Moderators – Global Ageing Network CURAVIVA Global Ageing Conference 2017

Peter Rothenbühler

Peter Rothenbühler trained as a journalist and press photographer at Büro Cortesi in Biel. He has been editor-in-chief at "Biel-Bienne", "flair", "Blick für die Frau", "Sonntagsblick", "Schweizer Illustrierte" and "Le Matin"/"Le Matin Dimanche". From 2009 - 2013 he was deputy Publicity Director at Tamedia publications romandes, a newspaper columnist ("Sonntagszeitung", "Le Matin Dimanche") and a lecturer at the universities of Neuchâtel and Geneva. He writes weekly columns in, among other publications, Le Matin, Le Matin Dimanche and "Schweizer Illustrierte". In December 2016, Peter Rothenbühler published his highly regarded autobiography "Frösche küssen - Kröten schlucken" (Kissing frogs - swallowing toads), where, in countless anecdotes and with a great deal of humour and sharp observation, he describes his impressive career as a journalist.

Steffen Lukesch

After gaining a degree in History, German Studies and Social and Economic History at the University of Zurich, Steffen Lukesch worked for various print media organisations. In 1989 he joined the Swiss TV company Schweizer Fernsehen: first as editor/moderator for the science programme "Menschen-Technik-Wissenschaft", then for ten years as moderator and editor-in-chief of the healthcare magazine programme "PULS", including founding and establishing the accompanying printed publications "PULS-Tipp" and "Saldo". In 2003 he joined the "Tagesschau" team as producer, editor and special correspondent. In 2013 he became a freelance media trainer, moderator and discussion leader, mainly in the healthcare sector.

Cornelia Kazis

Cornelia Kazis, who began her career as an educationalist, has worked for 30 years as an editor, journalist, public speaker, moderator, adult educator and author. Her main areas of interest are: society, education, health and parenting. In addition to her editorial work with the Swiss radio channel SRF, she is a lecturer at the MAZ School of Journalism in Lucerne and teaches PR and presentation skills at the Institute of Nursing Science at the University of Basel. She is an author and has published several books. Her most recent, published by Piperverlag, was "Ich kann doch nicht immer für dich da sein. Wege zu einem besseren Miteinander von erwachsenen Kindern und betagten Eltern" (I can't always be there for you. Towards a better relationship between adult children and elderly parents). Cornelia Kazis has won several awards for her work, including the prestigious Erwin Egon Kisch Prize, the Zurich Prize for Journalism and the Astej Prize.

Esther Girsberger

After university studies in the Jura, Esther Girsberger worked as an editor on "Schweizer Politik" and as the correspondent for Italian-speaking Switzerland at the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ). She subsequently took senior jobs at the "Tagesanzeiger"; first as deputy editor-in-chief, then as editor-in-chief. She was responsible for the high-profile interviews in the "SonntagsZeitung". Since 2014, Esther Girsberger has been owner and Managing Director of speakers.ch AG; she serves on a number of foundation boards and committees.

Camille-Angelo Aglione

With a master’s degree in public management from the IDHEAP (Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration), Camille-Angelo Aglione specialises in communication and public relations. Founder aged 17 of Ados Job, an association that helps more than 2000 young people to find part-time jobs alongside their studies each year, he quickly learnt to capitalise on relations with the media.

He has used this experience to international advantage as manager of public relations and partnership development for a European language stay group. Currently Secretary for CURAVIVA in French-speaking Switzerland and project leader for the Vaud medical-welfare establishments, he pursues his commitment to bring different linguistic cultures closer together.