Customer Statements
"Thanks right back and congratulations to organizing an inspiring, informative and fun evening!"
Head of Secure Remote Identification
Cyber Security Division
Giesecke+Devrient Mobile Security GmbH
www.gi-de.com
Munich, Germany
"Great topics and quality – I liked the main topic of the event, good sharing and exchange of experience and thoughts. Very good organization and host of the event, our facilitator managed the nigh very well and smoothly. (kind, professional, good questions) The service and the flair of the location were great."
Head of Global Entity Management Services
South East Europe Market (HU, RO, BG, GR, SB, HR, SI, AT, MT, CY)
TMF Group
www.tmf-group.com
Budapest, Hungary
"Great organization, very opened discussion with C-level professionals from different industries."
Chief Data Officer
Vivendi
www.vivendi.com
Paris, France
"Thanks for the invitation to last night’s dinner – it was most stimulating and I made a number of highly relevant business contacts. I hope to be invited to further such dinners in the future."
Business Development & Alliances UK
Hitachi Digital Services
www.hitachids.com
London, United Kingdom
"Thanks for the great organization."
VP Group Business Development & Partnering
Group Innovation+
Deutsche Telekom AG
www.telekom.com
Bonn, Germany
"Thanks for the wonderful evening yesterday in Salzburg! Great group of people invited and a perfect networking opportunity which has the potential to flourish. Well organized and orchestrated from your host! Thanks Again."
Vice President, Information Technology
3M
www.3m.com
Munich, Germany (referring to Executive Dinner in Salzburg, Austria)
"Thank you for hosting last night's stellar event. It was indeed one of the best networking forums I have attended allowing true networking opportunity for the established executives in the room.
I also truly enjoyed the topic and the various challenges and approach the companies represented last night are taking. The event beat even last night's Bruins game :-)
Please find below my contact information which you are welcome to share with the attendees as well as the GEN team."
Vice President, Engineering
Ultimate Kronos Group – UKG
www.ukg.com
Boston, United States of America
"I enjoyed the event very much last night."
Country Head, RBS Qatar Branch
Managing Director
Corporate & Institutional Banking, RBS plc
www.rbs.co.uk
Doha, Qatar
"I thoroughly enjoyed the evening – the presentations were extremely interesting and the conversations and discussions that followed were lively and thought-provoking. I am reaching out to my newly made contacts to continue the dialogue you have graciously initiated. Thank you again for the opportunity to spend time with you and the group. Dinner was wonderful and the new relationships I have established are even better."
Senior Director Cardiovascular Clinical Development
Daiichi Sankyo Pharma Development
www.dsi.com
New York, United States of America
"The executive dinner event in Singapore (Jan 2015) regarding transformation of data was an unique opportunity to connect with professionals from diverse industries, who are normally not on my radar screen, in a peaceful ambiance. The introductions of attendees was very helpful to break the ice, get to know one another and proceed to discussing challenges we all face. A fun way to detect common denominators and exchange ways to overcome these challenges. Thank you GEN!"
Medical Affairs Lead Consumer Health Care, Regional Operative Unit South East Asia & South Korea
Boehringer Ingelheim
www.boehringer-ingelheim.com
Singapore
"First of all, I have to say, thank you very much for such a great evening. It was an honour to be part of the Executive Dinner."
Release Manager for Cable Services & Solutions
Vodafone GmbH
www.vodafone.de
Dusseldorf, Germany
"I thought the audience was excellent and intimate."
Head of e-commerce China
NEW BALANCE TRADING (CHINA) CO., LTD.
newbalance.com.cn
Shanghai, China
"Thank you very much for the great organization and the invitation! It was my pleasure to meet nice, bright and eloquent people in so different and challenging positions. Hope to see you soon again!"
Deutsche Bank AG
GTB - Cash Management
Product Management/ Client Products & Solutions
FI Payments & Clearing
www.db.com
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
"Thank you very much for yesterday’s Global Executive Network Dinner. Good and balanced group of peers coming from different adjacent industries. I likes the topic and dialogues afterwards."
Marketing program director
Royal DSM
www.dsm.com
The Netherlands, Amsterdam
"Thanks for the interesting evening. Effective way of networking, exchanging first hand experiences and getting new inspiration from and with peers."
Human Resource Manager
H & M HENNES & MAURITZ SA
www.hm.com
Lausanne, Switzerland
"I enjoyed the dinner very much – the food was excellent and the exchange between companies and the sponsor was very rich in variety and provided a lot of additional thoughts about the topic that I did not consider before."
VP - Head of Country IT
Deutsche Post IT Services GmbH
www.group.dhl.com
Darmstadt, Germany
"Thank you, it was a pleasure to meet you as well. The event and the speaker was very enjoyable with good conversation."
Global Finance Director
AIG Property Casualty
AIG
www.aig.com
London, United Kingdom
"Thank you for your excellent coordination; everything was perfectly set up and timed, and participating was a joy. Thanks to a small group, the discussions and exchanges were excellent. For me, it was very positive to exchange on the same level with experienced people and experts in their field of business. This broadens the intellectual scope. All attendees were experts in their area and with a high level of management experience. The facilitator of GEN was friendly, kind, professional, and also perfectly moderating the evening. The Chauffeured Limousine Service was excellent."
Head of Group Logistics
Semperit Technische Produkte
www.semperitgroup.com
Vienna, Austria (referring to Executive Dinner in Vienna, Austria)
"The event was very well prepared and the sponsor gave an excellent presentation. The guest level was very high; I’d even say it was perfect."
Head Office
IT platform management work desks
German Federal Bank
www.bundesbank.de
Frankfurt, Germany
"Thanks a lot. It was a great event and look forward for other opportunities."
Group Product Owner – Fraud Transaction Monitoring Solution
Raiffeisen Bank International
www.rbinternational.com
Vienna, Austria
"It was a very interesting meeting, all was pretty good, the expositor, the colleagues, the meal and of course the organization. I will be happy to attend to the next Executive Dinner, so please let me know about it."
Gestor de Aplicaciones
Sub Gerencia de Informática
Cementos Bio Bio
www.cbb.cl
Santiago, Chile
"Was a very interesting and enjoyable evening. Dinner location is great – well known in Munich – and very professional service. Your host was very good, the discussions very open and giving different insights and the presentation from Rohde Schwarz was crisp and will trigger thoughts not only for me but also my company. So worth to spend the evening."
Senior Director Logistics
Infineon Technologies
www.infineon.com
Munich, Germany
"It was a pleasure to meet you as well and thanks so much for inviting me. It was great to interact with like-minded folks in the same field as mine. My full business contact information is listed below."
Associate Director, Global Medical Affairs
Sanofi
www.sanofi.com
New York, United States of America
"Thanks a lot for the very interesting meeting! Will definitely try to participate at future GEN events!"
Senior Controller, Finance Medicines Business Planning
F. Hoffmann – La Roche Ltd.
www.roche.com
New York, United States of America
"I am delighted to attend the Executive Dinner. It’s a good opportunity to be able to network and to make new acquaintances across the different industries. The sharing from the various leaders were very insightful. The setting is very friendly and the time management is good. Thanks for the invite and looking forward to attend such dinners in the future."
Head of Procurement (MTO, Asia)
Alcon/Novartis
www.novartis.com
Singapore
"Thank you for the invitation and the nice evening yesterday."
Head of Launch Excellence & Product Management Operations
Heraeus Medical GmbH
www.heraeus-medical.com
Wehrheim, Germany
"Once again, thank you very much for the invitation. I found the event to be highly informative and a great opportunity to discuss common issues amongst our peers."
Group IT & Operations Executive
Peermont
www.peermont.com
Johannesburg, South Africa
"The evening provided a pleasant and relax setting to mingle and discuss about the specific topic on hand from various perspectives of the attendees, who themselves are from various and quite diverse backgrounds. The food was good, the company excellent. Thank you."
AVP
Infrastructure & Governance | IT Division
PSA Corp
www.globalpsa.com
Singapore
"Thanks Ines for the invitation, the event was so rich in experience exchange and also with a great audience."
SVP
Interactive Voice Response Head
Latin America and Mexico Center of Excellence
Citibank
www.citi.com
Buenos Aires, Argentina
"I want to thank you and GEN for the very well organized dinner!"
Managing Director
Voith Turbo Schneider Propulsion GmbH & Co. KG
www.voith.com/marine-technology
Frankfurt, Germany
"Reaching out per the GEN Commercial Life Sciences Executive Dinner currently scheduled on May 1 in New York. I attended a previous GEN Life Sciences Commercial Capabilities dinner; I think it was in late 2015 in which there were both a substantial amount of attendees as well as high quality pharma peers (in attendance). At your convenience, can you consider my request to be added to the attendee invite for this session?"
Senior Director, Commercial Data Management
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
www.AstraZeneca.com
United States
"The experience was amazing, as some colleagues from other institutions in the sector did participate. Hence a good communication and collaboration did start."
Ph.D, CISA, CISM, CISSP
Director of Information Security & Control Mexico
Scotiabank
www.scotiabank.com.mx
Mexico
"The evening was fun and interesting, thanks again. Looking forward to meet you and the format again. Please find my signature below."
Head of Strategy & Business Development
Strategy & Business Development, FRA MC/BD
Miles & More GmbH
www.miles-and-more.com
Frankfurt, Germany
"Thank you for the opportunity to discuss actual IT trends. The format and content of the dinner was efficient and productive indeed."
Group CIO, Member of the Board
Financial Group BCS
www.bcs.ru
Moscow, Russia
"Thanks you for a networking event well organized with the introductory part starting in a historic setting. The presentations of the well selected parties served as an inspiring kick off for more in- depth discussions to follow. The participants represented a diverse group of backgrounds with a mindset of sharing and learning from each other. The moderation was very professional and provided the basis for a friendly atmosphere. Many thanks for the informative evening."
Sr. Director Biorefinery & Co-Products
Lenzing
www.lenzing.com, Austria
Lenzing, Austria (referring to Executive Dinner in Vienna, Austria)
"I very much enjoyed the evening. I enjoyed the introductions session and I thought the sponsors offerings were interesting."
VP & Associate Actuary
AIG
www.aig.com
London, United Kingdom
"It’s the first time for me to join GEN event and I would say I like it. The facilitation, the place, the food/beverage, and most of important – Topics about Online Retail Strategy are all great! I really wish I can stay longer having more conversation with people who were sharing with common interests and challenges. After the dinner, I have contacted couple of participants to discuss further and look forward moving to business opportunity quickly.
Thank you again for that wonderful night and I am looking forward to the next gathering."
IS&T Director
Louis Vuitton China
www.louisvuitton.com
Shanghai, China
"I found yesterday very useful both in sharing our challenges (good to hear they are common ones) and to network. The intimate size also I think led to richer conversations."
IShares Director
EMEA CRM and Digital campaigns
BlackRock
www.blackrock.com
London, United Kingdom
"It was indeed nice meeting you and the Execu peers present during the diner. Good discussion on how to become and stay relevant to ones customers."
Director VOD & Content Development
Liberty Global Operations B.V.
www.libertyglobal.com
The Netherlands, Amsterdam
"The whole event was very well organized, and everybody felt very comfortable to exchange experiences and network."
Marketing Director
Walmart Brasil Ltda.
www.walmart.com
Sao Paulo, Brazil
"Many thanks for the great event ! It was really good and valuable to exchange experiences, especially between different industries!"
Director Global Technical Marketing
Display Materials Business Unit
Merck
www.merckgroup.com
Frankfurt, Germany
"I enjoyed the dinner and found it informative in terms of other people/organisations challenges and thoughts. The mix of people and industries was good and the size of the group meant that it was easy to get some time with all attendees. I would recommend to others."
CIO
Balfour Beatty Services
www.balfourbeatty.com
London, United Kingdom
"The event was very well organized. I enjoyed the interaction.
Look forward to the next event. Thanks!"
Senior Manager Business Development
DHL
www.dhl.com
Singapore
"Thank you very much for such a great event and inviting me. It was exciting to meet other senior professionals in the industry and learn from each other. It gave me an opportunity to exchange ideas and network. The presentations were very structured and focused on the latest industry trends. I’d love to join in any future events and hopefully be able to help and add value. Look forward to the opportunity in the future."
AVP, Business Operations and Management
QBE North America
www.qbena.com
New York, United States of America
"I found this event to be an excellent opportunity to network with my pears of HR Executives and enrich my knowledge about the latest HR Local Market Trends I would like to take this opportunity to specially thank you for the excellent organization of this event. Wish you all the best with all your future events!"
Group Talent Acquisition & Development Senior Manager
Group Human Capital Division
Juma Al Majid Group
www.al-majid.com
Dubai, UAE
"Thank you for last night. The event was very well organised and managed. Both yourself and the other hostess with the red dress did a wonderful job. I enjoyed the evening and meeting the team from Kony."
East Asia Pacific Director for Oil & Gas
and Industry & Infrastructure
Alstom
www.alstom.com/grid
Singapore
"Thanks again for arranging such an interesting, stimulating and fun networking event. The guests, introductions and presentations were all really thought provoking. It was great to meet a cross section of guests from different retail, service and FMCG sectors. I would welcome the opportunity to attend another GEN event."
Marketing Manager
BBC World Service
www.bbc.co.uk
London, United Kingdom
"Thank you again for the kind invitation."
Chief Operating Officer
Richemont Commercial Company Limited
www.richemont.com
Shanghai, China
"It was again a great venue with perfect organisation, a thrilling speaker and a unique networking environment."
Associate Director
Group Controlling & Risk Management (CO-BB)
Merck – Living Innovation
www.merckgroup.com
Darmstadt, Germany
"Excellent composition of the participants. I liked the Key Note a lot as it was focused on the topic. Excellent moderation, and every participant had their say. Great time management. Perfect overall impression."
Head Business Capabilities, Process & Quality Management
Credit Suisse
www.credit-suisse.com
Switzerland, Zurich
"It was a pleasure to attend this very interesting meeting at a fabulous location. The presentation was very informative and I had a lot of good conversations."
Knowledge Management Lawyer
LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
www.lw.com
Munich, Germany
"Thank you for a very interesting and informative evening, it good to hear what issues people across the industry are facing and have the opportunity to share our thinking. It was also good to have an organisation like Capgemini share their insights, which helped further inform our discussions. I would be interested in attending future events."
Director of Strategy
HomeServe Membership Ltd
www.homeserve.co.uk
London, United Kingdom
"It was a really pleasant night with very interesting people!"
Marketing Group Manager
L’Oréal Headquarter, Brazil
www.loreal.com
Sao Paulo, Brazil
"Was great to meet you too. I thought you were a great host at the event and you made us all feel welcomed. I had a good time and look forward to the next one. The event was very well organised. Great location, food and excellent professionals for networking."
VP, Global Field Services and Supplier Performance Management
British Telecom
www.bt.com
London, United Kingdom
"It was a good presentation. I learnt a few things. The networking was also of interest. It was worth my time."
Chief Underwriting Officer Europe, Middle East and Africa
Chubb Corporation
www.chubb.com
London, United Kingdom
"A very good guest selection in terms of seniority, industry and functional mix. Really appreciated the exchange during the more formal part of the event and prior and after to it in the hotel lobby. Top service and friendliness of the hotel personnel. I even got a vegetarian meal which they did not have on the menu. Great location. I really liked the open atmosphere. Great support and moderation throughout the evening! THANK YOU VERY MUCH! Looking forward to participating in the future!"
Director Strategy & Strategic Projects
Silhouette International
www.silhouette-group.com/de/home.html
Vienna, Austria (referring to Executive Dinner in Salzburg, Austria)
"Thank you for the interesting evening yesterday. I got new nice new insights in how other companies manage the challenge of implementing new IT tools to improve collaboration among their employees."
Managing Director
TÜV SÜD Product Service GmbH, Germany
www.tuev-sued.de
Munich, Germany
"First of all thank you very much for the invitation. That was one of best events I´ve ever participated. The possibility to expand my network with other CIO´s was fantastic and the balance between networking and presentation was very adequate. Again Thank you very much."
CIO
Sandoz do Brazil
www.sandoz.com
Sao Paulo, Brazil
"The pleasure was shared. I want to thank you again for this invitation. I really appreciated this event, for the location of this venue of course, but mainly for the quality of the discussions that spawned between the attendees. In case you need a speaker for a future event around the Banking or the Retail business, or around innovation in the IT and telco space, please do not hesitate to contact me and I will happily respond should my agenda allow it."
CTO Global Banking
BT Global Banking and Financial Markets
www.bt.com/france
Paris, France
"Thank you to you for the pleasant dinner. I would be pleased to participate at another GEN Executive Dinner in the future. Best wishes,"
Direttore
Direzione Contact Center Regionale
Lombardia Informatica s.p.a.
Milan, Italy
"Thanks for hosting a very good dinner last evening."
President
Rent.com
www.rent.com
Los Angeles, United States of America
"Thank you for the invitation to attend the GEN dinner at the Armani Hotel. I found the evening very useful and the size of the event ensured that all attendees could meet each other. "
Head of Property & Specialties Underwriting, Personal Lines
Zurich Financial Services, Middle East GI
www.zurich.com/middleeast
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
"Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this event, it's been very refreshing to find different industries executives are sharing similar challenges to make their corresponding business achieve their objectives."
Head of SWD México
HSBC Technology and Services
www.hsbc.com
Mexico
"Thanks for the dinner and it was a well organized event. I enjoyed it."
Vice President Strategic Development, Life Sciences
Danaher Corporation
www.danaher.com
New York, United States of America
"Thank you very much for your invitation to the dinner. It was very well organized and I met very interesting people. The exchange with other high level executives having a similar background offered the possibility to exchange experiences and to obtain some valuable impulses for future project management."
International Urban Mobility Project Director
Europcar International
www.europcar.de
Hamburg, Germany
"I was really impressed by the seniority and quality of people you were able to gather for that dinner. I look forward to receiving an invitation for future event so that I can get other executives of my company benefiting from such function. The venue was also greatly selected."
Head of Strategic Projects
Gulf Insurance Group (GIG)
www.gig-gulf.com
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
"I enjoyed the event, thank you very much again for the kind invitation. I have the impression that the framework of GEN provides a great opportunity for exchange with experts and like-minded people on some of our key business challenges."
Head Client Dialogue Strategy
UBS Switzerland AG
www.ubs.com
Zurich, Switzerland
"It was a pleasure meeting you and i appreciated the opportunity to partake in the executive dinner. The executive networking platform was very useful and the exchange lively. Thank you."
Senior Vice President, Project & Process Management
Global Brands, adidas Group
www.adidas.com
Munich, Germany
"The event was one of the best networking dinners I have attended. The venue was amazing and the amount of guests allowed for a more intimate gathering of the minds. I made several connections with professionals from various businesses that I never thought I would have so much in common with. Thank you for hosting this memorable event and look forward to attending more in the future."
Vice Principal
Glenelg School of Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, UAE
"Thank you kindly for a lovely event last week. The event was wonderfully organised and the crowd was very poignant. Giving the chance for all the members to participate was new and unique which did give much impetus for others to talk further. I look forward to further events."
Global Client Partner - Asia Pacific
Vodafone Global Enterprise
www.vodafone.com/enterprise
Singapore
"Regarding feedback – I really enjoyed the evening and the discussions around the starters and the desert. The presentation from the expert was also helping to set the theme an background. The location was also well selected – very good food and ambience. I would be delighted to be invited to a future event again. I made some new contacts in my network which I will follow up on."
VP, Head of Country IT Europe
IT Services
Deutsche Post DHL
www.dhl.com
Frankfurt, Germany
"Thank you for organizing yesterday's Executive Dinner - an excellent opportunity to meet and connect with peers facing similar challenges."
Head Corporate Talent Management
Baloise Group
www.baloise.com
Zurich, Switzerland
"Thank you for the evening. The GEN event exceeded my expectation by presenting a timely addressed topic and the breadth of talent in the room. I look forward to joining future events."
Head of Data and Direct Marketing, Global Life
Zurich Insurance Company Ltd., Switzerland
www.Zurich.com
Zurich, Switzerland
"It was a great pleasure to be able to exchange with all these valuable executives yesterday evening. For me as first time with GEN it was full discovery, it was interesting to be able to exchange with people sharing also some experiences in emerging markets. Even maybe the solution provided by Edge Verve could be useful for our business in China, this would be great input of the evening. Diversity of participants gives you another view of some business area, modules and practices which are not necessarily known. Thank you for the great opportunity platform you are proposing."
Head of Sales Asia & Oceania
Liebherr-Mischtechnik GmbH
www.liebherr.com
Bad Schussenried, Germany
"The agenda was great which really supported the networking. Various industries were represented and all of the attendees added great value to the session. The whole evening was managed smoothly by the GEN facilitator. Foods and beverages were excellent. The location is one of the best places in Budapest (Gresham Palace), so it was a great choice. The Chauffeured Limousine Service was well organized, perfect service."
Customer Project Manager
Project and Prototype Management (CVEH-PM), Automotive Safety and Motion (SAM), Segment Vehicle Dynamics (VED)
Continental Automotive Hungary
www.continental-corporation.com
Budapest, Hungary
"The quality of the discussions and exchanges were well balanced."
Technical Project Management
Engineering Driving Systems (XC-DX/ESM4-Bp), Robert Bosch
www.bosch.hu
Budapest, Hungary
"It was an interesting event and great to hear challenges and approaches in other companies. I would definitely recommend it to colleagues."
Group Director, Product Management & Marketing
Cadence
www.cadence.com
San Francisco, United States of America
"Such a warm and yet professional welcome you gave us yesterday, thanks for that! Joined an Executive Dinner previously, and once again I loved the great networking and meaningful insights exchanged with other senior professionals, in a very nice setting."
Head of Management Information
Europcar International
www.europcar.com
Paris, France
"Presentation: short, captivating and interesting.
Guest list: well balanced and selected. Seldom one is able to meet with a group where such productive discussion takes place.
Attention to detail: small, round tables provided the perfect set up for guest to debate and conclude on ideas.
Conclusion: no better/more efficient way for Senior Executives to meet. Highly recommended."
Vice President-Finance Emerging Markets
Beiersdorf (Nivea) AG
www.beiersdorf.com
Dubai, UAE
"Thank you very much for the invitation. It was a great opportunity to do networking, to meet very interesting and professional people, and to know more about the GEN experience.
Feedback:
- The space was very comfortable, excellent service
- The GEN team very professional
- The subject very interesting
- The audience very interesting and willing to share
- It was a surprise for me that we were only 2 female executives. Diversity could be an opportunity in this forum.
Thanks again for the invitation."
Marketing Senior Manager
The Coca-Cola Company Mexico
www.coca-cola.com
Mexico City, Mexico
"Thanks for the invitation and the enjoyable event with interesting talks and food for thoughts (beside an excellent dinner)."
Leiter Pharmazeutische Entwicklung Innovative Injektions-Systeme
LTS Lohmann Therapie-Systeme AG
www.ltslohmann.com
Andernach, Germany
"I thought the dinner was great. I liked that we only had 6 people, because it was quite intimate and we could actually talk to a small group of people all night, rather than trying to meet a whole bunch of people throughout the evening."
Vice President, Operations & Clinical Services
Health Net, Inc
www.healthnet.com
"I truly enjoyed the well focused and small setup of this executive dinner ... Please keep it up and continue the good work."
AIA International
Head of IT Transformation
www.aia.com/en
Hong Kong, China
"The event was very good, I enjoyed a lot!"
Head of yoox.cn
Yoox group
www.yoox.com
Shanghai, China
"My feedback, it was a very good event, no aggressive selling, enough time to network in a real executive group and good and interesting content of the presentation – it really met my expectations!"
Head Global Procurement Finance and Control
Nokia
www.nokia.com
Munich, Germany
"The quality of the discussions and exchanges were excellent, I extremely enjoyed the conversations with peers from other industries and interesting to see that there is a huge overlap and of course some industry driven related challenges. The level of the attendees was very diverse & interesting personalities with interesting and fascinating backgrounds & experiences. The networking-factor was very good. The GEN facilitator did an amazing job in integrating each and everyone and encouraging conversations. It definitely helped that both the starters and the dessert was with mingling factor instead of sit down and the entire guest list was eager to communicate and network. Great mix of people! The restaurant service was impeccable and very friendly, on point and welcoming. The flair of the location was beautiful setting & location. The facilitator of GEN was outstanding. A superb host, with the capability of active engaging, encouraging, connecting people. Always with a smile and impressive how well he memorized all the names to people!!"
Asset Servicing Corporate & Institutional Clients
UBS
www.ubs.com/de
Zurich, Switzerland (referring to Executive Dinner in Salzburg, Austria)
"The discussions went from introductory small talk quickly into the key current topics such as ´the impacto f AI´, ´economic headwinds: inflation, supply chain disruptions. It was great to have a mix of industries and professions. It allowed hearing different aspects and viewpoints and fostered a better 360 degree view. The level of the attendees was very good. We had ample time and opportunity at the table as well as in the foyer. The personal introductions at the start as well as the individual presentations were very helpful for me joining the discussions that were most interesting for me. I think everyone had an opportunity to contribute and did so. It helped gaining new insights and building new connections. The restaurant service was attentive and good. The flair of the location was excellent. The facilitator of GEN did a great job. It never felt rushed and he made sure everyone got a fair share of time and attention."
Vice President Marketing EMEA
teradata
www.teradata.com
Munich, Germany (referring to Executive Dinner in Salzburg, Austria)
"Thank you for organizing this event. The dinner was a very good networking opportunity including several interesting discussions/perspectives."
Head of Global Cost Coordination
Allianz
www.allianz.de
Munich, Germany
"It was a great event yesterday evening with you all guys for 5 hours. I had gained some knowledge from Mr. Vinay Iyer speech, and the dinner was very good with red& white wines and desserts. Time worthy to be spent with all high officials in the market to get to know each other even more friendly and closely. Thanks to GEN. Please do send me the snap shots for my references to whom I have met along with their names and details in the snap shots taken."
Assistant Vice President
Discrete Motion and Automation - Machine services
HEAD - Sales & Marketing. (Motors & Generators)
www.abb.com
Mumbai, India
"I really enjoyed the evening – great location & good interactions."
Business Transformation Programme Director
International Brokerage
Arthur J. Gallagher
www.ajginternational.com
London, United Kingdom
"Thanks so much for organizing. I think it was a very well organized meeting and everyone did their best. Thanks again for invitation."
Vice President Latam, Customer Development
Colgate-Palmolive
www.colgatepalmolive.com
New York, United States of America
"I thought the event was very useful for networking, as well as gaining insights into how challenges relating to customer experience cut across industries. It’s refreshing to have the opportunity to interact with a group of executives that one would not otherwise have occasion to meet. Good mix of attendees and very nice venue."
VP, Strategic Initiatives
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
www.guardianlife.com
New York, United States of America
"I very much enjoyed this networking event. A topic no one can close their eyes for it as constantly around in our day to day as well as business environment. Exciting and new aspects to this topic gained and exchange with other peers very interesting – company sizes, manufactural or financial institutions - we all fight against the same fears. I will definitely take up the chance to continue staying in touch with some of the other invitees. Location was very beautiful and organization remarkable. Looking forward to be being invited for future events again."
Custody Client Servicing, Vendor Manager
Corporate Center
UBS AG
www.ubs.com
Zurich, Switzerland
"Thank you again for yesterday's event. It was an extremely fruitful and engaging evening!"
Business Development Director
(Digital & E-commerce) - Asia
Ferragamo Hong Kong
www.ferragamo.com
Hong Kong, China
"This is to express my at most appreciation to GEN for inviting me to the “Drivers of Innovation and Growth” Executive Dinner held yesterday at Burj Al Arab. The event was very well planned & organized, fantastically executed and professionally directed. It was a real delight to be amongst such a wonderful and high caliber group of executives from various industries discussing, sharing and presenting various experiences from their own organizations. Once again, thank you very much for your kind assistance and support and once the event’s photos are published, please drop me a note."
EVP FINANCE (D) & VP INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Saudi Arabian Airlines | VP IT OFFICE
www.saudiairlines.com
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
"Thanks for the great evening. I really enjoyed the diversity of the group members introducing their role and short-term challenges. I guess it was good to have had the longer introduction phase as it offered a broader view on the different sectors and strategists’ mindsets compared to the very nice but limited talks to neighbors at the table during the excellent dinner course."
Vice President, Corporate Strategy Development & Implementation
Beiersdorf AG
www.beiersdorf.com
Frankfurt, Germany
"Enjoyed the meeting very much. Variety of companies was exceptional. Thank you!
Best Regards,"
Director Global Expansion
Alstom Power
www.alstom.com
New York, United States of America
"Thank you for the invitation. It was a great opportunity to exchange with seasoned professionals on topics of common interest."
Deputy Head - Protection of Interests of clients
BNP Paribas
www.bnpparibas.com
Paris, France
"I found the Executive Dinner on "The Strategic Importance of Customer Experience" to be right on target and well delivered. I really appreciate the balance between the evening’s discussion and “networking” that the GEN – The Global Executive Network provides. The evening is of tremendous value to me and I look forward to meeting new colleagues and getting thoughtful insights that are so relevant to me. Thank you for inviting me and Ilook forward to other events."
Finance & PGS Business Technology
Pfizer
www.pfizer.com
New York, United States of America
"Thanks again for the nice event yesterday: I met some interesting people and enjoyed the atmosphere and your hospitality!"
Vice President Corporate Human Resources: Gateway Europe South
Schindler Management Ltd.
www.schindler.com
Zurich, Switzerland
"My thanks and appreciation for the dinner and meeting last night. I found the interactions very informative and useful."
Country & Sub-Region CIO
ABB South Africa (Pty) Ltd, ZA
www.abb.co.za
Johannesburg, South Africa
"It was a great event and opportunity last night with lots of inspirations and new contacts in an elegant setting. I am feeling honoured to have been your guest. Thank you so much for your kind invitation!
Looking forward to be part of another GEN event to come."
Concept & Transition Manager
Public & Health Projects
Vodafone GmbH
www.vodafone.com
Munich, Germany
"I enjoyed the dinner and the group I had the pleasure to meet quite much. Rob’s presentation was also inspiring, so all in all it was a very good, positive and rewarding evening for me. Thank you again very much for this opportunity. With kind regards!"
President (COO)
Arvato Systems
www.arvato-systems.de
Dusseldorf, Germany
"It was a pleasure to meet you last night. Fantastic event!"
Global Head of Strategy
Siemens Audiology – a Siemens Healthcare business
www.siemens.com
Singapore
"Thank you very much for the invitation to this very interesting and informative event!"
Head Infrastructure & Operations
Information Technology Section
European Patent Office
www.www.epo.org
Munich, Germany
"It was a distinct privilege to have met you and new industry peers. The topic was very relevant and evoked excellent conversation. Please keep me in mind for future dinners."
Executive Director, Global Medical Affairs, Medical Disease Lead--Solid Tumors
Bristol-Myers Squibb
www.bms.com
New York, United States of America
"Thank you again for the invitation. It was a great experience to meet with people from so many different industries and all representing the executive level of their companies."
Vice President
Hella KGaA Hueck & Co.
Global Key Account Management BMW Group
www.hella.de
Frankfurt, Germany
"Thanks for a lovely evening."
Head of Innovation
Cancer Research UK
www.cancerresearchuk.org
London, United Kingdom
"This was a very nice event and made some good connections. I learned a lot and hope to be able to attend some future events. If I can be of any help please give me call."
Senior Vice President, Head of Global Regulatory Affairs
Bayer HealthCare
www.bayer.com
New York, United States of America
"It was great to attend the dinner yesterday. It has been for me the first time to experience such a meeting format, and although a bit surprising, it’s effectively achieving its objective of facilitating informal but good interaction between all of us in a relaxed environment. I would recommend it."
CIO
Airbus
www.airbus.com
Madrid, Spain
"Thank you for your hospitality. As the feedback please note that I really enjoyed the evening and I think that the event was organized at a highest professional level. The issues raised, although not detailed, but they definitely reflect recent trends of development of IT industry and roles of IT executives. Moreover, the opportunity to exchange views and ideas with your colleagues, exchanging contacts is always helpful."
CIO
“Independence” Group of Companies
www.indep.ru
Moscow, Russia
"Congratulations to you for organising a brief and meaningful event."
Chief Technology Officer – Vice President
Crompton Greaves Limited
www.cgglobal.com
Mumbai, India
"Thanks for the invite. It’s been a fun evening with nice company."
Vice President Digital Marketing
Siemens AG
Communications and Government Affairs
Market Communications, Online Marketing
www.siemens.com
Munich, Germany
"Thank you very much for a most enjoyable and informative evening. The quality of the debate and discussion around the table was very inspiring and will, I am sure, provoke a lot of thought. The venue and food were excellent and I would highly recommend other people to attend if given the opportunity."
Regional Sourcing Manager – Technology
AIG Global Sourcing & Procurement Services
www.aig.com
London, United Kingdom
"First of all, thank you very much for the invitation to participate in the talk about cyber-crime. The expert’s presentation was very complete and it allowed us to understand better how criminal networks are currently operating; he was very experienced and knowledgeable in the topic. The event itself was very nice and warm, there was affinity between guests, and the format is very good because it produces rapprochement with the participants very naturally. Many of the guests also contributed with ideas and questions, which was an added value to what the expert transmitted to us. The place, time and ending time were also ideal, and the food was beautifully served and tasty.
Finally, I’d like to highlight the person who greeted us and handled the event; she was very nice, friendly and handled the situation perfectly well; she made sure to introduce us and was very attentive to our needs, to make us feel good."
Area Manager - Payments Systems
Vigatec
www.vigatec.com
Santiago, Chile
"Congratulations for hosting this very informative event. Such a lovely venue was the ideal setting for a key subject like information security. I have enjoyed the possibility to get together with a variety of attendees, and appreciated the smooth organization your staff have provided."
Program Chair - CIS
Higher Colleges Of Technology
www.hct.ac.ae/ar
Dubai, UAE
"It was a very successful event with very interesting participants. Especially the small, select circle allowed for very intensive conversations. I'm looking forward to the next opportunity to participate."
Head of Corporate Audit
Sky Deutschland AG
www.sky.de
Munich, Germany
"Thank you for the invitation and the dinner shared with other executives."
Deputy CIO
International Banking and Financial Services
Societe Generale
www.societegenerale.fr
Paris, France
"Excellent gathering. Thanks so much for inviting me."
Managing Director
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
www.novartis.com
New York, United States of America
"It was an enjoyable evening and please let me know the topics and timing of your next planned events so that I can consider attendance."
General Manager
Laing O’Rourke Australia
www.laingorourke.com.au
Sydney, Australia
"I really enjoyed the dinner – good discussions before, during and after dinner. I also picked up a contact who can provide some useful information to me on using solar energy in Australia. Great topic for the evening and the right level and number of attendees. Good mix of organisations represented. The format enabled a clear briefing on the topic by the sponsor and the size of the group encouraged discussion. Many thanks for the invitation."
Operations Director
MAURI anz
www.mauri.com.au
Sydney, Australia
"It was great meeting you as well and I very much enjoyed the event. I am already looking forward the next one."
Chief Technology Officer
ABACUS umantis
www.umantis.com
Zurich, Switzerland
"Thank you very much for sending the summary and as well for the interesting event and for your invitation."
Importer Region Africa, Caribbean, Eastern Europe
Aftersales Business Development
BMW Group
www.bmwgroup.com
Munich, Germany
"The program was well organized, I found its format really interesting and useful and an efficient manner to know each other. The quality of the discussions and exchanges was high."
Managing Director
Lakatos, Köves és Társai Ügyvédi Iroda
www.inuvolt.com
Budapest, Hungary (referring to Executive Dinner in Vienna, Austria)
"It was a pleasure to meeting you, the Presenters and executives. The dinner presentation gave me a good overview and I will try to investigate if we use this or similar solutions. The networking was excellent. Thank you for an excellent event."
Business Technology Country Lead
Pfizer Denmark
www.pfizer.dk
Copenhagen, Denmark
- Friendly event with open discussions
- Start by drinking with your help to introduce each other’s is very well-appreciated
- Right mix of people at the same table
- 2mns sharing by the attendees about our issues is challenging but efficient
- The time after Tableau presentation was too short for continuing the conversation
Overall, I appreciated the event."
Site Head of Plant Singapore
Infineon Technologies Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
www.infineon.com
Singapore
"I really enjoyed joining the GEN Executive Dinner yesterday evening. It was a pleasure to meet senior executives from so many different industries and to understand their current challenges in the fast changing digital environment, recognizing a lot of similarities across businesses with regards to digitization."
Head of Strategic Control
Telefónica Deutschland
www.telefonica.de/e-plus-gruppe
Dusseldorf, Germany
"Thanks for hosting a splendid Dinner Event, revealing provoking insight and rewarding networking."
CIO/Head of BIS-LO-DK & Central Europe
postnord
www.postnord.dk
Copenhagen, Denmark
"Thank you very much for your email and please find attached my full contact details below. It was a great pleasure to meet you and many colleagues on Tuesday evening at Hugo’s restaurant. I found it very interesting and delicious as well. Thank you very much for your invitation. Of course, it would be great for me to have the chance to attend the next meeting again."
Lawyer
Beiten Burkhardt, Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
www.advant-beiten.com
Berlin, Germany
"It was indeed a friendly yet beneficial gathering. I really enjoyed the executive dinner on June 9 at Burj Al Arab and very much appreciated the discussions that I had with the attendees. It did help me stay in touch with the latest developments and trends in 3rd generation technology platform including cloud computing and virtualization. Thank you for organizing such a useful event and thank you for inviting me."
Europcar International | Group Revenue Manager
France
www.europcar.com
Paris, France
"It was very nice to meet you last night and to attend another great GEN event. The networking opportunity is terrific, the location is always great, the food delicious and the atmosphere is top notch. Thank you for your hard work and support during these great events!"
Senior Market Development Manager
Global Corporate and Corporate Life & Pensions
Zurich American Life Insurance Zurich Insurance Company Ltd
www.zurich.com
Zurich, Switzerland
"I think the participants were extremely well selected and represented a wide range of industries."
Head Group Talent Management
OC Oerlikon Management AG
www.oerlikon.com
Zurich, Switzerland
"Thank you very much for this excellent support and guidance trough the network meeting. To be an attendee on the Executive Dinner was an inspiring experience, to talk with executives of other industries is very interesting and helpfull to find solutions in my business. Also the contacts to improve my network afterwards. Last but not least the location and catering are on the highest standard. Many thanks to GEN for this event."
Manager Corporate Quality Technics, Electronic Systems
Project SUV
Porsche
www.porsche.com
Germany, Munich
"Please find attached my contact details. I am very much looking forward to receiving the guest list. I really enjoyed the evening and the very interesting discussions around the topic "Apps Economy"."
Lawyer
OPPENHOFF & PARTNER
www.oppenhoff.eu
Cologne, Germany
"Yesterday was a very interesting networking opportunity with very interesting people coming together. The discussions were valuable to me and the Rosewood Vienna Hotel is a perfect location to feel good and have a good time."
CEO & Co-Founder
INUVOLT
www.inuvolt.com
Vienna, Austria
"I just would like to express my thanks to you and GEN for organizing this wonderful get-together. It was indeed an insightful evening in getting to know the different people in the various industries.
Well done!"
Head
Singapore CBG-CIIP, Business Management & Support
DBS Bank Ltd
www.dbs.com
Singapore
"It was pleasure attending the meeting, we had very fruitful discussions."
Director, Clinical Development
GlaxoSmithKline
www.gsk.com
London, United Kingdom
"Thank you once again for the invitation as I felt it was a great platform to exchange and share ideas. Hope to see you soon."
Executive VP Sourcing & Operations
Groupe Beaumanoir
www.groupe-beaumanoir.fr
Paris, France
"Thanks Anita for the invitation to this important Executive Dinner. I had a good time knowing interesting people and listening to a very useful small talk."
Gerente Administración y Finanzas
Oxiquim S.A.
www.oxiquim.cl
Santiago, Chile
"Everything was perfectly organized and I enjoyed the evening. It was worthwhile to join the event and to get to know with interesting people and get insights in challanges of other companies. I am looking forward to receiving the list with all attendees."
Head of Distributor Business Development
Festo
www.festo.com
Stuttgart, Germany
"The event provides an excellent opportunity to meet, exchange ideas and connect with other open minds active in your business domain. In this dynamic world, it does really help to know how the community is thinking or preparing for disruptive revolution challenges in our sector every day. Executive Dinner is organized to enhance –“Cerebration & Brainstorming” and it pretty much meets its objectives…"
Manager
Digital Health & Strategy
Heraeus Medical GmbH
www.heraeus-medical.com
Wehrheim, Germany
"First of all, I would like to congratulate you for your great disposition and good energy leading this event. Astounding."
Chief Fraud Prevention
Banco Supervielle
www.supervielle.com.ar
Buenos Aires, Argentina
"The event was very valuable and interesting. Due to the broad coverage of different companies, branches and functionalities, I could gain some quite interesting insights. More important than the factual insights were the opportunity to get in touch with competent and experienced people."
Head of Global Marketing Communications
Bosch Sicherheitssysteme
www.boschsecurity.com
Munich, Germany
"Yesterday’s GEN-Dinner at Villa Merton in Frankfurt on topic of GDPR was a great event! My personal perception was that all other participants from the various industries also really enjoyed the great and lively atmosphere, the hospitality of your two local GEN hosts, and – above all – the open and collaborative sharing of their respective challenges and the exchange and discussion of potential solutions in their individual environments/industries/fields of expertise. Of course, not to forget, the venue and the dinner at Villa Merton was – also – exceptional!"
Global Senior Medical Director – Health Care Innovation
Business Model & Health Care Innovation (BMHCI) Corporate Division Therapeutic Areas Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
www.boehringer-ingelheim.de
Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany
"Thank you – I enjoyed the event and the networking. The personal introductions were also interesting and the presentations were the right length to keep them to the point."
Group Market Line Director - FMCG
GEODIS | Group Marketing
www.geodis.com
London, United Kingdom
"It was a very diverting and enjoyable evening with many interesting conversations. Thanks again for the invitation."
Head of Beverage
Product Division Consumer Products / Marketing
BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
www.bsh-group.com
Munich, Germany
"Thank you for the great event. Tokyo has plenty of networking events, but I do confirm that the GEN event was outstanding, specifically with regards to the selection of participants and location<."
Executive Officer
Bosch Corporation
www.bosch.com
Tokyo, Japan
"Many thanks for having me. It was a really enjoyable evening – a very stimulating set of discussions with some really interesting people. I would love to attend another Executive Dinner in the future."
Head of Strategy
BBC Television
www.bbc.co.uk
London, United Kingdom
"Thank you for the invite and for a very enjoyable and informative evening. I would very much welcome the opportunity to attend again – obviously dependent on the topic to be covered."
Strategy Director, Costa Coffee
Whitbread Group PLC
www.whitbread.co.uk
London, United Kingdom
"Thank you for organizing this event. Same as last time this Executive Dinner was a very good networking opportunity including several interesting discussions."
Head of Global Cost Coordination
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE
www.allianz.com
Munich, Germany
"Many thanks for inviting me for the Executive Dinner in Hamburg. I very much enjoyed the evening as I had a couple of very interesting discussions. In particular I liked the setting of a small group of people from various industries linked by a joint topic. Looking forward to attending another event in the future."
Head of Corporate Development New Media
Otto Group
www.ottogroup.com
Hamburg, Germany
"It was a very interesting evening – and on top real fun. Many thanks!"
Finance Manager
Tenneco Inc.
www.tenneco.com
Frankfurt, Germany
"Many thanks, you have been a kind and attenuative host, many thanks."
Director, Regulatory Project Management
Biopharma | Global Regulatory Operations | Global R&D
Merck
www.merckgroup.com
Darmstadt, Germany
"The event has been absolutely amazing, starting form the organization, welcome, location, quality of the guests and the agenda. I loved that you helped us to connect at the beginning, then guided the seating and then before the dessert we got chance to mix with each other again. I had lovely and informative conversations, managed to connect some inspiring colleagues. And last but not least the facilitator has been fabulous. The limousine service I have not tried."
Global Director of Corporate Communications and Marketing
Voltaira
www.voltaira-group.com
Budapest, Hungary (referring to Executive Dinner in Vienna, Austria)
"It was pleasure attending the Dinner meet last night: The whole show was wonderful, well organized and well attended, I never felt that I was new to the group, the discussion was also very healthy and meaningful, the people were very warm and last but not the least the souvenir was very good, worth a treasure for every person from the service Industry.
Thanks,"
CEO
HDIL Entertainment
www.hdil.in
Mumbai, India
"The level of the attendees, the restaurant service and the flair of the location were excellent. The facilitator of GEN was excellent, extremely helpful."
Chief Sustainability Officer and Head of ESG Office
ČEZ Group
www.cez.cz
Prague, Czech Republic (referring to Executive Dinner in Salzburg, Austria)
"I was very joyful to join that meeting last week. My detail information is the end of this e-mail as my signature. Hope to see you again at another GEN."
General Manager
SA Biz Dev Team / Convergence Biz Office
SK Telekom
www.sk.com
Seoul, South Korea
"Thank you again for this pleasurable and informative evening at the Park Hyatt. I have enjoyed the interaction with your staff and guests and have made some very interesting contacts. My feedback: Very well organized, very nice place to meet. I liked the way each guest was personally introduced by your hostesses to the participants during Cocktails. Name tags are not really "en vogue" anymore but it would have made it a little bit easier to interact."
Managing Director, Global HR Business Partner, Legal & Compliance
UBS AG
www.ubs.com
Zurich, Switzerland
"It was my pleasure to make your acquaintance. Thank you for the invitation and the possibility to spend a very interesting evening. I would also like to thank you for the excellent organization and the informative speech of Mr. Kummer. I also appreciated the chance to discuss with the other colleagues about the subject of this evening and different organization matters. In summary it was a very pleasant and interesting evening. [...] I look forward to meet you at the next opportunity and remain."
Fachanwältin für Bau- und Architektenrecht
Schultze & Braun GmbH Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft
www.schubra.de
Munich, Germany
"Simply brilliant, the agenda was very clear, the attendees introduction was very helpful (knowing on who are the participants and their responsibility within their company and such), the guest speaker has 5 stars knowledge on the presenting topic, the networking session/discussion was very useful and I have seeing some of potential collaboration opportunities. Definitely worth of my travel and time and looking forward for similar even in the future."
General Manager, Applications Engineering And Customer Development
Sandvik AB
www.rocktechnology.sandvik
Sydney, Australia
"Many thanks for an enjoyable evening.
Kind regards,"
Group Brand and Life Marketing Director
LV=Liverpool Victoria
www.LV.com
London, United Kingdom
"Thanks for organizing a great event. A very different format to a lot of these types of events and it works really well. I look forward to the next event."
Acting Head : Enterprise Information Risk Security Governance & Compliance
Transnet SOC Ltd
www.Transnet.net
Johannesburg, South Africa
"I think it was a marvelous event yesterday, a very good key note speech followed by good discussions of interesting people. Very inspirational. I hope I have the chance to attend one of the next Executive Dinners again."
Head Partner Solutions, Germany
Telefónica Germany GmbH & Co. OHG
www.telefonica.de
Munich, Germany
"Many thanks for the invitation yesterday evening. In my opinion the organization, the evening program, the type of venue chosen and the limited number of participants allowed everybody to network and interact with all the other attendees. I have appreciated the level and the skills of all the other invited executives and I had the possibility to entertain interesting conversations and discuss topics of mutual interest. The evening and the dinner other than profitable was very pleasant and enjoyable for everybody. "
Senior Manager - Reinsurance
Generali
www.generali.com
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
"Thank you very much for arranging an enjoyable evening. Good company in an excellent venue and whilst I haven’t seen introductions done in quite that way before, it actually gave some great insight."
Head of Planning & Change
Liverpool Victoria
www.lv.com
London, United Kingdom
"A great evening around a fascinating matter with adequate guests and deep discussions!"
Director Product Architecture
Sky Deutschland Fernsehen GmbH & Co. KG
www.sky.de
Munich, Germany
"The GEN meeting was an excellent opportunity to meet like minded leaders who face the same challenges, but form different perspectives."
Manager Strategie, Marketing & Business Development
Achmea | Corporate Relations
www.achmea.nl
The Netherlands, Amsterdam
"Thank you very much again for the invitation to this very informative dinner in a truly excellent location. The information about state of the art searching functions broadened my horizon of what is actually possible to achieve."
Lawyer
DLA Piper UK LLP
www.dlapiper.com
London, United Kingdom
"My contact details are below; I look forward to receiving the attendee list in due course. The event was one of best I have attended with a good selection of very experienced business professional from a wide range of sectors."
CISO ARS & Aon Benfield
Aon Services Group | Information Risk & Security Services
www.aon.co.uk
London, United Kingdom
"It was my pleasure indeed to attend such a distinguished dinner meeting. The food, the venue and the people involved were so caring and professional; I have not had such a quality time in a long time. Thank You."
General Manager, Life & Investment
Gargash Insurance
www.gargashinsurance.com
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
"Thank you very much for the invitation and your kind e-mail. I enjoyed the dinner and the interesting presentation very much and was pleased to meet you as well as some of my former colleagues."
Lawyer
KPMG Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
www.kpmg-law.de
Munich, Germany
"Firstly, I would like to express my sincere gratitude for the kind invitation to such a prestigious event. Being invited to an event of this nature is truly an honor, and I appreciate the opportunity to be part of it. The success of the GEN flagship event in Salzburg this year has undoubtedly showcased the caliber and professionalism of your organization. It is evident that GEN is dedicated to bringing together top executives and fostering meaningful connections in the business world. I am excited to learn about the expansion of the Executive Dinner series to cities such as Milan, Vienna, Budapest, and Madrid. It is clear that GEN recognizes the growing market potential and the increasing demand from executives in these regions. The chance to attend an Executive Dinner in Madrid is particularly significant for me. Despite not being able to attend previous editions due to logistical constraints, I am thrilled to have the opportunity to be part of this event in a location that is more accessible for me. Once again, I sincerely appreciate the invitation extended to me."
Director of Commercial Strategy and Revenue Management
Vincci Hotels
www.vinccihoteles.com
Madrid, Spain
"It was my pleasure as well to meet you in person at the Dinner last night. I look forward to be invited to another event soon. It was a useful session, a great opportunity for sharing ideas, benchmarking and networking. I truly enjoyed the evening, meeting interesting people. The venue setting, the food and the drinks were super. Thank you for inviting me. I look forward to another session in the near future."
Senior Internal Auditor
TomTom International BV
www.tomtom.com
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
"It’s great way to meet professionals from different industries in an elegant setting. Conversation was spontaneous as we’re facing the same challenges in our sphere of expertise. The exchange of thought and experiences provides some valuable ideas on moving forward. Definitely a wonderful evening."
Head
The Celebrity Agency
MediCorp
www.mediacorp.sg/en
Singapore
"It was a very good evening and a great chance to meet some very interesting people. Thanks and looking forward to the next event."
Group Digital Director
CARAT
www.carat.com
London, United Kingdom
"Thank you for the informative evening in Frankfurt. It was a pleasure being there. The discussion quality was excellent and the location perfect. It was a perfect group number."
Berater Recht, Revision, Compliance
Infraserv GmbH & Co. Höchst KG
www.infraserv.com
Frankfurt, Germany
"As shared with you yesterday, I found the format of the meeting really unique as the dinner and drinks atmosphere allows people to exchange in a non-formal and relaxed way. The level of seniority of all attendees was great and I also find that the venue was perfect so globally it has been a very pleasant and fruitful evening with very good networking outcomes."
Business Solution Manager
Commercial, CRM and HCM Pharmaceutical Wholesale Division
Skills in Healthcare and Alcura
Alliance Healthcare
www.alliance-healthcare.co.uk
London, United Kingdom
"Let me thank GEN for a very impressive and well-organized evening. It was great to discuss at eye-level with industry leaders, legal- and cyber security experts! The message was brought across very clearly and competently by the representatives of Rohde & Schwarz and we started to discuss about potential business opportunities already during the dinner. Overall, as always, an event very much worth attending in an inspiring and relaxed setting. Looking forward to the next GEN event, thanks so much for the perfect organization and communication and have a great weekend."
Head of Secure Remote Identification
Digital Enterprise Security
Gieseke+Devrient
www.gi-de.com
Munich, Germany
"A high-class event with interesting people from different industries and very inspiring talks."
Group Innovation+Senior Manager
Deutsche Telekom AG
www.telekom.de
Frankfurt, Germany
"I found the event last night a good opportunity to network and share some challenges & solutions being implemented."
GM Enterprise Architecture & Emerging Technologies
Global Business Services
Rio Tinto
www.riotinto.com
Singapore
"Thank you for the really fantastic event. I could meet up with very nice and exciting people, the conversation was inspiring, the food delicious incl. great service and a super organization. I am very happy I attended."
Publisher FAMILY
Gruner + Jahr Deutschland GmbH
Hamburg, Germany
"It was an interesting group of people with interesting perspectives. I enjoyed the conversations. The attendees are senior-level across many different functions and industries – an interesting mix. I liked the event structure of having time to mingle before dinner and individual introductions to get to know others. The restaurant service and flair of the location were top-notch. The facilitator was super friendly, professional, and welcoming"
Global Head of Digital Marketing Campaigns
Nokia
www.nokia.com
Budapest, Hungary (referring to Executive Dinner in Vienna, Austria)
"Thank you for the follow up. I greatly enjoyed meeting you and the other attendees. It was great sharing and exchanging perspectives on various topics with other leaders. The food was terrific and so was the ambience. I will indeed be looking forward to attending more in the future. Are these meetings by invitation only or do we sign up ourselves according to the event calendar?"
Director, Medical Affairs
Mannkind Corporation
www.mannkindcorp.com
New York, United States of America
"It was a fantastic evening at GEN. It actually far exceeded my expectations : caliber of attendees, quality of discussion and constructive discussions and facilitation from GEN. Please include me in any appropriate events."
General Manager
AIG
www.aig.com
London, United Kingdom
"I enjoyed the event and meeting with the attendees and learning some new perspectives on Business Transformation Management, it was refreshing to hear about the broader business strategies and areas that others work in and share my areas of expertise too to discuss our common challenges and opportunities to bring value to our business."
Director, Technology Risk
Fidelity Investments
www.fidelity.com
San Francisco, United States of America
"The GEN dinner provided me with an opportunity to network with some new contacts as well as get some food for thought as I work towards transforming my company to a more customer centric model. The presentation by the keynote speaker was interesting, particularly the concept of monetizing social media. I look forward to attending future events."
Sr. Vice President, Operations
KALERIS
www.kaleris.com
San Francisco, United States of America
"Many thanks, it was a pleasure meeting you yesterday. Please find my contact details below. Thanks for the opportunity to participate at yesterday’s event. Besides the fine food and drinks I really enjoyed the high profile conversation with the other attendees as well as the stimulating presentation by the charming sponsor of the event."
Partner
Arnold & Porter
www.arnoldporter.com
Munich, Germany
"Thank you for the great organization and the opportunity to meet so many interesting people! Location was top, service was excellent and we had the chance to talk about many pulsing topics. Big thank you for everything!"
Assistant Vice President / Clearing Products
Cash Management
Deutsche Bank AG
www.db.com
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
"Thank you very much for organizing this event. I had some very interesting conversations and with one participant I have already planned a follow-up meeting to discuss possible opportunities for a cooperation."
Division New Business
Giesecke & Devrient GmbH
www.gi-de.com
Munich, Germany
"Thank you very much for the invitation. It was a pleasure for me to share the evening with you and the people invited. I think it is an excellent initiative to develop a professional network. For me the experience was interesting, the group was open and involved in the discussions. Thank you once again for the invitation. The place, food and ambience was great. Your facilitation was excellent."
Planning Director
Tenaris
www.tenaris.com
Buenos Aires, Argentina
"Well organized inspiring interactive session."
BU Account Director / DCO Technology
DHL Supply Chain
www.dhl.com
The Netherlands, Amsterdam
"Thanks very much for organizing this. It was a very good session organized. The attendees were deeply participating which was quite impressive comparing to the other conferences. Contents were great and relevant. There were a lot of interaction which made the conversations very interesting."
Group O&T – Technology Architecture
OCBC Bank
www.ocbc.com
Singapore
"The event was most informative, and I gained different perspectives from other industries. I look forward to joining you for future events."
Deputy Director
Information Technology & Systems, Financial Administration & Control
Accountant-General's Department
AGD | Government of Singapore
www.agd.gov.sg
Singapore
"I had very interesting discussions – e.g. Merck, SugarCRM. The setup was perfect – one or two high tables more would have been nice. But the way you kept the “sitting time” limited was real great!!!"
Global Director Business Development Technology
GfK
www.gfk.de
Frankfurt, Germany
"It was my pleasure attending your event. The Executive Dinner concept was fantastic and gave me the chance to know more about other executives across different industries. Furthermore, it also gave me an opportunity to learn how others are taking up challenges in regard of digitization. Many thanks!"
Director & Head of Distribution
AIA China
www.aia.com/en
Shanghai, China
"GEN - The Global Executive Network event was both a most enjoyable evening as well as an invaluable opportunity to meet with other senior members of my industry with whom some very interesting and useful discussion took place. I would certainly recommend these events to other Executives a thoroughly worthwhile and enjoyable experiences."
Executive Director
Simplyhealth Group
www.simplyhealth.co.uk
London, United Kingdom
"Thanks for organizing this event, where we had the opportunity to open our minds to the challenges of various sectors and share our experience."
VP Customer Experience strategy and Digital Transformation
Orange
www.orange.com
Paris, France
"Axel, thanks for hosting such a well run event.
I found it of very high value and had some great discussions with attendees. The talk by the subject matter experts was also quite relevant to some of the challenges we face in our business and will be looking at their offerings. The one suggestion for improvement would be to provide guidance sooner on the expected duration of the event as I would have liked to have stayed longer if I had known to plan more time as I ended up with a conflicting appointment so had to leave earlier than I wanted after dinner."
Director of Product Marketing
Aruba Networks
www.arubanetworks.com
Bay Area, United States
"Thank you for hosting last night – it was an interesting and pleasurable evening."
Merchandise Manager Wine & Champagne
DFS Group Limited
www.dfs.com
Kowloon, Hong Kong
"First of all, thanks for the invitation! The Executive Dinner was very good and exceeded my expectations."
Sr. Technology Risk Analyst
Technology Governance, Risk & Control | Global IT
Cargill
www.cargill.com
Buenos Aires, Argentina
"Thank you for organising this inspiring event with relevant executives facing similar interests and challenges as i do. I really enjoyed the meeting and the business information interaction exchange was high. In short thus very educational and inspring. Please dont hesitate to invite me for relevant following meetings."
Head of Marketing Consumer Segments Team
ABN AMRO Bank
www.abnamro.com
The Netherlands, Amsterdam
"Thank you for your invitation to the workshop yesterday. The guest talks presented not only interesting products but also methods, goal-setting, and added-valued potential, and the presentations were comprehensive and competent. In this connection, I was glad that the questions presented in advance were discussed explicitly. Last but not least, your perfect organization and presentation contributed to this efficient, professional event. Workshops of this type are definitely an attractive alternative way of creating a “buzz” without attendance at tiring trade fairs."
Applications Consultancy
SAP Competence Centre, Development
BASF
www.basf.com
Hamburg, Germany
"Many thanks for the invitation. It was a great evening and discussion."
Global Marketing Director Diabetes
Lilly Deutschland GmbH
www.lilly.com
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
"It was my pleasure attending the Executive Dinner last night and getting connected to professional executives in the IT industry. It was interesting to hear that most of the attendees are sharing common obstacles in their organizations despite the diversity of their business industries. The main topic and the side discussions where very helpful and valuable in sharing the ideas and the experiences of everybody. Personally speaking, I consider it a successful event and please accept my congratulations for the topic and the arrangement."
Chief Information Officer
Nakheel PJSC
www.nakheel.com
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
"It was great to meet you as well. I thought the event was great and would recommend it to others in my network. Much different than other events…but that is what created the positive experience."
Director, Head - Commercial Data Management
Sales Force Operations
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
www.astrazeneca-us.com
"Thank you so much for such a great event and networking opportunity. It’s truly valuable to see what your peers are up to and experiencing. I’d love to join in any future events and hopefully be able to add value."
JD Group Executive – IT Governance
www.jdg.co.za
Johannesburg, South Africa
"I very much enjoyed the dinner. It was well orchestrated, the speakers were interesting and addressed topics relevant to me/my company, and the caliber of the other attendees was excellent."
P&C CFO
Kemper Corporation
Chicago/USA
www.kemper.com
Bay Area, United States of America
"It was also a pleasure for me to attend such a nice dinner @Peninsula. I had the fantastic opportunity to exchange with various companies their Customer experience challenges."
Director Value up
RCI Bank & Services
www.rcibanque.com
Paris, France
"Thank you for the inspiring evening."
Head BSH Brand Enforcement (BSI-PJ)
BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
www.bsh-group.com
Munich, Germany
"Yes, it was a pleasure to meet you! I appreciate getting the opportunity to meet and network with professionals from other industries in the region. It was a good event I think, with the focus on networking and I had many interesting conversations during yesterdays’ dinner."
Regional Head of Price Management
Region Middle East and NE Africa
Ericsson
Al Salam Tower 17th floor, Corniche Rd. Westbay Area
www.ericsson.com
Doha, Qatar
"Thanks for the information (guest list and impressions) and I look forward to the next event."
Executive Leader LEAN/BPR
Qantas Engineering
Qantas Airways Limited
www.qantas.com.au
Sydney, Australia
"Greetings! At the outset, let me thank for your courtesies during the GEN Meeting on “the Customer Experience Edge”. It was indeed great to interact with spectrum of people with different ideas and experiences unique to their own! I am also thankful for having given the opportunity to meet up with some business contacts who were not in my radar, this will bring in a new segment/avenue for my business.
Thanks once again for this effort!"
Vice President - Auto Components and Composites
Time Technoplast Limited
www.timetechnoplast.com
Chicago, United States of America
"I just wanted to drop you a quick email to thank you and the team for a very interesting and enjoyable evening last week. In fact, I was very pleasantly surprised by the event and the excellent hospitality. If anything, the discussion time was too brief and there are several points that have occurred to me since that I would have liked to hear from the group on, but the time just flew by."
European eCommerce Product Manager
Chubb Corporation
www.chubb.com
London, United Kingdom
"This was a great event! It was a good to share each other’s upcoming challenges, as well as the being able to hear the executive statements around this topic of discussion."
Head of Finance Partnering for UK and Europe
AIG
www.aig.com
London, United Kingdom
"Thank you very much for the great event yesterday!"
Director Global Technical Marketing
Display Materials Business Unit
Merck
www.merckgroup.com
Darmstadt, Germany
"I am grateful to all of you at GEN for inviting me. It was a wonderful and useful session and look forward to more. I presented my visiting card to one of your colleagues and contact details can be obtained from it."
General Manager - General & Health Takaful
Salama Islamic Arab Ins. Co
https://salama.ae
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
"Thank you for this opportunity to meet leaders from other industries and to enrich my understanding of 360° customer centric view."
VP Marketing, Strategy & Business Development
Orange International Carriers
www.orange.com
Paris, France
"It was very interesting to hear the different approaches to this forward-looking topic. I appreciated the valuable talks to colleagues of other companies to see the different initiatives and perspectives in a very pleasant ambience."
Head of Business Applications
Wacker Chemie AG
www.wacker.com
Munich, Germany
"I enjoyed very much the dinner that you organized. Everything was very well done ! Bravo !!! I enjoyed meeting all the people that participated in the event. I’ll be happy to participate in another GEN event !"
Directrice Marketing Experience Client
Orange Business Services
www.orange.com
Paris, France
"Thanks so much for the lovely and interesting evening. Please see below my contact details in the signature. Looking forward to receive the details of the other attendants and the pictures."
Head of Communications
Allianz SE
www.allianz.de
Munich, Germany
"Overall it's great, could have the chance to meet with different executives from different industry. And also the food is great."
E-Retail Manager
Chanel
www.chanel.com
Shanghai, China
"Thank you for the chance to participate at yesterday's dinner. The conversation, food and speaker were very good."
Fachanwalt für Bau- und Architektenrecht
Graf von Westphalen, Rechtsanwälte Wirtschaftsprüfer Steuerberater
www.gvw.com
Munich, Germany
"This is one of the best events I have ever been to. The event was well-managed and organized. I thank you and all your team for excellent work performed to deliver such a wonderful event."
IT Operations Leader
Emirates Investment Authority
www.eia.gov.ae
Dubai, UAE
"Thank you for the kind invitation. It was a pleasure."
Head of Technical Training
Schindler
www.schindler.cl
Santiago, Chile
"Thank you. It was a very professional event."
Vice President, Enterprise Services
Global Sales Enablement – Americas
Hewlett-Packard Company
www.hp.com
Bay Area, United States of America
"Host – very interesting approach on how to apply client onboarding for entire client relationship lifecycle and presentation of digital onboarding included smart options. Audience – great mix of various functions/areas with the common interface of "onboarding" being part of our business areas. Excellent networking opportunity given and interesting insights in other banks/areas handling of client onboarding. Location: Beautiful setting in Zurich's high end class hotel.
Thank you very much for giving me the wonderful opportunity by attending this exceptional event."
Custody Client Service
UBS | Securities, Group Operations
www.ubs.com
Zurich, Switzerland
"Thank you for organizing this great event. It has been a great pleasure to have the opportunity to share experiences and exchange views with peers from a variety of industries. For purposes of the guest list, please find my full contact details below."
Rechtsanwalt, Attorney at Law (N.Y.), Partner
OPPENHOFF & PARTNER
www.oppenhoff.eu
Frankfurt, Germany
"Congratulations for the event:
- It was very well organized, on the minimal details
- I really liked the way we present ourselves to the group and the way you introduce us at the moment we arrived at the event
- The group was also very well chosen
- The menu was good and the service in general, impeccable
- The venue was very good and well chosen
- The group had a good participation and the general atmosphere was very pleasant
I appreciate the invitation and hope to participate in future events."
Diretoria Estratégia, Inovação e Marketing
Suzano Papel e Celulose
www.suzano.com.br
Sao Paulo, Brazil
"My feedback regarding the event is the following:
- I was a great forum to meet colleagues that are facing the same problems.
- I think is important to start on time, because it finish late.
- I like the idea that every colleagues does the autopresentation.
- Suggestion: to have more time of the exposition of the expert."
HRC (RBMX/HRC2)
Staffing (CPE)
Robert Bosch México SA de CV
www.bosch.com
Mexico
"Thank you very much for the invitation. The conversations were very interesting, in particular hearing about the various business challenges, and how companies were addressing them, or planning to address them.
I had a number of thought-provoking interactions about my specific business challenges, and discovered a very interesting technology area that I had only heard about briefly, but now understand very well. In fact, the additional knowledge I gleaned from that conversation may actually lead to a very real solution for one of my issues.
I can honestly say that I left the gathering feeling energized."
General Manager
Ion Laser Business Group, Coherent, Inc.
www.coherent.com
Bay Area, United States of America
"Thank you again for a very pleasant evening with interesting people and delicious food. I appreciated the atmosphere at Jumeirah Hotel as well as your hosting service."
Group Head
DZ BANK AG
www.dzbank.de
Frankfurt, Germany
"The quality of the discussions and exchanges was engaging and interesting. All attendees were curious to know more about each other's backgrounds. The level of the attendees was top-class. A good mix of industries, good diversity of gender and experiences. The facilitator of GEN was very polite and attentive. The restaurant Service was very satisfying. The flair of the location was also very gratifying. Good food and drinks, and the location are very central. Punctuality and service of the Chauffeured Limo Service: 10 out of 10. Arrived on time."
Head of Marketing - Markedssjef
LUSH Norge
www.lush.com
Oslo, Norway
"I felt delighted being invited in this exceptional dinner event. The topic chosen and the participant invite created a nice and compelling environment for open and in-depth discussion, sharing personal view of senior managers and best practice examples of leading companies of different industries."
Head of Organisation and Information Management
RWE Innogy GmbH
www.rwe.com
Dusseldorf, Germany
"Thank you again for the invitation. Was a pleasure to participate and network with all the others."
Head of Content, Communities & Social Media (SVDD 1)
Credit Suisse AG
Swiss Universal Bank | Platform Management & Digitalization
www.credit-suisse.com
Zurich, Switzerland
"The discussions and exchanges were very good, interesting insights in other industries but also realizing that we all have similar challenges to deal with. The level of the attendees was very good, thanks for the selection. I liked the networking-factor and there are several connections already beyond the evening. The restaurant service was wonderful and the flair of the location perfect. The facilitator of GEN was very good."
Senior Vice President Customer Experience
Lufthansa
www.lufthansa.com
Munich, Germany (referring to Executive Dinner in Salzburg, Austria)
"As every time it was a great evening with lots of interesting discussions and new views on serval businesses including related challenges. In addition the location was excellent and due to the round table it was easy to get in touch with everyone. Happy to be part next time."
Head of Planning & Performance Management – CEE
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE
www.allianz.de
Munich, Germany
"It was my first time at one of these dinners and I really enjoyed the experience. The location, food and wine were all excellent. More importantly, I thought the format for the meeting and the facilitation by GEN was first class. I engaged with lots of people and the conversations were extremely interesting. So well done!"
Life Analysis Actuary
NFU Mutual
www.nfumutual.co.uk
London, United Kingdom
"It was a very good meeting. I liked hearing what guests had to say, as they belonged to different levels and industries, and had a very interesting background in terms of experience. It was very good, hopefully there will be more, with qualified and high-level people. Thank you very much for the invitation."
SVP - Voice LATAM and Mexico factory COE Head
Citibank
www.citi.com
Buenos Aires, Argentina
"Well organized and thanks for the hospitality."
Manager IT Department
Cathay Pacific
www.cathaypacific.com
Singapore
"Thanks for the email, and thanks again for the invitation. The dinner with interesting subject and lecture was very helpful for my knowledge enhancement and network enlargement. The pre-arrangement, setting of the venue and menu, especially your hospitality were all excellent."
General Manager, Marketing Dept.
Retail Banking Group
Citibank Korea Inc.
Seoul, Korea
"Thank you for the professional organization of the event."
Global Head FM IT Quality & Prod Support, Director
Group Asset Management
Swiss Re Management Ltd
www.swissre.com
Zurich, Switzerland
"I enjoyed the dinner very much, the discussions were interesting and the attendees all made excellent contributions."
Chief Information Officer Europe
Anheuser-Busch InBev
www.ab-inbev.com
London, United Kingdom
"The Executive Dinner was fantastic ! Lately we were quite bored attending the typical CIO events but the GEN Dinner really made me very happy and excited after meeting so many new people from diverse background. Keep up the good work."
Head IT
L&T Realty
www.larsentoubro.com
Mumbai, India
"Thanks for the invitation yesterday, I found the event very nice and productive. I was able to connect and talk with other key executives of my industry. Venue and food were delicious."
CFO, NPC, US Country CFAO, Finance
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
www.novartis.com
New York, United States of America
"It was a great event. The discussion on social network implementation was very apt."
Director, Global eBusiness
AIG
www.aig.com
London, United Kingdom
"Thank you for inviting me to last night's event, highly enjoyable with some good quality conversations making it a very worthwhile event."
Digital Director, Business & Commercial Banking, Corporate Banking Division
RBS
London, United Kingdom
"The quality of the discussions was outstanding. The topics were relevant, and the exchanges were insightful and engaging. It was evident that much thought and preparation went into ensuring meaningful dialogue. The attendees were of a high caliber. Interacting with such a diverse group of knowledgeable and experienced professionals was a pleasure, each bringing a unique perspective to the table. The networking opportunities were plentiful. The event provided an ideal platform for fostering new connections and strengthening existing ones. The flow of the evening naturally facilitated meaningful interactions. The restaurant service was impeccable. The staff was attentive, efficient, and courteous, ensuring a seamless dining experience that complemented the evening's discussions. The Rosewood Hotel Vienna exuded a distinctive flair that added to the ambiance of the evening. It was elegant and comfortable, making it a perfect setting for an executive dinner. The facilitator from GEN was top-notch. Their expertise in guiding the discussions and ensuring everyone's participation was evident. Their professionalism and enthusiasm greatly enhanced the overall experience."
Director Strategy & Strategic Projects
Silhouette International
www.silhouette-group.com
Vienna, Austria (referring to Executive Dinner in Vienna, Austria)
"From the moment I arrived you could tell this was going to be a great event. Professional, personable and informing. Great mix of business sectors and executives present. Fantastic networking opportunity. Relevant topic and great presentation. Looking forward to the next event invite."
Executive General Manager - Underground & Site Services
Bis Industries
www.bisindustries.com
Sydney, Australia
"Many thanks for inviting and having me! It was a privilege."
General Manager, Head Capital Markets & Treasury Solutions Switzerland
Deutsche Bank AG
www.deutsche-bank.de
Zurich, Switzerland
"I would like to thank you for organizing the dinner which was very pleasant, relaxing and at the same time thought provoking. The evening was informative and without doubt facilitated better understanding of the modern ways of organizing and improving business processes. I particularly liked the atmosphere with a relatively small number of participants so everyone was involved in the discussion and had a chance to listen and to be listened to. The presenter was addressing the issues of my professional interest in an engaging and concise way.
I was also impressed by the caliber of the people attending and appreciate the opportunity to exchange opinions with the executives from various industries. Please accept my complements to GEN for flawless organization and service – can’t really suggest any improvements. Hope to be part of your events in the future."
Operations Manager
CommScope
www.commscope.com
London, United Kingdom
"Many thanks for your email and the great event !
Feedback:
- Overall very good and valuable !
- Very good also the personal introduction of each participant.
- Very good is also the presentation on GEN as well as on the topic of the evening !
I am sure happy to join one of the next Executive Dinner Events."
Director Global Technical Marketing
Display Materials Business
Unit PM-DMS-T
Merck
www.merckgroup.com
Darmstadt, Germany
"Again this was a great evening and you organised an exclusive and small expert group, hence we had great discussions, open exchange und fun. Very valuable networking experience."
Project Manager MIC (Management Information Cockpit)
Associate Director
Group Controlling & Risk Management (CO-BB)
Merck KGaA
www.merckgroup.com
Darmstadt, Germany
"Thank you very much. I very much enjoyed the Salzburg event – you and your team's efforts are appreciated. The quality of the discussions and exchanges were high quality. The discussions were very interesting and the attendees I talked to were very interesting. The networking factor was great, whereby I had to leave at 10 pm (the driver was waiting) and was unable to speak to 1-2 people who were particularly interesting from my view. The flair of the location, the restaurant service, and the Chauffeured Limousine Service were great."
Partner
Wolf Theiss
www.wolftheiss.com
Vienna, Austria (referring to Executive Dinner in Salzburg, Austria)
"Thank you for hosting last evenings event.
- Nice environment with superb hosting
- Good concept to present ourselves and mix up for dessert
- Relevant subject as discussion topic
- Good level of participants
- Perfect to build relation
Hope to be invited in the future for The Netherlands or Belgium."
Global Industry Director EMEA - Logistic Service Providers
TNT
www.tnt.com
Brussels, Belgium
"Thank you for organizing this event. The dinner was a very good networking opportunity including several interesting discussions and perspectives."
Head of Global Cost Coordination
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE
www.allianz.com
Munich, Germany
"It was a very fruitful meeting."
Gerente de Cumplimiento – Compliance Officer
CCU
www.ccu.cl
Santiago, Chile
"Thanks a lot for sharing the photos of the last Executive Dinner in Doha. Looking forward to meet you all in another event."
Country Head
QATAR-UAE Exchange Est.
www.uaeexchange.com.kw
Doha, Qatar
"I would like to congratulate you and the whole GEN team for yesterday’s event. Everything related with organization was great, I can tell that you’re really specialists in this kind of events. Also, I liked all the follow up and personal attention I received from you. The event was a great opportunity to know and understand how other companies and industries are facing the digital and mobility issues, their approach to customers, strategic partners and collaborators. To meet new people and have some fun.
Thanks for everything!"
IT Services Manager
Alsea
www.alsea.com.mx
Mexico City, Mexico
"Thank you so much once again, it was a fantastic event and I have been able to connect very well during the event. Your setup and personal guidance were very professional and charming. Once again – great job!! I would love to join again one of the upcoming Executive Dinners in Germany, Austria, or North America – especially California."
Chief Executive Officer
Neato Robotics
www.neatorobotics.com
San José, United States of America
"It was inspiring to hear the work of others in the digital space and I would certainly recommend the executive dinner to others. Well hosted and set in a great location, the whole evening was geared to meeting and learning from others. Very congenial indeed."
Customer Services Solutions Architect
Capita Local Government
capita.co.uk
London, United Kingdom
"Thank you for the dinner and networking opportunities."
Head of Digital Strategy
Aviva
www.aviva.com
London, United Kingdom
"Interesting people and great discussions in a feel-good environment."
BT – International Strategy, Change & Value
Merck
www.merckgroup.com
Frankfurt, Germany
"It was an interesting evening, meeting people from different industries and backgrounds. I also enjoyed learning about the sponsors and the type of service they provide. Overall, it was an stimulating and educational experience."
Director Biotherapeutics
Centers for Therapeutic Innovation (CTI-San Francisco)
Pfizer
www.pfizer.com
San Francisco, United States of America
"Thank you for the invite, I very much enjoyed the event. The quality of the discussions and exchanges was top notch. So was the networking-factor and the flair and quality of the location. The facilitator of GEN was excellent and the Chauffeured Limousine Service was first class."
SVP Group IT
Constantia Flexibles International
www.cflex.com
Vienna, Austria
"This Executive Dinner was again a well organised networking evening with a leading key speech and detailed discussions around the main topic, how to bring Industry 4.0 forward. Funny that we found a lot of similar burdens und open questions – at least on our table, which helps to overcome any frustration on the long way of behavioural, organisational and leadership change towards digitalisation and Industry 4.0. Thanks for creating that creative and open exchange environment between function and business sector experts."
Project Manager Tempo 2.0
Associate Director
Group Controlling & Risk Management (CO-BB)
Merck
www.merckgroup.com
Darmstadt, Germany
"The level of the attendees was good as they knew well their industry and could support their ideas with facts. The GEN facilitator was quite expressive and kind. I enjoyed meeting him as well. The restaurant service was good. It’s the high service level expected for the venue. The location was indeed very well chosen. The Four Seasons hotel have a particular exquisite flair that suits quite well on these events. Regarding the Chauffeured Limousine Service , I’d like to thank you for organising it."
AMO Quality Manager
Wizz Air Hungary
www.wizzair.com
Budapest, Hungary
"The executive dinner was very interesting; I enjoyed the small participants circle."
Customs Compliance
BMW Group
www.bmwgroup.com
Munich, Germany
"I just wanted to make sure you had my new contact information as I’ve relocated back to the US.
I also wanted to reiterate how much value I got out of the last meeting I attended in Dubai and want to make sure you keep my name on the list for future events.
Would also like to inquire about events in the USA that are similar to the ones you’ve coordinated in Dubai.
Appreciate any information you can provide."
Senior Director, Government Services
Maersk
www.maersk.com/damco
Washington, D.C. USA
"Many thanks for the invite! For me, it was very beneficial having the opportunity to exchange about an issue such as Cyber Security with executives from other companies, sectors, and departments. Organization of the event was just excellent. The location was appealing and supported networking excellently."
Group CIO
Orior Management AG
www.orior.ch
Zurich, Switzerland
"I thought the evening was very good and exceeded my expectations."
Chief Risk Officer / Director
MSIG Holdings (Asia) Pte. Ltd.
www.msig-asia.com
Singapore
"Good selection of like minded and yet diverse participants. The quality of participants was high, each giving to the point sharing of our business challenges. The format for the evening was good in that it provided time for the participants to connect, engage and plan for follow through. As the focus was on Strategic Business Intelligence, the final presentation by Tableau was appropriate as it brought on different perspectives for the challenges described, bringing back the focus on Business Intelligence and created a platform for deeper discussions."
Corporate IT - Enterprise Information Management (EIM)
STATS ChipPAC
www.statschippac.com
Singapore
"Thank you so much for a fantastic dinner yesterday :) The quality of the discussions and exchanges was excellent. Everyone was passionate about their work and very open to sharing knowledge. I learned a lot and got very inspired. The attendee level was very high - exciting and successful people. The facilitator of GEN was super nice and professional. The restaurant served excellently, and so was the flair of the venue selected. The punctuality and service of the Chauffeured Limo Service were excellent."
Co-founder & CMO
Stack by me
www.stackby.me
Oslo, Norway
"Thank you very much for a successful Executive Dinner arrangement. It was an interesting presentation and relevant participants. I hope my signature file is sufficient information for you."
Chief Executive Officer – Nordic Region
aCROnordic A/S
www.ecronacunova.com
Copenhagen, Denmark
"I really liked the general setting and would be more than happy to join again."
Innovation Manager
Allianz SE
www.allianz.de
Munich, Germany
"Many thanks for a splendid evening with some great company to share our individual perspectives. A very rewarding experience!"
Head of Business Continuity Management
Brewin Dolphin
www.brewin.co.uk
London, United Kingdom
"Thank you and your team to hold this great event."
Strategic Development Department
China Resources Power Holding Co.,Ltd
www.cr-power.com
Beijing, China
"I would like to thank you again for this evening at The Hyatt in Paris. Everything was perfect : The DinnerSpeaker´s project is very interesting and will surely improve clinical trial procedures in pharmaceutical companies, people were so congenial, exchanges were enriching... and, the last and not the least, your organization was perfect : the hotel, the fish dish, .. your welcome. This is what I have spontaneously in mind now, I will keep you informed if I have something else."
Drug Safety Physician
Schering Plough
www.merck.com
London, United Kingdom
"A very interesting session. It's always good to spend time with people who are looking to overcome similar challenges, especially when it comes to the tidal wave of digital disruption that is effecting every industry."
General Manager, Head of Consumer Products and Technology
News Corp Australia
www.newscorpaustralia.com
Sydney, Australia
"During this meeting, I meet a lot of BNPP colleagues and other one like GE ... .
Its a good approach of networking between Business and IT Executive. Informatica and Information Builders prove their leadership and complementarity in Data Mining, specially for customer relationships. The business cases are very attractive. Developing the full view of the Client is more strategical and easier with new IT Technologies ... Thanks for this Dinner Domitilla. The organization was fluent."
IT Executive - Transformation
BNP Paribas
www.bnpparibas.com
Paris, France
"It was a nice evening. I met some interesting colleagues and it raised awareness on a relevant topic related to staffing and the engineering resource shortage as a global topic."
Director, Global Customer Center Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Body & Security
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc
www.continental-corporation.com
Detroit, USA
"It was a great and inspired event! Thank you again for bringing digital leaders from different industry sectors together and I’m quite sure that we’d develop new digital business models sometimes in the near future together."
Enterprise Architect BMW
BMW
www.bmw.com
Munich, Germany
"Thanks for your message and for leading through the evening. Also thanks to GEN for the invitation."
Chief Financial Officer
Coca-Cola Erfrischungsgetränke AG
www.cocacolaep.com
Berlin, Germany
"Thank you Domitilla for this opportunity to have an interesting dialogue with other professionnals on the client experience. Obviously the banking sector is particularly concerned as the bank/client relationship is closely monitored by legislators and regulators alike."
Deputy Head - Protection of Interests of Clients
Compliance - BNP Paribas
www.bnpparibas.com
Paris, France
"Thank you for your message. Indeed, it was a pleasure meeting you at the Porterhouse dinner last week. Please see my full contact information below. I found that the event was enjoyable but also very well organized and executed. It was a great venue for networking and I found the product highlight to be informative and very interesting. I also found the duration of the event to be appropriate and not too long or too short for what was covered.
I look forward to attending another event in the future."
Vice President and Head of Clinical Operations
AstraZeneca
www.astrazeneca.com
New York, United States of America
"We would like to thank you first for inviting us to "Strategies for Thriving in the Mobile-Cloud Era" event that was held on Monday nov.3rd , 2014. The phenomenal success of this event is a reflection of the ever increasing dedication and enthusiasm of your team in creating the perfect atmosphere to your Executive Dinners."
Financial Expert
Finance Affairs Department
Qatar Olympic Committee
www.olympic.qa
Doha, Qatar
"I am very impressed by your organization and the opportunities offered for education and networking and would certainly like to be invited to such an event in the future."
Senior Vice President
Commercial Banking
U.S. Bank
www.usbank.com
New York, United States of America
"Firstly, let me appreciate the way you organize and drive the whole event. To me , the meeting was of great importance. The topic “Customer experience edge” was thought provoking as speaker Vinay has added the newer perspective to reach out the customer with technology & how IT can help the organizations to create competitive edge. The interaction with delegates was of high quality & mutually benefited all present there. Thanks for your invite and cheers to GEN entire team for hosting a successful & intellectual event."
Division Head ( Sales and Marketing )
Wockhardt Limited
www.wockhardt.com
London, United Kingdom
"Many thanks for your note and the event: It was most useful. I am already in touch with a couple of people I met last evening. Thanks & regards."
Chief Marketing Officer
Saudi National Bank (SNB)
www.alahli.com
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
"Thank you once again for the invitation to this well-organized event."
Vice President Operations – ICT Division
Mannai Trading Co. WLL
Member of Mannai Corporation QSC
www.mannai.com
Doha, Qatar
"Thanks for organizing a very good event. I found it very useful."
Director- Data Centre Life Cycle Services ( Asia, Pacific & Japan)
Schneider Electric
www.schneider-electric.com
Singapore
"It was a great pleasure to meet you and all attendees in such a nice place. The timing and the different moves during the dinner allows very easily to exchange with different persons. Good place, good organization, executive attendees, it all makes it to have a good evening. And I really appreciated this moment."
Responsable SI entité Reporting et International
www.vinci-facilities.com
Paris, France
"I am continuously impressed with GEN events from every touch point. Additionally – thought the content of last night’s presentation was not only inspiring but actionable as well. Thank you again for the invitation."
Senior Vice President, Group Creative Director
VML
www.vml.com
New York, United States of America
"The event was very interesting and allowed me to hear other perspectives, I would like to participate in future events."
HR Lead, Supply Chain
Bayer AG
www.bayer.com
Mexico
"It was lovely to meet you too, and I very much enjoyed the format of the event and the food was fabulous too."
Operations Integration Projects Director
Chubb
www.chubb.com
London, United Kingdom
"It was absolutely fabulous business networking event. I am proud to be part of guest list of the Executive Dinner hosted by GEN- The Global Executive Network. It was a remarkable networking event with eminent business leaders across the business value chain. I am thankful to you for inviting me to such a high-caliber event."
Head - Marketing, Sales and Business Development
Gujarat Gas Company Limited
www.gujaratgas.com
Mumbai, India
"This was a very unique and exciting opportunity to meet professionals from various business sectors and background. It allowed for in depth discussions and rich exchange of ideas and experiences. The venue provided an amazing networking opportunity with exclusive insight about future and emerging trends. Thank you for hosting this event and definitely looking forward to attending more in the future."
Senior SIS Administrator
Glenelg School of Abu Dhabi
Dubai, UAE
"I thought the format of the evening was very effective and flowed together nicely. It was a very comfortable environment and it was a great way to network and meet other people. Changepoint’s presentation was not only interesting, but at exactly the right level to guide the ensuing discussion. I also believe GEN did a great job sourcing the attendee list – we have all been involved, or are involved with Business Transformation projects and it was very interesting to hear others perspectives. All in all, I enjoyed the evening, and hopefully it was beneficial for all. I would definitely join another event, if invited, and would love to join the Services Excellence dinner in April, if the topic is a match."
VP, Service Operations
Poly
San Jose, United States of America
"The event was very well organized from A-Z, participants were very interesting and knowledgeable people. The dinner speech was short and to the point. In brief, I got a good overview on developments and trends in custody lifecycle management and client on-boarding. Thank you very much."
Business Developer Financial Intermediaries
UBS | Global Emerging Markets
www.ubs.com
Zurich, Switzerland
"Thank you for the very well-organized networking opportunity in a supreme setting. The selection of participants represented different industries and it became apparent that there is a common thread of topics relevant for everyone. The participants were open-minded, and the discussions were enriching and stimulating. The moderation led us smoothly through a successful evening. Thank you, and congratulations."
Sr. Director Biorefinery & Co-Products
Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft
www.lenzing.com
Lenzing, Austria (referring to Executive Dinner in Salzburg, Austria)
"I enjoyed the Executive Dinner as being an exclusive event yet with diverse participants to profit from cross-industrial perspectives."
Head of International Innovation
Evonik Industries AG
www.evonik.com
Hanau-Wolfgang, Germany
"This was first of a kind get together where you end up knowing all attendees, allowing more networking, open communications and discussions on the current challenges. Format of the event is good with focus on opening up the participants to talk about themselves, their companies, initiatives and challenges. We need more such events for the CIO community to get together and interact openly and leverage on each other’s experience, I look forward to attending such future event."
Acting Head of ICT & Senior Manager, I.T. Applications
Masdar - A Mubadala Company
www.masdar.ae
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
"Thank you for the kind invitation. I really enjoyed the evening and had some interesting conversations. As well as i appreciate the format of short information and a guided red line through the discussion I hope their might be the possibility to join again in the future."
Group Head
DZ BANK AG
www.dzbank.de
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
"Thanks again for the invitation. I’ve very much enjoyed the networking amongst a very well selected peer group. Many interesting discussions and also the selected “host” SugarCRM has been inspiring. I gained lots of value and a few ideas from the discussions and appreciate the networking opportunity. Please find below my contact details."
Head of Transformation Projects & Processes
SANOFI
www.sanofi.de
Frankfurt, Germany
"Thanks for a fun and interesting evening. Have a nice weekend!"
SVP
Innovation & Client Solutions Asia Pacific | Global Payments & Cash Management
HSBC
www.hsbc.com.hk
Hong Kong
"Good event with stimulating and entertaining discussions. I would attend again and recommend it to others."
Vice President Strategic Projects
Infineon Technologies AG
www.infineon.com
Munich, Germany
"Thanks to you and the team very much for an incredible evening full of valuable discussions with very interesting peers in a stunning surrounding and with delicious culinary frame. Much appreciated the invitation."
Director | Project Manager
Deutsche Bank (Suisse) SA
www.db.com
Zurich, Switzerland
"I appreciated the invitation very much. I was an outstanding and interesting evening - it was a very interesting event. It is a perfect setting: Having a chance to meet top executives from different industries, and having time to exchange thoughts with them is great. Likewise the subjects as presented are really future-oriented and strategically relevant for business. In brief you receive insights into opportunities for changing or developing your business."
Vice President, Head of Supply Chain Services
Adidas AG
www.adidas.com
Herzogenaurach, Germany
"Overall the event was well organized, location was great. Got to network with lots of Senior Leaders from various industries and was good to hear the challenges across all industries are the same in 2015."
Sr. Vice President
Citi CTI | GCG Core Infrastructure Services Global E2E Build Integration Lead Citi Singapore Campus
www.citi.com
Singapore
"I think the dinner was excellent. I had very interesting conversations and the people were very interested in getting to know each other and to learn more about the others business. I think that you as a team did a very good job. Congratulations. The speaker was perfect. The speaker was able to explain a very complex technical issue for non-experts."
Rechtsanwalt/Steuerberater
Taylor Wessing Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB
www.taylorwessing.com
Dusseldorf, Germany
"I think the event is well organized and it is a great opportunity to network with executives in my neighborhood. Thank you, well done!"
Chief Information Officer
CHANEL (CHINA) CO. LTD.
Shanghai, China
"I found the event to be very useful and very well organised. I was particularly impressed by the calibre of the attendee’s and the understated openness, trust and engagement to truly share and learn best practise and common issues. I GEN in the future."
Senior Director Operations, Mother & Childcare, Philips Avent
BG Health & Wellness
Phillips
Philips Consumer Lifestyle
London, United Kingdom
"The Dinner was an awesome opportunity to extend my professional network. It was very interesting to have insightful conversations around digitization with executives from different industries and sharing the respective perspectives on common challenges. Further I would like to thank you for the outstanding organization as well as for the good moderator and speaker of the evening."
Head of Digital Projects
DISH Digital (METRO)
www.dish.digital
Dusseldorf, Germany
"The evening was very enjoyable. Great to be able to meet a number of different people in a relaxed setting."
Head of Insurance Pricing
The AA
www.theaa.com
London, United Kingdom
"Thanks for a great evening, this was the perfect event given that I was looking for an event that would get different industry executives to talk around growth. It was very interesting to see how each of our industries intersected and the different perspectives we had on innovation, competition and technology."
Head of ICT
Ericsson Hong Kong and Macau
www.Ericsson.com
Hong Kong
"First of all I would like to thank you very much for your very kind invitation. It was a very good networking opportunity."
General Manager & SEO
Generali
www.generali.com
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
"Thanks for dinner, was very interesting!"
Marketing and Business Development General Director – Ecommerce
Walmart Brasil
www.walmart.com
Sao Paulo, Brazil
"Thanks for the invitation and all your hospitality yesterday. The function was well organized and the varied guest list was good. Look forward to attending more such meets. It was a wonderful evening. The subject of discussion was also interesting.
Thanks once again."
President – International Operations
CEO – Forbes Professional | Eureka Forbes Limited
www.eurekaforbes.com
Mumbai, India
"The dinner was very good and I am sorry I had to leave early. I would be more than happy to participate in future."
Director, Smart Cities
Schneider Electric
http://www.schneider-electric.com.sg
Singapore
"Thank you ever so much for a fantastic, fascinating evening! It was brilliantly put together and I found it very insightful to talk to a broad range of senior marketing professionals. The presentation was really insightful and I thought it struck a good balance of being informative, engaging and fun. This was a great conversation starter on my table, as everyone was inspired to share their key challenges, ideas, best practise and solutions. Thank you once again for a truly interesting and fun evening."
Marketing Executive
BBC World Service
www.bbc.co.uk
London, United Kingdom
"First of all, thank you for a very enjoyable evening. It was well organized and I had good conversations. Please find below my full business details. I hope to see you again in the future!"
Managing Director
rewards arvato services GmbH
www.bertelsmann.de
Munich, Germany
"I have attended many events in my career but I really wanted to give you guys some feedback. In my opinion, the event that I attended would be up there with the very best events that I have ever attended throughout my career. The boutique size of the group, and calibre of the attendees made for an extremely engaging evening. All credit to your team and what you stand for. Fantastic night and I have been telling many about it. Thoroughly engaging and I would feel privileged to be offered attendance at future events."
Manager, IC&T Information and Integration
>Endeavour Energy
www.endeavourenergy.com.au
Sydney, Australia
"It was a very nice dinner event yesterday evening with lots of new exiting contacts.
Thank you very much for organizing!"
Head of Global Capital Markets
Siemens Treasury GmbH
www.siemens.com
Munich, Germany
"I enjoyed the dinner and will connect on LinkedIn to some of the people that I met. The venue was well chosen and the food very delicious. If such meeting is arranged in Copenhagen again, then I would definitely consider participating."
International Clinical Trial Manager
Ferring Pharmaceuticals A/S
www.ferring.com
Copenhagen, Denmark
"Thanks for a great event. Thoroughly enjoyed it. For future events, please will you extend an invite to the Group CIO."
Chief Technology Officer, Information Technology
Alexander Forbes Financial Services (Pty) Ltd,
Group South Africa
www.alexanderforbes.co.za
Johannesburg, South Africa
"Thanks again for this GEN-Executive Dinner and for the great organization – well done! The topic was very interesting and at the pulse of time. Also the discussion was very lively and enriched my work. Again – thanks a lot."
Head of Corporate Strategy
Peek & Cloppenburg KG, Germany
www.peek-cloppenburg.de
Dusseldorf, Germany
"I appreciate very much the Executive Dinner concept, it is each time a great topic area and we meet very interesting people. I enjoy the dinner and thanks GEN again for the great organization."
Group Information Management
Veolia Environment
www.veolia.com
Paris, France
"First of all many thanks for sending the invite to attend the “ The Customer Experience Edge”. It was a wonderful and knowledgeable experience. Mr. Vinay Iyer’s presentation and views exchanged were very very impressive. I am also very touched by the kindest courtesy extended to me as well as to others who attended the meet. The food, courtesy, venue and all was excellent and outstanding."
Sr. Manager Marketing & Sales
Parksons Packaging Ltd.
parksonspackaging.com
Mumbai, India
"Great experience to meet the people from different industries and share challenges and insights on Digital Marketing."
SVP, Head of Cards Products Department
Citibank Korea Inc.
www.citi.com
Seoul, South Korea
"I’d like to thank GEN for inviting me to a such great event to debate and exchange around a relevant topic with executives from a broad mix of business sectors. It was a remarkable opportunity of experience and views sharing, a great networking event and an enjoyable evening."
IT Managing Director
Head of Studies & Transversal Projects
Credit Agricole CIB
www.ca-cib.com
Paris, France