Bad Ragaz Board of Directors Conference

Outlook

The 30th Bad Ragaz Board of Directors Days will take place on November 27/28, 2026.

Knight Gianella founded the Bad Ragaz Board of Directors Days in 1997 in collaboration with the ZfU (www.zfu.ch) as an exclusive and strategic platform for boards of directors and CEOs of large Swiss companies. The focus is on the exchange of experience and discussion within the peer group. The framework for this is provided by live cases presented by sparring partners and moderated breakout sessions on the latest topics of strategic corporate management as well as developments in corporate governance and the resulting challenges in board work.

Participation is by personal invitation only.

For information, please contact Sandro V. Gianella.

Looking Back

30th Bad Ragaz Board of Directors Days on November 28/29, 2025, under the motto: «Skin in the Game»

Completely sold out! Eighty board members and CEOs accepted our personal invitation. After a brief introduction to the conference theme by Sandro V. Gianella, the event opened with a keynote by Prof. Dr. Michael Süess, Executive Chairman of OC Oerlikon, followed by a dynamic plenary discussion moderated by Roger de Weck.

To launch the «Leadership from the Top» theme block, Prof. Dr. Georg Guttmann presented the exclusive results of the Knight Gianella BoD Survey 2025/26, conducted in cooperation with the University of St. Gallen.

The five breakout sessions – «Human Resources as a Strategic Dimension», «Boardroom Leadership: What Makes an Effective Board Member?», «Unpredictability Beats Uncertainty», «Data Is Strategy», and «Cybersecurity Board Reporting» – offered space for peer-level reflection and exchange, guided by high-caliber sparring partners.

Under the moderation of Roger de Weck, the traditional fireside chat with Helene Budliger Artieda, State Secretary and Director of SECO, was one of the evening’s highlights.

After the Leaders Breakfast, Jean-Jacques Henchoz introduced the topic «The Price of Risk», followed by a lively plenary discussion led by Roger de Weck.

«Transformation requires leadership and trust». The CEOs of Acelleron and Galenica, together with the Chairman of the Board of Pilatus Aircraft, shared candid insights into their current challenges before Dr. Markus Somm, publisher of Nebelspalter, concluded the inspiring contributions, debates, and personal reflections – as always under Chatham House Rules.

Of central importance for all participants was the space for reflection and the personal exchange of experiences and ideas, as well as the opportunity to network at the highest level in the peer group.