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28 January 2021
Virtual
UK FinTech Mission to Austria & Switzerland 2021

UK FinTech Mission 2021 

Thank you for joining this year's mission!

This platform will remain open until 2022. Contact us if you require further information.

Thursday, January 28, 2021

The UK Department for International Trade (DIT) and Scottish Development International (SDI) invite you to a unique setting for exchange and discussion on the latest trends, demands and solutions in finance and banking, insurance and investment between UK FinTechs and Swiss and Austrian organisations. 

37 UK startups have been selected across a wide range of sectors and verticals to showcase their solutions and services. We aim to offer our partners and participants in market an inspiring networking and learning opportunity of the highest-quality by engaging with innovative business models, technologies and services emerging out of the UK market. 

Registered attendees and associates from Austria and Switzerland can view company profiles and pitches, learn more about their products and services on the marketplace, chat and ask questions, and schedule 1:1 meetings to take place on January, 28th.

In the past three years the mission has achieved:

  • 150 UK FinTechs in attendance
  • £65 million in signed business deals 
  • 400+ participants from Austria and Switzerland
  • 550+ one-to-one meetings
  • Complimentary access for the financial, insurance and investor communities
  • Excellent feedback across the board

If you have not received a personal invite for organisations and would like to attend and schedule 1:1 meetings with FinTechs, please request an account. 

If you are interested in the live panel discussion only, please register here to receive a calendar invitation and WebEx link.

We welcome interest from organisations and teams across the industry who are looking to leverage or invest in innovative technological solutions and services.

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Programme

10.00 CET Opening Address

  • Jane Owen, Her Majesty's Ambassador to Switzerland & Liechtenstein
  • Leigh Turner, Her Majesty's Ambassador to Austria

10.15 CET Panel Discussion
As Fintech advances, how will intelligent automation, performance analytics and big data impact professionals as well as customers? Will sustainability and green finance be increasingly driven by data?

Moderator:

  • Manuela Andaloro, Managing Director of SmartBizHub

Speakers:

  • Chris Skinner, Independent Commentator on the Financial Markets
  • Katherine Foster, Chief Strategy Officer of the Open Earth Foundation
  • Pietro Carnevale, CEO of HITS, a Generali Swiss based Insurtech Hub
  • Fiona Frick, CEO Unigestion. Board member of Swiss Sustainable Finance and Sustainable Finance Geneva and member of the EMEA committee of the Standards Board for Alternative Investments.

Registered delegates will automatically see this event in their agenda.

11.00 CET Refreshment Break

11.20 CET Start of 1:1 Meetings

Visit the Pitch Room or browse the marketplace.

17.00 CET End of 1:1 Meetings

Location
Virtual
Organised by
Participants
Switzerland 58
United Kingdom 52
Austria 38
Liechtenstein 3
United States 2
Total 153
Participants
Financial organisation 45
Start-up 29
Company 26
Authority/Government 10
Consulting (business, tax, legal) 10
VC & Investor 10
Insurance company 8
Other 7
Association/Agency 4
University 2
Total 151