Swiss Academy for Leadership and Sustainability

07/10/2026

05/10/2026

*What makes a professional community truly valuable?*

Not the number of people in it.
But the quality of the conversations, relationships and opportunities it creates.

That is what SALS Membership is about, a carefully curated international community bringing together professionals, established leaders across countries, sectors and generations.

Through SALS Curated Conversations, members meet distinguished voices from leadership, diplomacy, business, sustainability and international affairs, and, more importantly, connect with each other.

Curious? Internationally minded? Ready to contribute? You might belong here. Submit your candidancy!
🔗 Apply for SALS Membership
https://sals.academy/membership/

02/10/2026

01/10/2026

Welcoming Ines Favier Zakowicz to the Swiss Academy for Leadership and Sustainability as our Head of Membership & Community Engagement. ✨

Thoughtful, highly professional and deeply people-oriented, Ines will help shape the next chapter of our growing international community — strengthening relationships with our Members and creating meaningful spaces for connection, exchange and collaboration.

Because a strong community is not simply about bringing people together. It is about making every connection count.

Welcome to SALS, Ines. ❤️

30/09/2026

LEADER OF LEADERS | Sertan Ayçiçek

Four-time CEO of the Year. More than 25 years as a CEO. A career built around leading organizations — and other leaders — through transformation, complexity and critical moments.

Sertan Ayçiçek brings to SALS something particularly valuable: leadership tested in practice, at the highest level.

Proud to have him among The People Shaping SALS.

28/09/2026

During the United Nations High-Level Week in New York, Prof. Dr. Demir Bektić, Advisory Board Member of the Swiss Academy for Leadership and Sustainability, participated in a series of high-level meetings and roundtable discussions addressing important global priorities.

Prof. Dr. Bektić is Head of Multi Asset Solutions and a Member of the Investment Committee at Commerzbank AG, as well as an Adjunct Professor of Finance at the International University of Monaco and the Institute of Management Technology Dubai.

We are proud to have Prof. Dr. Demir Bektić on the SALS Advisory Board.