Wirz Cocktail celebrates its 40th anniversary

After the Danes, the Swiss population is the happiest in the world. Thomas Städeli, CEO of Wirz Werbung, opened the evening with this statement. Moderated by Andrea Vetsch from Swiss television, an interesting and entertaining panel discussion on the many facets of happiness followed. According to Gabriela Manser, who used to be a nursery school teacher and now runs the Gontenbad mineral spring, everyone is the architect of their own happiness. With a positive attitude, it is easier to seize the opportunities for happiness that present themselves and to realize moments of happiness. Happiness researcher Dr. Alois Stutzer, on the other hand, looked at the economic factors that make people happy. In addition to a satisfying job, intangible things and social contacts are particularly important for a lasting sense of happiness, whereas material things usually only make you happy for a short time. Bastien Girod agreed with the economics professor. He is convinced that politics can also contribute to the "overall happiness balance" of the population by creating the right framework conditions, for example through socially and ecologically sustainable policies. Conductor and artistic director Graziella Contratto experiences moments of satisfaction and happiness when she brings an orchestra into perfect balance. The panel agreed that it is important to sharpen one's awareness of happiness in order not only to constantly chase happiness, but also to recognize it at the right time.
A summary of the panel discussion with the most important comments made by the panelists and the guests' comments on the evening will be available from November 26, 2010 on Wirz.ch viewable.

(Pictures: Wirz)