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Stephane Garelli

Competitiveness Expert

Stéphane Garelli—a world authority on competitiveness—has pioneered research in this field for 25 years..

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Stéphane Garelli—a world authority on competitiveness—has pioneered research in this field for 25 years. He is a professor at IMD (Institute of Management Development) Lausanne, where he heads the World Competitiveness Centre, and he is also professor at the University of Lausanne.

Professor Garelli is closely connected to the world of business. He is, among other positions, chairman of the board of directors of Le Temps, the leading French language Swiss newspaper. Prior to that, he was chairman of the board of the Sandoz Financial and Banking Holding and a member of the board of the Banque Edouard Constant.

For 12 years, he was permanent senior adviser to the European management of Hewlett-Packard and before that he was managing director of the World Economic Forum and the Davos Symposium.

He is a member of a number of institutes, including the China Enterprise Management Association, the board of the Fondation Jean Monet pour l’Europe, the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences, and the Mexican Council for Competitiveness.

He is the author of numerous publications on competitiveness and global business, including the bestseller Top Class Competitors: How Nations, Firms and Individuals Succeed in the New World of Competitiveness.

From 1999 to 2002, Stéphane Garelli was a member of the Constitutional Assembly of his local state, Vaud, Switzerland.

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Competitiveness Is Also a Question of Mindset

Global Economic Recovery

The Impact of Society on Competitiveness

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Stephane Garelli - Tips On Leadership
New Business Models Emerging From the Crisis - Webinar with Stéphane Garelli

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TOP CLASS COMPETITORS
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