USI EMBA Meets Swiss Finance Institute- SFI Zurich

Connect with academics and practitioners to move beyond current practice, exchanging the knowledge and expertise that will keep Switzerland at the top of banking & finance.

USI Executive MBA is pleased to announce the participation to the 17th Annual Meeting of the Swiss Finance Institute.

Join us for the day in Zurich, Lake Side, on 10 November, from 13:30 to 17:30.

  • Prof. Franklin Allen

Professor of Finance and Economics, Vice Dean of Research and Faculty, and Director of the Brevan Howard Centre at Imperial College London

  • Ralph Hamers

UBS Group Chief Executive Officer

  • Dr. Andréa M. Maechler

Member of the Governing Board of Swiss National Bank

  • Prof. Jean-Charles Rochet

SFI Senior Chair, SFI Head of Research, University of Geneva

  • Moderator: Carolin Roth

Business Journalist

17th Annual Meeting

The intersection of finance and technology is transforming the financial world. An explosion of innovations promises to make financial intermediation more efficient, transparent, and accessible for clients. How will these sweeping changes affect the business opportunities and the competitive landscape in banking and finance? Are the inherent risks to privacy and financial stability being properly assessed and managed? And how should the regulatory framework evolve?

We will hear the views of three distinguished keynote speakers:

  • Prof. Franklin Allen, Professor of Finance and Economics, Vice Dean of Research and Faculty, and Director of the Brevan Howard Centre at Imperial College London
  • Ralph Hamers, UBS Group Chief Executive Officer
  • Dr. Andréa M. Maechler, Member of the Governing Board of Swiss National Bank

The Annual Meeting of the Swiss Finance Institute (SFI) is one of the leading events in the Swiss financial community’s calendar and an exclusive discussion platform. It brings together the finest minds in academia and key financial market players. The widely respected event enables practitioners and academics to exchange the knowledge and expertise that will keep Switzerland at the top in banking and finance.

Program

12:00 Networking Lunch Aperitivo with EMBA Alumni ( Location TBD)
13:30

Opening Remarks & Welcome

Prof. François Degeorge,
Managing Director and Senior Chair, SFI
13:40 Keynote Presentation I
(incl. Q&A)Dr. Andréa M. Maechler,
Member of the Governing Board of Swiss National Bank
14:20 Coffee Break
14:45 Keynote Presentation II
(incl. Q&A)Ralph Hamers, 
UBS Group Chief Executive Officer
15:25 Coffee Break
15:50 Keynote Presentation III
(incl. Q&A)Prof. Franklin Allen, 
Professor of Finance and Economics, Vice Dean of Research and Faculty, and Director of the Brevan Howard Centre at Imperial College London
16:30

Panel Discussion

with Prof. Franklin Allen, Ralph Hamers, Dr. Andréa M. Maechler, and SFI Prof. Jean-Charles Rochet, SFI Senior Chair and Head of Research, University of Geneva and SFI
17:30

Closing Remarks

Dr. Stefan Seiler, UBS Group Head of Human Resources
Chairman of the SFI Foundation Board
17:35 Networking Evening Aperitivo with EMBA Alumni ( Location TBD)