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Patrick Schueffel is professor at the Institute of Finance of Fribourg’s School of Management. His research interests focusses on the areas of Entrepreneurship in Banking & Finance, Innovation, Strategy and International Business and thus on Fintech. He has published widely in academic as well as practitioner journals in Switzerland and internationally. Prior to his academic career professor Schueffel served as the Chief Operating Officer of Saxo Bank (Switzerland) and was a member of the Senior Management of Credit Suisse5 Articles

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Ivan Büchi arbeitete in den letzten Jahren bei Finanzunternehmen im Banken- sowie Versicherungsumfeld, bei Softwareunternehmen und bei einem Internet-Startup. Eine fundierte Banklehre, die Ausbildung zum Software Ingenieur und kontinuierliche Weiterbildung machten diesen vielfältigen Werdegang möglich.4 Articles

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Young millennial entrepreneur, Jean-Armand has been based in Switzerland for the past two years. His spark of interest in FinTech emerged from his professional experience and academia path spread in four of the five continents acquired during the last ten years.4 Articles

Nick Platjouw ist Senior Account Executive beim Anbieter der Engagement-Banking-Plattform Backbase. In dieser Funktion berät er grosse und mittelgrosse Bankengruppen in den Benelux-Ländern und der Schweiz, wie sie ihre digitalen Ambitionen in die Tat umsetzen können.3 Articles

Caroline von Mutius ist Account Executive bei Backbase, dem Anbieter der Engagement-Banking-Plattform. In dieser Funktion berät sie große und mittelgroße Bankengruppen in Deutschland und der Schweiz, wie sie ihre digitalen Ambitionen in die Tat umsetzen können. Caroline ist seit 2021 bei Backbase tätig. Sie verfügt über fundierte Erfahrungen im kundenorientierten Relationship Management, in der Optimierung von Prozessen sowie im Projekt- und Transformationsmanagement und im Bankensektor. Bevor sie zu Backbase kam, arbeitete sie für die Privatbank ODDO BHF und für ein Fintech der Helaba.3 Articles

Zhenya has more than 25 years of experience in the Financial Services sector, specialising in payments over the last 12+ years. Her key focus areas within payments, messaging, and connectivity include real-time domestic and cross-border payments, payment verification, and ISO 20022. Zhenya is an ambassador for the award-winning Women of Fintech community, part of the organisational committee of Women in Alliances, a member of the prestigious 100 Women in Finance, is listed in the Innovate Global Women in Fintech Power List 2022 and was a one of three shortlisted for the European Women in Payments “Positive Disruptor of the Year Award” 2024.3 Articles

Die RealUnit Schweiz AG ist eine börsenkotierte Investmentgesellschaft, welche breit diversifiziert in Realwerte investiert. Wir verfolgen das Ziel, das uns anvertraute Vermögen bestmöglich vor Krisen und Kaufkraftverlust zu schützen.3 Articles

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Prof. Dr. Christian Hugo Hoffmann is Assistant Professor for Finance, Cryptocurrencies and Fintech at the University of Liechtenstein (as of Feb 2020) as well as Senior Consultant at indivio AG in Zurich. Apart from that, he co-founded two fintechs, serves as director of Startup Grind Geneva, is a member of the Swiss Fintech Innovation Lab at UZH as well as of the Consultative Expert Group on Digital Ethics at the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA), and regularly writes pieces on AI in leading magazines and newspapers such as NZZ, Schweizer Monat and Towards Data Science.3 Articles