Past speakers

These are some of the people, important and distinguished in various fields, who have kindly given lectures to us in the past:
Jill Mathis
Jill Mathis Photographer
Andreas Nüssel
Andreas Nüssel Managing Director Europe, Silversea Cruises
Victor Vertunni di Albanella
Victor Vertunni di Albanella Singer and Songwriter
Elvira Dones & Maria Raffaella Bruno Realini
Elvira Dones & Maria Raffaella Bruno Realini Author & PEN International
Professor Louise Harra
Professor Louise Harra Institute of Particle and Astrophysics, ETH Zürich
Dr. Vickie Pasterski
Dr. Vickie Pasterski Gender Identity Specialist
Dr. Michael Reiterer
Dr. Michael Reiterer EU Head of Delegation.
Avv. Carla Del Ponte
Avv. Carla Del Ponte UN War Crimes Prosecutor.
Pascal Couchepin
Pascal Couchepin Former Federation President
Mrs. Betty King
Mrs. Betty King US UN Ambassador
Michael Haefliger
Michael Haefliger Intendant, Lucerne Festival
Dr. Agostino Mattei
Dr. Agostino Mattei Specialist in robot-assisted surgery
David Lane
David Lane The Economist Rome correspondent, Berlusconi Author
Anton Mosimann
Anton Mosimann international restaurateur
Dr. Renzo Simoni
Dr. Renzo Simoni Alptransit CEO
Dr. Andre Schneider
Dr. Andre Schneider WEF CEO
Daisy Gilardi
Daisy Gilardi Professional Antarctic photographer.
Rolph Zibung
Rolph Zibung Bucherer Chief Diamond Buyer
Dr. Luciano Wannesson
Dr. Luciano Wannesson Head of Oncology, IOS
Marc Michel-Amadry
Marc Michel-Amadry Sothebys Switzerland Managing Director
Marco Solari
Marco Solari President, Locarno International Film Festival
Sergio Savoia
Sergio Savoia WWF Director, European Alpine Programme
Alexandre Liebeskind
Alexandre Liebeskind Presidential Asst., Int'l Committee of the Red Cross
David Willey
David Willey Italian and Swiss BBC correspondents
Werner Kropik
Werner Kropik Swiss and Italian TV and travel film producer
Prof. Jonathan Steinberg
Prof. Jonathan Steinberg U. of Pennsylvania and Cambridge – modern history.
Dr. Giovanni Pedrazzini
Dr. Giovanni Pedrazzini Head of Cardiac Surgery, Ticino Cardiocentro
Donald S. Beyer
Donald S. Beyer U.S. Ambassador to CH and Liechtenstein
Suzan LeVine
Suzan LeVine U.S. Ambassador to CH and Liechtenstein
John Axelrod
John Axelrod International Orchestral Conductor
Laurent Sauveur
Laurent Sauveur Swiss Director, Medecins Sans Frontieres
Carlo Ossola
Carlo Ossola Swiss national Rep. on UNESCO World heritage Site Committee
Arancha Gonzales
Arancha Gonzales Executive Director, International Trade Centre (UN/WTO)
James Gaffigan
James Gaffigan U. of Pennsylvania and Cambridge – modern history.
Diccon Bewes
Diccon Bewes best-selling author of books about Switzerland
Ellen Wallace
Ellen Wallace expert and author on Swiss wines
H.E. David Moran
H.E. David Moran British Ambassador to CH and Liechtenstein
Nicolas Pernot
Nicolas Pernot Photographer and writer
Camilla Bernbach
Camilla Bernbach Jakob Schlaepfer Chief Embroiderer
Christian Sciullo
Christian Sciullo Google European Cloud Platform Leader
Dr. Dennis Oswald
Dr. Dennis Oswald Swiss Representative on the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Maestro Vladimir Ashkenazy
Maestro Vladimir Ashkenazy international orchestral conductor and pianist
Dr. Mauro Dell'Ambrogio
Dr. Mauro Dell'Ambrogio Federal State Secretary for Innovation, Education and Research
Richard Wherlock
Richard Wherlock Director Basel Ballet
Edward McMullen Jr.
Edward McMullen Jr. US Ambassador to Switzerland & Liechtenstein
Prof. Boas Erez
Prof. Boas Erez Università della Svizzera Italiana
Mrs Jane Owen
Mrs Jane Owen HM British Ambassador
Mr Benjamin Koch
Mr Benjamin Koch Price Waterhouse Coopers
Mr Thomas Ide
Mr Thomas Ide The Whisky Chamber
Mr. Richard Jones
Mr. Richard Jones EU Head of Delegation