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Chapter Event - Regulatory Developments
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Dr. Maya Bundt

Sascha Herzog

Data Privacy & Digital Asset Protection – Regulatory Challenges and not only

27. June 2019 18:30 - 20:00 University Zurich, Rämistrasse 71, KOL-F-104 (Building: KOL, Level F/1st floor, Room: 104)

Live-Hacking-Demo Trojaner in KMUs Cyber-Schutz/Versicherung für Privatpersonen…

Dr. Maya Bundt Head Cyber @Digital Solutions Swiss Re Reinsurance
Sascha Herzog CEO at NSIDE ATTACK LOGIC GmbH
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Swiss Risk Dinner
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Che Sidanius

The global coalition to combat financial crime

17. June 2019 18:00 - 21:00 Carlton La Bottega di Mario

Che will talk about the Coalition to Fight Financial Crime founded by Europol, Refinitiv and the World Economic Forum. …

Che Sidanius Global Head of Financial Crime & Industry Affairs at Refinitiv
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3rd SRA Member Party

29. May 2019 19:00 - 0:30 Seebad Enge

This is our third member party - an annual get together exclusively for members of the Swiss Risk Association. We would like to invite you…

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Chapter Event - Risk Appetite Frameworks
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Otto Huber

Jacques Piasko

Peter Rek

Defining Risk Appetite in Treasury

21. May 2019 18:30 - 20:00 University Zurich, Rämistrasse 71, KOL-F-117 (Building: KOL, Floor: F/1, Room: 117)

Treasury risks typically include market risk in the banking book, counterparty credit, funding and liquidity risk. For all of these, a risk appetite has to…

Otto Huber Global Head of Liquidity Risk Management and Managing Director at Credit Suisse
Jacques Piasko Head of Treasury at Julius Baer
Peter Rek Partner at zeb
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Chapter Event - Digital Age - FinTech, AI and Cyber Risk
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Zhaniyar Sharifi

Alexandre Gaillard

Stefan Benkert

Pascal Roth

Digital Age – our new chapter

13. May 2019 18:00 - 19:30 ZKB Atrium

In this opening event we will hear from Zaniyar the results of a research study conducted by Uni St-Gallen about the real penetration /maturity of…

Zhaniyar Sharifi Deputy Head at Redesigning Financial Services
Alexandre Gaillard CEO at InvestGlass
Stefan Benkert CEO at CreditGate24
Pascal Roth Director of Business Developments at EPAM
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Chapter Event - Stress Testing and Scenario Generation
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Eric Schaanning

The Future of Stress Testing

8. May 2019 18:30 - 20:00 University Zurich, Rämistrasse 71, KO2-D-54 (Building: KOL, Level D/-2, Room: 54)

In this event Eric Schaanning will shed light on the future of stress testing. Building on novel research and his experience at the European Systemic…

Eric Schaanning Principal Financial Stability Expert at the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB)
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Digital Age - FinTech, AI and Cyber Risk - Swiss Risk Dinner
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Mathias Studach

Digital Value Exchange. The Swiss way

15. April 2019 18:00 - 21:00 Carlton La Bottega di Mario

For more than five years Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) - the technology of cryptocurrencies - has been shaking up the financial industry. It threatens the…

Mathias Studach part of the management of SIX Digital Exchange (SDX)
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Chapter Event - Operational Risk
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Todd Cheney

Daniel Gysel

Christian Leder

Giselle Lim

André Dylan Kohler

Conduct, culture and governance risks

10. April 2019 18:00 - 19:30 Carlton Weinkeller

Conduct risk is the threat of financial and/or reputational damage to an organization driven by the poor judgment of managers and/or employees. Conduct risk management…

Todd Cheney Senior Team Manager Conduct Risk at UBS
Daniel Gysel Chief Compliance Officer at Zurich Insurance
Christian Leder Senior Account Executive at Aon
Giselle Lim Chief Risk Officer at Generali
André Dylan Kohler Partner at EY
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Chapter Event - Risk Analytics and Models
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David Ardia

Simon Keel

Academia and industry: Bridging the gap!

5. March 2019 18:30 - 20:00 EY Auditorium

In this event, we will discuss how academics and risk managers could benefit from mutual interaction. Motivated by several examples, David Ardia (winner of the…

David Ardia Assistant professor of finance at the University of Neuchatel
Simon Keel Founding Partner and CTO at Tolomeo Capital
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Chapter Event - Regulatory Developments
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Patrick Bont

Tobias Guldimann

Philipp Hartmann

Erich Herzog

Smart Regulation, challenges and best practices

14. February 2019 18:30 - 20:00 University Zurich (Rämistrasse 71, Ground floor, KOL-E-18)

The regulation process and implementation have been exceptionally costly, highly complex and prolonged in regards to the lead time. Indeed, the duration for implementing regulations…

Patrick Bont Finanzmarkt Aufsicht Liechtenstein (FMA)
Tobias Guldimann Member of the Risk Committee at Commerzbank AG
Philipp Hartmann Global Head Regulatory Foresight and Strategy at Credit Suisse
Erich Herzog Head Competition & Regulation, Member Executive Board economiesuisse
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Flagship Event
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Jean-Noël Ardouin

Christian Behm

Serena Fioravanti

Martin Bardenhewer

Andreas Bitz

LIBOR – Past, present and future. Flagship event in mini-workshop format

11. February 2019 18:30 - 20:30 University Zurich (Rämistrasse 71, Aula, 2nd floor, KOL-G-201)

In September 2008, a former member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, Willem Buiter, described London Inter-bank Offered Rate (Libor) as "the rate…

Jean-Noël Ardouin Director for Financial Services Risk Management at EY
Christian Behm Partner at Lucht Probst Associates
Serena Fioravanti Head Market & Liquidity Risk Management for Swiss Universal Bank, Credit Suisse
Martin Bardenhewer Head Financial Institutions and Multinationals, ZKB,
Andreas Bitz Managing Director, Group Risk Control at UBS AG
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Swiss Risk Dinner
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Dr. Marc Oliver Rieger

Structured products – when are they useful and when not?

4. February 2019 18:00 - 21:00 Carlton La Bottega di Mario

Structured products seem to be a world by themselves. They are often described in a highly technical and cryptic jargon. Not everyone who invests in…

Dr. Marc Oliver Rieger Professor of Banking and Finance at Universiät Trier, Germany
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Chapter Event - Operational Risk
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Lorik Sefaj

Marc Holitscher

Tom Schmidt

Managing Risks in the Cloud

13. December 2018 18:30 - 20:00 ZKB Atrium

This Op Risk Chapter event focuses on the growing use of cloud services from three perspectives: a cloud service provider, a cloud service user and…

Lorik Sefaj Global Head of Cyber Adversary Protection at UBS AG
Marc Holitscher National Technology Officer & Member of the Board at Microsoft Switzerland
Tom Schmidt EMIEIA Financial Services Advisory – Cybersecurity Leader FSO Switzerland and Partner at EY
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Chapter Event - Risk Appetite Frameworks
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Dr. Hannes Junginger

Dr. Oliver Kaufmann

Risk Appetite – How to Manage Key Constraints

11. December 2018 18:00 - 19:30 Stamford Consultants

In the recent years the formulation of Risk Appetite at financial institutions evolved beyond pure (economic) capital measures. One important driver for this are the…

Dr. Hannes Junginger Head of Risk Management, BKB
Dr. Oliver Kaufmann Associate Partner, EY
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Chapter Event - Regulatory Developments
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Dr. Christoph Möhr

Implementation of the Swiss Solvency Test – StandRe as standard model for reinsurers

15. November 2018 18:30 - 20:00 University Zurich (Rämistrasse 71, 2nd floor, KOL-G-217)

StandRe is the standard model for the non-life insurance risk of reinsurers for the Swiss Solvency Test (SST). It has been used for the first…

Dr. Christoph Möhr Risk Management at Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA
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Flagship Event
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Oswald Grübel

Globale Märkte und der Schweizer Finanzplatz

1. November 2018 18:30 - 20:00 University Zurich (Rämistrasse 71, KOH-B-10)

Oswald J. Grübel ist der einzige Banker, der beide Schweizer Grossbanken – die Credit Suisse Group und später die UBS Group – als CEO geführt…

Oswald Grübel Bankmanager, ex UBS und Credit Suisse
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Flagship Event
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Gerhard Lohmann

Lars Henneberg

Paul Embrechts

Blockchain – an enabler of risk management?

23. October 2018 18:30 - 20:00 University Zurich (Rämistrasse 71, Aula, 2nd floor, KOL-G-201)

While Blockchain is likely best known in the context of digital currencies, the technology's ability to enable digital collaboration may have a profound impact on…

Gerhard Lohmann Chief Financial Officer of Swiss Re’s Reinsurance business unit and Chairman of the B3i Initiative
Lars Henneberg Head of Risk Management at Maersk, responsible for insurance, enterprise risk management and business continuity management
Paul Embrechts Professor Emeritus of the ETH Zurich
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Chapter Event - Risk Analytics and Models
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Oliver Kaufmann

Daniel Sigrist

Organizational approaches to model risk management

11. October 2018 18:00 - 19:30 Credit Suisse Forum St. Peter

With model risk management being a highly technical discipline, organizational aspects are an often-overlooked determinant of the effectiveness of Model Risk Management and in particular…

Oliver Kaufmann Associate Partner, EY
Daniel Sigrist Head Reporting and Projects, Raiffeisen Schweiz
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Chapter Event - Digital Age - FinTech, AI and Cyber Risk
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Alison Eujin Shim

András Miklós

Blockchain LIVE on stage – Enterprise solutions with smart contracts and distributed ledgers

4. October 2018 18:30 - 20:00 University Zurich (Rämistrasse 71, Ground floor, KOL-E-18)

Even though cryptocurrencies are in free fall, blockchain - the technology behind cryptocurrencies - is picking up. Ever wondered what else can you do with…

Alison Eujin Shim Member at AERGO and Chief Innovation Officer at Blocko
András Miklós Business Development Lead Switzerland ad Adjoint
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Chapter Event - Stress Testing and Scenario Generation
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Daniel Weder:

Flight industry take-away: Real-time monitoring and handling of crisis situations

25. September 2018 18:30 - 20:00 University Zurich (Rämistrasse 71, 3rd floor, KOL-H-317)

In 2002, two aircraft collide near the Lake of Constance, leaving over 70 casualties. That event drastically changes the understanding of aviation safety in Switzerland.

Daniel Weder: former CEO of Skyguide, Independent Board Member and Adviser at Weder Management
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Chapter Event - Regulatory Developments
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Raphael Joos

Stephan Meschenmoser

Risk Management in Times of Higher Uncertainty – Best practices for Pension Funds

24. September 2018 18:00 - 19:30 Credit Suisse Forum St. Peter

The presenters will explore the following questions: - What is the current risk environment and how does it differ from the past few years?…

Raphael Joos former Chief Risk Officer in Pension Fund of Credit Suisse
Stephan Meschenmoser Managing Director at BlackRock
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Swiss Risk Dinner
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James Swenson

The Fight Against Financial Crime – 2018. Advanced techniques in Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD)

12. September 2018 18:00 - 21:00 Carlton Weinkeller

Whether for client on-boarding, know-your client (KYC) procedures, or for third party screening, due diligence is an integral component of risk management and compliance for…

James Swenson Global Head of Proposition for Screening Resolutions Services and Enhanced Due Diligence, Thomson Reuters
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Chapter Event - Risk Appetite Frameworks
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Alain Beuchat

Eric Durand

Marc Holitscher

Managing technology risks – three perspectives

29. August 2018 18:30 - 20:00 University Zurich (Rämistrasse 71, Ground floor, KOL-E-18)

With ongoing automation, digitization and reliance on cloud services, financial firms are increasingly exposed to technology risks.

Alain Beuchat Chief Information Security Officer, UBS
Eric Durand Head Cyber Center of Competence, Swiss Re
Marc Holitscher Chief Technology Officer, Microsoft Switzerland
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Chapter Event - Operational Risk
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Gaudenz Barblan

John Corless

Carmen Edelmann

Trends in Outsourcing

2. July 2018 18:30 - 20:00 Carlton Bar

Presenters Gaudenz Barblan: Head IT Risk (Global IT) at SIX Group John Corless: Head of Business Resilience, Sourcing & Shared Services Risk Management at…

Gaudenz Barblan Head IT Risk (Global IT) at SIX Group
John Corless Head of Business Resilience, Sourcing & Shared Services Risk Management at Zurich Insurance Company Ltd
Carmen Edelmann Head IT Digital Advisory-Director at Swiss Re
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Chapter Event - Regulatory Developments
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Martin Birn

Lampros Kalyvas

The impact of the latest Basel regulatory reforms on the banking system

18. June 2018 18:30 - 20:00 University Zurich, Rämistrasse 71, KOL-F-104 (Building: KOL, Level F/1st floor, Room: 104)

Presenters Martin Birn: Member of Secretariat of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Lampros Kalyvas: Senior Policy Expert at European Banking Authority Chapter Event…

Martin Birn Member of Secretariat of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
Lampros Kalyvas Senior Policy Expert at European Banking Authority
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2nd SRA Member Party

31. May 2018 19:00 - 19:30 Seebad Enge

Last year we had our first member party for members of the Swiss Risk Associaton. It was great fun, so we did it again. With…

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Chapter Event - Risk Appetite Frameworks
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Pascal Engel

Chief Risk Officer of Man Investments (CH) AG, Director of Man (Europe) AG

Eelco Fiole

Christian Nauer

Risk Appetite in Asset Management: a fiduciary and operational approach

19. April 2018 18:30 - 20:00 EY Auditorium

Presenters Pascal Engel: Chief Risk Officer of Man Investments (CH) AG, Director of Man (Europe) AG Günther Dobrauz: Partner & Leader PwC Legal Switzerland…

Pascal Engel Chief Risk Officer of Man Investments (CH) AG, Director of Man (Europe) AG
Chief Risk Officer of Man Investments (CH) AG, Director of Man (Europe) AG Partner & Leader PwC Legal Switzerland
Eelco Fiole Managing Partner at Alpha Governance Partners
Christian Nauer Director at Castle Hall Diligence
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Chapter Event - Digital Age - FinTech, AI and Cyber Risk
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Lan Bui

Maciej Latek

Mike Foster

ICO Go-Live on Stage

12. April 2018 18:00 - 19:30 University Zurich, Rämistrasse 71, KOL-F-104 (Building: KOL, Level F/1st floor, Room: 104)

In this opening event we will hear from Zaniyar the results of a research study conducted by Uni St-Gallen about the real penetration /maturity of…

Lan Bui CEO of positif.ly
Maciej Latek Chief Technology Officer at positif.ly
Mike Foster Trestle Group
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Chapter Event - Stress Testing and Scenario Generation
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Antonio Del Favero

Jaromir Benes

Stress Testing and the Global Economy: Main Drivers and Risks

27. March 2018 18:30 - 20:00 Credit Suisse Forum St. Peter

  Presenters Antonio Del Favero: Senior Portfolio Strategist at Rubrics Asset Management Jaromir Benes: Senior Partner at OG Research Chapter Event In our…

Antonio Del Favero Senior Portfolio Strategist at Rubrics Asset Management
Jaromir Benes Senior Partner at OG Research
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Chapter Event - Risk Analytics and Models
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Marie Kratz

Michel Dacorogna

Validation Techniques and Validation of Aggregated Risk Models

19. March 2018 18:00 - 19:30 Carlton Bar

Presenters Marie Kratz: Professor at ESSEC Business School Michel Dacorogna: Partner at PRS Prime Re Solutions Chapter Event In our chapter events –…

Marie Kratz Professor at ESSEC Business School
Michel Dacorogna Partner at PRS Prime Re Solutions
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Chapter Event - Operational Risk
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Paul Berchtold

Christian Drechsler

Dr. Gabriele C. Holstein

Andreas Bertschi

Christin-Isabel Henn

Data privacy: Approaches and preparation for GDPR implementation

5. March 2018 18:30 - 20:00 Falcon Private Bank

Presenters Paul Berchtold: COO ARS Switzerland at Aon Risk Solutions Christian Drechsler: Group Legal at Zurich Dr. Gabriele C. Holstein: Group Data Protection…

Paul Berchtold COO ARS Switzerland at Aon Risk Solutions
Christian Drechsler Group Legal at Zurich
Dr. Gabriele C. Holstein Group Data Protection Officer at UBS
Andreas Bertschi IT Legal at Falcon Private Bank
Christin-Isabel Henn Head Strategy Office SIX
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After Work Drinks Q1

8. February 2018 18:00 - 20:30 Icon Club Zürich

Thanks for starting the year in such a great athmosphere with us!…

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Chapter Event - Regulatory Developments
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Birgit Rutishauser

Patricio Verdieri

Regulatory requirements and business decision impact

12. December 2017 18:30 - 20:00 University Zurich (Rämistrasse 71, Ground floor, KOL-E-18)

Presenters Birgit Rutishauser: Head of Risk Management Insurance – Finma Patricio Verdieri: CRO Zurich Switzerland & ZLIC – Zürich Insurance Group Moderator & Panelist:…

Birgit Rutishauser Head of Risk Management Insurance – Finma
Patricio Verdieri CRO Zurich Switzerland & ZLIC – Zürich Insurance Group
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Chapter Event - Risk Appetite Frameworks
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Bernhard Hodler

Heinz Rubin

Risk Management in Private Banking

6. December 2017 18:00 - 19:30 Stamford Consultants

Presenters Bernhard Hodler: CEO, Julius Baer Heinz Rubin: managing partner, zeb.Switzerland Chapter Event In our chapter events – access for members only –…

Bernhard Hodler CEO, Julius Baer
Heinz Rubin managing partner, zeb.Switzerland
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Year End Drinks

30. November 2017 18:00 - 20:30 Icon Club Zürich

Q4 After-Work-Drinks for SRA members and friends…

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Investment Risk - Swiss Risk Dinner
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Andreas Hogg

Investment Risk Management – What is best practice?

20. November 2017 18:00 - 21:00 Carlton La Bottega di Mario

Keynote Speaker Andreas Hogg: Head Risk, Finance & Services, Member of the Executive Committee at Swisscanto Fondsleitung AG Swiss Risk Dinner Combine education and networking…

Andreas Hogg Head Risk, Finance & Services, Member of the Executive Committee at Swisscanto Fondsleitung AG
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Flagship Event
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Dr. Fritz Zurbrügg

Professor Sir Charles Bean

Stormy waters or calm seas ahead? – macroeconomic outlook in a time of uncertainty

9. November 2017 18:30 - 20:00 University Zurich (Rämistrasse 71, Aula, 2nd floor, KOL-G-201)

Presenters Dr. Fritz Zurbrügg: Vice Chairman of the Governing Board, Swiss National Bank Professor Sir Charles Bean: London School of Economics Flagship event…

Dr. Fritz Zurbrügg Vice Chairman of the Governing Board, Swiss National Bank
Professor Sir Charles Bean London School of Economics
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Digital Age - FinTech, AI and Cyber Risk - Flagship Event
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Grace Brasington

Frank Luijckx

David Moschella

Martin Möller

Robert Saxby

Artificial Intelligence – The next revolution without options

27. June 2017 18:30 - 20:30 University Zurich (Rämistrasse 71, Aula, 2nd floor, KOL-G-201)

Presenters Grace Brasington: Vice President at IBM Frank Luijckx: CEO and co-founder of 4th-IR David Moschella: Research Fellow at Leading Edge Forum…

Grace Brasington Vice President at IBM
Frank Luijckx CEO and co-founder of 4th-IR
David Moschella Research Fellow at Leading Edge Forum
Martin Möller Digital Transformation Principal for Banking & Finance at Microsoft
Robert Saxby Big Data Product Specialist at Google Cloud
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Flagship Event
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Dr. Christian Bluhm

Joachim Oechslin

Panel Discussion with the Chief Risk Officers of UBS and Credit Suisse

16. January 2017 18:30 - 20:30 University Zurich (Rämistrasse 71, Aula, 2nd floor, KOL-G-201)

Presenters Dr. Christian Bluhm: UBS, Chief Risk Officer Joachim Oechslin: Credit Suisse, Chief Risk Officer Moderator: Prof. Dr. em. Martin C. Janssen Ecofin…

Dr. Christian Bluhm UBS, Chief Risk Officer
Joachim Oechslin Credit Suisse, Chief Risk Officer
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Flagship Event
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Katarina Adam

Dr. Jochen Dürr

Roman Polupanov

Bitcoin & Blockchain – How does it work and what does it mean?

29. November 2016 18:30 - 20:30 University Zurich (Rämistrasse 71, Aula, 2nd floor, KOL-G-201)

Presenters Prof. Dr.-Ing. Katarina Adam University of Berlin Dr. Jochen Dürr: SIX, Group Chief Risk Officer (CRO) Roman Polupanov: EPAM, Director of IT…

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Katarina Adam University of Berlin
Dr. Jochen Dürr SIX, Group Chief Risk Officer (CRO)
Roman Polupanov EPAM, Director of IT Delivery and Blockchain
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Flagship Event
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Christine Novakovic

Barend Fruithof

Finanzplatz Schweiz – Risiken und Herausforderungen 2016

2. February 2016 18:30 - 20:30 University Zurich (Rämistrasse 71, Aula, 2nd floor, KOL-G-201)

Presenters Christine Novakovic: UBS, Head Corporate & Institutional Clients and Investment Bank Switzerland, Group Managing Director Barend Fruithof: Julius Bär, Head Region Switzerland &…

Christine Novakovic Christine Novakovic
Barend Fruithof Julius Bär, Head Region Switzerland & Global Custody, Member of the Executive Board Director
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Flagship Event
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David Cole

Risk Culture. A Continuing Journey.

10. June 2015 18:30 - 20:30 University Zurich (Rämistrasse 71, Aula, 2nd floor, KOL-G-201)

Presenters David Cole: SwissRe, Group CFO Flagship event SRA flagship events take place at the University Zurich and are free public events. Established Leaders…

David Cole SwissRe, Group CFO
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Flagship Event
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Oswald J. Grübel

Daniel Zuberbühler

Risiken Finanzplatz Schweiz

21. January 2015 18:30 - 20:00 University Zurich (Rämistrasse 71, Aula, 2nd floor, KOL-G-201)

In September 2008, a former member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, Willem Buiter, described London Inter-bank Offered Rate (Libor) as "the rate…

Oswald J. Grübel former CEO of UBS and Credit Suisse
Daniel Zuberbühler former head of FINMA
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