Point Zero Forum 2023

The Point Zero Forum is a Policy-Technology dialogue taking place from 26 to 28 June in Zurich, Switzerland.

The Forum will convene 1,000 central bankers, regulators and industry leaders around a series of leadership dialogues, public-private roundtables, deep-dive workshops and networking opportunities to drive confidence, adoption and growth of transformative technology and assess and promote the appropriate governance and risk frameworks.

Point Zero Forum 2023 will be opened by Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies, Heng Swee Keat, and Switzerland’s Federal Councillor and Head of the Federal Department of Finance, Karin Keller-Sutter.

The Forum is organised by the Swiss State Secretariat for International Finance (SIF) and Elevandi, and in cooperation with the BIS Innovation Hub, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), and the Swiss National Bank (SNB).

Those who are interested in joining may register now at: https://hubs.ly/Q01G04p70

(Use the code: REGPAC10 for a 10% discount.)

• Public officials and think tanks receive complimentary access.
• Founders of tech companies (incorporated for less than 3 years), can apply for a discounted Founder’s Pass.

Some of the confirmed leaders who will drive discussions:

• Adrienne A. Harris, Superintendent, New York Department of Financial Services
• Alessandra Perrazzelli, Deputy Governor, Bank of Italy
• Alison Martin, Chief Executive Officer EMEA & Bank Distribution, Zurich Insurance Group
• Ashley Alder, Chair, Financial Conduct Authority
• Axel Voss, Member of the European Parliament
• Hon. Caroline D. Pham, Commissioner, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
• Cecilia Skingsley, Head of BIS Innovation Hub, Bank for International Settlements
• Christian Mumenthaler, Group Chief Executive Officer, Swiss Re
• Clara Durodié, Chief Executive Officer, Cognitive Finance Group
• Daniela Stoffel, State Secretary, State Secretariat for International Finance (SIF)
• Dante Disparte, Chief Strategy Officer & Head of Global Policy, Circle
• David Newns, Head, SDX
• Jessica Rusu, Chief Data, Information & Intelligence Officer, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
• Dr Jez Mohideen, Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer, Laser Digital - Nomura Group
• Jorge Familiar, Vice President & Treasurer, World Bank
• Karin Keller-Sutter, Federal Councillor & Head of Federal Department of Finance Switzerland
• Mary Schapiro, Vice Chair for Global Public Policy at Bloomberg
• Dr Mirjam Staub-Bisang, Country Head, Switzerland BlackRock
• Ravi Menon, Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)
• Sandra Ro, Chief Executive Officer, Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC)
• Sergio P. Ermotti, Group Chief Executive Officer, UBS Group AG
• Sigal Mandelker, Ribbit Capital
• Heng Swee Keat, Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies
• Professor Thomas J. Jordan, Chairman of the Governing Board, Swiss National Bank
• Umar Farooq, Chief Executive Officer of Onyx by J.P. Morgan & Global Head of Financial Institution Payments, J.P. Morgan

Full list of speakers: https://www.pointzeroforum.com/speakers

Point Zero Forum Agenda

Policy-Technology Dialogue on Transformative Tech and Sustainable Finance:

• Digital Assets — Stocktake on the use cases for adopting digital assets, asset tokenisation and distributed ledger technology
• Technology for ESG — Showcasing the technologies and solutions that can accelerate the fair transition towards climate neutrality
• Generative AI — Deep-dive into generative AI (Artificial Intelligence), the potential use cases in financial services and the roadmap towards adoption