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