contacts. Luxury

Key Note Speaker: Mr. Michel Gutsatz, White Spirit, Paris

Mr. Michel Gutsatz was trained as an engineer and holds a Doctorat d?Etat en Sciences Economiques. After a career as University Professor and Dean of the Faculté des Sciences Economiques d?Aix-Marseille, he created and developed ESSEC?s MBA in International Luxury Brand Management, through partnerships with L?Oréal, LVMH, The Estée Lauder Companies, Cartier, Montblanc, Escada, Ermenegildo Zegna, Firmenich?

In 2000 he moved to the Bally Group in Switzerland ? as Human Resources and Internal Communication Director, member of the Executive Committee. In this position he redeveloped the whole HR function, focusing on the brand?s retail system and redesigned the Bally service strategy, convinced that retail is critical to the success of a luxury brand.

In 2002 he joined White Spirit, a Paris-based Brand and Image Strategy Agency, as Managing Director (www.whitespirit.net)

Moderator: Mr. Jean Charles Badmann, Basel

Panel Discussion:

? Mr. René Beyer, Geschäftsführer und Besitzer Beyer Chronometrie (owner largest private watch museum worldwide)
? Mr. Robert Buchbauer, CEO, Member of the Executive Board SWAROVSKI
? Mr. Patrick Frischknecht, CEO Les Ambassadeurs & Juweliere Bahnhofstrasse Zürich
? Mr. Hans Peter Fässler, President VR, De Sede
? Mr. Frank M. Rinderknecht, CEO & Gründer Rinspeed

Special Relations: Meet members of the Luxury Industry.
Venues: Bar, cigar lounge, speaking area, panel discussion, learning event.