Episode 2: David Bach and UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti

Welcome to the second episode of Leaders Unplugged, a bi-weekly podcast by IMD, hosted by IMD President David Bach with Felix Zeltner. In this wide-ranging chat, David goes from the global to the personal with one of the world’s most prominent bankers: UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti.

At a recent event in Lausanne, Sergio Ermotti joined Bach on stage and put a host of burning questions and discussion points into a larger perspective. Taken straight from the headlines, Ermotti gives his impressions on AI, cryptocurrencies, tariffs, the UBS-Credit Suisse merger, and how Europe should respond to the changing global situation.

Leaders Unplugged features real talk with the impactful. Candid, honest, actionable, and fresh from behind the scenes. It is presented by the International Institute for Management Development in collaboration with Remote Daily. This episode was edited by Rabea Debus with music by Moritz Katz, and produced by Brendon Hanley and Felix Zeltner. The executive producer of IMD Podcasts is Delia Fischer.

Enjoy listening to this new biweekly series and other IMD podcasts here: https://www.imd.org/ibyimd/podcasts/

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