Weshalb sind Sie am #worldwebforum, Patrick Warnking, Country Director @Google Switzerland? pic.twitter.com/CxHYXJmP8m

— WORLDWEBFORUM (@worldwebforum) 24. Januar 2017

"Finally a digital conference where Swiss CEOs participate - it is important for the location - the inspiration and exchange advance innovation, and thereby the future."

PATRICK WARNKING

COUNTRY DIRECTOR SWITZERLAND

Pierin Vincenz, Präsident des Verwaltungsrats bei @helvetia, was gefällt Ihnen am #worldwebforum ? pic.twitter.com/s93QmmZO1x

— WORLDWEBFORUM (@worldwebforum) 24. Januar 2017

"The WORLDWEBFORUM is an exciting platform - it started off well, with interesting presentations, a great venue we are at today - you meet many people, within the first hour I had many interesting conversations and have met new people."

PIERIN VINCENZ

PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD

Was bleibt Ihnen vom #worldwebforum, Susanne Ruoff, Konzernleiterin @PostSchweiz? #Digitalisierung pic.twitter.com/NJtFZPFs1j

— WORLDWEBFORUM (@worldwebforum) 24. Januar 2017

"There are many people, great interest - digitization is something we can’t work against, we have to think about how to bring the people of Switzerland and our clients along with us. The journey will be exciting and opens up new possibilities for how to work, new jobs, and new professions."

SUSANNE RUOFF

CEO

Marc Walder, @ringier_ag, what do you think about the #worldwebforum 2017? @marcwalder pic.twitter.com/J2ynOsYj0t

— WORLDWEBFORUM (@worldwebforum) 24. Januar 2017

"I am amazed, not only by the amount of people, its over 1000, but also about the quality of people. There is something really big going on here, and I think that we can all be proud - especially Fabian who is the founder - of what has been achieved so far. And as we know, in digitization, only the sky is the limit."

MARC WALDER

CEO

Their Enterprise Customers division is the biggest provider of ICT solutions for corporate customers in Switzerland. Its core competences are in the provision of integrated communication solutions, IT infrastructure and cloud services, workplace solutions and SAP services as well as a comprehensive range of outsourcing services for the financial sector. With a 4,700-strong workforce, Enterprise Customers serves some 6,000 customers.

As a diversified company, Swiss Post operates in the communication, logistics, retail financial and passenger transport markets. Ever since it was founded in 1849, it has adapted continuously to new social and technological developments. In all four of its markets, Swiss Post is today an essential pillar of Switzerland’s universal service infrastructure. In order to safeguard this role in the future, it has for some time now been developing new and supplementary services at the interface between the physical and digital worlds. Some of the latest developments include the TWINT mobile payment and shopping app, the autonomous SmartShuttle and the current tests with drones and delivery robots for the delivery of special consignments. Many of its services are now also available online. Swiss Post is bringing its core competency, the confidential transportation of sensitive information, from the physical core business into the digital sphere. By doing so, it is driving forward the development of services such as eHealth and e-voting in a targeted manner in Switzerland. Swiss Post employs more than 61,000 members of staff worldwide and generated turnover of over CHF 8.18 billion in 2016.

The largest internationally op­erating Swiss me­dia compa­ny, produc­ing over 120 newspapers and mag­a­zines. It also runs print­ing plants, sev­eral ra­dio and TV stations and well over 80 web and mobile platforms with a worldwide staff of approxi­mately 6500 employees. With its 180-year history, Ringi­er stands for a pio­neering spirit and individuality as well as independence, freedom of ex­pres­sion and diversity of information. The compa­ny’s hallmarks are ex­cel­lence in prod­ucts, journalis­tic quality and exceptional entertain­ment. Founded in Switzer­land in 1833, Ringi­er has been fam­ily run for five generations.

A leading provider of global employee benefits solutions. In 1962 Swiss Life founded the Swiss Life Network, which today is a global association of 60 local insurers and business partners. Through the Network, they are able to offer comprehensive employee benefits solutions in over 80 countries and territories. Swiss Life strives for high quality standard in business practices. As a major player in the international life and pension market, the Swiss Life Group is a leading provider of long-term savings and risk protection, and is committed to helping people create a financially secure future.

Leonteq is a globally leading business-to-business (B2B) fintech player providing technology and services for structured investment products and pension solutions. At the core of Leonteq’s offering is a proprietary and innovative IT and investment services platform designed to maximize flexibility, transparency and service for platform (e.g. banks, insurances or corporates) and distribution (e.g. asset managers, banks or insurances) partners. Headquartered in Zurich, Leonteq today operates in 9 other locations in Asia and Europe: Amsterdam | Frankfurt | Geneva | Guernsey | Hong Kong | London | Monaco | Paris | Singapore

The Aduno Group offers the entire range of products and services for cashless payment from a single source: from card issuing activities (Viseca Card Services SA) and card acceptance, to payment terminals (Aduno SA), personal loans and leasing (cashgate AG) as well as security guarantees (AdunoKaution AG). As a leading company for private and commercial clients the Aduno Group is a fair and transparent partner. The Aduno Group is wholly owned by the largest Swiss retail and cantonal banks (Raiffeisen Group, all the cantonal banks, Migros Bank, Bank Coop and a number of commercial and private banks).

In over 150 years, Helvetia has grown from a number of Swiss and foreign insurance companies into a successful international insurance group. Today, it has subsidiaries in its home market Switzerland as well as in the countries that make up the Europe market area: Germany, Italy, Austria and Spain. Helvetia is also present in France with its Specialty Markets market area and through selected regions worldwide. Some of its investment and financing activities are managed through subsidiaries and fund companies in Luxembourg and Jersey. The Group is headquartered in St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Tamedia is a leading private Swiss media group. The digital platforms as well as the daily and weekly newspapers and magazines of Tamedia provide an overview, topic classifications and great selections. The company founded in 1893 employs approximately 3,400 employees in Switzerland, Denmark, Luxembourg and Germany and has been listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange since 2000

Radio, television and multimedia – Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) serves the public with a varied, high-quality offering. The Enterprise encourages freedom of opinion by providing comprehensive and objective news and information services, reflects cultural values, and both educates and entertains its audience. Services are aimed at the entire population of German-speaking Switzerland and take into account the interests of the mainstream and minorities alike. In this way, SRF helps to further social cohesion and mutual understanding. With principal studios in Zurich, Basel and Bern, as well as regional studios in Aarau, Chur, Lucerne and St. Gallen, SRF is strongly rooted in the region which it serves.

Zürich Tourism is responsible for the destination marketing and brand profiling of Zurich city and region, a multifaceted tourist destination. Zürich Tourism employs over 70 members of staff and is active in the Swiss, German, British, North American, Italian, French and Spanish markets, as well as in the growth markets of Brazil, Russia, India, China, the Gulf states and Southeast Asia. As a destination, Zurich offers tourists and business travelers nature, culture, art, shopping and gastronomy – all in one unique location.