VP Bank Keynote —

The future demands character

Wednesday, 14 June 2023, 6:00 p.m.

Aura, Zurich

Matthias Horx has been researching trends and the future for over 25 years. He is the founder of futurist think tank Zukunftsinstitut, author of numerous books and a prominent keynote speaker who also guests in the media, business and politics. He is our keynote speaker this evening.

Sandra Navidi is CEO of New York-based management consulting firm BeyondGlobal. She is a certified attorney in both Germany and the US. Sandra is a member of The Center on Capitalism and Society at Columbia University, whose other members include numerous Nobel Prize winners, and is considered one of the best networked people in global high finance. The business expert is likewise particularly well-known for her contributions to international media such as CNN, CNBC, New York Times, Financial Times, The Guardian, Business Insider and numerous international documentaries. 

Dr Tillmann Lang has been working at the interface between sustainability, technology and finance for over twelve years. He is CEO and co-founder of Inyova Impact Investing, the leading digital platform for investments with a sustainability impact. Before founding Inyova, Tillmann was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company, where he worked with global organisations on sustainability innovations and energy-transition strategies. He also served as the CFO of Benefit Impact Investing and was the founding director of the Sustainability-in-Business Lab at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich. He is a TEDx speaker and keynote speaker on topics such as entrepreneurship, innovation, technology and sustainability. As a computer scientist and mathematician, Tillmann holds a PhD from ETH Zurich and studied in Heidelberg and Santiago de Chile. He lives with his family in Zurich and likes to spend as much time as possible with his feet in hiking boots or skiing boots.

Dr Mara Harvey is CEO of VP Bank (Switzerland) Ltd and Head Region Europe. She holds a PhD in economics and has more than 20 years’ experience in the wealth management industry as well as being a children’s book author and an expert in the field of financial education.

Dr Felix Brill is Chief Investment Officer at VP Bank Ltd. He studied economics at the universities of St. Gallen and Bern as well as at the Stockholm School of Economics. Before joining Wellershoff & Partners, Felix worked in Wealth Management Research at UBS in Zurich and New York, with the latter as Head of Economic Research Switzerland. He regularly appears in the media to discuss issues relating to the economy and financial markets. He has been quoted on the front pages of the Financial Times and the Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Felix also regularly delivers guest lectures at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich and the Swiss Finance Institute.