HSG Fintech Summit 2026

Switzerland's largest conference on fintech and a one-day academic-industry workshop organised by the University of St.Gallen (HSG), the leading business university in Switzerland.

The 2026 edition takes place in Zurich at UBS Grünenhof, just steps away from Paradeplatz in the heart of Switzerland's financial district. This year's special theme is AI and its implications in finance, with an expanded program, broader participation, and enriched content following the successful 2025 edition.

Speakers Line-Up

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Marco Di Maggio

Imperial College Business School

Keynote speaker

Andreas Kubli

Head of Digital Assets, UBS

Fabian Schär

University of Basel

Alberto Rossi

Georgetown University

Albert Menkveld

University of Amsterdam

Wenqian Huang

Bank for International Settlements

Loriana Pelizzon

SAFE Goethe Frankfurt and Ca' Foscari Venice

Co-Pierre Georg

Frankfurt School of Finance and Management

Christian Vial

Finreon Asset Management

Paul Duetting

Google

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What makes HSG Fintech Summit special?

• Academia Meets Industry: Cutting-edge research and industry presentations from renowned professors, business leaders, policy experts, and global investors.
• AI in Finance: A focused 2026 theme exploring how artificial intelligence is reshaping finance, digital assets, market infrastructure, and financial technology.
• Strategic Network: Meet senior executives, fintech entrepreneurs, academics, policy institutions, investors, and students in the center of Switzerland's thriving technology ecosystem.
• Zurich Venue: Gather at UBS Grünenhof, a prestigious venue combining architectural elegance, modern functionality, and state-of-the-art audiovisual facilities for more than 200 participants.

Whether you are looking to forge research collaborations, expand your industry network, build strategic partnerships, or explore investment opportunities in the Swiss fintech hub, the HSG Fintech Summit is your gateway to the future of finance.

Organisers

Andrea Barbon, HSG and SFI Faculty Member

Assistant Professor of Financial Technology at the University of St.Gallen. He shares his expertise in artificial intelligence with Concretum Group, a research company that provides consultancy services across different asset classes and markets. Barbon investigates issues related to decentralized finance (DeFi), including the passthrough of monetary policy to stablecoin interest rates.

Vesa Pursiainen, HSG and SFI Faculty Member

Associate Professor of Finance at the University of St.Gallen. Before pursuing his academic career, Professor Pursiainen worked as an investment banker at J.P. Morgan and as an investment professional at Oaktree Capital Management. He is currently director of the HSG Certificate in Financial Technologies.

Samuel Häfner, HSG Faculty Member

Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of St.Gallen. His main interests are in industrial organisation, particularly contracts, auctions, and contests. He also studies incentives in blockchain markets and cryptographic protocols, and is affiliated with the Zurich Center for Market Design.

Tobias Trütsch, HSG Faculty Member and director of the HSG-FSI Center

Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of St.Gallen. He is responsible for the programme area Economics at the Executive School. His research focuses on payment and monetary economics, especially innovative payment methods and individual payment behaviour.

The University of St.Gallen (HSG) consistently ranks as Switzerland’s premier business school and is among the top ten business universities in Europe (Financial Times, 2024). Its Master in Strategy and International Management (SIM) has been repeatedly recognised as the best management program globally, ranked #1 by the Financial Times in 13 of the past 14 years.