Speaker André Schneider
André Schneider CEO Genève Aéroport After a career as a professional musician in major classical orchestras, André Schneider was recruited by IBM to create an IT consulting practice based in Geneva, but working throughout Europe. Expanding on this experience he joined the World Economic Forum where he was instrumental in …
André Schneider
CEO Genève Aéroport
After a career as a professional musician in major classical orchestras, André Schneider was recruited by IBM to create an IT consulting practice based in Geneva, but working throughout Europe.
Expanding on this experience he joined the World Economic Forum where he was instrumental in creating the world’s leading global multi-stakeholder platform. Globalizing the concept and expanding it around the world, with special emphasis on China and the Middle East.
With an emphasis on sustainable development, André developed projects in areas including, renewable energies, sustainable competitiveness, sustainable mobility, sustainable infrastructure grading and financing and social banking.
André then joined EPFL, as Vice-President for Resources and Infrastructures.
On September 1, 2016, André joined Genève Aéroport as its new CEO.
André is also the chairman of the innovation board of the Aviation Research Center Switzerland; chairman of World Climate Ltd, the world’s leading media and events platform to accelerate the development of the global green economy; and Vice-Chairman of Global Infrastructure Basel, the sustainable infrastructure forum and summit.
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