Annual Meeting Participants

4 to 6 September 2024

INside London & Oxford

This year's FRIENDS business network trip takes us to the cities of London & Oxford.
Treat yourself to a concentrated load of inspiration, exchange and deepen your European contacts. The programme includes current and relevant topics that we want to explore in depth together with experts from the UK. Because we all know that: Suggestions and new insights are enormously enriching for us as managers and give us a head start.

We will create a rich programme for you and organise all aspects of the trip for you on site. The cost is CHF 950 and covers accommodation including breakfast, meals and transfers.

The journey to London and the return journey from Oxford as well as personal expenses on site are not included.

Date

4 September
to 6 September 2024

Location

London & Oxford

Guests

*For invited guests only

Costs

CHF 950 (incl. VAT)

*The number of participants is limited and places are allocated on a first come, first served basis.

ProgrammE

The programme is subject to change (as of 22 August 2024)

 Wednesday, 4 September 2024
LONDON

17.00

A warm welcome to London

We meet at the hotel in London and head together to Mosimann's Club

Welcome & Orientation

Rolf Hunkeler
Marcel Stalder

18.00

«Business & Foreign Affairs - a UK Perspective»

Input and exchange

David Leeming
Emily Benn

19.00

«Private Dinner»

Dinner by Anton, Philipp & Mark Mosimann at the Mosimann's Club

«Classical Drinking, Forward Thinking»

Joint end to the evening

 Thursday, 5 September 2024
LONDON
OXFORD

from

08.15

Programme start

08.30

«Rethinking Security in Europe»

Input and exchange

General Sir Richard Barrons

10.45

«A Briefing covering European Affairs, Business, Culture and Design»

We meet the management of Monocle UK for a briefing covering european affairs, business, culture and design.

Tom Edwards
Sophie Grove

12.15

«UK after Brexit: Implications for Switzerland and Europe»

Exchange on the implications for Switzerland with Ambassador Markus Leitner, accompanied by lunch

Markus Leitner

15.00

London startup ecosystem - a perspective

Exchange

Amy French
Roland Emmans

16.00

Joint transfer to Oxford

19.15

«Reflections on Science, Business and Europe»

Panel discussion at St Hilda's College

Prof. Jonathan Michie
Prof. Sir Charles Godfray
Sir Tim Hitchens
Prof. Dr. Sarah M. Springman
Doris Leuthard

Dinner

Dinner and joint end to the evening

 Friday, 6 September 2024
OXFORD

from

08.30

Programme start

08.45

Found. Fund. Scale.

Exchange

Jim Wilkinson

10.30

Democracy & Technology

Input and exchange

Prof. Philip Howard

11.45

Closing & Lunch

Rolf Hunkeler
Doris Leuthard
Marcel Stalder

approx.

13.00

End

Individual journey home from Oxford