Gold Partners
The "Digital Business Transformation Forum" is the senior community platform for decision-makers in the Swiss economy who are responsible for transformation processes, new business models and digitalization in their companies. An exclusive circle of personally invited entrepreneurs, members of the executive board and those responsible for strategy, corporate development, innovation and digitization will meet for a cross-industry and cross-technology dialog. The forum offers an excellent opportunity to experience and discuss digital trends, strategies and concrete business transformation applications in order to promote your company.
The "Digital Business Transformation Forum" provides executives with new ideas, solutions and innovations. Use this forum for your experience exchange, opinion formation and networking. Get inspired and cultivate cross-industry dialogue.
Digital Business Transformation Forum-DBTF 2025
Transformation in a company never stops!
Join senior leaders from across industries as they come together to explore the opportunities and challenges posed by digitalisation and artificial intelligence.
At the renowned Digital Business Transformation Forum, you will gain insights into the strategies that ensure resilience in the Age of Acceleration, how AI is redefining not only IT but the world at large – and how some companies are already leveraging AI and related technologies to transformative effect, while others remain stalled in cautious pilot phases.
Take advantage of:
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Compelling keynotes and thought-provoking dialogues with leading experts
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Inspiring real-world use cases from SMEs and large enterprises
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An exclusive networking platform for top decision-makers from business, politics, and academia
On behalf of the partners, we are pleased to welcome you as our personal guest to this management forum.
Digital Business Transformation Forum - the platform for decision-makers in the Swiss economy who are responsible for transformation processes, new business models and digitalisation in their companies.
Programme October 2, 2025 - Digital Business Transformation Forum-DBTF
Breakfast
Dr Franziska Ryser
PhD National Councillor, President of the Board of Directors, Canton of St. Gallen/ Ryser Optik AG

Christine Maier
Conference Moderation

Andreas Göldi
Partner, b2venture AG

Dr David Finken
Senior Researcher, ETH Zürich

Jens Löhmar
CTO Continental Europe & DACH, Workday

Dr Bruno Messmer
CEO, DXC Technology

Christian Fehrlin
Founder & CEO, Deep Impact AG

Hans-Werner Feick
CEO, Blue Mind Consulting AG

Hamed Celaymanian
Digital Operations Program Manager, Lindt & Sprüngli

Dr Andreas Schönenberger
CEO, Sanitas AG

Simon Maurer
Group CIO, TX Group AG

Stefan Frei
Senior Information Security Officer/ Lecturer, SIX Digital Exchange/ ETH Zurich

Tabea Nordieker
Senior Digital Forensics & Incident Response Specialist, Oneconsult AG

Sandro Nafzger
CEO & Co-Founder, Bug Bounty Switzerland AG

Damir Bogdan
CEO, QuantumBasel AG

Impressions
Venue
Senior VIP-Executive Breakfast & Management Forum
October 2, 2025
GDI Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute
Langhaldenstrasse 21
CH-8803 Ruschlikon/Zurich
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Program
2019 - 2024
Program 2024
Program 2023
Program 2022
Program 2021
Program 2019
Newspaper &
Management Summary
DBTF 2024 Management Summary
DBTF 2023 Special newspaper
DBTF 2022 Special newspaper
DBTF 2021 Special newspaper
Review
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