Networking Breakfast in Bern

During our Breakfast Event on May 11, our guests had the chance to network with alumni, current and future students. At the same time, they received an update on the Swiss economy including outlook. Below, you find some impressions of the event.

Prof. Dr. Aymo Brunetti

We had the pleasure to welcome Prof. Dr. Aymo Brunetti as speaker.  He is Head of the Directorate for Economic Policy and a member of the Executive Board of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs in the Swiss Ministry for Economic Affairs as well as professor at the Rochester-Bern Executive MBA Program.  After the breakfast, he gave an update on following topics:

1. International economic situation
2. Economic situation in Switzerland
3. Switzerland’s resilience to the crisis
4. Economic outlook for Switzerland

Following a taste of Prof. Dr. Brunetti's presentation:

International business climate, Purchase manager indices for industry, USA and Euro area

Evolution of GDP in Switzerland, Rates of change compared to previous quarter and level

Program and Student perspectives

After Prof. Dr. Brunetti's speech and a subsequent Q&A session, Dr. Jean-Marc Leutenegger and Yvonne Ackermann took over. They are both alumni of the Rochester-Bern Executive MBA Program (Class 10, 2004/05) and described their experiences giving the audience input out of the student’s perspective. They stated what the program meant to them personally, where it took them and how they are feeling as alumnni today.  Dr. Petra Joerg, Managing Director of the Rochester-Bern Executive MBA program, added useful background information on the program structure and content. Access the presentation by clicking here.

Thank you

We would like to thank Aymo Brunetti for his most interesting speech, Jean-Marc Leutenegger and Yvonne Ackermann for their valuable contribution and all participants for joining.  We hope to see all of you during one of our next events (click here for an overview)!