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Join us on July 22, 2021<\/h4>\n

8:30 PST\u00a0 |\u00a0 11:30 EST\u00a0 |\u00a0 17:30 CET\u00a0 |\u00a0 23:30 SST<\/h4>\n

Note that participants’ identities will not be visible during the conference<\/em><\/p>\n

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8:30 – 8:50 | Author Talks
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R. James Breiding<\/a><\/h1>\n

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James Breiding is the author of Swiss Made \u2013 the untold story behind Switzerland’s success<\/em>. Available in 7 languages, the book has become the most authoritative work on ‘Swissness’. His work can also regularly be found in publications such as The Economist<\/em>, The Financial Times<\/em>, Foreign Affairs<\/em>, The New York Times<\/em>, and The Wall Street Journal<\/em>.<\/p>\n

James has worked as an auditor and senior manager at Price Waterhouse Coopers, as a director at NM Rothschild & Sons and as a managing director at Templeton Investment. In 1999, with the support of Sir John Templeton and other investors, he founded Naissance Capital, a Swiss boutique investment firm.<\/p>\n

More recently – inspired by his latest book Too Small to Fail<\/em><\/a> – James founded the non-profit organization S8nations<\/a>, headquartered in Z\u00fcrich, Switzerland.<\/p>\n

At the intersection of business, politics, and intelligence-sharing, James Breiding is passionate about the future of humanity, and the ways in which today’s knowledge – if shared thoughtfully and efficiently throughout the world – can positively impact leadership and investment outcomes for the benefit of future generations.<\/p>\n

James is also a :<\/p>\n