Axel Weber

Bank for International Settlements engages in the provision of financial banking services. It supports other central banks' pursuit of monetary and financial stability through international cooperation, and acts as a bank for the central banks. It offers a forum for dialogue and cooperation, a platform for responsible innovation and knowledge-sharing, and analysis and insights on core policies, and financial services. The company was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

Swiss Bankers Association operates bankers association. The company was founded by Robert U. Vogler in 1912 and is headquartered in Basel, China.

Stiftung Avenir Suisse develops ideas for the sociopolitical and economic development of Switzerland. It comprises of companies and private individuals from all economic branches and regions of Switzerland. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

UBS AG (London Branch) is the Great Britain-based brokerage subsidiary of UBS AG, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG) in Switzerland. Headquartered in London, the firm was founded in 1998 and provides nimble, innovative and bespoke access to solutions, from market and insight tools, to trading strategies and execution for private, institutional and corporate clients worldwide, as well as private clients in Switzerland. They distribute, trade, finance and clear cash equity and equity-linked products. The firm also structures, originates and distributes new equity and equity-linked issues.

The Trilateral Commission operates a business policy-oriented forum.

European Banking Group promotes the European universal banking model and advocates for European policy and regulatory issues. The private company is based in Paris, France.

The German Institute for Economic Research (dba DIW Berlin) is a private economic research institute headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Founded n 1925, the firm conducts socially relevant research in line with international standards, engages in knowledge transfer, and supports young researchers. The institute analyzes the economic and social aspects of topical issues, formulating and disseminating policy advice based on its research findings. DIW Berlin is a member of the Leibniz Association and operates exclusively for non-profit scientific purposes.

UBS draws on its 150-year heritage to serve private, institutional and corporate clients worldwide, as well as retail clients in Switzerland. They combine their wealth management, investment banking and asset management businesses with their Swiss operations to deliver superior financial solutions and manage CHF 2.2 trillion in invested assets. Headquartered in Zurich and Basel, Switzerland, UBS has offices in more than 50 countries, including all major financial centers, and employs approximately 65,000 people. Under Swiss company law, UBS is organized as an Aktiengesellschaft, a corporation that has issued shares of common stock to investors. UBS AG is the parent company of the UBS Group (Group). The operational structure of the Group comprises the Corporate Center and four business divisions: Wealth Management & Swiss Bank, Wealth Management Americas, Global Asset Management and the Investment Bank.