S-GE Event
Your Gateway to Switzerland's Financial Innovation Hub │ Discover Zurich's Ecosystem
Make the most of the Swiss Fintech Week 2026 with a dedicated networking session with the Swiss finance industry and learn why Switzerland is a premier business location for companies seeking to expand internationally.
Join us for a breakfast session and hear what makes Switzerland and Zurich a preferred destination for global companies in finance, fintech, and blockchain. Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE), together with the Canton of Zurich, will host and walk you through the key factors for entering the Swiss market - and why establishing a foothold in Switzerland to serve global customers is a smart business move. Network with a select group of industry professionals from Zurich's finance ecosystem over a coffee & croissant.
About the Hosts
- Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE) is the official Swiss organization for export and investment promotion. With a unique global network, S-GE supports more than 5,500 Swiss companies every year in their international business and helps innovative foreign companies on their way to settling in Switzerland.
- The Division of Business and Economic Developement of the Canton of Zurich supports companies, connects key industry stakeholders, boosts innovation, strengthens international relations, and guides businesses looking to move to Zurich.
This event is part of the Swiss Fintech Week 2026 and an official side event of the Point Zero Forum 2026.
Event information
Stampfenbachstrasse 85
8006 Zürich
Switzerland
Free of charge
Agenda
- Agenda
- 08:45 15 mins
Welcome Coffee
- 09:00 15 mins
Switzerland as a Business Location
Sirpa Tsimal, Director Global Marketing, Switzerland Global Enterprise
- 09:15 15 mins
Zurich's Financial Ecosystem
Eva May, Head of Financial Services, Canton of Zurich
- 09:30 15 mins
Success Story
Tomoki Kubo, Executive Officer, Corporate Executive Vice President, NEC Corporation
President & CEO, NEC DGDF Headquarters AG
- 09:45 15 mins
Q&A
- 10:00 30 mins
Coffee, Croissants & Networking with Experts from Switzerland’s Financial Ecosystem
Andri Abbühl, Legal & Policy Specialist, FINMA
Tina Balzli, Head of Fintech & Blockchain, CMS Switzerland
Alexander E. Brunner, President, Home of Blockchain.swiss
Urs Reich, Head Public Affairs & Market Structure, SIX
Mario Ruppen, Managing Director, Swiss Fintech Innovations (SFTI)
Eva Selamlar, Board Member and Co-Chair, Swiss Financial Innovation Lab
Raoul Würgler, Secretary General, Association of Foreign Banks in Switzerland
- 10:30
Event End
