The AVIS28 working group was composed of senior staff at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), the President of the Conference of the Cantonal Governments of Switzerland and experts with scientific, economic and civil society backgrounds. The experts were appointed in a personal capacity by Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis to provide an outside perspective on global affairs and Swiss foreign policy and complement the internal views put forward within the FDFA. Members of the AVIS28 working group : — Philipp Aerni, director of the Center for Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability at the University of Zurich — Pascale Baeriswyl, State Secretary, head of the Directorate of Political Affairs, FDFA — Roberto Balzaretti, State Secretary, head of the Directorate for European Affairs, FDFA — Alenka Bonnard, director and co-founder of staatslabor — Manuel Sager, ambassador, Director General of the SDC, FDFA — Markus Seiler, FDFA Secretary General (head of the working group) — Peter R. Voser, Chairman of the Board of Directors, ABB — Thomas Wellauer, Group Chief Operating Officer, Swiss Re — Benedikt Würth, Cantonal Councillor, President of the Conference of the Cantonal Governments of Switzerland Secretary : Daniel Möckli, policy adviser, General Secretariat of the FDFA The report ‘Die Schweiz in der Welt 2028’ reflects the opinions of the working group and should not be construed as an FDFA or Federal Council report. 12