09:00 – Door Opening

09:30 – Welcome & Intro

09:45 – SICTIC Angel Workshop 1

Two 30 min sessions running in parallel

10:20 – SICTIC Angel Workshop 2

Two 30 min sessions running in parallel

11:00 – Keynote: How to Get the Funding Deal over the Finishing Line

Speaker: Oliver Werneyer, CEO & Founder at Imburse

11:20 – Lead Investor Panel Discussion:

How to Successfully Invest in Startups & Which Pitfalls to Avoid

12:00 – Networking Lunch

13:30 – Swiss Fintech Investor Day 2021 – Afternoon Kick-Off

13:40 – Keynote: Hottest Fintech Trends & Lessons Learnt From Failed Fintechs

Speaker: Susanne Chishti, CEO at FINTECH Circle, London

14:10 – Fintech Startup Success Story: Building and Exiting MIG to Swissquote

Fireside chat: Wissam Mansour, Founding Partner & CEO at Neventa Capital and Dr. Bolko Hohaus, Vice President at Swiss ICT Investor Club (SICTIC)

14:40 – Panel Discussion: What Are VCs Really Looking For?

Three VCs discuss their key factors

15:20 – 8 Fintech Startup Pitches Round I 

Audience votes: 4 startups selected for final pitching round

15:40 – Networking Break

16:10 – 4 Fintech Startup Pitches Round II

Startups selected by the audience pitch in the second round. 5 min pitch + 10 min Q&A session

17:20 – Panel Discussion: Is Neo Banking the Future for Fintechs?

Speaker: Jörg Sandrock, Co-Founder at Neon Switzerland AG

17:50 – Closing Words

18:00 – Matchmaking & Networking Apero