Point Zero Forum 2025

5 May 2025 – 7 May 2025

The Circle, Zurich, Switzerland

43 sessions · 66 speakers

Organiser (1)

GFTN

Co-Organiser (1)

State Secretariat for International Finance (SIF)

Media Partners (10)

Finews.Asia Pte Ltd · The Paypers · FF News · Times of Blockchain · CryptoNewsZ · Disruption Banking · finews.ch · Breaking Banks Europe · SPHERE · Finanz und Wirtschaft

Sponsors (35)

Cardano Foundation · Swift · Ripple · Amazon · Julius Baer · HashKey OTC · Paxos · Cobo · R3 · Swiss Bankers Association · Robinhood · Uniswap Labs · Ant International · Binance · Digit9 · iCapital · Circle · Coinbase · Fireblocks · Bpifrance · Nucleus Software · Visa · Taurus SA · Solana Foundation · UBS AG · Zuhlke · Chainlink · Nethermind · Amazon Web Services · Temasek · Giesecke+Devrient · TRM Labs · SYGNUM · DMZ FINANCE · Bybit

Knowledge Partners (7)

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) · Singapore Fintech Association · BIS Innovation Hub · OMFIF · Bussmann Advisory · International Capital Market Association · Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance

Supporting Partners (43)

SwissHacks · CryptoUK · OpenWealth Association · swissfintechinnovations · Plug and Play · MENA Fintech Association · Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC) · Switzerland Global Enterprise · FIND (Swiss Financial Innovation Desk) · Financial Technology Frontiers · Crypto Valley Association · Timepledge.org · FinTech Armenia · European Digital Finance Association · Digital Euro Association · Exponential Science · The Digital Assets Association · Global Digital Finance · zeb consulting · INATBA · Banking Frontiers · Finance Innovation · Blockchain for Europe · Trust Square · UZH Blockchain Center · 6ONE · Association for Women in Crypto · BIS Innovation Hub · Tenity · Holland Fintech Association · Level 39 · CFTE · Capital Markets and Technology Association · FXC Intelligence · Home of Blockchain.swiss · The Linux Foundation · ACCESS Singapore · Decentral House · Monetary Authority of Singapore · Women's World Banking · Swiss Finance + Technology Association · Asian Institute of Digital Finance (NUS) · SCHWEIZERISCHE NATIONALBANK

Agenda

• Welcome to Point Zero Forum 2025 6 May 2025 · Forum Stage
• Opening Keynote by Guy Parmelin, Minister, Government of Switzerland 6 May 2025 · Forum Stage
• Welcome Address by Regierungsrätin Carmen Walker Späh 6 May 2025 · Forum Stage
• The Central Banking Dialogue: Fireside with Martin Schlegel 6 May 2025 · Forum Stage
• The Global State of FinTech: Presentation by GFTN 6 May 2025 · Forum Stage
• AI governance in a competitive world: Balancing innovation, regulation and ethics 6 May 2025 · GFTN Insights
• Permissionless blockchain in financial services 6 May 2025 · GFTN Insights
• Market abuse in crypto markets 6 May 2025 · GFTN Insights
• How to invest directly in digital assets as an institution? - Powered by BPIfrance 6 May 2025 · Workshops
• The Global State of FinTech: The Fireside Chat 6 May 2025 · Forum Stage
• Fireside Chat: The Outlook on Digital Assets with Richard Teng, CEO of Binance 6 May 2025 · Forum Stage
• Keynote by Stefan Walter, CEO of FINMA 6 May 2025 · Forum Stage
• The Innovation Blueprint: Unlocking Global Competitiveness in a Changing World 6 May 2025 · Forum Stage
• Shaping the future of DeFi: Global standards, security and innovation in public blockchain infrastructure 6 May 2025 · GFTN Insights
• Architecting the future of cross-border payments – An Agorá roundtable 6 May 2025 · GFTN Insights
• Welcome to FutureMatters Stage 6 May 2025 · FutureMatters Stage
• Lunch 6 May 2025 · Forum Stage
• The Future of Work: Agentic AI Teammates 6 May 2025 · FutureMatters Stage
• Global State of Digital Asset Regulations: Regulatory Harmonisation on Digital Assets 6 May 2025 · Forum Stage
• Harnessing AI and blockchain to combat financial crime 6 May 2025 · GFTN Insights
• The State of Stables 6 May 2025 · Forum Stage
• The SwissHacks Showcase: Demos from 2025 Finalists 6 May 2025 · FutureMatters Stage
• The Future of Digital Assets Infrastructure: Private, Public ... Borderless? 6 May 2025 · Forum Stage
• Welcome to Founders Day ft. The Founders Peak™ 6 May 2025 · FutureMatters Stage
• The Institutional Digital Money Dialogue 6 May 2025 · Forum Stage
• Security and Regulation in a Tokenized World 6 May 2025 · Forum Stage
• The Startup Meets Policy Dialogue: Scaling in Europe - Breaking Policy Barriers to Startups Growth 6 May 2025 · FutureMatters Stage
• The Europe opportunity: Enhancing digital sovereignty in climate action 6 May 2025 · GFTN Insights
• The Economics of Payments: Rethinking Business Models in a Web3 World 6 May 2025 · Forum Stage
• A Case Study in Navigating One of The World's Largest Cyber Heists 6 May 2025 · Forum Stage
• Launch of the European FinTech Alliance 6 May 2025 · FutureMatters Stage
• Welcome to Point Zero Forum 2025 Day 2 7 May 2025 · Forum Stage
• Balancing Innovation and Resilience in a World of Geopolitical Tensions: Payments, Cyber and More 7 May 2025 · Forum Stage
• State of Innovation in Central Banking: AI, Blockchain and More 7 May 2025 · Forum Stage
• Adapting to the future: Building resilient supply chains in the face of climate change 7 May 2025 · GFTN Insights
• Cross-border payments - The past, the present, and the future we envisage 7 May 2025 · GFTN Insights
• Impact of Agentic AI on Financial Services: What's in Store for 2025 7 May 2025 · Forum Stage
• A New Era of Payment Technology: A Central Bank Dialogue on the Next Steps in the Evolution of Domestic and Cross-Border Payments 7 May 2025 · Forum Stage
• Private Capital’s Growing Influence: Reshaping Wealth and Asset Management 7 May 2025 · Forum Stage
• The Future of Wealth: Generational Shifts, Platforms & Alternatives 7 May 2025 · Forum Stage
• AI & Blockchain: Navigating the Crossroads with Regulation 7 May 2025 · Forum Stage
• Cyber Resilience in the Age of Converging Technologies 7 May 2025 · Forum Stage
• The Future of Payments: Real-Time, Borderless, and Always On 7 May 2025 · Forum Stage