Thanks to Ravi K. Sikhwal and Alessio Franconi, for having me as a guest lecturer for the Design Futures Programme of the School of Design at the Royal College of Art in London.

A very special thanks to Magdalena Langosch, PhD for the idea!

Always great to be back at INSEAD. This time as an executive learning coach.

With Voice of FinTech®'s New York host, David Yakobovitch, we will look back at major events in the FinTech world this year and what lies ahead. Join us here for the live LinkedIn audio event.

From this recording of the live event, in cooperation with Emeritus, hosted by Rudolf Falat, founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, you will learn:

• DEMYSTIFY key terms and frameworks in Financial Technology (FinTech)

• LEARN how to formulate and communicate key questions that can be addressed through the use of FinTech

• HEAR real-world applications of FinTech through case studies

• DISCOVER opportunities to advance FinTech skills

You can find slides here.

Following up on my business angels syndicate launch event last month, I know many of you wanted to meet other business angels. This event will be an excellent opportunity for business angels to meet and exchange ideas!

Simply login here on Wednesday 14 at 7 pm Zurich.

Looking forward!
Rudolf Falat

This is the launch event of Rudolf Falat's business angels syndicate. Happy to take any questions from business angels and start-ups about the objectives, process and discuss any ideas and suggestions you may have.

Looking forward!
Rudolf Falat

Moderated a panel on Constructing a data-driven organization at FinTech Talents North America with:

• Kim Prado, Global Head of Client, Banking & Digital Technology, RBC Capital Markets

• James Yagley, Founder & CEO, Fafnir Lab

Were Chatbots Ready For The COVID Challenge? How Can Chatbots Be Developed To Provide The Level Of Customer Service Needed Now? Moderated a panel at FinovateWest Digital with Pascal Hoffmann from Wells Fargo, Karen Page from B Capital and Colin Boone from Royal Credit Union.

In this live virtual event, we will talk to INSEAD Professor of Organizational Design, Phanish Puranam, about his work on how to leverage data and AI when thinking about changing your organizational design.

The pace of disruption has been accelerating in the last few years and in 2020 even more so! Often, organizations realize their organizational design is unsuitable for the business challenges ahead. How do they plan and implement organizational changes? Is there a better, more scientific way of doing it than the current industry practices? This is relevant for banks, FinTechs and frankly, any industry. How can AI help?

Join us for an interactive discussion with INSEAD Prof. Puranam from Singapore.

No need to register. Just login here on November 18, 10:30 am Zurich / 5:30 pm Singapore.

Looking forward!

Kind regards,

Rudolf Falat / Voice of FinTech

Commenting live on the sessions of the FinTech Talents Virtual Nordics event.

Moderated a virtual panel discussion on the current status of digital assets, blockchain and crypto in Switzerland, the US and the world. Has the pandemic benefited digital assets, blockchain or crypto adoption or not? If not, why?

Guests included Naina Sethi from Magic FinServ (New York), Darko Pilav from Digital Asset (Zurich) and Emilie Raffo, a crypto-finance consultant, speaker and author (Geneva).

Followed by entertainment by Tonhalle Zürich’s first violin, Irina Pak!

Check out the video:

It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a project to share with the world. In today’s world, you better be prepared. Join us for a webinar with IBM on Design Thinking and Fundraising.

Please see my presentation below:

Here is a short video about IBM’s approach to Design Thinking:

Check out also resources for start-ups, provided by IBM:

• https://developer.ibm.com/startups/

• https://www.ibm.com/design/thinking/

Join us for a discussion with Tanya Koenig, Host of “Out & About” & Digital Producer at CNNMoney Switzerland about Digitalization of the Art Business!

We will cover the following topics and much more:

• Value of art - is the banana taped to the wall worth $120k?

• Are digital art trading platforms viable for all customer segments?

• Can blockchain bring transparency to the art business?

• Scanning paintings like Shazam - will we still need guides?

Followed by a performance by Sina Anastasia, rising star of German pop scene!

+ wine, prosecco, beer and tapas of course!

How to find the best candidates for your company cost effectively? As a candidate, do I beat algorithms through networking?

Join us for a discussion with Claudia Bolliger-Winkler, CEO and co-founder of Lionstep.

Lionstep combines the power of algorithms with traditional headhunting. Lionstep customers include Die Post, Linde, Telefonica, Husqvarna and many others.

We will also have a selection of modern art by Susanne Di Martino, an outstanding Swiss contemporary and digital artist, selected just for us!

Welcome drinks, tapas and DJ Candela

Will AI augment our abilities, so we become a better version of ourselves, or should we fear being replaced by robots powered by AI?

18:30 - 19:00: Welcome drinks

19:00 - 19:45: Discussion with Dorian Selz, CEO of Squirro

Squirro is an award-winning Swiss Scale-up, providing Augmented Intelligence solutions to transform enterprise data into AI-driven insights

19:45 - 20:45: Networking and tapas!

20:45 - 21:45: Legendary saxophonist Freddy Sax performing with DJ Candela

21:45 - 23:00: Bar open