Credit Suisse is one of the top financial service providers in the world. As an integrated bank, Credit Suisse is able to offer clients its extensive expertise, innovative products, and customized solutions in the areas of private banking, investment banking, and asset management from a single source. Companies, institutional investors, and public organizations as well as affluent clients from around the world and retail clients in Switzerland all benefit from these services. The bank was founded in 1856, is headquartered in Zurich, and has locations in over 50 countries around the globe, employing roughly 45,600 people.
Further information about Credit Suisse can be found at www.credit-suisse.com.

BlackRock is a leader in investment management, risk management and advisory services for institutional and retail clients worldwide. At December 31, 2014, BlackRock’s AUM was $4.65 trillion. BlackRock helps clients meet their goals and overcome challenges with a range of products that include separate accounts, mutual funds, iShares® (exchange-traded funds), and other pooled investment vehicles. BlackRock also offers risk management, advisory and enterprise investment system services to a broad base of institutional investors through BlackRock Solutions®. Headquartered in New York City, as of December 31, 2014, the firm had more than 12,000 employees in over 30 countries and a major presence in key global markets, including North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Middle East and Africa. For additional information, please visit the Company’s website at www.blackrock.com.
 
About iShares
iShares is the global product leader in exchange traded funds with over 700 funds globally across equities, fixed income and commodities, which trade on 20 exchanges worldwide. The iShares Funds are bought and sold like common stocks on securities exchanges.  The iShares Funds are attractive to many individual and institutional investors and financial intermediaries because of their relative low cost, tax efficiency and trading flexibility. Investors can purchase and sell shares through any brokerage firm, financial advisor, or online broker, and hold the funds in any type of brokerage account.  The iShares customer base consists of the institutional segment of pension plans and fund managers, as well as the retail segment of financial advisors and high net worth individuals.

UBS draws on its 150-year heritage to serve private, institutional and corporate clients worldwide, as well as retail clients in Switzerland. Its business strategy is centered on its pre-eminent global wealth management businesses and its leading universal bank in Switzerland, complemented by its Global Asset Management business and its Investment Bank, with a focus on capital efficiency and businesses that offer a superior structural growth and profitability outlook. Headquartered in Zurich and Basel, Switzerland, UBS has offices in more than 50 countries, including all major financial centers, and approximately 60,000 employees.
 
About 35% of its employees working in the Americas, 36% in Switzerland, 17% in the rest of Europe, the Middle East and Africa and 12% in Asia Pacific. UBS shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The operational structure of the Group comprises the Corporate Center and five business divisions: Wealth Management, Wealth Management Americas, Retail & Corporate, Global Asset Management and the Investment Bank.
 
For more information on UBS, please go to www.ubs.com
For more information on "UBS. The Bank for Banks.", our service offering for financial institutions, please visit us at www.ubs.com/b4b

PwC Switzerland helps organisations and individuals create the value they are looking for – serving them with over 2,600 employees and partners working in 14 different offices throughout Switzerland. We are part of a network of firms in 157 countries with more than 195,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services. Tell us what matters to you and find out more by visiting us at www.pwc.ch.
 
"PwC" refers to the PwC network and/or one or more of its member firms, each of which is a separate legal entity. Please see www.pwc.com/structure for further details.

Swisscom is Switzerland’s leading telecoms provider, with its headquarters in Ittigen, near the capital city, Berne. With over 21,000 employees, it generated turnover of CHF 11.7 billion in 2014. Swisscom is one of the most sustainable companies in Switzerland and Europe.
Swisscom’s Enterprise Customers division is the biggest provider of integrated ICT solutions for corporate customers in Switzerland. Its core competencies 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 4,500-strong workforce, Enterprise Customers serves some 6,000 customers in Switzerland, Austria and Singapore. In 2014, the division generated net sales of CHF 2.3 billion.
 For more information on Swisscom, please visit www.swisscom.ch/enterprise.
 

SIX betreibt die schweizerische Finanzplatzinfrastruktur und bietet weltweit umfassende Dienstleistungen in den Bereichen Wertschriftenhandel und -abwicklung sowie Finanzinformationen und Zahlungsverkehr an. Das Unternehmen befindet sich im Besitz seiner Nutzer (rund 150 Banken verschiedenster Ausrichtung und Grösse). SIX nimmt im Interesse eines stabilen und sicheren Finanzplatzes zwei Kernfunktionen wahr: Einerseits gewährleistet SIX die Funktionsfähigkeit des Finanzmarkts in jeder Situation. Andererseits trägt SIX wesentlich dazu bei, die Risiken der Finanzmarktteilnehmer zu minimieren. Entsprechend stellt SIX höchste Anforderungen an die Sicherheit und die Zuverlässigkeit ihrer Systeme und pflegt einen verantwortungsvollen, weitsichtigen Umgang mit Risiken. Bei SIX arbeiten rund 3600 Mitarbeitende aus 52 Nationen an 40 Standorten in 24 Ländern. Sie verfügen über fundiertes Fachwissen insbesondere in den Bereichen Informatik und Finanzen.

Hirzel.Neef.Schmid.Counselors is one of Switzerland's leading strategic communications consultants. Finance-focused communications – advising companies and institutions in the banking and insurance industry, but also helping companies with reporting and M&A activity – is traditionally one of our great strengths. Hirzel.Neef.Schmid.Counselors takes an integrated, reputation-oriented approach that includes media and public affairs aspects as well as governance and compliance issues.  

Asset management is Schroders sole business that has developed under stable ownership for over 210 years. Our goals are completely aligned with those of our clients - the creation of long-term value. Worldwide 3’540 talented people operating from 37 offices in 27 different countries manage CHF 426 billion on behalf of institutional and retail investors, financial institutions and high net worth clients.

For Swiss institutional clients Schroder Investment Management (Switzerland) AG offers a broad range of asset classes across equities, fixed income, multi-asset and alternatives.
(Source: Schroders, all data as at 30 September 2014)

Lenovo is a $39 billion global Fortune 500 company and a leader in providing innovative consumer, commercial, and enterprise technology. Our portfolio of high-quality, secure products and services covers PCs workstations, servers, storage, smart TVs and a family of mobile products like smartphones (including the Motorola brand), tablets and apps.
 
 

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., ist ein globaler Technologieführer der den Menschen auf der ganzen Welt neue Möglichkeiten eröffnet. Samsung hilft die Arbeitswelt von morgen zu gestalten. Erleben Sie die Ihnen vertrauten Technologien jetzt auch in Ihrem Unternehmen und starten Sie Ihre New Business Experience. Innovationen von Samsung können unser Leben erleichtern und sind aus dem Alltag nicht mehr wegzudenken.  Unsere Technologien verbinden Menschen – über die Branchen hinweg. Wir unterstützen Sie dabei, Ihre Unternehmens-IT interaktiver, vernetzter und mobiler zu gestalten. Entdecken Sie neue Möglichkeiten für Ihr Unternehmen – mit zeitgemässen und individuellen Lösungen, die Menschen verbinden.
 
 

With over 4,500 employees and 140,000 active vending machines in Europe Selecta makes a difference in the vending business for consumers in the workplace or out and about - around the clock. Our innovative concepts such as "Starbucks on the go", offer the highest level of coffee experience and service quality. Get introduced and inspired by our premium offers at the Swiss Economic Forum.