HSG Fintech Summit 2026

Switzerland's leading academic-industry fintech conference, hosted by the University of St.Gallen. The 2026 edition brings researchers, financial institutions, fintech leaders, and policy experts together at UBS Grünenhof in Zurich. This year's special theme is AI and its implications in finance. Program - Thursday, November 26, 2026

• 9:00-09:30 Registration
• 09:30-10:00 Opening Speech: Andreas Kubli (Head Group Digital Assets, UBS) Topic: Digital Assets
• 10:00-10:45 Academic Presentation #1 - DeFi Leverage Presenter: Wenqian Huang (BIS) Discussant: Loriana Pelizzon (SAFE Goethe Frankfurt and Ca' Foscari Venice)
• 10:45-11:30 Academic Presentation #2 - Stablecoin Complexity Presenter: Fabian Schär (University of Basel) Discussant: Alexander Bechtel (DWS Group)
• 11:30-12:15 Keynote Speech: Marco Di Maggio (Imperial College London) Topic: AI in Financial Intermediation
• 12:15-13:30 Standing Lunch and networking
• 13:30-14:00 Industry Presentation #1 Presenter: Hanna Khrystianovych (Global Ledger)
• 14:00-14:45 Academic Presentation #3 - Engineering Investment Habits Presenter: Alberto Rossi (Georgetown University) Discussant: Bastian Wetzel (Cambrena Capital)
• 14:45-15:15 Industry Presentation #2 Presenter: Christian Vial (Finreon Asset Management) Topic: AI in Asset Management
• 15:15-15:45 Coffee break
• 15:45-16:30 Academic Presentation #4 - AI Model Collapse Presenter: Co-Pierre Georg (Frankfurt School of Finance and Management) Discussant: Stefania Stan (UBS)
• 16:30-17:15 Panel Discussion Moderator: Joelle Gautier (UBS) Panelists: Greg Lourie (Schellenberg Wittmer) Pascal Eberle (Sygnum Bank) Milko Hensel (Maerki Baumann) Daniel Malikov (Markets Flare) Sandro Jaber (Laka Capital) Topic: Impact of AI on financial industry and markets
• 17:15-18:00 Academic Presentation #5 - AI Errors Presenter: Albert Menkveld (University of Amsterdam) Discussant: Larisa Yarovaya (University of Southampton)
• 18:00-18:30 Research Talk Presenter: Paul Duetting (Google) Topic: AI and Moral Hazard
• 18:30-20:30 Networking Apéro * The program is subject to change