60th International Retail Summit | GDI - Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute

Peter Bamert

CEO of Denner since the beginning of 2010, having previously headed up the media discount business Ex Libris for twelve years. Peter Bamert's career began at Colgate Palmolive, and he held various management positions at Ringier in the 1990s.

Ernst Dieter Berninghaus

Head of the Trade Department and member of the Executive Board of the Federation of Migros Cooperatives (MGB). Ernst Dieter Berninghaus was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Denner until 2008 and had previously been a member of the Executive Board and CEO of Rewe Group, where he headed up the International and Cash & Carry business units.

Herbert Bolliger

President of the Executive Board of the Federation of Migros Cooperatives (MGB) for the last five years. A graduate in business administration, he has held various positions in close to 25 years at Migros, including head of Migros-Aare, the largest Migros cooperative.

David Bosshart

CEO of the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute, one of Europe's leading think tanks for business and society. The focuses of David Bosshart's work are trade, consumption, management and social change.

Paul Bringmann

Managing director of the Netherlands restaurant chain La Place and member of the Board of its parent company Vroom & Dreesmann. Trained in hotel management, Paul Bringman opened the first La Place restaurant in 1987, and the chain has won a number of awards for its successful concept.

Alain Caparros

Chairman of the Board of Rewe Group for the last four years. Alain Caparros studied business management and held positions at Yves Rocher and, as CEO, at Aldi France. He joined the executive management of the Bon Appétit Group in 2000, which became part of the Rewe Group three years later.

Roberto Chieppa

Group Marketing and PR Director at Prénatal, the international retailer of speciality products for new mothers and children. Before joining Prénatal, the Bocconi graduate had previously worked for more than ten years at Procter & Gamble and then at the Bolton Group.

Christoph Clavadetscher

CEO of the international shopfitting group Dolma Holding. Trained as a retailer, Christoph Clavadetscher held various positions at Coop over a long period, having previously been employed at Migros and Waro. He headed up the German retail group Dohle from 2005 to 2009.

Joanne Denney-Finch

CEO of the UK market research company IGD. She works with the CEOs and presidents of some of the world's largest retailers and food and grocery companies. Equipped with a degree in modern languages and an MBA, Joanne Denney-Finch had previously worked at Marks and Spencer.

Jill Dumain

Director of Environmental Strategy at Patagonia. Jill Dumain has worked for the Californian manufacturer of outdoor apparel and adventure gear since completing her studies. She has shaped the company's efforts in the field of sustainability and, among other functions, currently heads up the "Footprint Chronicles" transparency programme.

Jose Luis Duran

Since 2009, Chairman of the Board of Devanlay, the most important licensee for Lacoste. After graduating in business management, Jose Luis Duran worked first for Arthur Andersen and then for Carrefour, where he became CFO in 2001 and CEO of the entire group subsequently.

Philippe Gaydoul

Until recently, Karl Schweri's grandchild was CEO of Denner, where he is still Chairman of the Board of Directors. His Gaydoul Group has acquired Navyboot, Fogal and Jet Set in quick succession. Philippe Gaydoul is also President of Swiss Ice Hockey.

Christian Gries

A trained industrial business administrator, Christian Gries is managing director of Gries Deco Company (GDC). Migros acquired a stake in GDC in 2009 and now cooperates with it in operating the home/furnishings boutiques Depot-Interio. Christian Gries is the third-generation manager of the family business.

Theo Henselijn

In a retail career spanning almost fifty years, the graduate in business management has run companies such as the luxury-goods store Metz & Co. and the de Bijenkorf chain of department stores. Theo Henselijn is regarded today as one the most knowledgeable experts on the international department-store field.

Franz Julen

CEO of Intersport International Corporation for the last ten years, having previously been its COO. Franz Julen began his career as the assistant and manager of his Olympic medallist brother Max. He then progressed to journalism and sport marketing before becoming head of Völkl, the manufacturer of sports articles.

Bertrand Jungo

CEO of the Swiss department store chain Manor. After graduating in business management at Fribourg, the passionate retailer occupied positions from assistant right up to director.

Sam Keller

Director of Fondation Beyeler since 2008. Sam Keller worked for Art Basel between 1994 and 2007, becoming its director in 2000 and since then Chairman of the Advisory Board. He is regarded as one of the world's most influential cultural managers.

Christian Lanng

The CEO of Tradeshift wants to revolutionize inter-business financial transactions. As head of the Danish Government's IT Infrastructure Division, the 31-year-old was responsible for rolling out e-business to 70,000 suppliers to the public sector and sat on an EU e-business steering commission.

André Maeder

Since 2009, CEO of fashion chain Charles Vögele, where the trained retail administrator had already worked from 1989 to 1995. In the intervening fifteen years, the expert on the European fashion business worked at Harrods, S. Oliver and Hugo Boss.

Göran Roos

As one of the leading experts on intellectual capital, Roos – among other activities – teaches at Warwick Business School. The author of countless publications that have received many awards acts as a consultant for companies all over the world and is regarded as one of the 21st century's most influential thinkers.

Douglas Rushkoff

Media specialist, cyberpunk and UN consultant. The inventor of concepts such as "viral media", "social currency" and "digital natives" lectures on media, art, society and change. His latest book, "Life Inc.", examines the origin and consequences of our economic system.

Thomas Vollmoeller

CEO of Valora. Equipped with a doctorate in economics, Thomas Vollmoeller spent ten years at McKinsey and then eleven years at Tchibo until 2008, including four years as Tschibo's financial director and head of non-food.

Norbert Walter

Former chief economist, Deutsche Bank, and member of the "Committee of Wise Men" on regulation of European security markets. Director at Kiel Institute for World Economics before joining Deutsche Bank, where he also headed up the Think Tank DB Research. Norbert Walter founded Walter & Töchter Consult at the end of 2009.