Investment Forum Lucerne – “Phoenix”September 24–25, 2009

Table of Contents

Introduction 3

Program 4–5

Guest Speaker 8

Special Guest 9

Forum Speakers 10–12

Workshop Speakers 13–15

Optional Tours 18

Gala Dinner Château Gütsch 19

Accommodation & Forum 20

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“Phoenix”

Credit Suisse is delighted to invite you to our Investment Forum to be held inLucerne on September 24–25, 2009.

It has been almost two years since the start of the credit crunch,a period in which we have seen unprecedented levels of marketvolatility, a sharp slowdown in global economic growth, record lowinterest rates and government support packages of unthinkablemagnitude. However, there finally appears to be light at the endof the tunnel, with recent economic data suggesting that we mayhave passed the worst.

“Phoenix” is the theme of this year’s Investment Forum, providingwhat we believe is a perfect and timely platform for investorsto appraise and discuss key investment opportunities for therest of 2009 and into 2010.The Forum will allow attendees tohear presentations from some of our longest-serving investment professionals, as well as some of our most recent additions.Throughout the two-day event, we will be providing a comfort-able environment to discuss views on markets and investmentopportunities through a series of structured sessions and a social program.

The formal sessions will be chaired by Robert Parker, Vice Chair-man of Credit Suisse’s Asset Management business. Robert willprovide an update on the credit crunch and share with us hismacro outlook, before preparing the ground for Stefan Keitel,Global Chief Investment Officer (CIO) for our MACS division.Stefan will explore investment themes and asset allocationstrategies. We will then turn our attention to fixed income withMaurizio Pedrini, Global Co-Head Fixed Income. Maurizio will focus on innovative approaches in fixed income.

We will finish Day One with our guest speaker, The Rt. Hon. SirJohn Major KG CH, former Prime Minister of Britain. Sir Johnwill address the global political scene, offering his views on keytopics of the day.

We look forward to continuing these discussions at our GalaDinner, which will be held at Château Gütsch, a fairy-tale castle offering breathtaking views of Lake Lucerne and thesurrounding mountains. At the dinner we will be joined byrenowned Swiss artist Gerry Hofstetter, best known for his useof light to transform buildings, monuments and landscapes intoworks of art.

Day Two will kick off with a breakfast presentation on Russianopportunities by Elizabeth Eaton, Head of Emerging MarketsEquity in MACS. We will also be joined by Filippo Rima, who isresponsible for Global Equities in MACS. Filippo will give apresentation on new opportunities within global equities. Our focus will then turn to the outlook for the global real estate market, with Daniel Tochtermann-Pedio, Global Head of RealEstate Acquisition and Sales. John Kremer, Global BusinessHead, Single Manager Hedge Funds, will then conclude thepresentations with a review of Credit Suisse’s strengths and capabilities in the alternative investments zone.

We are delighted to have Sir Bob Geldof joining us to bring theForum to a close. The former pop star and humanitarian is bestknown for his work to help the children of Africa and has beeninstrumental in helping increase awareness of world poverty.

Over both days we will also be holding a series of workshops,each of which will focus on a specific theme in smaller “break-out” groups. Topics covered will include the recently launchedMENA fund, our Brazil products, insurance-linked strategies,value investing, index funds, inflation-linked bonds and distressedopportunities.

We believe that the Credit Suisse Investment Forum will be akey event in this year’s investment calendar, and we are verymuch looking forward to welcoming you in Lucerne.

Dr. Raoul-Philip Bachmann, Head of Distribution Multi-Asset Class Solutions (MACS)

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Thursday, September 24

Optional Tours

08.30–13.00 Farmer activities, followed by lunch (Dress code: casual)

09.00–13.00 Rowing experience, followed by lunch (Dress code: sportswear, sport shoes)

10.30–13.00 City tour with Kurt Illi, followed by lunch(Dress code: casual)

Individual Arrivals

By 12.00 Individual arrivals in Lucerne, followed by check-in at the “Credit Suisse Welcome Desk” at the hotel Palace Luzern

11.30–13.00 Optional lunch at the hotel Palace Luzern

Investment Forum Begin

13.00–13.30 Welcome coffee

13.30–13.35 Dr. Raoul-Philip BachmannWelcome address

13.35–14.00 Robert ParkerConference chairman’s opening comments & macro outlook

14.00–14.40 Stefan KeitelAsset Allocation Strategies and Investment Themes for 2009

14.40–15.20 Maurizio PedriniInnovative Approaches in Fixed Income

15.20–15.50 Coffee break

15.50–16.40 Work streams:Workshop 1: “Credit Suisse Equity/Bond Fund (Lux) Brazil”Mauro Bergstein

Workshop 2: “Inflation-Linked Strategy” Alexandre Bouchardy

Workshop 3: “Insurance-Linked Strategies”Niklaus Hilti

Workshop 4: “Credit Suisse SICAV One(Lux) Equity Middle East & North Africa” Farid Samji

Workshop 5: “Trends in Index Investing”Dr. Valerio Schmitz-Esser

Workshop 6: “Phoenix DistressedOpportunities” Marko Sobic

Workshop 7: “Value Investing”Gregor Trachsel

16.50–17.50 The Rt. Hon. Sir John Major KG CHFormer Prime Minister of Britain

17.50–18.00 Robert ParkerWrap-up

18.00–19.45 Leisure time

Gala Dinner

19.45 Meet in reception area of the hotel PalaceLuzern for departure to the Gala Dinner

20.00 Gala Dinner with Gerry Hofstetter(Dress code: business)

Program

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Friday, September 25

07.00–07.30 Individual breakfast and checkout

07.30–08.00 Elizabeth EatonBreakfast Presentation on Russian Opportunities

08.00–08.05 Robert ParkerIntroduction to Day Two

08.05–08.45 Filippo RimaOpportunities in Equities

08.45–09.25 Daniel Tochtermann-PedioGlobal Outlook in Real Estate

09.25–09.55 Coffee break

09.55–11.45 Work streams:Workshop 1: “Credit Suisse Equity/Bond Fund (Lux) Brazil”Mauro Bergstein

Workshop 2: “Inflation-Linked Strategy” Alexandre Bouchardy

Workshop 3: “Insurance-Linked Strategies”Niklaus Hilti

Workshop 4: “Credit Suisse SICAV One(Lux) Equity Middle East & North Africa” Farid Samji

Workshop 5: “Trends in Index Investing”Dr. Valerio Schmitz-Esser

Workshop 6: “Phoenix DistressedOpportunities” Marko Sobic

Workshop 7: “Value Investing”Gregor Trachsel

11.55–12.35 John KremerOur Expertise in Alternative Investments

12.35–13.35 Sir Bob GeldofPhoenix

13.35–13.50 Robert ParkerWrap-up

13.50–15.00 Lunch

From 13.50 Airport transfers

Some thinkLucerne.

We think “Phoenix”.

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The Rt. Hon. Sir John Major KG CHFormer Prime Minister of Britain and currently a Senior Advisor to Credit Suisse

The Rt. Hon. Sir John Major KG CH became involved in politics at the age of 16, and 20 years later, in 1979, was elected as aMember of Parliament. He served in the Government for 16 years and in the Cabinet for 10 years. In October 1989, he was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sir John was appointed Prime Minister in November 1990, a position he held until May1997. In the General Election of April 1992, he led the Conservative Party to an unprecedented fourth term in office. He retiredfrom the House of Commons in May 2001.

In 1999, The Queen appointed him a Companion of Honour in recognition of his initiation of the Northern Ireland peace processand, in 2005, he was appointed a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.

Sir John has a number of business interests, including Senior Advisor to Credit Suisse. Other positions held include Chairman ofthe International Advisory Board of the National Bank of Kuwait, and Chairman of the European Advisory Council of Emerson ElectricCompany. Sir John is also actively involved in a number of charities.

“For years, the Western economies were the maypole around which the worlddanced: when they grew, the world did too. Over the last few years, that has beenchanging rapidly, and we are reverting to the position that existed several hundredyears ago. The majority of world growth now comes from the East and is likely tocontinue to do so in the foreseeable future. We may not be entirely accuratewhen we speak of ‘one world’; but we do have a truly global economy. This offersboth opportunities and risks that we have not seen before. If we are wise enough to avoid the pitfalls and focus on the opportunities, we will, hopefully, be able toaddress many of the problems around the world that once seemed insoluble.”

Guest Speaker

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Sir Bob GeldofLeading Humanitarian and Pop Star

Sir Bob Geldof entered the music scene as a journalist before forming the band The Boomtown Rats, who had a series of hits, including two U.K. number one singles in the late 1970s. In 1984, he turned his attention to the dreadful famine that was plaguingEthiopia, and Sir Bob is probably best known for the Band Aid single/Live Aid concerts to raise money for and awareness of thesituation in Africa. In recognition of this work, he received a knighthood in 1986.

Sir Bob is also a highly successful and astute businessman, having helped set up and then sell Planet 24, a television productionhouse, and Deckchair.com, an online travel agency. More recently, he was involved in the Live 8 series of concerts, which took placein 2005. Sir Bob was recognized by Time Magazine as one of 2005’s European Heroes and in 2007 was a nominee for the NobelPeace Prize, his sixth such nomination. This follows the Nobel Man of Peace award that he received in 2005.

“The world’s economic system was always skewed and its rewards asymmetric.We built a global economy that excluded half of the globe. We marginalised the productive capacity of the 3 billion people who live on less than $2 a day. By excluding them, we deprived them of the income they need to buy our stuffand consigned them to ill health, lack of education and conflict. Instability is inherent in asymmetry. It will, and has, toppled over. The first task in rebuilding the world’s financial structure must be to bring the peripheral economies and their people into the centre.”

Special Guest

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Forum Speakers

Robert Parker

Vice Chairman

Robert Parker is Vice Chairman of Asset Management at Credit Suisse. He is a member of the

Chairman’s Board of Credit Suisse as well as Credit Suisse’s Investment Committee. He has global

responsibility for the management and development of new business and client relationships for

Credit Suisse’s Asset Management business.

Prior to joining Credit Suisse in 1982, Robert spent six years at N M Rothschild & Sons working

in the foreign exchange/fixed income investment operation. He started his career at Lloyds Bank

International in France in Corporate Finance.

Robert was one of the founding members of CSFB Investment Management. From 1982 until

1994 he led and developed CSFBIM’s foreign exchange and fixed income business. In 1994 he

became Co-Chairman of CSFBIM and in 1995 he was responsible for integrating the Asset Man-

agement operations of Credit Suisse and CSFB. From 1995 until 1998, he was Chief Executive

of Credit Suisse’s Asset Management business in London.

Robert is a member of the Advisory Boards of the European Institute and Funds Europe and is a

member of the Advisory Council of the U.K. Society of Investment Professionals. He is also Chair-

man of the Asset Management Committee of the International Capital Markets Association.

Robert received his BA and MA in Economics from the University of Cambridge.

“Since our last Investment Forum, financial markets have gonefrom bad to worse, but now appear to have turned a corner on the back of some more encouraging economic data and corporateresults. At the upcoming Forum in September, with the worstseemingly behind us, we will focus on where investors should nowbe looking for the best opportunities, covering both traditional andalternative asset classes, with a focus on specialist areas througha series of interactive workshops. Clear, detailed analysis is criticalin current market conditions, and we will aim to add significantvalue in our idea generation at this Investment Forum.”

Introduction & Wrap-up

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Maurizio Pedrini

Global Co-Head Fixed Income,

Multi-Asset Class Solutions (MACS)

Maurizio Pedrini is a Managing Director of

Credit Suisse’s Asset Management business,

based in Zurich. He is Global Co-Head Fixed

Income, focusing on retail funds and insti-

tutional products. He joined Credit Suisse

in 1998.

Prior to this he was Head of Bond Research

and Bond Fund Management at UBS Private

Banking. Maurizio has more than 17 years of

professional experience in the fixed income

and foreign exchange business.

Maurizio holds a Master’s degree from the

University of Zurich (specializing in Finance

and Monetary Theory) and is a Certified

EFFAS Financial Analyst. He is a visiting

lecturer at the University of Zurich for the

EFFAS Financial Analyst study course and

at the University of Applied Sciences North-

western Switzerland on various fixed income

topics. Maurizio is a member of the Swiss

Bond Commission.

Elizabeth Eaton

Head of Emerging Markets Equity,

Multi-Asset Class Solutions (MACS)

Elizabeth Eaton has long experience as an

Emerging Markets fund manager, with a

consistent track record and a strong reputa-

tion in the Global Emerging Markets investor

community. She has been with Credit Suisse

for eleven years, working from both the New

York and London offices. Most recently, she

held the role of Head of Emerging EMEA

Equities in Global Investors. In this capacity,

Elizabeth managed over $4.5 billion in re-

gional equity assets, including dedicated

Eastern Europe and Russia funds. She has

won several industry awards across Europe

and the U.K.

Elizabeth holds a BS in Economics from

the Wharton School at the University of

Pennsylvania.

Stefan Keitel

Global Chief Investment Officer (CIO),

Multi-Asset Class Solutions (MACS)

Stefan Keitel is a Managing Director of Credit

Suisse’s Asset Management business, based

in Zurich and Frankfurt. He is Global Chief

Investment Officer (CIO) for MACS, being

responsible for the investment strategy world-

wide, and a member of various international

investment groups.

Stefan was directly responsible for portfolio

management in Germany from 2001 to 2003,

became CIO Germany in 2004 and CIO Cen-

tral Europe over all divisions in 2008. From

2006 to 2009 Stefan was also “Geschäfts-

führer” of Credit Suisse Asset Management

Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH and Head

MACS Germany.

Stefan joined Credit Suisse in 2001 from

Prudential Sec. New York/Frankfurt, where

he was a Portfolio Manager and Financial

Advisor. Prior to that, Stefan started his

career with Deutsche Bank and then took

up his studies.

Stefan holds a degree in Business Manage-

ment, focus on Finance (Diplom-Kaufmann),

from Mainz University.

Thursday, 14.00–14.40 Thursday, 14.40–15.20 Friday, 07.30–08.00

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Forum Speakers

John Kremer

Global Business Head,

Single Manager Hedge Funds

John Kremer is a Managing Director of Credit

Suisse’s Asset Management business, based

in London. He is Global Business Head, Single

Manager Hedge Funds for Asset Manage-

ment. John served as a member on the Man-

aging Director Evaluation Committee (MDEC)

during 2008.

John joined Credit Suisse in 2006 from

Lehman Brothers in London, where he served

as President of Lehman Brothers Alternative

Investment Management and where he built

and directed a global distribution team for their

hedge fund, fund of funds, and commodity-

related asset management products. Prior to

Lehman Brothers, he held senior distribution

positions at UBS O’Connor in Hong Kong,

Tokyo and London.

John holds a BA in East Asian Studies from

Middlebury College and an MA in Interna-

tional Affairs and Economics from the School

of Advanced International Studies at Johns

Hopkins University.

Daniel Tochtermann-Pedio

Global Head of Real Estate Acquisition

and Sales

Daniel Tochtermann-Pedio is Global Head of

Real Estate Acquisition and Sales. He joined

Credit Suisse’s Asset Management business

in September 2004 and, in an initial phase,

was responsible for the build-up of the first

international real estate fund – Credit Suisse

Real Estate Fund International – according to

Swiss law. Since January 1, 2008, he has

held the position Global Head of Real Estate

Acquisition and Sales at Credit Suisse Real

Estate Asset Management, comprising more

than 20 employees.

Daniel began his career in real estate man-

agement in 1992 when he joined Wüest &

Partner AG. In 1995, he became partner and

a member of the executive board responsible

for finance as well as for portfolio manage-

ment and transaction services. As an accred-

ited valuator of the Swiss Federal Banking

Commission, he was also responsible for the

valuation of real estate portfolios of well-

known real estate funds, investment foun-

dations, real estate investment companies,

pension funds and insurance companies.

Daniel earned a Master’s degree in Philoso-

phy from the University of Zurich. He holds

a Master of Finance from the Zuercher

Hochschule Winterthur and a postgraduate

degree in Real Estate Economics from the

European Business School in Oestrich-

Winkel, Germany.

Friday, 11.55–12.35 Friday, 08.45–09.25

Filippo Rima

Head Global Equities,

Multi-Asset Class Solutions (MACS)

Filippo Rima is a Managing Director of Credit

Suisse’s Asset Management business, based

in Zurich. He is responsible for Global Equities

in MACS.

Filippo joined Credit Suisse Asset Manage-

ment in September 2005 from Winterthur

Asset Management, where he was a Senior

Portfolio Manager in the equity team. Prior to

that, Filippo worked at a private Swiss bank

for four years as an equity analyst.

Filippo holds a degree in Business Adminis-

tration from the University of St. Gallen (HSG)

and a degree in Civil Engineering from the

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

(ETH). Filippo is a CFA charterholder.

Friday, 08.05–08.45

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Workshop Speakers

Alexandre Bouchardy

Senior Portfolio Manager,

Global Fixed Income

Alexandre Bouchardy, Vice President, is a

Senior Portfolio Manager and responsible

for inflation-linked products. In addition, he

manages Global Fixed Income portfolios. He

joined Credit Suisse in January 2002.

Prior to Credit Suisse, Alexandre worked for

Pictet & Cie and J.P. Morgan in Geneva

and Paris.

Alexandre holds a Master’s degree from

the University of Lausanne (specializing in

Economics and Finance) and is a CFA

charterholder.

Mauro Bergstein

Head of the Asset Management

business in Brazil

Mauro Bergstein is a Managing Director of

Credit Suisse’s Asset Management busi-

ness. He is based in Sao Paulo and is Head

of the Asset Management business in Brazil,

with responsibility for Fund Management and

for Sales and Marketing.

Mauro joined Credit Suisse in 1998 through

Credit Suisse Asset Management’s acquisi-

tion of Garantia Asset Management. Prior to

the acquisition, he spent his career at Garan-

tia, in both Brazil and New York, working as

a Fixed Income Portfolio Manager and as a

proprietary trader of emerging market debt.

In addition, he has experience in institutional

client sales of both equity and fixed income

products, equity brokerage, asset trading, for-

eign exchange futures and money markets.

Mauro holds a BS in Economics from Pontifi-

cia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro.

Niklaus Hilti

Head of Insurance-Linked Strategies

Niklaus Hilti currently heads the Insurance-

Linked Strategies team at Credit Suisse. In

this role he is responsible for the product

strategy, development and management of

assets in the ILS zone.

In his prior role at Credit Suisse Group he

headed the Alternative Investment Depart-

ment of Bank Leu. Here he built and grew

the Insurance-Linked Strategies franchise

and oversaw the Fund of Hedge Funds.

Prior to joining Credit Suisse Group, Niklaus

was Head Reinsurance Non Life Actuary at

Helvetia Insurance Company and Head

Natural Catastrophe Pricing at Converium

Ltd., a top ten reinsurer. Before that he was

Pricing Actuary at Zurich Re.

Niklaus is an actuary, who holds a Master of

Science in Theoretical Physics and Meteor-

ology and did a three-year research project

on global climate modeling. In recent years

Niklaus has published various papers re-

garding seasonal forecasts of hurricanes

and tropical cyclones and their impact on

insurance in collaboration with the University

College in London.

Thursday, 15.50–16.40

Friday, 09.55–11.45

Thursday, 15.50–16.40

Friday, 09.55–11.45

Thursday, 15.50–16.40

Friday, 09.55–11.45

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Workshop Speakers

Dr. Valerio Schmitz-Esser

Head of Client Solutions, Deputy Head of

Quantitative Strategies Group, Europe

Dr. Valerio Schmitz-Esser joined Credit Suisse’s

Asset Management division in Zurich in Oc-

tober 2000 as a Portfolio Manager. In August

2002 he became Co-Head of Research and

Active Strategies. Since March 2007 he has

been Head of Client Solutions and Deputy

Head of the Quantitative Strategies Group,

Europe. Valerio started his professional career

doing an apprenticeship with Vereins- und

Westbank in Hamburg, Germany.

From 1991 to 1996 he studied Business

Administration at the universities of Fribourg,

Switzerland, and Siena, Italy. He graduated

from the University of Fribourg with a Master’s

in 1996 and a Ph.D. in 2000. Valerio is also a

CFA charterholder.

During his studies he was an intern with Erste

Invest Consult in Vienna, Bayerische Vereins-

bank in Munich and Munich Re in Singapore.

During his Ph.D. studies he worked on sev-

eral consulting projects in the banking sector.

Marko Sobic

Portfolio Manager,

Head of Event Driven Strategies

Marko Sobic joined Credit Suisse Zurich in

July 2000. Initially, he joined Product Man-

agement & Advisory Hedge Funds, focusing

on selecting global hedge fund investment

opportunities for private bank clientele with

a main focus on arbitrage strategies. This ac-

tivity triggered several hundred million dollars

in hedge fund flows and allowed Marko to

build a worldwide network in the global hedge

fund community.

After the decision to streamline all Credit

Suisse hedge fund activities into one depart-

ment, Marko moved in 2002 to the global

manager selection group. During that period

he was instrumental in building up the cus-

tomized portfolio effort, which became one of

the main pillars of the group.

In 2004, he focused exclusively on manager

selection work in the global relative value/

arbitrage sector, which encompassed most

non-directional hedge fund strategies across

all asset classes. In 2005 Marko was promo -

ted to Deputy Sector Head of Event Driven

Strategies responsible for all European invest-

ments. In 2006 he was promoted to Sector

Head, assuming responsibility for all event-

driven investments globally.

Marko is a graduate of the University of Ap-

plied Sciences, School of Economics, Zurich,

where he received his BA in Finance. He is a

CFA charterholder and a member of the

Swiss Society of Financial Analysts.

Thursday, 15.50–16.40

Friday, 09.55–11.45

Thursday, 15.50–16.40

Friday, 09.55–11.45

Farid Samji

Senior Portfolio Manager

Farid Samji joined Credit Suisse in May 2009

and has an impressive track record spanning

more than eleven years’ experience in asset

management, primarily in the MENA region.

Prior to joining Credit Suisse, Farid has had

extensive asset management experience with

Arqaam Capital, ICT (Sheikh Zayed’s Private

Office – Abu Dhabi), and the National Bank

of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), having launched and

managed several regional funds.

Farid holds a Master’s degree in Finance

from Brunel University (U.K.) and a Bache-

lor’s degree (Honours) in Mathematics from

Heriot-Watt University (U.K.).

Thursday, 15.50–16.40

Friday, 09.55–11.45

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Gregor Trachsel

Head of Value Investments Team

Gregor Trachsel is responsible for Value Invest-

ments at Credit Suisse’s Asset Management

business.

Prior to joining the organization, he worked

in the same capacity at M.M.Warburg Bank

in Zurich (2002–2008), where he initiated

and still manages the Warburg Value Fund,

and at Tidemark Capital in New York (1998–

2002). From 1996 to 1998, Gregor worked

on various investment and strategy projects

at the Sandoz Foundation’s family office in

Switzerland.

After receiving his Master’s degree, Gregor

was a buy-side analyst for the Vontobel U.S.

Value Fund in New York (1995). Before pur-

suing his university education, Gregor began

his career as a trainee at Bank J. Vontobel

& Co. in Zurich (1984–1987), followed by

positions in the bank’s operations (1988)

and private banking/portfolio management

(1989) departments.

Gregor holds an MBA from Columbia Univer-

sity Graduate School of Business in New York

(1995) and a BSBA from the University of

Denver (1993).

Thursday, 15.50–16.40

Friday, 09.55–11.45

Lucerne facts

Founded around 1180 AD436 meters above sea level58,375 inhabitantsCapital of Canton of LucerneApprox.1million overnight visitors per year4.5–5 million day visitors per year

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Farmer Activities Let us take you to a picturesque farm in Ruswil near Lucerne, where you can learn aboutSwiss traditions and a typical farmer’s work in a fun way. To experience what life is reallylike on a farm, there’s nothing for it but for everyone to roll up their sleeves, put on rubberboots and get started on daily tasks of a farmer. A well-deserved, traditional lunch is servedon the farm. (Dress code: casual)

Rowing Experience Experience pure teamwork in a rowing boat on Lake Lucerne. Rowing is the ultimate teamsport and one of the oldest Olympic sports. It highlights the true elements of what it meansto be on a team – confidence, commitment, trust. At the rowing club of Lucerne instruc-tors will explain and show you the techniques of this wonderful sport. After a short trainingsession on land, we will take two boats and try the techniques on water. Get to know thespecial feeling of gliding over the water with all boat members rowing at the same pace.After the sporty part we will have a delicious lunch in a restaurant right on the lakefront,before the motorboats take us back to the hotel. (Dress code: sportswear, sport shoes)

City Stroll with the Former Director of the Lucerne Tourist Board Kurt IlliLucerne’s wooden Chapel Bridge and Water Tower are arguably Switzerland’s most pho-tographed landmarks. Meet the former director of the Lucerne Tourist Board, Kurt Illi, whostopped at nothing to put these highlights on the tourist map and helped Lucerne becomeone of the best-known travel destinations, with about five million annual visitors. Listen tohis stories about how he brought Lucerne to the Japanese, and tried to sell rain to theArabs. Explore the charming city of Lucerne with Kurt Illi and enjoy a mouthwatering lunchat one of the traditional restaurants in the old town. (Dress code: casual)

Optional Tours

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Gala Dinner Château Gütsch

Château GütschChâteau Gütsch has always been a very special place. From a hilltop above the city ofLucerne, you will enjoy a stunning view of Lake Lucerne and the mountains as you treatyourself to culinary specialties.

In 1859, Burkhard Pfyffer bought a piece of land and, in the same year, the Lucerne CityCouncil authorized him to run an inn there. As the years went by, what started out as asimple hostelry developed into Château Gütsch and one of Lucerne’s best addresses.

Thanks to its breathtaking views of the lake and mountains, the castle made a name foritself. And under this name, it made history before falling into a state of slumber for sometime. But now the Sleeping Beauty has awakened, and the fairy-tale castle on the little hillabove the city of Lucerne has started a new life.

The restaurant Petit Palais and the banquet rooms were reopened in July 2008. Today,Chef Fabian Inderbitzin, who was recognized by Gault Millau as the Discovery of the Year2008 in the German-speaking part of Switzerland, and Restaurant Manager Mathieu Zim-mermann, Sommelier of the Year 2005, provide gastronomic delights of the highest level.

Gerry HofstetterGerry Hofstetter is a former head of investment banking and helicopter pilot. Since 1999,he has been transforming buildings, monuments, landscapes and mountains throughoutthe world into temporary works of art by means of his spectacular light art projections.

Gerry’s art does not just appeal to people’s sense of aesthetics and predilection for thedramatic; his light images frequently also harbor messages, such as when in 2005 he illuminated the Matterhorn from several heavy-lift helicopters in order to draw attentionto the issue of glacial retreat in the Alps. He also undertook light art expeditions to theAntarctic in 2003 and 2005; in a project in support of the United Nations International Yearof Freshwater 2003, he illuminated icebergs from a Russian expedition boat, creatingtemporary memorials to alert mankind to the increasing problem of global warming.

With his illuminations, the Swiss artist aims wherever possible to encourage beholders tocontemplate the lit-up monument and to actively consider how our planet can develop inan environmentally-friendly, sustainable manner.

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