Keynote
Marco Di Maggio
Imperial College Business School
11:30 — Topic
AI in Financial Intermediation
University of St.Gallen presents · Edition 2026
HSG Fintech Summit 2026
Switzerland's leading academic–industry fintech conference. One day in Zurich's financial district where research, banking and technology meet to decode AI and its implications in finance.
01 — The Summit
Where academia meets the industry. The 2026 edition gathers leading researchers, financial institutions, fintech founders and policy experts in the heart of Zurich to answer one question: how is artificial intelligence rewriting the rules of finance?
200+
Participants
16
Speakers & panelists
11
Talks, keynotes & panels
10+
Institutions & partners
02 — Speakers
Minds shaping
the future of finance
Professors from world-leading universities, central bank economists and senior executives from Switzerland's financial industry — on one stage.
Opening Speech
Andreas Kubli
Group Head Digital Assets, UBS
09:30 — Topic
Digital Assets
Panel
Milko Hensel
Maerki Baumann
Academic
Fabian Schär
University of Basel
Academic
Alberto Rossi
Georgetown University
Academic
Albert Menkveld
University of Amsterdam
Academic
Wenqian Huang
Bank for International Settlements
Panel
Greg Lourie
Schellenberg Wittmer
Panel
Sandro Jaber
Laka Capital
Panel
Daniel Malikov
Markets Flare
Academic
Co-Pierre Georg
Frankfurt School of Finance and Management
Industry
Christian Vial
Finreon Asset Management
Research Talk
Paul Duetting
Google and London School of Economics
Discussant
Larisa Yarovaya
University of Southampton
Industry
Pascal Eberle
Sygnum Bank
Panel
Thomas Frei
Sygnum Bank
03 — Why attend
What makes the
HSG Fintech Summit different
Build research collaborations, expand your industry network and explore partnerships in the heart of Switzerland's financial district.
Academia meets industry
Peer-reviewed research presented alongside the views of business leaders, policy experts and global investors — with formal discussants on every paper.
AI in finance
A focused 2026 theme on how artificial intelligence is reshaping financial intermediation, digital assets, market infrastructure and asset management.
A strategic network
Meet senior executives, fintech entrepreneurs, academics, policy institutions, investors and the next generation of talent from Switzerland's fintech ecosystem.
A premier Zurich venue
UBS Grünenhof, steps from Paradeplatz — an iconic setting with state-of-the-art facilities for more than 200 participants.
04 — Program
One day.
Eleven sessions.
Thursday, 26 November 2026 — from the opening speech at 09:30 to the networking apéro at 18:30.
Full program-
09:30 — 10:00
OpeningOpening SpeechAndreas Kubli · Group Head Digital Assets, UBS
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10:00 — 10:45
AcademicDeFi LeverageWenqian Huang · BIS
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10:45 — 11:30
AcademicAcademic Presentation #2Fabian Schär · University of Basel
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11:30 — 12:15
KeynoteAI in Financial IntermediationMarco Di Maggio · Imperial College London
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16:30 — 17:15
PanelPanel DiscussionModerated by Joelle Gautier (UBS) with 5 industry leaders
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18:00 — 18:30
Research talkResearch TalkPaul Duetting · Google
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18:30 — 20:30
Networking ApéroDrinks, conversations and new connections
05 — Venue
A premier venue in the heart of Zurich
UBS Grünenhof sits just steps away from Paradeplatz, at the centre of Zurich's financial district. The venue combines architectural elegance with modern functionality and state-of-the-art audiovisual facilities for more than 200 participants.
- Address
- Nüschelerstrasse 9
8001 Zurich - Capacity
- 200+ participants
- Getting there
- 2 min walk from Paradeplatz
47.3700° N · 8.5390° E
06 — 2025 Recap
A full room.
Sharp ideas.
Lasting conversations.
100+
attendees in St.Gallen
50k+
LinkedIn impressions
07 — Organisers
Curated by the
University of St.Gallen
The summit is organised by faculty of the University of St.Gallen (HSG) and the Swiss Finance Institute. Reach out to any of them for partnerships or speaking enquiries.
Andrea Barbon
HSG & SFI Faculty
Assistant Professor of Financial Technology at HSG, researching decentralised finance, stablecoin markets and AI in finance.
Vesa Pursiainen
HSG & SFI Faculty
Associate Professor of Finance at HSG and Director of the HSG Certificate in Financial Technologies; formerly at J.P. Morgan and Oaktree Capital.
Samuel Häfner
HSG Faculty
Assistant Professor of Economics at HSG, studying industrial organisation, market design, blockchain markets and cryptographic protocols.
Tobias Trütsch
Executive Director, FSI-HSG
Executive Director of the FSI-HSG Center; his research and teaching focus on payment economics and individual payment behaviour.
08 — Partners
Backed by leading institutions
Put your brand in front of Switzerland's fintech leaders.
Four partnership levels — from logo visibility to an exclusive 30-minute presentation slot.