Zurich | 06.07.2023
The Global Sustainable Digital Finance Forum is an international and interdisciplinary conference focusing on novel approaches in sustainability driven by financial technology (FinTech) and insurance technology (InsurTech).
The Global Sustainable Digital Finance Forum focuses on research and innovations that addresses challenges in the field of banking and finance, insurance, IT, business management, law, regulation, society and many others. The examples range from using artificial intelligence to analyse sustainability data along value chains for improving risk management to central bank digital currencies which enable financial inclusion. Together we will explore how organizations and people can leverage FinTech and InsurTech to develop a more sustainable world. By considering myriad disciplines and research fields, the conference participants from academia, business, non-profit, and government share concepts how sustainability can lead to innovative solutions that address today's challenges.
The Global Sustainable Digital Finance Forum takes place on July 6th in Zurich and is supported by Innosuisse as a Networking Event Series on "Sustainable Digital Finance". The Forum also has formed an exclusive partnership with the Impact Finance Forum, a practitioners' conference which takes place on July 5th and the World Bank Group which both support the Global Sustainable Digital Finance Forum.
13:30 – 13:45
Opening Speech
Thomas Puschmann
University of Zurich
13:45 - 14:30
Digital Finance - A Panacea for Sustainable Growth?
Vikram Gandhi
Harvard University
14:30 - 15:15
Nature and Fintech: Using the Tools of Finance to Mitigate the Biodiversity Crisis
John Tobin-de la Puente
Cornell University
15:15 – 15:45
Break
Agenda 2022
15:45 – 16:45
Panel Discussion:
Malin Berge, Mastercard
Stefan Flückiger, State Secretariat for Internat. Finance
Aiaze Mitha, United Nations Capital Developm. Fund
Carl-Johan von Uexkull, Doconomy
(moderated by Olivia Kinghorst)
16:45 – 17:30
Winners of the Innovation Award
17:30
Thomas Puschmann
Closing, Drinks & Snacks
Innovation Award
The Global Sustainable Digital Finance Forum calls for innovative approaches from start-ups. Applicants shall submit their proposals to fintech@bf.uzh.ch until June 18th. The proposals are evaluated against the following criteria:
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Innovation degree: to what extent does the approach provide a novel solution?
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Value Creation: to what extent is the solution / business model scalable?
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Project Setup: how is the solution setup and what's the team behind it?
Program Committee
Larry Leifer,
Stanford University
Thomas Puschmann,
University of Zurich
