Supporter Network

Excerpt from the list of patrons who have already made an important contribution to establishing The UsitawiNetwork, either by arranging contacts, directly collaborating, or providing other forms of support towards realising the idea.

Details are correct at the time of agreeing to act as a supporter of The UsitawiNetwork.

  • Dr. Ueli Augsburger
    Former Minister of Finance, Canton of Berne; Chairman, it.hospitality AG, Berne, Switzerland
  • Sir John Banham
    Chairman, Kingfisher plc, London, UK
  • Prof. Dr. Gilberto Bestetti
    Partner, NOVO Business Consultants, Berne, Switzerland
  • Dr. Rolf Bloch
    Chairman, Chocolats Camille Bloch SA, Courtelary, Switzerland
  • Prof. Dr. Ernst A. Brugger
    President, Brugger, Hanser und Partner AG, Zürich, Switzerland
  • Prof. Dr. Laurent F. Carrel
    Director Strategic Leadership Training, Mandated by the Federal Council, Berne, Switzerland
  • Prof. Dr. Thomas Dyllick
    Director, Institute for Economy and the Environment, University of St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
  • Mohamed T. El-Ashry
    Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Global Environment Facility, World Bank, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
  • Willi Erl
    Chairman, CARE Deutschland e.V., Bonn, Germany
  • Ambassador Walter Fust
    Director-General, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC, Berne, Switzerland
  • Prof. Dr. Hans Hurni
    Co-Director, Centre for Development & Environment (CDE), Institute of Geography, University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland
  • Donatus Hürzeler
    Attorney at Law, Partner, Head Tax and Legal Area Mittelland, Berne, Switzerland
  • Christian Kauter
    Chief Executive Officer, Affichage Group, Berne, Switzerland
  • Maya Lalive d'Epinay
    Member of the National Council; Sederwäl AG, Freienbach, Switzerland
  • Ralph Land CBE
    Chairman, Russo-British Chamber of Commerce, London, UK
  • Jonathan Lash
    President, World Resources Institute, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
  • Dr. Dennis L. Meadows
    President, Laboratory for Interactive Learning, Durham, N.H., U.S.A.
  • Prof. Dr. Bruno Messerli
    President International Geographical Union; Former Director Institute of Geography, University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland
  • Hans-Ulrich Müller
    Member of Executive Board, Head Corporate Banking II, Credit Suisse, Berne, Switzerland
  • Prof. Dr. Jakob Nüesch
    Former President, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETHZ), Zürich, Switzerland
  • James H. O'Brien
    Vice President, Corporate Environment, Safety & Health, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Littleton, CO, U.S.A.
  • Thomas Osimitz
    Vice President, Global Safety Assessment and Regulatory Affairs, S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., Racine, WI, U.S.A.
  • Brigadier Gael K. Ramsey CBE
    Chief Executive, BESO, British Executive Service Overseas, London, UK
  • David Runnalls
    President, International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, Canada
  • Dr. Pál Schmitt
    Ambassador of the Republic of Hungary; Chairman IOC Sport and Environment Commission, Berne, Switzerland
  • Sally Shuler
    Deputy Director for External Relations, Development and Outreach, National Science Resources Center, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
  • Peter Stämpfli
    Delegate of the Board, Stämpfli Holding AG, Berne, Switzerland
  • Prof. Dr. Marcel Tanner
    Director, Swiss Tropical Institute, Basel, Switzerland
  • Dr. Klaus Töpfer
    Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Nairobi, Kenya
  • Prof. Dr. Peter Tschopp
    Member of the National Council; Director, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland
  • Nusrat Ul-Ghani
    Head Fundraising and Communications, BBC World Service Trust, London, UK
  • Joanna Underwood
    President, INFORM, Inc., New York, NY, U.S.A.
  • Dr. Daniel Villiger
    Head Corporate Human Resources, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland
  • Michael Wright
    Director, Conservation and Sustainable Development, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.