Advantage through good governance and effective assurance

Matthias Kiener, Head Forensics und Partner Mazars. Matthias Kiener, graduate auditor and certified fraud examiner, has many years of practical experience in the areas of compliance management and the detection and prevention of financial crime. As a consultant, he reactively supports national and international corporate groups in handling complex and cross-border cases of delinquency and non-compliance. He preventively supports his clients in the introduction, evaluation and appraisal of compliance management systems and in the area of fraud risk management. He also acts part time as a commercial judge at the commercial court of the Canton of Bern and regularly gives lectures at universities in Switzerland.

Dr. Philipp Schinz, Group Compliance Officer Barry Callebaut Group. Dr Philipp Schinz, who holds a degree in business and a PhD in finance, is the Group Compliance Officer of Barry Callebaut AG and has worked in the field of corporate compliance for 15 years. His career started at E&Y and subsequently took him to Detecon Schweiz AG as the Compliance team leader for compliance projects in the telco sector (including Deutsche Telekom AG). He then went on to lead many international projects in the areas of prevention, risk identification and case investigations as the Compliance Officer of Sulzer Ltd. As head of Compliance with Barry Callebaut AG, Philipp Schinz devotes himself to ensuring that the corporate values and culture are embodied by all employees day by day.

Anne van Heerden, Head of Forensic und Global Lead Partner KPMG. Anne van Heerden has been working at KPMG since 1986. He is a certified auditor, Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and a partner with KPMG. He has more than 25 years of experience in the areas of international forensic investigations, fraud prevention and compliance. In addition to his role as Head of Forensic at KPMG Switzerland, he is responsible for three major international companies in different industries as the Global Lead Partner. He headed the Forensic and Risk Consulting departments from 2003 to 2013 before being confirmed as Head of Consulting in 2013. From January 2015 to September 2019, he was responsible for the Advisory division (Consulting and Deal Advisory) as a member of the Executive Committee. He was also a member of the Global Forensic Executive, EMA and Global Advisory Steering Committee.

Dr. Lukas Braunschweiler, President of SMG, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tecan Group Ltd. Dr Lukas Braunschweiler is President of SMG and sits on the boards of directors of various companies. He holds a Master of Science in Analytical Chemistry and a PhD in Physical Chemistry from ETH Zurich. From 2011 to the end of March 2018, he worked as the CEO of the Sonova Group. He was previously CEO of the Swiss technology group RUAG, led the California-based Dionex Corporation as President and CEO from 2002 to 2009, and worked in Group Executive Management at Mettler Toledo from 1995 to 2002.