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1 6 th Zurich Regional and Global Headquarters Conference Switzerland resilience and stability amongst uncertainty and geopolitical turmoil Wednesday, 5 October am to 3.15 pm, with a networking lunch at the Kameha Grand

2 Invitation Dear Sir or Madam, We are delighted to invite you to our 6 th Zurich Regional and Global Headquarters Conference. As we go to press with this year s invitation, the global business and geopolitical environment has become significantly less certain. With the UK and the rest of the world attempting to come to terms with the implications of the UK voting to leave the EU, business is facing a significant period of uncertainty that requires a calm and measured response to a volatile and turbulent environment. Add to this the changes articulated by the OECD s BEPS project that are starting to enter into legislative force the debate around the impact that migration has upon economies and the prospect of increased use of robotics in the working environment and beyond the only certainty is that there will be uncertainty in the future. In our conference, we will attempt to address these issues and how Switzerland fits into this environment. With Switzerland s relative political and fiscal certainty it has the opportunity to provide an increasingly attractive platform from which to navigate a route through the ongoing turmoil. With presentations from Martin Naville, CEO of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce and Dr. Johan Rochel, Vice President of the Swiss Forum on Foreign Policy (foraus), we ll be contrasting Switzerland with other nations and hearing where this country stands in terms of the political environment and developments on immigration. Our conference will combine plenary sessions on the broad topics with break-out sessions to address specific issues and allow for greater interaction. As always, there will be ample time to network with peers and PwC technical specialists, and a networking coffee to close. We very much look forward to welcoming you to this year s event. Maire Walsh Tax Partner Martin Kennard Assurance Partner Register on hqzhconference2016

3 Programme am Registration, coffee and networking am Introduction and welcome Maire Walsh, Tax Partner, PwC Switzerland Martin Kennard, Assurance Partner, PwC Switzerland am Switzerland resilience and stability amongst uncertainty and geopolitical turmoil Urs Honegger, CEO, PwC Switzerland am Fit for Growth Andreas Eggert, Partner, PwC Strategy& Peter Heckmann, Partner, PwC Strategy& am Immigration: finding the right balance for Switzerland Dr. Johan Rochel, Vice-President, Swiss Forum on Foreign Policy (foraus) Dr. Natascha Schill, Managing Director, Biogen Mirela Stoia, Immigration Director, PwC Switzerland Moderated by Martin Kennard, Assurance Partner, PwC Switzerland am Networking break am Overview of break-out sessions pm Break-out sessions, round 1: (please select a topic) Topic 1: BEPS compliant? The real story about Corporate Tax Reform III Armin Marti, Tax Partner, PwC Switzerland Benjamin Koch, Tax Partner, PwC Switzerland Topic 2: Making deals successful actions that make your deal more valuable Ernesto Alegria, CFO, Primex Pharmaceuticals Jordi-Martin Consuegra, Director Global Resources, Dufry Benjamin Rutz, Advisory Senior Manager, PwC Switzerland Claudio Prante, Advisory Senior Manager, PwC Switzerland Topic 3: Increase the value of your SSC (perform and robotics) Adam Jamiol, Director, PwC Poland Aleksandra Stelmach-Gryszka, Manager, PwC Poland Darioush Zirakzadeh, Advisory Director, PwC Switzerland

4 pm Lunch and networking pm Switzerland: the benchmark for others to reach? Keynote speaker Martin Naville, CEO, Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce 2 3 pm Break-out sessions, round 2: (please select a topic) Topic 1: BEPS compliant? The real story about Corporate Tax Reform III Armin Marti, Tax Partner, PwC Switzerland Benjamin Koch, Tax Partner, PwC Switzerland Topic 2: Making deals successful actions that make your deal more valuable Ernesto Alegria, CFO, Primex Pharmaceuticals Jordi-Martin Consuegra, Director Global Resources, Dufry Benjamin Rutz, Advisory Senior Manager, PwC Switzerland Claudio Prante, Advisory Senior Manager, PwC Switzerland Topic 3: Increase the value of your SSC (perfom and robotics) Adam Jamiol, Director, PwC Poland Aleksandra Stelmach-Gryszka, Manager, PwC Poland Darioush Zirakzadeh, Advisory Director, PwC Switzerland pm Conclusions followed by a networking coffee Please use our PwC Events App: Our «HQ Conference» goes digital!

5 Key topics Switzerland resilience and stability amid the uncertainty and geopolitical turmoil CTR III, global tax policy and the European view Fit for growth Making deals successful actions that make your deal more valuable Immigration debate Increase the value of your Shared Services Center (perform and robotics)

6 Organisation Date Wednesday, 5 October 2016 Time 8.15 am to 3.15 pm, with a networking lunch Venue Hotel Kameha Grand Dufaux-Strasse Opfikon PwC Events App: Our HQ Conference goes digital! Access information at your fingertips, interact with speakers and other participants, and develop your network. Your login information will be sent to you one week before the event. Experience an interactive session with our HQ App at an early stage and share the areas you want to cover with our PwC hosts. Fee The participation fee for the conference is CHF 490 including 8% VAT, documentation, lunch and refreshments. Special fee of CHF 390 (incl. VAT) for early registration (before 31 August 2016). Participants The number of participants is limited. Registration Please register online via the PwC Switzerland Academy website at Registrations close on 28 September Please indicate your two preferred break-out topics select from those listed in the programme overleaf. Contact Vera Wirthlin Grafenauweg Zug Direct phone: vera.wirthlin@ch.pwc.com

7 th Zurich Regional and Global Headquarters Conference

www.pwc.ch/hqzhconference2017 7 th Zurich Regional and Global Headquarters Conference Switzerland in a global setting securing the benefits while managing the costs Thursday, 2 November 2017 8.00 am to