FT Alpine Forum

Financial Times Alpine Forum

Created at the time of the move to Crans-Montana and the expansion of the event, the Financial Times Alpine Forum provides a tangible and growing business platform. Alongside the mental exercise of the competition comes the stimulation of the in-depth discussions regarding current affairs, trends, challenges and the future of our lives.

The annual forum is composed of a discussion panel of leading journalists, executives, comedians and social commentators. The mix is intentionally eclectic, engendering deep, lively and above all entertaining discussions, cutting across a range of topics with a debate on current affairs, state of the markets and concluded with a Q&A session.

Forum Subjects

2022
, Thursday 3rd February

2020
Hotel Royal & Golf, Courmayeur, Friday 31st January
Navigating turbulent times

2019
Hotel Royal & Golf, Courmayeur, Friday 1st February
From Blair to Brexit

2018
W Hôtel, Verbier, Friday 2nd February
Where is the world heading in 2018?

2017
W Hôtel, Verbier, Friday 3rd February
What next? From big issues to personal journeys of transformation

2016
W Hôtel, Verbier, Friday 5th February
Looking back and looking ahead – how the past 12 months will shape the next 12

2015
Hôtel de l’Etrier, Crans Montana, Friday 13th March
Extremes

2014
Hôtel de l’Etrier, Crans Montana, Friday 14th March
The rules of how we live and work are changing – technology is transforming how business is done and who is doing it.

2013
Hôtel de l’Etrier, Crans Montana, Friday 15th March
Flux is the new normal. What does this mean for how we run the world, how we run our businesses and how we run ourselves?

2012
Hôtel de l’Etrier, Crans Montana, Friday 16th March
A year of world-wide elections. Will political change make any difference?

 

FT Forum Panellists

2023
  • Frank Gardner - BBC Security Correspondent
  • Damon Hill - F1 World Champion
  • Noella Coursaris Musunka - Founder & CEO of Malaika
2022
  • Damon Hill - F1 World Champion
  • Marcus Wareing - Michelin Star Chef
  • James Haskell - England and Lions Rugby Player
  • David Buttle - Moderator, FT.
  • Urs Eberhard - Switzerland Tourism
  • Kathryn Cripps - Partner, Knight Frank
2020
  • Ravi Mattu - Moderator, FT.
  • Frank Gardner - BBC Security Correspondent
  • Alex Koch de Gooreynd - Partner, International Residential at title partners Knight Frank
  • Frederic Hufkens - Executive Chairman and CEO of A. S. Adventure Group, who operate Snow+Rock
  • Reena Virdee - Director of Business Development at Schoen Clinic
2019
  • Ravi Mattu - Moderator, FT.
  • Frank Gardner - BBC Security Correspondent
  • Marcus Brigstocke - Comedian
  • Annabel Fell-Clark - Lloyd’s Of London
  • David Mumby - Knight Frank
2018
  • Ravi Mattu - Moderator, FT.
  • Chemmy Alcott - Olympic Athlete
  • Damon Hill - F1 World Champion
  • Graham Bell - Athlete
2017
  • Ravi Mattu - Moderator, FT.
  • Damon Hill - F1 World Champion
  • Colin Jackson - World Record Hurdler
  • Victoria Pendleton - Olympic Gold Medalist
  • Greg Nieuwenhuys - CEO, Outdoor & Cycle Concepts
2016
  • Ravi Mattu - Moderator, FT.
  • Frank Gardner - BBC Security Correspondent
  • Marcus Brigstocke - Comedian
  • Damon Hill - F1 World Champion
  • Peter Beardshaw - Partner, Accenture
2015
  • Ravi Mattu - Moderator, FT.
  • Frank Gardner - BBC Security Correspondent
  • Marcus Brigstocke - Comedian
  • Marcus Wareing - Michelin Star Chef
2014
  • Ravi Mattu - Moderator, FT.
  • Amy Williams - Olympic Gold Medalist
  • Marc De Rond - Author & Researcher
  • Robyn Scott - Author & Entrepreneur
  • Bruno Grande - COO, Jeanrichard
2013
  • Ravi Mattu - Moderator, FT.
  • Frank Gardner - BBC Security Correspondent
  • Marcus Brigstocke - Comedian
  • Jean-Claude Biver - CEO, Hublot
2012
  • Frank Gardner - BBC Security Correspondent
  • Marcus Brigstocke - Comedian
  • Caroline Daniel - Editor, FT Weekend
  • Edouard Cukierman - Chairman, Cukierman & Co Investment