Zurich – Lendity, a global allocator in alternative lending, has the pleasure to announce the first Alternative Lending Conference in Switzerland, to be held on May 10th at 17:00 hs at the SIX Swiss Exchange, Selnaustrasse 30, Zurich.
The conference is tailored to financial advisors, family offices and institutional investors interested in learning more about the opportunities and risks of investing in peer-to-peer lending, marketplace lending, crowdlending and factoring.
Chris Landis, CEO of the Swiss Exchange, will be the opening speaker. During the first panel, family offices, investors, and thought leaders will discuss the volatility, correlation, expected returns, risks and opportunities of investing in this asset class. During the second panel, international and Swiss platforms will discuss their approach and differentiators as alternative lenders.
Over 12 key industry leaders from Switzerland and around the globe are confirmed for the conference, including:
- Chris Landis – CEO, SIX Swiss Exchange
- Stephan Gerwert – Managing Director at Rigi Family Office
- Armen Karamanian – Partner at Lendity
- Ioannis Akkizidis – Co-author of Marketplace Lending and the Future of Credit book
- Guenther Dobrauz – Partner Financial Services at PwC Switzerland
- Barry Rafferty – Head of Capital Markets at Upstart
- Santiago Pazur – Managing Partner at Triaxis Asset Management
- Clemens Paschke – Co-Founder and Managing Director of the Lendico Group
- Rafael Karamanian – Partner at Lendity
- Michael Borter – Co-Founder and CEO at Cashare
- Philipp Schneider – Managing Partner at Credit World
- Teddy Amberg – Partner at CreditGate24
More information and registration…
Lendity – www.lendity.com
Lendity connects alternative lending platforms with the traditional banking system using its infrastructure and technology. After monitoring global platforms and connecting selected ones to the Lendity infrastructure, it uses technology to assess risk and source thousands of loans from different platforms, achieving optimal diversification. Lendity products can be bought through traditional banking channels, providing institutional-grade access for the rapidly growing asset class of alternative lending. Lendity has been accelerated by F10, Switzerland’s leading Fintech accelerator founded by SIX, PwC and Julius Bar.
SIX – www.six-swiss-exchange.com
SIX operates Switzerland’s financial market infrastructure and comprehensive services on a global scale in the areas of securities trading, clearing and settlement, financial information, and payment transactions. The company is owned by its users: approximately 130 banks of various size and orientation.
SIX Swiss Exchange is one of the most important European exchanges. It offers outstanding liquidity in the trading of Swiss securities and connects companies from around the world with international investors and trading participants.
F10 – www.f10.ch
F10 is Switzerland’s premier FinTech incubator and accelerator supported by SIX, Julius Bär Bank, PwC Switzerland, The Baloise Group, Generali and eny Finance. The F10 program has been designed for financial firms that want to reach the next level of innovation. The accelerator program provides access to the most promising international Fintech startups, radically new technologies and business models.