Program

Navigating tomorrow: Opportunities into 2026

Day 1 – Wednesday 30 September

Time

Events

11:00

Optional
Company visit Stadler Rail

14:00

Forum opening
Andreas Oggier, Head Global Financial Intermediaries, UBS
Moderator: Annik Kapila, Integration Lead Staff & Client Familiarization, UBS

14.15

Transformational Innovation Opportunities (TRIOs)
AI, Longevity, Power and resources
Alexander Stiehler, Head Long Term Investment themes, UBS GWM CIO

14:45

Energy: The energy trilemma and Axpo’s transformation
Christoph Brand, CEO Axpo

15:45

Coffee break

16:15

A New World Order? Navigating the Shift from Rules to Power in Global Affairs
José Manuel Barroso, Prime Minister of Portugal (2002–2004) and President of the European Commission (2004–2014)

17:15

Coffee break 

17:30

Panel: The rise of new security threats and how international actors can respond collectively
Wolfgang Ischinger, Chairman of the Munich Security Conference, Ambassador and Florence Gaub, Head of research department at the NATO Defense College in Rome

18:30

Wrap-up of the day - Annik Kapila, Integration Lead Staff & Client Familiarization, UBS

18:40

Free time

19:30

Dinner

Day 2 - Thursday, 1 October

Time

Activity

07:00

Breakfast / Check-out at UBS Center Wolfsberg, Ermatingen

08:30

Opening
Annik Kapila, Integration Lead Staff & Client Familiarization, UBS

08:45

The swarms, they are coming!?
Raffaello D’Andrea, Professor of dynamic systems and control at ETH, co-founder of Kiva Systems and founder of Verity, an innovator in autonomous drones

09:45

Coffee break

10:15

Breakout sessions

11:15

Coffee break

11:45

Fireside Chat: Reframing Longevity: From Wellness Trend to Economic Revolution
Simone Gibertoni, CEO Clinique La Prairie and Ben Cavalli, Head of Strategic Clients & Global Connectivity, UBS Global Wealth Management and Co-Head EMEA OneUBS and Diana Na, CIO Equity Sector Strategist (Healthcare), UBS

12:45

Wrap-up
Andreas Oggier, Head Global Financial Intermediaries, UBS

13:00

Lunch

13:45

Transfer from Wolfsberg to Malters

16:30

Company visit at Stöckli Swiss Sports AG in Malters

18:30

Transfer from Malters to Lucerne
Check-in at the Hotel Astoria

19:30

Dinner at the restaurant Wilden Mann

Day 3 - Friday, 2 October

Time

Activity

06:45

Breakfast and check-out at hotel

07:45

Transfer from Lucerne to Ebikon

08:30

Company visit at Schindler Aufzüge AG in Ebikon

10:15

Transfer from Ebikon to Engelberg

12:00

Panel discussion with Nicole Reisinger, CEO Engelberg-Titlis Tourismus AG and Norbert Patt CEO TITLIS Cableways

12:30

Ride with the cable car up to Mount Titlis

13:15

“Lunch with a view” at Restaurant Joseph’s on Mount Titlis

15:45

Free time at Mount Titlis
Visit the glacier cave and the Cliff Walk

16:30

Transfer from Titlis to Engelberg by cable car

17:15

Transfer from Engelberg to Zurich City or Zurich Airport

19:15

Approx arrival Zurich main station

19:45

Approx arrival Zurich airport