8 MAY 2023 [DAY 1] 

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08:30-09:00

 REGISTRATION AND WELCOME COFFEE

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09:00-09:05

 WELCOME ADDRESS

Lilly Pavlou, Executive Director at QUBE Events

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09:05-09:15

 CHAIRMEN OPENING ADDRESS

Robert Courtneidge, Independent Payment Industry Expert

  Chris Crespo, Founding Partner at Nordic Fintech Magazine

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09:15-09:45

 KEYNOTE SPEECH + Q&A

The Future of Finance is Invisible 

• Finance 1.0 vs. Finance 2.0

• Hyper Scalability and how payments are getting embedded into everything we do

Linas Beliūnas​, Country Manager ‑ Lithuania at Flutterwave

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09:45-10:15

FIRESIDE CHAT+ Q&A

Redefining Cross-Border Payments ​

• Redefining cross-border payments

• G20 Roadmap for enhancing cross-border payments

• Immediate cross-border payments (IXB) pilot service

Saskia Devolder, Managing Director Cross Border Payments at Swift

Simone Löfgen, Global Head of Payment Platforms at Commerzbank AG

 

10:15-10:40

PANEL DISCUSSION

How to Drive Customer Satisfaction in the Digital World?​

• How to boost customer satisfaction?

• Trends driving the adoption of AI in banking customer service

• How to calculate ROI?

Moderator: Chris Crespo, Founding Partner at Nordic Fintech Magazine

Urs Bolt, New Business Lead at Alpian SA

Barry Laden MBE, CEO at Remuno

George Haralabopoulos, Head of Product, Payments at Kaizen Gaming

​Nemanja Nikolic, VP EMEA at Telesign

Norbert Perrot, Head of Risk Strategy & Validation at Swisscard AECS GmbH

 

10:40-11:10

COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING

Sponsored by Hummingbird

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11:10-11:35

KEYNOTE SPEECH + Q&A

 Why Financial Institutions Are Investing in Policy Management Technology to Mitigate Regulatory Risks and Personal Liability​

Freddie Frith, VP - Global Head of Sales at Clausematch

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11:35-12:00

LIGHTNING TALK + Q&A

Lightning Talk on Metaverse & ChatGPT

David Bundi, Partner - Legal, Regulatory & Compliance - Metaverse Strategy & Regulatory Leader at EY Switzerland

Lilly Pavlou, Executive Director at QUBE Events

 

12:00-12:30

KEYNOTE SPEECH + Q&A
 How to Leverage Phone Intelligence To Eliminate Fraud Across Key Stages of the User Lifecycle​​

• How the digital economy enables consumers to register, make purchases and update their accounts in minutes

• Combating vulnerability: How can you protect your customers without introducing excessive friction each time they interact with your brand?

• How some of the world’s biggest brands are achieving this using phone intelligence

Nemanja Nikolic, VP EMEA at Telesign

 

12:30-13:30

 NETWORKING LUNCH 

Sponsored by Telesign

 

13:30-14:00

PANEL DISCUSSION 

Sustainability in Payments

• The rise of sustainable payments

• Environment and climate issues

• How does payments technology tie to building a more sustainable business model?

• Paperless, digitized, task-automated systems

• Meeting the ESG challenge

​Moderator: Toni Caradonna, Partner & CTO, Board Member at Blockchain Trust Solutions, Porini Foundation

Beate van Loo-Born, Chief Operating Officer at ClimateArc

Joe Aoun, International Sales Director at Tag Systems UK

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14:00-14:30

FIRESIDE CHAT + Q&A

How to Embrace the Digitilization of Investments Advisory Services​​

Why Digitalization make sense in Wealth Advisory?

• Evolving Clients & Advisors Relationship

• Challenge the Status Quo to keep on growing

• Why is ESG here to stay? 

• How will ChatGPT revolutionize the business?

​Olus Kayacan, Managing Director at IOKE

Koen Vanderhoydonk, CEO & Founder at The Connector

 

14:30-15:00

PANEL DISCUSSION

The Future of Digital Assets

• Cryptocurrency as an everyday way to pay

• The rise of stablecoins

• Digital asset integration

Moderator: Jürg Baltensperger, Managing Director at JayBee Ltd

Lucas T. Landolt, Managing Partner/COO at Lloyds & Partners AG

Romain Braud, Digital Assets Business Development Manager

at Arab Bank (Switzerland) Limited

Alexander Brunner, President at Home of Blockchain.swiss

Justine Scerri Herrera, Partner at MK Fintech Partners Ltd

Robert Oleschak, Advisor at Swiss Centre of the BIS Innovation Hub

 

15:00-15:30

COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING

Sponsored by Klarpay & payabl.

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15:30-15:55

KEYOTE SPEECH + Q&A

Accelerating Treasury's Digital Transformation

• Key enablers of a digital Treasury

• Unlocking new possibilities within Treasury

• What does our future ecosystem look like?

Ashley Barnes, Head of European Regional Treasury Centre (RTC) Countries Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg & Switzerland at HSBC Bank plc

 

15:55-16:30

PANEL DISCUSSION

Future of RegTech​

• Integrating RegTech services with BaaS models

• Providing verification services in emerging areas where compliance is being disrupted

• Trends, challenges, and solutions

• Enabling near-real-time supervision

Moderator: Jürg Baltensperger, Managing  Director at JayBee Ltd

Olus Kayacan, Managing Director at IOKE

Giovanni Panto, Senior Legal Counsel at Worldline Switzerland

Katerina Androutsou, Anti Financial Crime Compliance Manager & Deputy MLRO
at Sygnum Bank AG

Dr. Stephan Niermann, Chief Compliance Officer at N26 AG and N26 Bank AG

Matt Van Buskirk, Co-Founder & CEO, Regulatory at Hummingbird Regtech

Jacek Trzmiel, Head of Business Development - Banking/ Account Executive - DACH Region
at Coinfirm

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16:30-16:55

KEYOTE SPEECH + Q&A

Growing Compliance Requirements in an Interconnected Banking World

Sanctions Screening in an Instant Payments Environment

• What to do to overcome these challenges

• What absolutely not to do

• How can this be achieved in a shorter time period

Oscar Neira, Head Sales & Marketing at Incentage AG

 

16:55-17:30

PANEL DISCUSSION 

What to Watch in 2023: Compliance Trends in Light of the Recent Banking Crisis

• What are the key compliance trends to look out for in 2023 and beyond

• How can risk teams stay up to date with efficient technology

• How to use advanced technical knowledge to stay ahead of financial crime trends

• Compliance focus in the traditional and crypto worlds

​Moderator: Cedric Ming, Senior Consultant in Legal, Regulatory & Compliance/Digital Law
at EY Switzerland

Demetris Taxitaris, CEO at MAP S.Platis

Jacek Trzmiel, Head of Business Development - Banking / Account Executive - DACH Region at Coinfirm

Matthias Greiller, MLRO, Head Anti Financial Crime at Bitcoin Suisse AG

​Olga Del Rio, Head of Compliance and MLRO at One
Diane Siegloch, Head of Business Development at Sinpex

 

17:30-17:55

KEYOTE SPEECH + Q&A

EU on its Way from Open Banking to Open Finance: A Digital Finance Strategy for Global Leadership

​​Dimitrios Psarrakis, Co-Founder and President at The Brussels Council of Technology and International Development

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17:55-18:00

CHAIRMEN CLOSING OF DAY 1 

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18:00-19:00

NETWORKING COCKTAIL RECEPTION

Sponsored by Clausematch

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9 MAY 2023 [DAY 2]

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08:30-09:00

MORNING NETWORKING COFFEE

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09:00-09:25

KEYOTE SPEECH + Q&A

Use of New Technology - CBDCs

• The global CBDC landscape

• Zoom in on the digital euro project

• Key drivers of and barriers to adoption

• Threats and opportunities for PSPs

Maria Saenz de Buruaga Azcargorta, Senior Strategy Consultant - Digital Finance
at Deloitte España

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09:25-09:50

PANEL DISCUSSION

Data Privacy and Cybersecurity​

• Data privacy and cybersecurity as the top concern of regulatory changes

• Inclusion and trust

• Digital identity authentication

Moderator: Anne-Sophie Morvan, Head of Business & Legal Affairs at LUXHUB

Sandra Tobler, Co-Founder & Partner at Futurae Technologies AG

Thomas Müller, Co-Founder at Rivero

Johannes Dohren, Partner Cyber Resilience and Defense at PWC Switzerland

 

09:50-10:30

PANEL DISCUSSION

Building a Better Digital First Bank

• The importance of developing a digital-first approach to banking

• Finding the balance between experience and security

• Establishing a digital-first culture at all levels

• What the future holds for fintech, neobanks, and crypto?

Moderator: Silvan Andermatt, Director at Sielva Management SA

Lucas T. Landolt, Managing Partner/COO at Lloyds & Partners AG

Esther Pfaff, Head of Product & Innovation at Cembra​

Martynas Bieliauskas, Co-Founder & CEO at Klarpay AG

Urs Bolt, New Business Lead at Alpian SA

Haoning Zhang, CEO at Fiat24

Roger Darin, Head of New Markets, Product Manager Brokerage & Custody
at InCore Bank

 

10:30-11:00

COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING

Sponsored by Financial House

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11:00-11:25

KEYNOTE SPEECH + Q&A

Profitable Compliance: Configurable Platform for Crypto, Fiat, Payments & Investments​

• How smart contracts for compliance ensure accuracy and save money

• Biometric identity + transaction data

• Bank case study

• Payment case study

Bob Reid, CEO & Co-Founder at Everest ​

 

11:25-11:50

KEYNOTE SPEECH + Q&A

The Cards Will Be Reshuffled​​

• A vision for request to pay

• The joint-effects of introducing instant payments and other solutions with the potential to alter the power structure in the payment ecosystem

• Spotless customer journeys

​Fabian Meyer, Managing Partner at CORE SE

 

11:50-12:20

PANEL DISCUSSION

Payments Innovation​​

• Scaling up for a new era of open innovation

• Discovering strategies for success

• Supercharging agility and innovation

Moderator: Justine Scerri Herrera, Partner at MK Fintech Partners Ltd

​Adrian Calin, Head of J.P. Morgan Payments, Switzerland and Head of Treasury Services Corporate Sales, Switzerland, J.P. Morgan Payments at J.P. Morgan

Kamran Hedjri, Group CEO at PXP Financial

Carlos Navarro, Senior Manager - Block Chain & Digital Assets at Deloitte España

Diederik Bruggink, Head of Department, Payments, Digital Finance, and Innovation
at WSBI-ESBG

Nadia Manzari, Attorney, Partner at SCHILTZ & SCHILTZ S.A. 

 

12:20-12:50

PANEL DISCUSSION 

Regulating Digital Payment Services

• How to ensure secure payments

• Keeping up with financial innovations in the payment industry

• Weaknesses within electronic payment platforms

Moderator: Robert Courtneidge, Independent Payment Industry Expert

Ella Adler, Regulatory & Oversight Affairs Counsel at EBA Clearing

Diederik Bruggink, Head of Innovation and Payments at European Savings and Retail Banking Group (ESBG)

Ugnė Buračienė, Group CEO at payabl.

Nadia Manzari, Attorney, Partner at SCHILTZ & SCHILTZ S.A. 

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12:50-13:00

CHAIRMAN CLOSING COMMENTS & KEY TAKEAWAYS

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