotte Tasset
CEO, Nina Ricci
FRANCE

: Pia Tischhauser
Global Head of Insurance, BCG , Group Executive Committee Member
SWITZERLAND

: Le Hong Thuy Tien
CEO, Imex Pan Pacific Group
VIETNAM

: Beat Ulrich
CEO, St. Gallen Foundation
SWITZERLAND

: Najat Vallaud-Belkacem
CEO for Global Affairs, Ipsos & Former Minister of Education
FRANCE

: Peter Voser
Chairman & CEO, ABB
SWITZERLAND

: Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul
Chairperson, Toshiba Thailand
THAILAND

: Kathrin Amacker
Head of Communication and Public Affairs, SBB
SWITZERLAND

: Rohini Anand
Senior Vice President & Global Chief Diversity Officer, Sodexo
USA

: Ann Cairns
Vice Chair, Mastercard (UK)

: Sheryl Chamberlain
Vice President, Alliance Relationships with Medidata Solutions, Inc.
UNITED STATES

: Mai Chen
Director, Bank of New Zealand
NEW ZEALAND

: Sylvie Durrer
Director, Federal Office of Gender Equality
SWITZERLAND

: Anne Edwards
SVP for Public Policy, Government Affairs & Communications, Europe, PepsiCo
SWITZERLAND

: Dr. Alexandra Ettlin
Vice President & Head Programme, St. Gallen Symposium
SWITZERLAND

: Denise Evans
Vice President, Women and Diverse Marketing, IBM
UNITED STATES

: Claudia Freed
CEO, EAL Green
UNITED STATES

: Liza Garay
Head of Women’s Market, AXA
FRANCE

: Judith Haberli
Founder & CEO, Urban Connect
SWITZERLAND

: Jeffery Tobias Halter
President, YWomen
UNITED STATES

: Esther Hernandez
Chief Diversity Officer, Sandia National Laboratories
USA

: Renata Jungo Brungger
Member, Management Board, Daimler AG
GERMANY

: Heidi Kuhn
Founder and CEO, Roots for Peace
UNITED STATES

: Marie Lalleman,
Managing Director, Global Client Solutions, Nielsen (France)

: Kamales Lardi
Managing Partner, Lardi & Partner Consulting
SWITZERLAND

: Wendy Lewis
Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer, McDonalds
UNITED STATES

: Nicole Longhi
Head, Credit Suisse Research Institute
SWITZERLAND

: Daniela Marino
Founder & CEO, Cutiss
ITALY

: Sam Mazloum
VP of Public Affairs, Office of the Chairman, MasterCard
UK

: Elisabeth Richard
Head of Communication Coordination and Networks, ENGIE
FRANCE

: Isabelle Roux-Chenu
Head of Group Commercial & Contract Management, CapGemini
FRANCE

: Mariette Rups-Donnelly
Director, Powerhouse Presentation
AUSTRALIA

: Dr. Antonella Santuccione Chadha
Global Medical Manager for Alzheimers Disease, Roche Diagnostic
SWITZERLAND

: Monica Smiley
Publisher & Editor, Enterprising Women Magazine
UNITED STATES

: Gurveen Singh
Chief Human Resources Officer, Reckitt Benckiser
UK

: Nora Teuwsen
General Counsel, Swiss Federal Railways
SWITZERLAND

: Quy Vo-Reinhard
President, HIT Foundation
SWITZERLAND

: Bonnie Wan
Partner & Head of Brand Strategy, Goodby Silverstein & Parnters
UNITED STATES