Sunday, March 05, 2006

International Investors and a Stormy Skiing Weekend

Wow! This was my impression of the Private Deal Conference (privateDC), which was held in Zurich and Interlaken from Friday 3, 2006 until today. (even though I am a little biased because of my position as a part-time analyst with BrainsToVentures, the host of the conference... Nevertheless, I try to be as objective as possible :-))

Over 120 investors from Europe, the US, China and Russia met at the SWX Swiss Exchange in Zurich to discuss investment opportunities and several topics related to private investing in an international context. But the most fascinating aspect of privateDC was to meet amazing people from all over the world dedicated to private investing. The investors, VCs and entrepreneurs enjoyed it as we did - we already got high-quality blogging coverage!

On Friday evening about 30 attendants and the b-to-v team went to Interlaken to enjoy a skiing and wellness weekend together. Even though our hotel did not recommend us to do so, the "diehard" part of our group went skiing on Saturday - just to find out that stormy weather conditions and skiing do not fit together :-) We ended up in the world-famous Röstizzeria, which turned out to be a good alternative to being blown away by an alpine storm... Altogether, the day was an impressive experience and reminded me of how small human being are compared to the power of nature...

Today, we limited our activities to the spa and sauna area before starting an odyssey to St.Gallen - well, in the end we made it :-)

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