5 th RICHMOND IT FORUM BÜRGENSTOCK RESORT LAKE LUCERNE APRIL 2019

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1 5 th RICHMOND IT FORUM BÜRGENSTOCK RESORT LAKE LUCERNE APRIL 2019

2 Interesting time with high level IT professionals, delegates and vendors, this tough organized in the best possible location. Marcel Dähler, Loomis Schweiz AG A unique opportunity to meet with high class leaders from business and IT in a casual place and to build joint business opportunities. Dominik Steiner, AlfaPeople AG 5 th RICHMOND IT FORUM WHY should you attend the IT Forum? WHO will be attending? HOW will you spend your time at the forum? In a rapidly evolving data and information landscape the IT Forum is a unique event, designed for the key decision-makers and supplier companies of leading Swiss enterprises. Pre-scheduled one-to-one business meetings and an outstanding conference programme allow you to: Discover new trends and possibilities. Learn from both experts and peers. Debate, evaluate and share key issues. Build strong, long lasting relationships. WHEN? April 2019 Delegates CIOs, CTOs, IT Directors, Risk- and Security professionals and decision-makers from leading industries and major companies. Suppliers Companies offering a broad range of services, products and technologies to optimize and create efficiency, based on the needs of the attending delegates. Speakers International experts in the fields of economics, IT, mobile, cloud, security, strategy and training. You will create a personalised itinerary, tailor-made to suit your needs and purposes. It will consist of: Business & Mealtime Meetings Meet the decision-makers of your choice in prescheduled one-to-one meetings, each lasting 30 minutes, or meet them for mealtimes over breakfast, lunch and dinner. Cutting-Edge Conference Programme Enhance your knowledge through our focused preevaluated conference programme delivered by experts and innovative speakers. Peer Networking Use the opportunity to meet your industry peers outside business hours or in pre-dinner receptions in a relaxing environment. Additional options Enjoy a relaxing treatment in the Wellbeing & Thermal Spa. Book your individual fitness- and health-check. The event starts on Tuesday before lunchtime and finishes on Wednesday with an apéro. Accommodation from Tuesday to Wednesday is complementary. WHERE? Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne Discover a hidden, sophisticated 5-star-venue nestled in an extraordinary environment. This resort offers a unique service and perfect atmosphere for intensive networking sessions.

3 It is currently the best event format in switzerland in terms of delegates, suppliers and venue. Unique and focused format that helped me to interface and exchange knowledge effectively with peers and professionals from various industries. Usama Abdelhamid, UBS Switzerland AG Sascha Maier, IWC Schaffhausen THE DELEGATE EXPERIENCE THE SUPPLIER EXPERIENCE You should be at the IT Forum if you are a senior IT professional or Risk- and Security- Manager responsible for your companies ongoing market strategy and solutions. We offer a time and cost effective platform to: Learn about the latest issues and trends. Evaluate and source effective solutions and services. Expand your network with other like-minded senior peers. Attendance as delegate is free of charge strictly by personal invitation only. Over 1.5 days at the prestigious Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne the IT Forum offers senior decision-makers a personalised schedule where you can: Enhance your knowledge through our keynotes and first-class conference programme. Build strong relationships with providers of your choice in one-to-one meetings. Network with more than 100 senior representatives from leading, innovative industries and major companies. One of the most important factors for many delegates who decide to attend is the opportunity to source and benchmark potential service providers. Suppliers are equally senior executives from IT, Risk- and Security providers who are invited to the IT Forum. Suppliers offering a broad range of services, products or technologies attend by invitation only, based on the needs specified by our attending Delegates. Their know-how and offerings are based on innovative and latest developments and experiences across industries. If your business development strategy is meeting with senior decision-makers, the IT Forum offers you unrivalled new-business opportunities with the top end of the corporate marketplace: Access to 120 delegates, all key-people from leading companies. Pre-scheduled one-to-one business meetings with the delegates of your choice. Small group meetings over mealtimes. Detailed profile information on each attending delegate. Networking and creating relationships within industry.

4 CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS OUTLOOK The conference programme is developed during the course of the year, with the input of delegates and IT Directors to provide a programme that is relevant to the audience. Opening Keynote Address The opening Keynote Address will lead into the 1.5 day forum and drive the efficient speed of the mixture of networking, conference and meetings. Keynote Addresses will be developed with attending delegates during the year and will leave you motivated and inspired with new ideas to bring to your daily business. Two keynote addresses will be presented to the participants a futurist and influencer in technology will lead into the first day and open your mind for your individual meetings, networking and smaller sessions during the first half of the forum. Beside global CIOs from international companies from abroad will be represented in the conference. Those will reflect the actual trends and developments as well as out-of the box thinking to be inspiring to everyone. Conference During the day inspirational presentations will be held and give you access to new ideas, trends, innovations and solutions to help take you and your company forward. The conference programme will consist of small group workshops, think-tanks and personal development sessions based on feedback from our attending delegates. Round Table Discussions Several round table discussions will be held with small numbers of senior professionals based on key themes and moderated by IT and Security experts. All group sessions are led by CIOs and peers to give a high-level view of the industry, offering ideas and insights to help develop ICT and security strategies and goals. Supplier Presentations All suppliers have the chance to submit a supplier presentation. Delegates will evaluate and choose those presentations of most interest and relevance to them. The highest-rated presentations will be included in the conference programme and will be detailed in the delegate itineraries. Cost and time efficient format for acquiring new business and get in personal touch with IT decision makers. Well invested money and time, recommended for every supplier. Andre Schmid, Allgeier (Schweiz) AG The IT Forum will host over 200 senior IT professionals, leading experts and peer-group partners, who will spend their time in a relaxing surrounding while developing their personal network. We look forward to welcoming you at the Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne in 2019.

5 For further information please contact: The IT Forum is organised by Events in Switzerland: Erik Neumann Chief Executive Officer Dominique Schultze Delegate Manager Events AG Güterstrasse Basel Switzerland T F Events Ltd St Leonards House St Leonards Road London SW14 7LY, UK T F HR Forum Financial Industry Forum Marketing Forum Finance Directors Forum Finance Summit PIMS International Carlo Hanslik Sales Executive chanslik@richmondevents.com Following the success of our event format and requirements, we anticipate a maximum of 40 suppliers and 120 delegate companies. We would encourage all companies interested in attending to contact us at their earliest convenience. Events Inc 1001 Avenue of the Americas Suite 1502 New York NY 10018, USA T F Italia srl Piazza Gerusalemme Milano Italia T F International IT Forums: The CIO & IT Security Forums Turnberry Isle, Miami, FL The IT Directors Forum The Grove, Hertfordshire The CIO Forum Ritz Carlton, San Francisco, CA Security Director Forum Park Hotel ai Cappuccini, Gubbio Cyber Resilience Forum Park Hotel ai Cappuccini, Gubbio The CIO Forum West Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, Carlsbad, CA The CIO Forum The Harvard Club, NY IT Directors Forum Grand Hotel Rimini, Rimini