GDI TEAM

Jennifer Somm

Interim CEO

jennifer.somm@gdi.ch

+41 44 724 62 00

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Dr. Johannes C. Bauer

Head of Think Tank, Member of the Executive Board

johannes.bauer@gdi.ch

+41 44 724 62 08

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Susan Shaw

Head of Strategic Foresight, Member of the Executive Board 

susan.shaw@gdi.ch

+41 44 724 62 10

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Tanja Ineichen

Head of Leadership & Transformation, Member of the Executive Board

tanja.ineichen@gdi.ch

+41 44 724 62 09

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Linda Bianchi

Executive Assistant

linda.bianchi@gdi.ch

+41 44 724 62 01

Dr. Johannes C. Bauer

Head of Think Tank, Member of the Executive Board  

johannes.bauer@gdi.ch

+41 44 724 62 08

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Dr. Jakub Samochowiec

Senior Researcher

jakub.samochowiec@gdi.ch

+41 44 724 62 55

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Dr. Gian-Luca Savino

Senior Researcher

gian-luca.savino@gdi.ch

+41 44 724 62 12

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Christine Schäfer

Senior Researcher 

christine.schaefer@gdi.ch

+41 44 724 62 03

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Dr. Gianluca Scheidegger

Senior Researcher 

gianluca.scheidegger@gdi.ch 

+41 44 724 62 43

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Dr. Joschka Proksik

Chef de Partie

joschka.proksik@gdi.ch

+41 44 724 62 40

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Dr. Petra Tipaldi

Head of Conferences

petra.tipaldi@gdi.ch 

+41 44 724 62 51

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Kristina Raymann

Team Coordinator

kristina.raymann@gdi.ch  

+41 44 724 62 44

Tanja Ineichen

Head of Leadership & Transformation, Member of the Executive Board

tanja.ineichen@gdi.ch

+41 44 724 62 09

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Jean-Claude Courto

GDI Impact Leadership Partner 

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Fiona Dürler

GDI Impact Leadership Partner 

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Caspar Fröhlich

GDI Impact Leadership Partner 

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Marion Gubser

GDI Impact Leadership Partner 

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Franziska Wiesner

Head of Marketing & Communications

franziska.wiesner@gdi.ch 

+41 44 724 62 78                             

Maria Schmeiser

Communications Manager

maria.schmeiser@gdi.ch

+41 44 724 62 05

Linda Stauffer

Senior Digital Marketing Manager

linda.stauffer@gdi.ch

+41 44 724 62 74

Detlef Gürtler

Communications Advisor

detlef.guertler@gdi.ch  

David Baus

Support

david.baus@gdi.ch

+41 44 724 62 05

Christian Renz

Head of Finance & HR

christian.renz@gdi.ch

+41 44 724 62 45

Susanne Hanselmann

HR Assistant

susanne.hanselmann@gdi.ch

+41 44 724 62 15

Sandra Wicki

HR Assistant

sandra.wicki@gdi.ch

+41 44 724 62 15

Roger Pfändler

Head of IT & Event Technology

roger.pfaendler@gdi.ch

+41 44 724 62 27

Aline Bakal

Head of Sales & Events

aline.bakal@gdi.ch

+41 44 724 62 21

Stephanie Galli

Senior Sales & Events Manager

stephanie.galli@gdi.ch

+41 44 724 62 14 

Flora Garic

Junior Sales & Events Manager

flora.garic@gdi.ch

+41 44 724 62 06

Rudi Müller

Head of Event Operations

rudi.mueller@gdi.ch

+41 44 724 62 42

Brigitte Strebel

Restaurant Manager 

service@gdi.ch 

+41 44 724 62 88

Selina Güntert

Food & Beverage Assistant

service@gdi.ch 

+41 44 724 62 88

Ruth Truttmann

Service Supervisor

service@gdi.ch

+41 44 724 62 88

Jan Klingelfuss

Front Office Manager

jan.klingelfuss@gdi.ch

+41 44 724 61 11

Irene Ott

Front Office Assistant 

frontoffice@gdi.ch

+41 44 724 61 11

Kevin Ashbrook

Executive Chef

kevin.ashbrook@gdi.ch 

+41 44 724 62 70

Silvio Busch

Sous-Chef 

Rahel Bürgi

Pastry Chef   

Paulina Kalla

Kitchen Assistant

Rita Gubser

Kitchen Assistant

Olena Yakushenko

Kitchen Assistant

Drita Zeqiri

Kitchen Assistant

Slave Stojanov

Maintenance Supervisor 

maintenance@gdi.ch 

+41 44 724 61 77

Ali Yusuf Salad

Maintenance

maintenance@gdi.ch

+41 44 724 62 76

Ivana Stojanova

Housekeeping 

Christian Renz

Head of Finance & HR

christian.renz@gdi.ch

+41 44 724 62 45

Sandra Wicki

Finance & HR Manager

sandra.wicki@gdi.ch

+41 44 724 62 15

Roger Pfändler

Head of IT & Event Technology

roger.pfaendler@gdi.ch

+41 44 724 62 27