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The Embassy of Switzerland in the United Kingdom
in cooperation with the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation (CSFI)
cordially invites you to a high-level Panel Discussion on

 

Sustainable Finance: How can Fintech support the transition?

 

 

When:

 

Thursday, 16 January 2020, 17.30 for 18.00 - 21.00

Where:

 

Sandbox 1, Level 39, One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AB
(Find us here)

R.S.V.P.:

 

Please register by Wednesday, 10 January 2020 by using the online RSVP form.
This event is free of charge.
Early registration recommended as places are limited.

Dress:

 

Business Casual

   
 

Details of the event:
Sustainable finance and fintech are two important growth markets. Both Switzerland and the UK have strong financial centres with thriving fintech scenes and a high level of sustainability awareness. How can sustainable finance and technology be successfully combined? The event aims at having a closer look at the interface between fintech and sustainable finance and the impact on the ecosystems in Switzerland and the UK.

The event will kick off with a keynote speech by Daniela Stoffel, State Secretary for International Finance at the Swiss Federal Department of Finance, followed by a moderated panel discussion, Q&A and a networking reception with selected industry experts, the UK-Swiss business community as well as government representatives.

 

Programme:

17.30

 

Registration

18.00

 

Welcome and Opening Remarks
Ambassador Alexandre Fasel, Embassy of Switzerland in the UK

18.05

 

Keynote 
State Secretary Daniela Stoffel, State Secretariat for International Finance

18.25

 

Panel Discussion followed by audience questions
- Michel Lerner, Managing Director & Head of HOLT, Credit Suisse
- Dr Rhian-Mari Thomas OBE, CEO, Green Finance Institute
- Tillmann Lang, CEO & Co-Founder, Yova
- Oliver Marchand, CEO & Co-Founder, Carbon Delta
- Phillip Bruner, CEO & Co-Founder, ENIAN 

Moderator: Andrew Hilton, Director and Joint Founder of CSFI

19.45-
21.00

 

Networking Reception
with Swiss wines and canapés

   
 

In cooperation with:

 

Your contact:

For more information, please contact Corinne Delany, Project Manager, Embassy of Switzerland.

 

 

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