Philippe Welti

Philippe Welti was Swiss Ambassador to India (2009-2012), having previously served as ambassador to Iran and on numerous other diplomatic assignments, as well as on secondment to the Swiss Defence Department as Political Director.

Since retiring from the Swiss foreign service Philippe Welti has developed a variety of activities. His many roles include being vice-president of the INDIARY foundation, where he regularly contributes articles about India’s foreign policies, a co-founder of Share-an-Ambassador/Geopolitical Coaching and regularly writes and lectures on various geopolitical and geostrategic topics, as well as the founder and president of the Economic Chamber Switzerland-Iran.

Philippe Welti finds India the most interesting country in the world and remains in active contact with Indian institutions and individuals in the economic and cultural fields.

He cherishes his honorary association with SICC and regularly participates in and supports its activities.   

Niklaus Samuel Gugger

Dr. h.c. Niklaus Samuel Gugger is the first Swiss parliamentarian of Indian origin.  His Indian roots makes him have a natural interest in India’s prosperity and development. Nik is therefore not only the president of the Swiss-Indian parliamentary group in Switzerland but also nurtures a close association with the Indian and the Swiss-Indian business community in Switzerland, understanding  their needs and voicing them and working for them as needs be. The Swiss-Indian Chamber of Commerce values his steadfast support and guidance as both synergizes efforts towards the shared goal of prospering business and relations between India and Switzerland. Beyond this, there is much more to Nik which can be found on his page here.