Rebranding Leadership: Discover your True Self (Zurich Chapter)

Join our Zurich chapter leads Tamara Ambrosini and Madli Lillemägi for a Keynote and Panel discussion on the topic of leadership, followed by networking and aperitif. Our Panel consists of Dr. Laura Penn (Founder of The Leadership Speaking School), Setareh Gharibi (Talents and International Programs Manager ETH AI Center, Zurich) and Delia Damsohn (Senior Enterprise Account Manager & Business Innovation at Amazon Web Services) and will be moderated by Jeanette Potts (Merkle CX & WDS team). This event will be sponsored by Merkle. 

About Dr. Laura Penn

Dr. Laura Penn specializes in transforming leaders, teams and changemakers from the world's most well known companies and organizations into communicators who are authentic, accessible and memorable.  She empowers them to be themselves, to take up space and to enjoy the experience.  Founder of The Leadership Speaking School, industry-disruptor, prolific thought-leader and four-time TEDx speaker, twice featured on the prestigiousTED.com platform, home of the world’s best talks, she supports those who are hungry for the skills that they need in order to vastly improve themselves as communicators.  Based in Switzerland and traveling the world, her high-touch training is ideal for those who are looking for personal transformation and long-lasting impact.  Her podcast is Leadership Speaking Radio.

About Setareh Gharibi 

Setareh Gharibi recently joined the ETH AI Center in Zurich to further grow three international talent programs for transdisciplinary AI research on doctoral and post-doctoral level. Before this Setareh co-organized seven editions of HackZurich - Europe's biggest Hackathon - and the Digital Festival Zurich - a platform on leadersip and innovation in the digital era. Before this Setareh developed programs to support gender equality and career development for young academics at the University of Zurich for six years and supported the women's counseling for women affected by sexual and/or domestic violence in Zurich as an executive assitant.

Setareh Gharibi graduated from ETH Zurich with a Master of Advanced Studies in Management, Technology, and Economics (2022) and holds a Master of Social Sciences in Cultural Studies and Cultural Analysis (2013) from the University of Zurich.

About Jeannette Potts

Jeannette loves bringing brands to life as impactful and engaging and holistic experiences. She has held international retail marketing roles across diverse industries - Mondelez, Gillette, P&G, HP - and has also worked in Startup and Consultancy roles in digital transformation. Key areas include: Brand Strategy, Content, Creative, eCommerce. She is now in CXM with Merkle (Dentsu network).

About Merkle

Merkle is a leading data-driven customer experience management (CXM) company that specializes in the delivery of unique, personalized customer experiences across platforms and devices. The company’s heritage in data, technology, and analytics forms the foundation for its unmatched skills in understanding consumer insights that drive hyper-personalized marketing strategies.

With 12,000+ employees worldwide and more than 1,500 in the DACH region, Merkle drives improved marketing results and competitive advantage for the Top 500 companies throughout the region as well as Eastern Europe. Our digital enthusiasts combine their expertise in Digital Transformation Strategy, MarTech Platforms, Creation, User Experience (UX), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Data, Commerce, Mobile and Content Management System (CMS). Together we inspire transformation. We dream, we do, we deliver.

The company has offices in Switzerland, Germany and Austria as well as locations in the Czech Republic, Serbia and Portugal. In 2016, Merkle joined dentsu, forming the largest brand within the group. For more information visit www.merkleinc.ch and follow us on LinkedIn.