Experts

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As an educational institution, we work closely with experts from research and practice.

Our international network, which has grown over the years, offers us the opportunity for an ongoing exchange of knowledge and experience.

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Hendrix
Ackle
Music
Swiss singer, pianist and composer. 
Terry L.
Anderson
Environmental science, economics
Researches the economics of property rights and markets — “free market environ­­mentalism” – as a solution to solving environmental problems
Christian
Bartsch
Resilience
Specialist for resilience and member of the Swiss expert network for burnout.
Robert
Batt
Addiction psychology
Advises wealthy families who are confronted with psycho­logical issues such as depression, addiction and anxiety.
Prof.
Alexander
Batthyány
Purpose
Teaches basic theoretical questions in psychology and cognitive science, and leads research on terminal lucidity and existential cognition.
Monica
Boos
Mindfulness, (Self-)Leadership, Mindset 
works as an organizational consultant & coach.
Marco
Büchel
Motivation
Has been accompanying the Ski World Cup as an expert and co-commentator since he retired from world-class sport.
Sebastian
Debnar-Daumler
Individual performance
Supports people, teams and organizations in developing their potentials.
Dr.
Matthias
Ehrhardt
Founder and director of the AUTORIS Institute
Executive coach, mediator, consultant and facilitator for talent development, communication skills and entrepreneurship.
Peter
Felix
Architect and Entrepreneurs
Foresight, responsibility and sustainability in architecture.
Sabrina
Fiechter
Strength Development and Potential Unfolding
Certified Gallup Strengths Coach and Business Consultant for executives and teams.
Ole
Foerster
Movement, body
An expert in functional training, movement and rehabilitation.
Lorenz
Freudenberg
Family entrepreneurship, transformation processes, organizational development
Advises entrepreneurial families and supports them in the management of critical changes, management succession and in questions of team and organizational development at the top level.
Valentin L.
Frischknecht
Leadership development, team development
Specializes in the areas of employee management, team development and top team performance.
Markus
Graf
Rowing, boat building   
Boat builder for racing shells.
Dr.
Lutz
Graumann
Individual performance
Sports medicine focuses on promoting and increasing individual performance. (Image: © Sebastian Schöffel)
Prof.
Giselher
Guttmann
Neuropsychology
Emeritus professor specializing in the fields of consciousness psychology, psychotherapy and its modern scientific principles.
Dr.
Frank
Halter
Succession planning, family governance
Expert for succession planning, complexity and dynamics in family businesses.
Pavlos
Hatzopoulos
Concert pianist, virtuoso, rhetorician
Thrills international audiences with inimitable conversational concerts in which expressive virtuoso piano playing, interpretive perfection and brilliant rhetoric touch the mind and emotions.
Dr.
Lutz
Herdener
Movement, nutrition & body
Dr. Lutz Herdener is the founder of movement24
Ulrike
Hug
Creativity
Is active in the field of art and photography. As an employee for the magazine publications of the NZZ am Sonntag, as well as a lecturer for various schools with a focus on design.
Fabienne
In-Albon
Athlete Mindset
Former professional golfer and Olympian (Rio 2016).
Clemens
Joos
Individual performance        
Expert for performance coaching with 25 years experience in global management.
Prof.
Lutz
Jäncke
Neuropsychology, music psychology
Works in the field of functional neuroanatomy and cortical plasticity in connection with learning.
Oliver
Karius
Philanthropy, sustainability, impact investing
CEO at LGT Venture Philan­­tropy, with two decades of experience in impact investing.
Harald
Karrer
Visualizations with heart and brain
Visualization specialist for graphic structures in presentations, moderation and people interaction.
Johan
Kegler
Rowing, team dynamics
Trainer on water and teacher for sport and history in Berlin.
Erich
Kirchler
Professor of Applied Psychology (Business Psychology)
Research topics: financial decisions in private house­­holds and tax psychology. Professor i.R. the University of Vienna, visiting professor at the University of Economics and Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna.
Dr.
Natalie
Knapp
Coping with complexity
Works as a philosopher, author and journalist and is a founding member of the professional association for philosophical practice.
Antonius
Knep
Portfolio Manager Sustainable Investments
Certified ESG Analyst (CESGA) of the European Federation of Financial Analyst Associations (EFFAS)
Prof.
Reto
Knutti
Chair of the Centre for Climate Systems Modelling at ETH Zurich
Reto Knutti belongs to the ETH Competence Center for Climate Systems Modeling (C2SM) and is one of the leading minds when it comes to the objective representation of climate change.
Dr.
Simone
Koch
Functional, environmental and nutritional medicine
Focuses: the treatment of hormonal imbalances, autoimmune diseases, environmental diseases and functional complaints.
Vik
Kumar
Executive coach, facilitator, content creator, program director
Making Leadership, Learning, and Life better … and simply enjoys helping leaders learn.
Prof.
Kurt R.
Leube
Economic science
Internationally influential authority in the academic tradition of the Austrian School of Economics.
Dr.
Chris
Luebkeman
Sustainability, future
Deals with future factors of change, with a deep sense of planetary responsibility.
Susanne
Lurger
Performance Specialist
Susanne coaches top senior executives.
Christian Daniel
Mayer
Coaching & Training
Master of martial arts, international trainer and coach, and Chi-energy expert.
Aurèle
Meyer
Holistic circular economy
Runs a brewery for speciality beers known throughout Switzerland (and beyond).
Rasmus
Nutzhorn
Sustainability, innovation and organisational transformation
Keynote speaker, lecturer, senior advisor and freelancer with deep expertise in sustainability, innovation and organisational transformation.
Andreas
Oertli
Strategic transformation, Senior Leadership Coach 
Coach and senior advisor in complex change processes. Accompanies organizations in critical situations in strategic transformation, corporate leadership and holistic reflection.
Stefan
Pfister
Leadership, Communication, Appreciation, and Crisis Management.
Inspires people to treat each other with appreciation in everyday life.
Prof.
Anna Maria
Pircher-Friedrich
Resilience
Specialist in human resources and coach for executives.
Dr.
Peter
Richner
Deputy CEO and Head of the Department for Engineering Sciences at Empa
Scientist and leader in energy and materials research.
Jogi
Rippel
Individual performance
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of TIGNUM.
Dr.
Axel
Sauder
Strategic transformation   
Accompanies board members in demanding organizational transformations that require connectivity to strategy and economic challenges.
Ulrich
Schnabel
Science journalist        
Multiple award-winning science editor of the Hamburg weekly newspaper DIE ZEIT.
Ven. Dr.
Bhante
Seelawansa
Abbot of a monastery in Sri Lanka, philosopher
Spiritual director of Theravada Buddhism and honorary member of the Theravada Group Salzburg.
Dr.
Katharina
Sommerrock
Sustainability, philanthropy, impact investing   
Has been working at the intersection of capital markets and positive effects on society and the environment for over 15 years.
Heiko
Specking
Philanthropy and social-ecologically sustainable investment practices
Transformation advocate with over 30 years of experience in sustainability.
Heiko
Stahl
Collaboration and knowledge sharing
Managing Director at Vitra and expert in collaboration and knowledge sharing.
Paul
Stahlberg
Rowing, team dynamics  
Health trainer, Dipl. ILP coach, consultant.
Michael
Steiner
Leadership
Development of managers – and those who want to become managers
Michael
Trybek
Humor
Qualified through unlimited learning and amazement in the inspirational school of life, works as a therapeutic clown, author, director & musician.
Simon
Vetter
Sustainable farmer and entrepreneur
Head and heart of the Vetterhof, concocts new things almost daily and is constantly busy improving what already exists.
Dr.
Christine
Wegerich
Leadership Coach
Supports people to perceive new possibilities and expand their scope through self-reflection.
Aaron
Wilms
Transpersonal coach
Promotes people in their self via authenticity and empathy and enables sustainable positive change.
Xinglai
Yang
Tai Ji, calligraphy
Active artist with teaching assignments in East Asia and design.
Prof.
Thomas
Zellweger
Family companies, entrepreneurship
Researches family businesses and supports them in governance, succession and strategic issues.
Christoph
von Oldershausen
Workplace Health Promotion
As a sports scientist, he specializes in developing, implementing and continuously developing company-specific health concepts.
Prof.
Heinrich
von und zu Liechtenstein
Entrepreneurial family governance
Specializes in entrepreneurial finance, governance of entrepreneurial families and Impact Investing. He is co-author on several publications on private equity.