6/12 – Russian-Swiss Scientific Seminar «The new paradigm of banking in a globalized world – the impact of technology»
Russian-Swiss Scientific Seminar
«The new paradigm of banking in a globalized world –
the impact of technology»
Date: 6th December, 2017
Venue: Senate Hall, St. Petersburg State University of Economics,
canal Griboedova emb., 30-32
Organizers:
- St Petersburg State University of Finance (FINEC)
- Non –profit partnership “St Petersburg-London 2003”
- Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences, Zurich, Switzerland
with support of the Embassy of Switzerland in Russia, Consulate General of Switzerland in St Petersburg and State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation of Switzerland.
Seminar curators:
- Grigory Rozhkov, CEO, “St. Petersburg-London 2003”
- Dr. Tatjana Nikitina, St. Petersburg State University of Economics, Russia
- Dr. Bernhard Koye, Kalaidos University, Zurich, Switzerland
Seminar Description: The paradigms of the financial industry acre changing. Digitalization, Blockchain & Big Data are just three aspects which might drive the change of the business models of banks and even national banks and regulators. The conference aims at sharing views on theses developments from three countries – Finland, Russia and Switzerland. In doing so, it is the aim of the seminar to identify commonalities and key success factors in dealing with theses developments from a multinational perspective. Presentations and workshops will contribute to enable participants to do so.
Target audience: Researchers and professionals from banking and financial sectors, Ph.D. students, lectures and professors, software developers, practitioners from banks responsible for development of organization-innovative infrastructure, other banks and financial institutions representatives, St Petersburg techno-parks and business incubators managers, diplomats, managers of SP based Swiss and international companies.
Program
14.00 – 14.30 Registration and coffee
14.30 – 14.45 Welcoming remarks:
- Dr. Igor Maksimtsev, Rector, UNECON
- Roger Kull, Council General of Switzerland in St. Petersburg
14.45 – 15.05 Digitalization of the financial industry – Core aspects and guidelines, Dr. Bernhard Koye, Director, Swiss Institute for Financial Training, Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences
15.05 – 15.25 Legal issues of digital economy, Dr. Nadezhda Kraynova, Dean, Faculty of Law, UNECON
15.25 – 15.45 Blockchain and Bitcoin – possible effects on banks and national banks, Dr. Aleksander Berentsen, professor, University of Basel
15.45 – 16.05 Blockchain Technologies – Russian perspectives, Denis Gorulev, Deputy Head, Department of Banking, Financial Markets and Insurance, UNECON
16.05 – 16.30 Coffee Break
16.30 – 16.50 Digital technologies in Russian Banking Sector (Sberbank case), Anatoli Lokotkov, Vice-president, Sberbank North-West Region Branch
16.50-17.05 Developments in Blockchain in Switzerland from a practical perspective, Reto Gadient, Director, Crypto Valley Forum, Zug.
17.05 – 17.20 FinTech and Big Data – Game Changes for Banking?, Mikhail Bondarevski, Director, Financial Services Development, Luxoft
17.20 – 17.40 FinTech & InsurTech – Digitization of the Financial Services Industry, Dr. Frederic Kohler, Director, Institute for Finance and Banking Studies, Switzerland
17.40 – 17.55 Modernization of contemporary financial education in digital era, Dr. Tatjana Nikitina, Director, International Centre for Financial Market Research, UNECON
17.55 – 18.25 Q&A Panel Session
18.25 – 19.45 Reception and Networking
Seminar languages are Russian and English. Simultaneous translation will be provided.