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On this week’s Fintech Insider Insights, we’re bringing you something a little bit different!
Our CEO, David M. Brear, recently headed to the Point Zero Forum in Zurich, where he moderated a panel all about AI innovation - and what it takes for countries to stay competitive in this space.

It was a super insightful conversation, and the brilliant team at PZF were kind enough to let us share it with you all.

Hope you enjoy it!

This week's guests:

Catrin Hinkel, Chief Executive Officer, Microsoft Switzerland, Microsoft
Daniela Stoffel, State Secretary, State Secretariat for International Finance (SIF)
Dr. Jochen Papenbrock, Head of Financial Technology - EMEA, NVIDIA
Dr. Christopher Purves, Global Co-Head UBS Group Emerging Technology, UBS

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