Singapore and Switzerland Co-Organise Point Zero Forum to Go over Innovation in Electronic Fiscal Know-how

SINGAPORE, Feb. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Swiss Secretariat for Intercontinental Finance (SIF) and Elevandi, nowadays declared the start of the inaugural Level Zero Discussion board, to be held on June 21-23 in Zurich, Switzerland. This in-individual party will supply a platform for global leaders across the community and private sectors to travel the significant exchange of strategies and expertise to progress FinTech and World wide web3. in the digital economy. Crucial topics of discussion include advances in Decentralised Finance, Embedded and Open Finance and Sustainable Finance, implications for policymakers, and possibilities for FinTechs.

The three-working day Forum is organised in cooperation with the BIS Innovation Hub, the Financial Authority of Singapore (MAS), and the Swiss Nationwide Bank (SNB). The Forum will also be supported by Finance.Swiss, Milken Institute and Switzerland World wide Organization.

The inaugural forum will be jointly opened by Singapore’s Deputy Primary Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies, Heng Swee Keat and Switzerland’s Federal Councillor and the Head of the Federal Division of Finance, Ueli Maurer.

Mr Heng said,

“Electronic technological innovation has remarkable opportunity to adjust the environment for the far better, specifically through finance. To unlock this probable, we have to locate new techniques to collaborate, and associate one one more to tackle crucial world difficulties and trip the new wave of prospects. Singapore and Switzerland have worked together to organise the inaugural Position Zero Discussion board, bringing jointly global technologists, economic establishments and regulators. By this Forum, we can incorporate to the world FinTech momentum and fortify the world motion for innovation and adjust.”

Mr Maurer said,

“As one particular of the world’s leading and revolutionary economic centres, Switzerland is an excellent host to deliver worldwide economical market and supervisory authorities alongside one another with new gamers from the planet of FinTech. Switzerland has extensive preserved an intense financial dialogue with Singapore. Alongside one another, we are fully commited to open markets, international competitiveness and frequent innovation. The Level Zero Discussion board is supposed to assistance be certain that innovation in electronic economical technological innovation can flourish and thrive in a secure framework for the benefit of all.”

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Initially speakers, with much more to be announced, consist of:

• Heng Swee Keat, Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic Procedures

• Ueli Maurer, Switzerland’s Federal Councillor and Head of the Federal Section of Finance

• Thomas Jordan, Chairman of the Governing Board, SNB

• City Angehrn, CEO, Swiss Financial Industry Supervisory Authority (FINMA)

• Ravi Menon, Taking care of Director, MAS

• Mary Ellen Iskenderian, President & CEO, Women’s World Banking

• Ralph Hamers, CEO, UBS

• Philipp Rickenbacher, CEO, Julius Baer

• Joanne Hannaford, Main Technology & Operations Officer and Executive Board Member, Credit Suisse

• Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO, FTX

• Dr. Gabriela Maria Payer, Vice-Chairwoman, Sygnum

• Ben Zhou, Founder & CEO, Bybit

• Jos Dijsselhof, CEO, Six

• Stefan Klestil, Normal Companion, SpeedInvest

• Jo Ann Barefoot, CEO & Co-Founder, Barefoot Innovation

• Jason Thompson, CEO, Partior

• Dr. Darian McBain, Chief Sustainability Officer, MAS

• Eric Lim, Main Sustainability Officer, UOB

• Ericson Chan, Group Chief Information and facts and Digital Officer, Zurich Insurance

• Teana Baker-Taylor, Main Coverage Officer, Chamber of Digital Commerce

• Oliver Bussmann, CEO & Founder of Bussmann Advisory, Previous CIO & Group MD of UBS

• Dr. Iwa Salami, Reader (Affiliate Professor), Centre of FinTech, Section of Law & Criminology, Royal Docks University of Company and Regulation

• Pinar Özcan, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Oxford University

Place Zero Discussion board attendees can pick to discover the Switzerland FinTech Ecosystem via an supplemental day of excursions to ground breaking organizations and labs to study about the hottest developments in Net3. and Zug.

Stage Zero Forum is an invitation-only forum for senior leaders from government and regulators, economical establishments, technological know-how organizations, electronic asset and blockchain networks, academia and buyers. To sign-up curiosity, or to nominate a visitor be sure to check out www.pointzeroforum.com.

State Secretariat for International Finance

The Condition Secretariat for Worldwide Finance represents Switzerland’s interests in monetary, monetary and tax matters not only vis-à-vis companion countries but also in the proficient international bodies. It is fully commited to fantastic framework ailments to make certain that Switzerland can have an ground breaking, interconnected and sustainable financial centre and company site that is among the world leaders. The Condition Secretariat is dependable for implementing the money marketplace plan of the Swiss Governing administration.

Elevandi

Elevandi, which usually means to ‘lift up’ or ‘raise up’ was set up by the Financial Authority of Singapore (MAS), to deliver alongside one another the world public and private sectors to advance FinTech in our electronic economic system. Elevandi is creating the future of finance by connecting enterprises and persons, insights and concepts. Our flagship products is the Singapore FinTech Festival alongside quick climbing platforms which includes the Globe FinTech Pageant and Place Zero Discussion board.

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