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Leader Spotlights

Tony Svanascini: On Resilience

Tony Svanascini is the CEO of AmericanEagle.com. Mr. Svanascini is a member of the American Swiss Foundation's Board of Directors and an alumnus of the 2010 Young Leaders Conference.

Vince Lombardi, the great football coach of the Green Bay Packers, said: “It’s not whether you got knocked down, it’s whether you get back up.” I think this statement has helped me more than any other in life and business. Resiliency is arguably nature’s most impressive...

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Going Mainstream: Sustainable Investing and ESG Standard Setting

September 2021

Sustainable investing, specifically as defined by environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors, has taken off big in many parts of the world, not least in Switzerland and the United States. How does ESG investing work, why do standards matter, are standards reliable, why should investors care about ESG considerations—and will there be enough investors to make ESG criteria a permanent fixture in the world’s capital markets?

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Business, Finance & E'ship Oct 08, 2021

ESG Standard Setting - Challenges and Pathways Forward

ASF CONNECT with Markus Diethelm, Anisa Costa (YL 2003), Tamur Goudarzi-Pour, and Bettina Schaller (YL 2011).

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Business, Finance & E'ship Jul 01, 2021

Managing Disruptive Technological Change

ASF CONNECT with Michelle Gonzalez (YL 2009), Sunnie Groeneveld (YL 2019), and Anna Soellner (YL 2007)

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Business, Finance & E'ship Jun 11, 2021

The Post-Covid Economy

ASF CONNECT with Neil Irwin (YL 2008), Economics Correspondent at The New York Times, moderated by Manuel Rybach (YL 2008)

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Business, Finance & E'ship May 21, 2021

Innovation during the Covid Pandemic

ASF CONNECT with Kevin Conroy (YL 2010), CEO of Exact Sciences, with moderation by Bettina Schaller (YL 2011)

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Business, Finance & E'ship Apr 15, 2021

The Future of Nutrition

ASF CONNECT featuring distinguished guest, Mark Schneider, CEO of Nestlé S.A.

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Business, Finance & E'ship Mar 26, 2021

Washington Insights

ASF CONNECT with Nicholas Johnston (YL 2009), Chief Editor at Axios, with moderation by Bettina Schaller (YL 2011)

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Business, Finance & E'ship Feb 28, 2021

The Future of Healthcare

ASF CONNECT featuring distinguished guest, Dr. Vas Narasimhan, CEO of Novartis

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Business, Finance & E'ship Jul 07, 2020

COVID-19 and the Global Economy

ASF CONNECT featuring distinguished guest Dr. Philipp Hildebrand, Vice Chairman of BlackRock

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Business, Finance & E'ship Jun 12, 2020

Managing Pandemic Risk: Building Resilience through Public-Private Partnerships

ASF CONNECT featuring Dr. Christian Mumenthaler (YL 2003), Group CEO of Swiss Re

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Business, Finance & E'ship Jun 05, 2020

Rebalancing Trade Relationships Post COVID-19

ASF CONNECT featuring The Honorable Kimberly Reed (YL 2001), then-President and Chairman, EXIM Bank of the United States

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Business, Finance & E'ship May 29, 2020

Navigating International Air Travel

ASF CONNECT featuring Markus Binkert (YL 2006), CFO of Swiss International Air Lines

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Oct 22, 2021

Switzerland takes title of world’s strongest nation brand from Germany, as world’s largest economies suffer due to poorly perceived COVID-19 responses

Oct 15, 2021

FINMA has approved the Crypto Market Index Fund as Switzerland’s first cryptocurrency fund

Oct 8, 2021

Swiss Re says that Hurricane Ida, which caused major damage in parts of the U.S. in late August, could cost the insurance industry as much as $30 billion

Oct 1, 2021

Swiss Re is collaborating with Claim Genius, an insurtech company that uses artificial intelligence to increase auto-insurance-claims efficiency with real-time damage assessment and estimates

Sep 24, 2021

As part of Swiss International Air Lines’ Sustainability Week, SWISS explains how they are contributing to a more sustainable economy through their commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Sep 24, 2021

Swiss International Air Lines CEO Dieter Vranckx explains the particular importance of seven of the SDGs to the activities of SWISS and the Lufthansa Group

Sep 17, 2021

Daniel Wild, sustainability chief at Credit Suisse, adds his voice to calls for regulation of ESG ratings

Sep 17, 2021

Swiss sneaker company On gained $11 billion dollar valuation for its IPO debut this week

Sep 3, 2021

Could Colorado become the 10th state to go without an income tax? Hadley Heath Manning (YL 2014) moderated a discussion on the topic.

Aug 27, 2021

Swiss Re signs first and largest 10-year purchase agreement for air capture and storage of carbon dioxide with Swiss startup

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Additional Resources

Switzerland takes title of world’s strongest nation brand from Germany, as world’s largest economies suffer due to poorly perceived COVID-19 responses

FINMA has approved the Crypto Market Index Fund as Switzerland’s first cryptocurrency fund

Swiss Re says that Hurricane Ida, which caused major damage in parts of the U.S. in late August, could cost the insurance industry as much as $30 billion

Swiss Re is collaborating with Claim Genius, an insurtech company that uses artificial intelligence to increase auto-insurance-claims efficiency with real-time damage assessment and estimates

As part of Swiss International Air Lines’ Sustainability Week, SWISS explains how they are contributing to a more sustainable economy through their commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Swiss International Air Lines CEO Dieter Vranckx explains the particular importance of seven of the SDGs to the activities of SWISS and the Lufthansa Group

Daniel Wild, sustainability chief at Credit Suisse, adds his voice to calls for regulation of ESG ratings

Swiss sneaker company On gained $11 billion dollar valuation for its IPO debut this week

Could Colorado become the 10th state to go without an income tax? Hadley Heath Manning (YL 2014) moderated a discussion on the topic.

Swiss Re signs first and largest 10-year purchase agreement for air capture and storage of carbon dioxide with Swiss startup