Top 25 Minds Redesigning Financial Services in Switzerland

The Swiss financial industry is in a state of structural transformation. New technologies along with changing client expectations – in particular with respect to impact - are reshaping the sector, forcing client-facing incumbents to sharpen their value propositions. This structural change is being driven by a number of courageous and innovative leaders who are pushing the status quo, inviting all of us to reimagine the way financial services in Switzerland are consumed and deployed. It is also in this context that we are thrilled to announce the inaugural event celebrating the Top 25 Minds Reshaping the Future of Financial Services in Switzerland.

Please join us to learn from and interact with these pioneers and thought leaders on October 5^th in the AURA at Paradeplatz. The discussion topics and agenda for the event are as follows:

16:30 – 16:45: Introduction and Welcome

16:45 – 17:30: Panel 1: Reshaping the Swiss financial industry: The Fintechs driving the change
Panel discussion of Switzerland's most successful fintech companies including Jörg Sandrock (Co-founder and CEO of Neon), Daniel Peter (Co-founder and CEO of Viac), and Patrik Schär (Founder and CEO of Selma Finance). The panel discussion will be moderated by Christine Schmid (Head Strategy at additiv and RFS Strategic Board member).

17:30 – 18:15: Panel 2: Sustainable investing: From greenwashing to real impact
Panel discussion on the importance of sustainable finance, greenwashing, and real impact including Falko Paetzold (Founder of the Center for Sustainable Finance and Private Wealth CSP at UZH, Professor at EBS University), Reto Ringger (Founder & CEO of Globalance Bank), Tillmann Lang (Co-founder and CEO of Inyova), Renat Heuberger (Co-founder & CEO South Pole) and Daniel Wild (Head ESG Strategy at Credit Suisse). The panel discussion will be moderated by Christian Mesenholl (Head Morningstar Central Europe & Country Manager Switzerland)

18:15 – 18:30: Break

18:30 – 19:15: Panel 3: The innovator’s dilemma: The challenge of disrupting past success
Panel discussion on the future of Swiss banking, current and future challenges and opportunities including Anke Bridge Haux (Head of Digital Banking at Credit Suisse), Andreas Kubli (Group Managing Director & Head Multichannel Management & Digitization at UBS), Nicolas de Skowronski (Co-Head Investment & Wealth Management Solutions at Julius Baer), and Carl Verbrugge (Partner at Lombard Odier). The panel discussion will be moderated by Robert Ruttmann (CEO of RFS)

19:15 – 19:45: Panel 4: Positioning Switzerland as the cradle of global innovation in finance
Panel discussion on Switzerland's role as an innovation hub for finance and its opportunities in a post-banking secrecy world including Nicolas Bürer (Managing Director at digitalswitzerland), Andreas Iten (Managing Director at SIX and F10 Accelerator), Michael Stemmle (Founder and CEO of additiv) and Sandra Tobler (Co-founder and CEO of Futurae). The panel discussion will be moderated by Robin Errico (Partner and CRO at EY Switzerland)

19:45 – 20:15: Panel 5: Crypto valley meets Paradeplatz
Panel discussion on opportunities in decentralized finance, crypto banking and Blockchain technology including Javier Rubio (Head of Business Development at BBVA Switzerland), Thomas Eichenberger (Head of Business Units at Sygnum), and Adrien Treccani (Founder & CEO Metaco). The panel discussion will be moderated by Zani Sharifi (Managing Partner at RFS)

20:15 – 20:30: Closing

20:30 - 21:30: Apéro riche and networking

Note: Participation to this event is only possible with a invitation code, which you can input during the checkout process.

Corona guidelines: The event will strictly follow Corona safety guidelines. Only participants with a valid CoVid certificate and identification documents can enter the event.