Interesting facts from the world of business and football, compact and concentrated on one stage: The BILANZ Business & Football Summit presented by Lugano Region includes two business keynote speeches and a football talk followed by a reception with lavish catering. This event is aimed at entrepreneurs and managers who are interested in combining business and football-related topics. An ideal hospitality platform for cultivating relationships with customers, business partners and employees.
The first edition of this event took place on Monday, May 19, 2025, before a sold-out audience at the UBS Grünenhof Conference Center in Zurich and offered a prominent line-up on the overarching theme of “Transformation in business and football.” The brilliant keynote speaker and renowned futurist Dietmar Dahmen inspired the audience with a gripping speech on the significance of the rapid transformation of our everyday professional and private lives. Julius van de Laar, former campaign manager for Barack Obama in the key state of Ohio, used highly topical examples to illustrate how people are mobilized in the digital space and what impact these developments have on companies and decision-makers. And finally, German football legend Rudi Völler gave exciting insights into his work as sporting director of the German Football Association (DFB) and how he played a decisive role in shaping the transformation of the German national football team after disappointing finishes at the 2021 European Championship and 2022 World Cup.
