Thomas holds a Master’s degree from the University of St. Gallen and a PhD from the University of Lausanne. He founded several companies and has broad experience as CEO and board member of various companies in the financial industry. He is currently engaged in FinTech and Investment Management research at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. Key areas of focus include the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and Quantum Computing in financial markets. He also implements this with his company AVACO.

Riyadh is Head of Quantium EMEA, building the EMEA+Asia business of the most exciting data and analytics business in Financial Services, Retail, FMCG, and Health

CTO of Swissquote Bank, Alexandru has over 20 years of experience in Swiss financial sector

His aspiration is to work with start-ups to make cutting edge innovations feasible for businesses.

For that he brings 20-years hands-on experience in banking and insurance and understands the (perceived) value of innovations and how to achieve results. He has built two consulting businesses himself. He has access to a European network of executives in financial services and funding

Abdallah Djedid is a co-founder of Unit8, an international Business Development professional with a solid experience in winning new business, and developing new markets in the Information Technology and Banking sector.

Deputy Managing Director at EPFL Innovation Park with 30 years of broad management experience in various functional areas: R&D, marketing & business development, operational planning & control, science diplomacy and professional training, both in private and public sectors.

Strategic thinker with a global vision and down-to-earth approach, capable of designing or assessing action plans for effective implementation. Having very good knowledge and network of Swiss innovation ecosystem through 12 years of research and innovation management in the sector and enjoying an extensive nectwork with corporate decision makers, university management, entrepreneurs as well as investors.

I have 30 years of experience in the financial industry, being close to technology topics and business transformations. I worked for UBS in Switzerland, France and Hong Kong and I am now at SIX Financial Information as Head of Customer Support looking into transforming the customer experience in a B2B environment.

Rani Jabban Head of Treasury, Digital Assets and Financial Institutions at Arab bank (Switzerland) Ltd.

Rani is the holder of a Msc. in Economics and a graduate from Magistère Banque Finance – University Paris 2 Pantheon – Assas (1994). In 1995, Rani worked as a Forex and Treasury dealer at BFO London (Credit Agricole group) and joined Credit Agricole (Suisse) S.A as senior manager FX advisory in 2000. Since 2009, he is the Head of Treasury at Arab Bank (Switzerland) Ltd. Appointed to the Executive Committee in 2014,  he is now in charge of Treasury, Trading, Digital assets, Financial Institutions and Marketing

Pranay Jain is the CEO and Co-Founder of Enterprise Bot. He started his first venture at 18 and has been a serial entrepreneur since then. A passionate leader, he is able to build bridges between technology & business and is a true visionary. He was a winner of the US Federal Reserve Monetary Policy challenge and was selected to represent Enterprise Bot as the top 10 Swiss Fintech founders by Venture Lab, Switzerland

In the last 10 years, Michael has founded his own company and executed a successful venture exit & transfer to an international bank. He later worked for the largest bank in Europe in the areas of Private Banking, Risk and Trade Finance before joining SIX and supporting its innovation and growth endeavours. In this role he built a FinTech Hub in Spain, lead projects in equity and debt capital markets as well as contributed to SIX’s strategy and future foresight thought leadership.

At SDX, he is part of the equity team, with a primary focus on private equity, and is dedicated to enhancing the funding process for private companies and improving the issuance, custody, and transfer of digital securities in SDX’s regulated CSD. He is also responsible for the first-ever tokenization of equity shares in a fully regulated CSD based on Distributed Ledger Technology.

Manfred is an experienced Business Leader, passionate Founder/Entrepreneur, Senior Advisor, Board Member and Investor/Business Angel supporting innovative Startups/Scale-ups in their Growth & Digital Transformation journey. He comes with 20+ years of professional experience, mainly in the international IT outsourcing/services & software/platform solutions business with a main focus on go-to-market strategy for growth & scalability, sales/key account management, new business/market development, consultative selling, marketing and buildup/leadership of high-performance sales teams in a global, multicultural environment, mainly towards the banking, financial services & insurance industry.

Experienced manager with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services and electronics industry. Strong business development skills in Innovation Management, Digital Strategy, Payments, Customer Experience, and Financial Services Ecosystem – with a passion for digital assets, new emerging tech and sustainability.

Stefan has more than 20 years of experience within the banking industry especially within the credit risk area. As a Director he has covered different roles at Credit Suisse (Switzerland) AG and currently he works as Head CRM SB Core & Digital Business. In addition he is responsible for different digitalization and automation projects within Credit Risk Management.

Nicolas is the founder and CEO of Kalexius, a premier provider of managed legal services with operations in the US, Europe, Israel and Mauritius.

Kalexius combine legal expertise and project management for a holistic approach to high-end, high-volume legal work. We work with a mix of lawyers and paralegals, both onshore and offshore to provide high-quality, cost effective legal delivery to clients

Co-Founder & Managing Director at Descartes Finance, Adriano has been active as an entrepreneur in the financial services sector since 2009. Previously, he held senior positions at UBS and Credits Suisse in Switzerland and abroad. The Swiss business magazine “Bilanz” chose him among the top 100 Swiss bankers.

Chris has spent his career designing and delivering digital platforms across the Banking and Capital Market value chains, primarily in Europe and the United States at Credit Suisse, Fortis/BNP Paribas and Accenture. He currently leads the Partnerships and Innovation function within Credit Suisse’s CSX Digital Banking franchise

Ravina Mutha is the Co-Founder of Enterprise Bot and heads the company’s revenue operations. As a passionate entrepreneur, she excels in understanding clients’ needs and providing suitable and high-quality solutions within a limited time. Due to her profound knowledge in the tech field and charismatic personality, Ravina has succeeded in signing multiple contracts for the company. She draws her experience from founding and leading several successful startups in the past, through which she was able to build a strong network of connections. She was featured on the Forbes list of top women-led startups globally by Women Who Tech, Washington and was one of the finalists for the top 10 women-led startups across Europe in 2018.

Niclas Nilsson is the Founder & CEO of Capnovum, a pioneer in horizon scanning and regulatory change management consistently recognised as one of the world’s most innovative RegTech companies.

Christine is Member of the Executive Board at additiv, additiv is a global financial technology provider.
Additionally she serves on Advisory Board of Meridian Foundation, Advisory Board of Redesigning Financial Services and Board Member of Bitcoin Capital

Andreas is a passionate executive with an entrepreneurial attitude, dedicated to achieving ambitious goals. Thus empowering and motivating employees to their best performances is one of his major strengths. Naturally, values like authenticity, transparency, sustainability, and commitment are the most important drivers in his business career.

A Partner in Oliver Wyman’s Retail and Business Banking practice, Pierre specializes in digital transformation, front to back organization-wide transformation, disruptive strategies, new business models support, efficiency boosts, and ecosystem strategies and builds. 

It was upon landing a banking job in South Africa in the early 2000s that Pierre became enthralled with the “thrilling dynamics” of the financial sector. Prior to Oliver Wyman, he worked for a British multinational bank, the International Labour Organisation, and the French cooperation in Southern Africa.

Sandra is Co-founder and CEO of Futurae Technologies AG that is focusing on cybersecurity that is improving the customer experience via AI and sound sensors. Sandra is an entrepreneur who worked in the IT space for many years. Sandra is a passionate ecosystem builder.

Co-Founder, UMushroom

• PHD in Finance University of Zurich
• 20+ years of banking experience

Tonia and her team are on a mission to transform the way people think about money and investing. UMushroom strives to help our users develop their investment knowledge by enabling intuitive decision making and providing financial information in an easy-to-digest way for everyone, regardless of financial education level. We help our private and institutional clients navigate the information jungle with a top-notch search engine alongside our comprehensive investment universe.