Speakers, Special Guests and Organisational Team

The speakers of the 2019 programme will be announced soon.

Speakers & Special Guests of 2018 programme

Christoph Franz

Chairman of the Board of Directors, Roche

"At Roche we are passionate about transforming patients’ lives."

Peggy Grueninger

Head of Corporate Donations & Philanthropy, Roche

"Passion is the engine that drives success."

Helga Rabl-Stadler

President, Salzburg Festival

"Only with passion one can achieve the extraordinary – and this is what makes the Salzburg Festival so special every year since its founding 1920."

Markus Hinterhäuser

Artistic Director, Salzburg Festival

"Would any form of art be conceivable without ardent passion?"

Florian Wiegand

Concert Director, Salzburg Festival

Peter Sandbach

Free Range Communications

"As for passion, I’d describe passion as something you love with all your heart and will put all your energy into doing without compromise."

Benjamin Ribba

Expert Scientist, Pharmaceutical Sciences, pRED, Roche

"Passion means to me energy for innovation."

Michael N. Hall

Professor, Biozentrum, University of Basel

"The hard part is finding your passion. Once you do, the power of passion will make the rest seem easy."

Patricia Seto-Weiss

Visiting Lecturer, Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies, Brown University

"Passion is essential to achieve your full potential."

Cornelia Kruettli

Head Product Care, Device Development Europe, Roche

"Passion means to me to believe in something, in others and yourself independent of any success. To fail is part of it and even necessary otherwise you won‘t be able to experience the magic moment of glory."

Katharina Kreymborg

Principle Scientist, Innovation Center Zurich, Roche

"The power released through passion is not just a one dimensional force, it is fueled by the entireness of a being with as much heart, mind, body and soul as is possible – which is why it can move mountains."

Serge Vuille

Artistic Director, Ensemble Contrechamps

"The power of passion is to bring out the irrational in us. I feel like passions dictate both the best and the worse decisions I make."

Marco Prunotto

Senior Clinical Development Scientist, Roche

"Passion for me has to do with your dreams, these are the base of any creation process and creation is a primordial attitude of human beings."

Mads Aaboe Jensen

Senior Principal Scientist, pRED, Roche

"Passion is what enables you to become really good at something."

Szofia Bullain

Senior medical Director/Product Development, Neuroscience, Roche

"The power of passion is …seeing light in the darkness, hearing music in the noise, and having courage - in the face of a thousand obstacles- to pursue your dreams."