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THE LEAGUE OF LEADING LADIES CONFERENCE
MARCH 31ST AND APRIL 1ST, 2016
VICTORIA JUNGFRAU GRAND HOTEL & SPA INTERLAKEN

• The summit for female and male managers, entrepreneurs and business owners

• If you are a “Why Notter”, you’re more than welcome

• Share knowlege, visions and enjoy one and a half day of keynotes and workshops

• Strongly limited to 150 people

Our Mission:Creating a community reminiscent of the philosopher circles of Ancient Greece where leaders, scientists and authors gather around the “fire” to discuss the important topics of our current day and age. Keeping all the participants engaged and involved in the conversation is the reason why we limit the seating to 150 participants.

SMASH THE BOX

So – what are you dreaming of? – And what would you do to make your (entrepreneurial) dreams come true? Do you belong to the “Why Notters” or the “Yes Butters”? Because the latter will never succeed. They’re afraid to think outside of the box. And we’re going even further than that. Let’s smash the box. Because smashing the box is the only way to create new thinking.

ABOUT US

The League of Leading Ladies (LLL) conference is hosted by the League of Leading Ladies business club founded in 2014 by 40 international leading business women, in Zurich Switzerland. But the League of Leading Ladies is more than a business club or a social network. It’s a mindset. All of our LLL members want to be One Voice for Women with a Vision. New members can join the LLL by invitation only. The president and CEO of LLL is Swiss business owner Sandra-Stella Triebl.

THE LLL CONFERENCE

The LLL conference is public and open to members and non-members, women and men alike. This is not a ladies-only event. Among the participants at this conference are international top speakers, headhunters, politicians and entrepreneurs. LLL wants to keep the conference small, personal, interactive and exclusive, allowing a maximum of 150 guests.

We invite to our conference the men and women who live and work out of the ordinary, always thinking more than just “outside of the box” – they’re smashing the box, going the extra mile, inspiring people all over the world. That’s why they belong to the world’s most influential leaders and entrepreneurs.

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Keynote Speakers

Sheila Lirio Marcelo (USA)

Inspired by challenges finding care for her children and ailing parents, Sheila founded Care.com in 2006. Today, the public company is the world’s largest online care destination with 15.2 million members in 16 countries.
Sheila frequently speaks about women, technology and leadership, and has presented alongside President Obama (White House Summit on Working Families) and with global leaders at Davos.
For her advocacy and work on behalf of families and women, Sheila has been named a “Top 10 Women Entrepreneur” by Fortune, received the HBS Alumni Achievement Award, was bestowed the Filipino Heritage Award from President Aquino, and received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Mount Holyoke. She is also a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute and a Young Global Leader for WEF.

Sheila previously was at Upromise.com, TheLadders.com, and was an EIR at Matrix Partners. She graduated from Mount Holyoke and received her JD/MBA from Harvard.
Sheila Lirio Marcelo’s Website: www.care.com

Prof. Erin Meyer (USA)

Erin Meyer will join us to offer a practical and timely perspective on one of today’s most pressing business issues: how do different cultures influence the way to do business when working globally? Often, few have strategies for dealing with the cross-cultural complexity that affect a team’s day-to-day effectiveness.
Meyer provides a new way forward, leveraging vital insights for working effectively and sensitively with one’s counterparts in the global marketplace. This dialogue will help you build a more cohesive and successful team that together will bridge gaps, transform differences into assets, and ultimately grow your business.
Erin Meyer is the author of the recent best-selling book “The Culture Map: Breaking Through The Invisible Boundaries of Global Business”. She is also a professor at INSEAD, one of the world’s leading business schools. Living and working in Africa, Europe, and the United States prompted Erin Meyer’s study of the communication patterns and business systems of different parts of the world. Her framework allows international executives to pinpoint their leadership preferences, and compare their methods to the management styles of other cultures. Erin frequently publishes articles in Harvard Business Review, Business Insider, and Fast Company.com. Her December 2015 article “Getting to Si, Ja, Oui, Hai, and Da” was Harvard Business Review’s most read article of 2015. She has also published articles in the New York Times Sunday paper, appeared on CNN and Bloomberg television, and been interviewed for the BBC, and National Public Radio.
Most recently Erin won the 2015 Thinkers50 “Radar award”, an award given to one of the people most likely to impact the future of business thinking. Originally from the US Erin lives in Paris with her French husband and her two sons.
P.S.: All of you will get a free copy of her bestseller „The Culture Map„!
Erin Meyer’s Website: www.erinmeyer.com

Alfredo Häberli (ARG/CH)

Alfredo Häberli, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is one of the star designers of the present age. He designed for international and leading companies such as Vitra, Alias, Camper, FSB, Georg Jensen or de Sede and was responsible for the overall interior decoration for Zurich’s 25hours hotel.
He’s known for his unique style, connecting tradition and innovation, being strongly influenced by his early childhood in Argentina. His office is based in Zurich. Alfredo Häberli’s work and designs have been shown in numerous exhibitions throughout Europe and he has received many awards for his work during the past 25 years such as the “Designer of the Year” and just recently the prestigious Swiss Grand Prix of Design from the Swiss Federal Office of Culture. And for the 2015 furniture fair in Milano he was asked by car manufacturer BMW to develop a personal, completely free interpretation of the BMW Design philosophy “Precision & Poetry”.
Alfredo Häberli will teach us how to think out of the box or even smash it. Yes – it is possible: We can learn to be creative! Everybody! Challenging times require leaders, willing to cut new paths. Alfredo’s keynote speech will give us useful guidelines.
Alfredo Häberli’s Website: www.alfredo-haeberli.com

Our workshops will offer you 90 minutes to really immerse yourself in a topic, guided by our amazing workshop hosts. You can take part in two workshops on Friday.

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Workshop Hosts

Gina Domanig (USA/CH)

Financing Innovation – lessons learned from experienced investors

Gina Domanig is the founder and managing partner of Emerald Technology Ventures which has invested in over 50 start-ups across Europe, North America and Israel over the past 15 years. Previously Gina was the head of corporate strategy and M&A at Sulzer during the major restructuring throughout the 1990’s. Over her 30 year career Gina has overseen over 100 transactions including acquisitions, divestitures, IPOs, MBOs and liquidations.

During this workshop investors will discuss best practices to address typical challenges for minority shareholders in startup companies. The key topics will include: Professionalizing the investment process; Creating alignment of interest amongst investors; Facilitating organizational development; Ensuring proper governance; Managing the exit.

The moderator will introduce typical situations to illustrate each topic and the moderator and participants will share ideas and experience to address these challenges. At the end of the workshop the participants will have learned some practices which they can implement in their future investment activities.
Gina Domanig’s Website: www.emerald-ventures.com

Kamales Lardi (MYS)

The end of business as usual: Digital disruption of traditional business models and how to gain competitive advantage in the digital economy

In this workshop, learn to smash the traditional business model and a gain competitive advantage with digital transformation. Kamales will discuss topics such as – What is digital transformation? Why should companies care about it? What is the impact on traditional business models and consumer behavior? How to identify and engage both online and offline consumers? What are the best ways to utilize digital technologies and new media across the business value chain to gain sustainable returns? Kamales Lardi is a strategist specializing in the areas of digital transformation, social media and enterprise collaboration. She is a published author, lecturer and dynamic keynote speaker. Kamales has more than 16 years of experience in management consulting, having worked for companies such as Accenture and Deloitte Consulting. Her passion for digital, social media and enterprise collaboration led her to become the Head of Social Media & Collaboration at Deloitte Switzerland in 2011. A year later, Kamales founded Lardi & Partner Consulting, boutique consultancy that focuses on helping companies transform their traditional business environment to meet the needs of the new digital customers. Kamales has consulted for companies across various regions and industries, including UBS, SBB, Victorinox, Zurich Insurance, Sanitas, Swiss Re, Bacardi Martini, Sigg Combibloc, among others.
Kamales Lardi’s Website: www.lardipartner.ch

Pierre-Edouard Wahl (CH)

Cryptocurrencies – how they work, what they mean for our business

It took us quite a while to find somebody who’s able to explain – not only the technology aspect of cryptocurrencies, but also what bitcoins & co would mean for the banking system – and our businesses. We’re happy we found Pierre-Edouard Wahl.

Pierre-Edouard Wahl is an early adopter of decentralized consensus ledgers technology, leading blockchain research at Credit Suisse’s Universal Bank. He has a natural curiosity for frontier technologies, such as IoT (internet of things) and AI (artificial intelligence), that have the potential to unlock new markets, create new business models, prepare for the future of banking and potentially change society as a whole. He will teach us everything we need to know about cryptocurrencies. Because: when this breaks through, the changes will be huge.
Take a look at this website: http://www.nature.com/news/the-future-of-cryptocurrencies-bitcoin-and-beyond

 

Alberto Silini (CH)

How to succeed with your international growth strategy – 10 golden rules for successful export

Alberto is Head of Consultancy at Switzerland Global Enterprise. His workshop about „how to succeed with your international growth strategy – 10 golden rules for successful export“ helps you leverage your own business.  It’s his daily job at Switzerland Global Enterprise to support and consult companies planning to grow outside their home market. He shares with you all his rich knowledge about the most important learnings in this field. The process of export is complex and challenging and far from guaranteed. If you follow these golden rules, you avoid being hit by unexpected surprises – and your success will come faster and with less risk.

Alberto Silini was born and raised in Schaffhausen, where he started his career. After his sales and product management experience at GEORG FISCHER, he came to Switzerland Global Enterprise (at the time still known as Osec) in 2006 to work as a consultant for Southern Europe. Between 2008 and 2011 he was a project leader with regard to the federal stabilization measures. In this position he developed concepts to promote the Swiss export industry. The platforms for clean tech, med tech and infrastructure he developed back then are still active today. Since 2011 Alberto is Head of Consultancy at Switzerland Global Enterprise, leading a team of 16 country specialists.
Alberto Silini’s website @ Switzerland Global Enterprise: www.s-ge.com 

Alain Visser (BE)

How to shake up a century old industry and smash the automotive box of legacy

Einstein said “Insanity is doing the same things over and over again and expecting different results”. Going forward, in order to succeed in one of the most competitive industries; the automotive, you indeed need to do things differently. This workshop will focus on the trends affecting the automotive industry; what we come from and where we are heading. How can we smash the automotive box of legacy structures and shake up the industry? How can we transform from marketing cars people need to experiences and services people want?

Belgium born Alain Visser is the head of Sales, Marketing, Services and PR within Geely Automobile; one of the largest Chinese car manufacturers. Before joining the mother company Geely just recently, Alain was in charge of Marketing, Sales and Services at Volvo Cars.
Starting out in 1986, Alain has now been a part of the automotive industry for 30 years. Being a man not afraid neither to speak his mind nor to smash the boxes in one of the most conservative of all industries;

Alain has two years in a row (2014 & 2015) been appointed #10 on Forbes’ list over the ‘World’s most influential CMOs’.

Conny Scharfe & Anu Elmer (CH)

Smash the box – get change ready!

Managing personal change is a box breaker. Do you have great aspirations, but you are still struggling to change the status quo in your personal or business context? Transformational leaders know how to manage personal change and are able to transfer these learnings into the organization. Explore and be inspired to connect with the biggest change that hinders your progress.
In this workshop, participants will understand why change in a personal and business context is difficult to manage.
They identify their most challenging change and define how to break out of the box as well as increase their know-how on methods and tools to successfully manage personal change. Conny Scharfe and Anu Elmer, both Senior Inhouse Consultants at Swiss Re, are passionate about inspiring and enabling leaders to take committed action for actively driving change.
With more than 15 years professional experience in consulting, coaching, training and background in organizational development and change management, both bring in hands-on experiences with large scale projects and initiatives such as business transformations with a specific focus on strategic fit, structural alignment as well as cultural development and integration.
Swiss Re Website: www.swissre.com

Susanne Baumann (CH)

The inner landscape of entrepreneurs who bolted out of the box! Interactive Workshop

Why do some people receive great ideas and others are held captive in their conditioned mental-boxes? Why can some visionaries manifest their vision in no time and others end up broken and cynical because their vision has floundered? Susanne has interviewed over 40 outstanding entrepreneurs around the globe who have succeeded in manifesting great visions. Get a glimpse of the inner landscape of these inspiring people. Start leading from the future instead of the conditioned past! Become aligned with your biggest vision, no matter how awe-inspiring it appears or how impossible it may seem to be! The challenges of today call for mind-blowing projects! You will attract the money and support needed, once you stand fully in the light of your vision — because it radiates! Your signal to the world will illuminate the way out of the ‘impossibility-box’ of your mind! Susanne is an inspiring executive coach supporting CEOs and Top Management teams to develop meaningful business visions that serve and transform the world. She gives talks at different Universities in Europe about “Inspiring Business That Transforms The World”. Currently she is writing a book on the 12 principles of “Inspiration & Manifestation” based on interviews with inspiring CEOs and artists around the globe. 
Susanne is founder of InspirationUnlimited, a team that leads strategic analysis solely based on intuitive information. She has a strong background in Yoga and Meditation of over 15 years, and has studied with well-known yogis in India and Europe.
Susanne Baumann’s website: www.susanne-baumann.com

Sonja Stirnimann (CH)

Be prepared for the worst case: your individual FraudAidKit

A fraud can happen to us all. And sometimes scammers are successful just because they think out of the box. Are you aware of the risks and threats within your company? This workshop gives you all you need to be prepared – in case.
Be prepared for the “never expected and always denied” worst case: Your individual “Fraud Aid Kit”.
“Highly focusing on governance, risk and the life cycle of fraud” so does Sonja Stirnimann CEO of Structuul AG, a privately owned global company. For more than 20 years she has been supporting global leaders, their teams and organizations in highly sensitive situations. She is an expert at raising awareness of and managing risk, as well as providing support in emergency situations. Her straightforward approach is characterized by practical tools and structures that help avert or deal with risk, as well as individual support by advising and/or coaching for the targeted Leader, their teams and organizations involved in (fraud) risk sensitive situations.
Sonja is an active member of: ExpertSuisse, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Swiss Chamber of Commercial Mediation; She is a Swiss Certified Accountant, a Certified Fraud Examiner and holds an International Executive MBA in Financial Services and Insurance from the Universities of St. Gallen, HEC Montreal and Vlerick. Beside that Sonja acts as business mediator. She’s passionate about supporting leaders in limiting their risks and exploring the possibilities – in sensitive situations.
Sonja Stirnimann’s website: structuul.ch

THE LEAGUE OF LEADING LADIES CONFERENCE 2016 AGENDA:

THURSDAY 31th of March 2016

In the afternoon …………………………………………………………………………………………… Arrival of the guests

05:00 pm ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Get Together / Flying Dinner at Salle Général Guisan

06:45 pm ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Keynote, Prof. Erin Meyer at L’Orangerie

08:00 – 08:30 pm  ……………………………………………………………………………………….. Networking Break, Coffee & Sweets at Salle Général Guisan

08:40 pm ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Keynote, Alfredo Häberli at L’Orangerie

09:30 pm ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Informal talk with both keynote speakers at the bar – Cocktails

FRIDAY 1st of April 2016

06:30 – 08:55 am  ………………………………………………………………………………………..  Morning Yoga, Meditation, Breakfast in your room or at the restaurant La Terrasse

09:00 am ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Keynote, Alexa Clay at L’Orangerie

10:00 am ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Keynote, Sheilia Lirio Marcelo at L’Orangerie

11:15 am – 01:00 pm  …………………………………………………………………………………… Luchbreak at La Terrasse / test drives Jaguar & Land Rover

01:00 pm ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Latest check-out of your room – leave your luggage at the Concierge

01:15 – 02:45 pm  ……………………………………………………………………………………….. Workshops Part 1

02:45 – 03:15 pm  ………………………………………………………………………………………..  Coffee Break

03:30 – 05:00 pm ………………………………………………………………………………………..  Workshops Part 2

05:00 – 08:00 pm ………………………………………………………………………………………..  Farewell Drinks & Appetizers

WORKSHOPS

8 Workshops will be hosted in separate rooms and are 90 minutes long. We kindly ask you to pick one workshop from each part.
You will be given the chance to pre-register before the event.

IMPORTANT / PLEASE NOTE

Dress code: none. Smash the box! Wear your best jeans, your sari or whatever feels good!
We are happy to welcome gentlemen to the League of Leading Ladies Conference. This is NOT a ladies-only event.

Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa Interlaken

The location for the 2016 League of Leading Ladies Conference is the Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa in Interlaken, Switzerland. In the picturesque mountain setting of the Bernese Oberland stands the Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa, the 5-star hotel and spa resort steeped in tradition in the heart of Interlaken. Come and experience one of the most beautiful hotels in Switzerland for your 2016 LLL Conference stay.

A Welcome Note from the Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa: Whatever the reason for your stay with us, whether it’s a wellness weekend, family holiday, wedding celebrations or a business event, the unique grand hotel atmosphere and the incomparable spa are certain to delight you. The 5500 m² Victoria-Jungfrau Spa is one of the most beautiful facilities of its kind in Switzerland. Enjoy the delightful views of the Jungfrau Massif and treat yourself to some special pampering at the luxury Espa Spa or the Sensai Select Spa, unique worldwide.

And whatever the season you choose to travel, at the Victoria-Jungfrau you will always experience the same genuine hospitality.

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