Global Conversations
during
The World Economic Forum
Emerging Tech Breakfast with BCG and BCG X in Davos
On behalf of BCG and BCG X, we are delighted to invite you to join us for an exclusive breakfast session at the Schatzalp Hotel, Panorama Restaurant. This session is designed to inspire meaningful dialogue on emerging technologies and how GenAI is shaping industries, driving innovation, and unlocking new opportunities. We hope it will generate insights across innovation, technology, and investment.
Details
Date: Wednesday, 22 January, 2025
Time: 07:30 – 10:00
Place: Schatzalp Hotel (Panorama Restaurant)
Schedule
07:30 - Doors open and breakfast
08:00 - Session begins with welcoming remarks from Jessica Apotheker, BCG CMO, and will continue with Sylvain Duranton, Global Leader BCG X and Dr. Eva-Maria Hempe, Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences EMEA NVIDIA, Nicole Büttner, Founder & CEO Merantix Momentum and Kevin Chung, Chief Strategy Officer of Writer.
Jessica Apotheker is the Global Chief Marketing Officer at Boston Consulting Group and BCG X, the firm’s tech powerhouse. With expertise in digital marketing transformation, data-driven strategies, and marketing analytics, she has led impactful engagements across consumer goods, automotive, and healthcare industries. Since joining BCG in 2008, Jessica has been instrumental in helping clients redesign marketing capabilities and accelerate growth.
Sylvain Duranton is the global leader of BCG X, Boston Consulting Group’s tech build and design unit, where he helps organizations unlock their digital potential through AI, technology, and design solutions. A mathematician by training, he has led AI and analytics implementations worldwide. Sylvain is also a passionate chess enthusiast and serves as an executive board member of Aurore, a leading French NGO focused on poverty alleviation and housing access.
Eva-Maria Hempe is the Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences EMEA at Nivida. In this role togheter with her cross-functional team, she inspires and enables stakeholders across EMEA to unlock the potential of AI in genomics, drug discovery, medical imaging and med tech to transform the industry - because she believes everyone deserves a chance to live a long and healthy life.
Nicole Büttner is an AI entrepreneur, investor and board member. She is the founder of Merantix Momentum and member of the management board of Merantix, Digital Leader at the WEF, and was selected twice as 40 under 40 by Capital Magazine. She sits on the supervisory boards of several companies and associations and is Vice-President of the German Startup Association. She has worked as a hedge fund portfolio manager and led global business development for Auctionomics, Nobel Prize winner Paul Milgrom’s firm. Nicole trained in econometrics at St.Gallen, Stanford, and the Stockholm School of Economics.
Kevin Chung is the Chief Strategy Officer of Writer, the leading generative AI platform for enterprises. As an accomplished technology leader with over 20 years of experience in Silicon Valley, he's a 0 to ∞ builder whose work has reached billions of active users worldwide. Kev has led GTM and product teams through some of the world’s most disruptive digital transformations, including mobile payments (Google), cloud storage (Dropbox), visual collaboration (Miro), and now generative AI (Writer).
Availability is limited, so we encourage you to secure your place. Should you need any assistance or have specific requests, our team is here to help. Email us at RSVP@globalconversations.ch with subject “BCG | BCG X Emerging Tech Breakfast”.