March 14, 2017



Building the digital future

The first and leading Finance 2.0 (FinTech/InsurTech) conference in Switzerland.
All about the future of digital finance.








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08:00
Check-in

08:30
Welcome to Finance 2.0
Corinna Egerer
08:45
The rise of Artificial Intelligence: Just a great sales story?
On the symbiosis of man and machine: How far are we really Pascal Kaufmann
09:15
The Cognitive Bank - Use Cases
Marc A. Geiger
09:30
More advanced than humans and score cards?
How Artificial Intelligence leads to better credit decisions Jonas Muff
09:45
What the hack? 30 hours to the prototype at the 3rd SIXHackathon
Winner team present their fintech solution live on stage (LIVE DEMO) Andreas Iten
10:00
Fintech innovations on stage
How Smart-Contracts can Revolutionize Asset Management Mona El Isa
10:15
Swiss Fintech National Team 2017
Stefan Steiner
10:25
Coffee Break

11:00
Open Banking
Banks that open up will be able to take banking to the next level Thomas Ruck
11:20
Egosystem? Ecosystem!
How TWINT as a payment joint venture provides real added value to customers, merchants and banks (LIVE DEMO) Thierry Kneissler
11.40
The digital banking story: From deception to success
A glance behind the scenes (LIVE DEMO) Hanspeter Wolf & Nina Schneider
11:55
Building a 21st century banking alternative designed for the global citizen
Nikolay Storonsky
12:30
Lunch Break

14:00
eID: Key to business growth and innovation?
International overview & private versus public eID Vincent Jansen
14:20
A digital identity for Switzerland: What can banks offer in the debate over digital identity
Andreas Kubli (UBS), Peter Gassmann (AdNovum), Vincent Jansen (Innopay), Urs Fischer (SwissSign) Moderator: Elisabeth Tester
15:10
Emotional Engagement with Robo Advisory
(Live Demo) Silvan Schriber
15:25
Fintech from an investment perspective: Hype or still the next big thing?
Florian Schweitzer (b-to-v Partners), Cédric Köhler (Creathor Venture), Ralph Mogicato (Swiss ICT Investor Club), Michael Sidler (Redalpine)
15:50
Coffee Break

16.30
Invisible Man - Someone is always watching
The Methodical approach of Cyber Criminals (LIVE DEMO) Cyrill Tröndle & Andrei Avădănei
16.50
Fintech innovations on stage
Futurae Technologies: Secure Customer Journey Sandra Tobler
17.00
Fintech innovations on stage
SwissBorg: The B2B CyBorg Advisor Cyrus Fazel
17.10
Fintech innovations on stage
Muume: How companies will become digital banks Daniel Gradenegger
17.20
Fintech innovations on stage
Virtual ATMs – recycling cash, reducing cost Sandipan Chakraborty
17.30
Closing remarks & Thank you!
Corinna Egerer
17:35
Finance 2.0 - Cool Down
Drink, Chat, Network
Andrei Avădănei
SwissClass Trade
CTO
Andrei is the CTO of SwissClass Trade AG, an information security company that aims to protect businesses against cyber threats by offering a variety of services such as penetration testing, malware protection, cyber attacks recovery, 0 day attacks mitigation, security management, trainings & competitions. Moreover, he is also the President of Cyber Security Research Center from Romania – CCSIR, a Non-Governmental Organization that powers DefCamp - the largest Cyber Security & Hacking Conference from Central Eastern Europe. Andrei has over 8 years of experience in the IT & Cyber Security field. He has been awarded at more than 60 international and national competitions of web & software development, algorithms and security.
Sandipan Chakraborty
Sonect
Founder & CEO
Sandipan is the founder and CEO of SONECT – pioneering virtual ATMs. SONECT democratizes the process of cash dispensing via ATMs. It eliminates a significant portion of the value chain to reduce operational costs of cash. Before founding SONECT he worked over 12 years at Credit Suisse specializing in payments, core banking and regulatory compliance. He believes technology change management is necessary to adapt any human behavior particularly in the space of payments.

Mona El Isa
Melonport
CEO & Co-Founder
Former star-trader at Goldman Sachs, promoted to Vice President by the age of 26 and made the «top 30 under 30» list in Trader Magazine in 2008 and Forbes Magazine in 2011 after profitably trading the 2008 and 2011 crashes. Moved to Geneva-based macro fund Jabre Capital in 2011, before deciding in 2014 that the future of finance lay in blockchain technology. She studied Economics & Statistics at the University College London.
Cyrus Fazel
SwissBorg
Founder
Multicultural enthusiastic entrepreneur fascinated by disruptive new trends that will shape a better world.
During this last decade, Cyrus started as portfolio advisor at Julius Baer. Shortly after, he became a Hedge Fund Advisor and Senior Business Developer for Top Systematic Hedge Funds.
Today, he is the founder of a SwissBorg a unique CyBorg Advisor. He has a strong passion for Robot Advising, Quantitative strategies and Artificial Intelligence.
Urs Fischer
SwissSign
CEO
Urs Fischer has been Head of Digital Trust Services at Swiss Post since 2010 and CEO of the Swiss Post subsidiary SwissSign since 2012. Prior to that he had spent five years working for Swiss Post, with responsibility for the implementation of various strategic digital transformation projects as well as for strategic customer management.

Peter Gassmann
AdNovum Informatik
Chief Commercial Officer
Peter is a member of AdNovum's executive board and responsible for the company's IT consulting, sales, marketing and communication. He holds a degree in computer science and is interested in topics such as the use of digital identities, internet of things, security, modern software development and interaction design, FinTech, and content marketing. AdNovum offers its customers a full set of tailored IT services ranging from IT architecture and security consulting to the design, implementation and maintenance of customized business and security solutions. The offering also includes tailored support services and the products of the NEVIS Security Suite.
Daniel Gradenegger
MUUME
Chief Business Development Officer & Co-Founder
He is a series founder of several companies, including in the Internet sector, and worked for the largest ­payment institute in Switzerland. His expertise includes focuses such as payment processes and regulatory conditions in the financial world. Daniel studied business administration.


Andreas Iten
SIX
Managing Director
Andreas is managing director at SIX and in the role as the CIO for the SIX division Financial Information and responsible for Technology Innovation for SIX. He is board member and co-founder of the F10 FinTech Incubator and Accelerator in Zurich Switzerland. Andreas discovered his affinity to technology and finance already in the year 2000, where he was part of the first internet trading platform project in Europe. Today he is an active influencer and shaper of the FinTech scene in Switzerland.
Vincent Jansen
Innopay
Partner
Vincent is the newest partner at Innopay. He is a passionate collaborative innovator and a thought leader on digital identity and e-payments. He has 15 years of hands-on experience in innovating networked products in complex multi-stakeholder environments.
Marc A. Geiger
IBM Global Business Services Switzerland
Financial Services Sector Leader
Marc Geiger is Associate Partner at IBM Global Business Services. In his role he is responsible for Business and IT Consulting as well as Application Development and Outsourcing Services for banks and insurances in Switzerland. He previously led the Operations Strategy Practice of IBM Consulting and delivered multiple complex projects. Marc is a Lean Sigma Master Black Belt in Process Optimization and holds a masters degree in Economics.
Pascal Kaufmann
Starmind
CEO & Founder
Pascal is a neuroscientist-turned-entrepreneur, Founder and CEO of Starmind. Having received his Master’s Degree in Neuroscience and Economics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich and Northwestern University in Evanston, IL (USA), he continued more in-depth studies at Northwestern University in Evanston and the Chicago Medical School, Illinois, USA. There Pascal connected living brains to mobile robots and was part of a pioneering team that created one of the first cyborgs. In 2010, Pascal Kaufmann together with Marc Vontobel founded Starmind International AG, a company that develops Brain Technology and real-time know-how networks ultimately leading to the creation of artificial brains for companies. Pascal believes in the power of the symbiosis of man and machine.
Andreas Kubli
UBS
Group Managing Director
Andreas Kubli is Group Managing Director at UBS Switzerland AG in Zurich. Since 2013 he has been Head of the Multichannel Management & Digitization at UBS Switzerland. Prior to this, he led Strategy and Business Development at UBS Switzerland. Before joining UBS he was a partner with McKinsey & Company. Andreas Kubli is an authorized attorney at law in Zurich and New York.
Thierry Kneissler
Twint
CEO
Thierry is CEO of TWINT Ltd., Switzerland’s first integrated payment and shopping app. TWINT is a spin-off of PostFinance. Before moving to TWINT, he was member of the Executive Board of PostFinance for 6 years. He joined PostFinance in 2003. Earlier positions include business consultant for an internet company and project manager for a bank. He studied Economics and is an Executive MBA from University of St. Gallen. Thierry Kneissler is married, father of two children and lives in Berne.
Cédric Köhler
Creathor Venture
Managing Partner
With almost 10 years of experience in venture capital, as a Managing Partner Cédric Köhler specializes in innovative business concepts in the technology sector. Prior to joining Venture Creathor Cédric Köhler worked several years as a business consultant at Synpulse in Zurich, where he was involved in projects in the areas of CRM, web applications, customer retention systems and business development. He has a master’s degree in business administration and majored in business informatics. He gained venture capital experience at the Technologieholding VC GmbH along with international work experience in France and the US in particular. He attended the European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel.

Bastian Lossen
Werthstein
Co-Founder & CEO
Bastian is the CEO of Werthstein. Before Werthstein and as Managing Director Marketing International, he led the marketing strategy and implementation of Credit Suisse’s marketing program across the Americas, APAC and EMEA region. A digital native, Bastian has leveraged the internet for client identification, acquisition and loyalty strategies since the late 90s. He studied business administration in Germany and holds an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. For him, Werthstein is proof that the internet can further increase client intimacy in Wealth Management.
Claudio Marforio
Futurae Technologies AG
Co-founder
Claudio is a co-founder of Futurae Technologies AG, where he focuses on business and technology development. With a strong fascination for computers and security shown early on, he studied Computer Science and holds a PHD from ETH Zurich, where he focused his research on mobile and web security. He co-founded Futurae Technologies AG with the goal of helping everyone to be secure online through the use cyber security solutions improving the customer experience.
Ralph Mogicato
Swiss ICT Investor Club (SICTIC)
Angel Investor & board member
Ralph Mogicato has over 25 years of experience in the financial industry in Switzerland, Germany, Austria and Singapore. He is co-founder and used to be CEO at the Swiss consultancy Synpulse with over 150 employees mainly focusing on banking and insurance. He has expertise in strategy building, defining business plans and cases, make-or-buy decisions, evaluation support of packaged software, quality assurance for large projects and composition of „greenfield units“. He is now professional board member (Crealogix) and an angel investor, board member or advisor for start-up companies in the technology space (e.g. Starmind, unblu, Contovista).
Jonas Muff
Merantix
Head of Business Development
Jonas is Head of Business Development at Merantix. He graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from University of St. Gallen (HSG). During his studies he was CEO of START Summit, a student-led conference for Entrepreneurship and Technology with 1500 participants. He is also initiator of the START Fund (part of HSG Foundation). Prior to joining Merantix, he gained experience in the Insurance and Private Banking industry.
Thomas Ruck
Accenture Interactive
Managing Director
Thomas leads Accenture Interactive in Switzerland and is responsible for the practice’s business in the financial services industry across Switzerland, Austria and Germany. Ever since his first engagement at Accenture where he worked with a leading reinsurance company to bring their products and services online, the digital transformation of businesses has been the core of his professional career. In his 15 years of experience in consulting, he has architected and delivered complex front-office transformations delivering innovation and tangible business value.
Nina Schneider
Appway
Product Lead
As Product Lead at Appway, Nina Schneider shapes the vision and strategy of the Appway Platform, directing new releases as well as launching Workspace Collaboration and the Native Workspace. In addition to her work at Appway, Nina is an organizer for TEDx Zurich. She holds a Master’s Degree in Strategy and International Management from the University of St. Gallen.
Silvan Schriber
additiv AG
COO
Silvan is COO at additiv AG. The company develops and implements digital innovations and business models for financial services companies - tailor-made and turnkey. Earlier positions include Region Head with Notenstein La Roche Private Bank, a leadership role with UBS Executives & Entrepreneurs, project management, and consulting roles with McKinsey & Company.
Florian Schweitzer
b-to-v Partners
Partner
Florain was one of the co-founders of b-to-v in the year 2000. Since then he has worked on b-to-v’s private investor network and investment business. Florian has graduated with a degree in management from the University of St. Gallen, where he developed START, an entrepreneurs’ organization with friends. Jointly with Dr. Jochen Gutbrod he is responsible for the Internet & Mobile Venture Capital Fund of b-to-v. Florian has backed a dozen of FinTech Start-ups since 2008.
Michael Sidler
Redalpine
Founding Partner
Michael has co-founded Redalpine Venture Partners AG in Zürich in 2007 and acts as General Partner for Redalpine Capital I, Redalpine Capital II and Redalpine Capital III. Before Redalpine, Michael was responsible for corporate investments and M&A at Prionics AG, a Biotech company in Schlieren, Switzerland, where under his guidance several acquisitions have been completed. From 1998 to 2003, Michael was with The Boston Consulting Group in Zürich and Toronto as a Consultant and Project Leader in several different industries and roles. Michael Sidler has a PhD in Life Sciences from University of Zürich. He is a member of several organizations, juries and boards for the support of innovation and startups (Venturekick, Technopark Zürich, CTI Invest, Glatec) and a coach for the Swiss governmental program CTI-Startup.
Stefan Steiner
venturelab
Managing Director
At the age of 15, Stefan Steiner founded his first internet company. After his studies at University of applied Sciences Zurich and EBS London he worked at Redalpine Venture Partners, where he invested in early-stage internet and biotech companies. In 2011, Stefan moved with the mobile gamification startup Questli to San Francisco where he acted as COO. Furthermore, he gained corporate experience while working for Credit Suisse and Tamedia Digital. As of 2015, Steiner is Managing Director for the German speaking part at venturelab where he supports Switzerland’s most promising start-ups to grow into international markets.

Nikolay Storonsky
Revolut
CEO & Founder
Nikolay Storonsky joined Lehman Brothers’ emerging markets trading desk in 2006. Following that, Nikolay spent five years as an equity derivatives trader at Credit Suisse. As a frequent traveler, he began to notice he was wasting hundreds of pounds in exchange rate markups and fees. It no longer felt right and he knew there had to be a better way. Nikolay quit to start Revolut: A 21st century banking alternative designed for a global lifestyle.
Elisabeth Tester

Moderator Panel «Digital Identity»
Economic writer providing content for businesses, investment managers and entrepreneurs. Based in Zürich and Shanghai. www.from-facts-to-stories.com

Sandra Tobler
Futurae Technologies AG
Co-founder
Sandra is an early-day Fintech enthusiast and ecosystem supporter, Co-founder of Futurae Technologies AG, where she focuses on strategy and business development to bring user-friendly cybersecurity to people. After her MA in International Relations (HEI), she worked in various international roles within IBM. For the last five years she built the ICT topic for Switzerland Global Enterprise where she brought the first Swiss Fintech delegation abroad back in 2013. She worked between Zurich and San Francisco supporting Swiss IT companies with business development projects. Sandra co-founded Futurae with the goal of providing simple and elegant cyber security products to users while improving their customer journey.
Cyrill Tröndle
SwissClass Trade
CEO
Cyrill is CEO of SwissClass Trade AG and serial entrepreneur in various business fields. He’s a firm believer of education through interest and passion. He started founding companies as early as 16 years old and has never stopped since. He advised and worked with companies in areas such as Behavioral Psychology, IT Security, Finance and Blockchain. In his off time he enjoys reading books and jumping out of airplanes, usually with a parachute.
Hans Peter Wolf
Appway
CEO & Founder
Hans Peter founded Appway in 2003 with the vision to establish software at the core of business. Since Appway started as a micro-multinational, it has enabled companies to enter a new era of digital connectedness, customer service, and support. Wolf has been the driving force behind the company’s stellar growth, believing the convergence of business and technology should be cohesive and ongoing. This approach is the cornerstone to Wolf’s conviction that businesses are only as valuable as their latest release.
Marc P. Bernegger
Serial Web Entrepreneur & Fintech Investor
Host Finance 2.0
Marc P. Bernegger is a serial web entrepreneur and fintech investor. Aged 20, Marc founded the party platform usgang.ch (trade sale to Axel Springer) and he is a founder of amiando (awarded by the World Economic Forum as Global Technology Pioneer in 2010; trade sale to XING). He is Ambassador Switzerland at FinLeap, was partner at the listed investment company Next Generation Finance Invest (today Ayondo Holding) and venture partner at Orange Growth Capital. Marc was awarded as «100 most successful people under 40 in Switzerland» by BILANZ in 2015.
Rino Borini
financialmedia
Host Finance 2.0
Rino is the co-founder and CEO of financialmedia AG. The independent media company releases different publications which cover economical and financial topics. The company organizes, furthermore, many events and conferences. However, Rino's professional background is in the financial industry. He worked in different leading positions. He is a Certified European Financial Analyst (CEFA) and he acquired in his past career fundamental knowledge in banking and capital investments.
Corinna Egerer

Presenter Finance 2.0
Corinna Egerer moderates business events with confidence, poise, charm and professionalism. Equally comfortable in both German and English, her extensive experience in the communication departments of several companies has given her the skills to successfully bring together the most diverse formats and target groups. She is always a warm and understanding hostess who confidently conducts the audience through each program that she presents. Her portfolio reaches from presentations and speaking events to panel discussions, company events, gala evenings and conferences.


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Presentations Finance 2.0 – 2017

The rise of Artificial Intelligence – Just a sales story? – Pascal Kaufmann, Starmind (contact Pascal)
The Cognitive Bank – Marc A. Geiger, IBM
More advanced than humans and score cards? – Jonas Muff, Merantix
What the hack? – Andreas Iten, SIX
How Smart-Contracts can Revolutionize Asset Management – Mona El Isa, Melonport
Swiss Fintech National Team – Stefan Steiner, venturelab
Open Banking – Thomas Ruck, Accenture
How TWINT provides real added value to customers, merchants and banks – Thierry Kneissler, Twint
The digital banking story: From deception to success – Hanspeter Wolf, Appway
Building a 21st century banking alternative designed for the global citizen – Nikolay Storonsky, Revolut
eID: Key to business growth and innovation? – Vincent Jansen, Innopay
One eID – Urs Fischer, SwissSign
VIDEO: Case eID: UBS/Credit Suisse/Swisscom – Andreas Kubli, UBS
Emotional Engagement with Robo Advisory – Silvan Schriber, additiv AG
Invisible Man – Someone is always watching – Cyrill Tröndle, SwissClass Trade
Futurae Technologies: Secure Customer Journey – Sandra Tobler / Claudio Marforio
SwissBorg: The B2B CyBorg Advisor – Cyrus Fazel
Muume: How companies will become digital banks – Daniel Gradenegger
Sonect: Virtual ATMs: recycling cash, reducing cost – Sandipan Chakraborty

In the media

CE Today: Was die ICT-Branche im März bewegte
finews.ch: Impressionen von der Finance 2.0
ISO-20022.CH: SIX Hackathon 2017 & Golden Finance 2.0 Ticket
finanzen.ch: «Künstliche Intelligenz gibt es nicht»
Le Temps: La disruption dans la finance continue
Handelszeitung: Blockchain: Bodenhaftung gefunden
Watson: Vergesst Trump – die Zukunft gehört der Blockchain
Online-PC: Digitale ID
ISO-20022.CH: Der Bericht zur Finance 2.0
L’Agefi: Le maintien du lancement d’ici un mois (kostenpflichtig)
Computerworld: Digitale ID: Schweiz droht neues Paymit/Twint
Netzwoche: Warum künstliche Intelligenz nicht intelligent ist
inside-it: Die IT-Welt der Banken heute, morgen und übermorgen
Cash.ch: Twint CEO: «Einzigartiges Schweizer Bezahlnetzwerk»
Blog Namics: Key Insights Finance 2.0
inside-it: e-ID: Bestechende Idee, schwierige Umsetzung
fundplat.com: Airbnb- und Uber-Momente kommen auch im Finanzbereich»
finews.ch: finews.ch verlost 5 Tickets für die «Finance 2.0»
finews.ch: Finance 2.0: Der grösste Fintech-Anlass geht in die fünfte Runde
Netzwoche: Fintech-Event Finance 2.0 geht in die fünfte Runde
Fintechnews.ch: 3 Free Tickets for Upcoming Finance 2.0 Conference
inside-it: Mit inside-it an die Finance 2.0
HWZ: «Das neue Gold: Kundenschnittstelle»
ISO-20022: Von Twint über Open Banking und Digital ID bis zur Fintech-(R)Evolution

Press

Press Release 17 (English)
Press Release 17 (German)
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