Experience

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  Singapore FinTech Festival

  • Singapore

  • SFF 2023 Ambassador

    • Oct 2023 - Present
    • Singapore

    Join me at this year’s Singapore FinTech Festival 2023, from 15 to 17 November. SFF 2023 will bring together the global FinTech community to engage, connect, and collaborate on issues relating to the development of financial services, public policy, and technology. As the world’s most impactful FinTech festival, last year’s edition brought together over 62,000 participants from 134 countries. Learn more at https://www.fintechfestival.sg/

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  UBS

  • Singapore

  • Innovation Manager

    • Apr 2023 - Present
    • Singapore

    At UBS Next, we are partnering and investing in the FinTech and startup ecosystem to ensure the best future for our clients.We launched UBS Next to identify new venture opportunities within the start-up ecosystem and to further enhance technology-driven growth. It is a next step for us to further engage with fintechs and to accelerate our innovation efforts. We believe that a lot of the innovation in the financial industry will be driven by the fintech ecosystem. Collaborating is mutually beneficial and allows us to be even more nimble in our innovation journey. Besides yielding a return-on-investment, UBS Next pursues mainly a strategic purpose focusing on enabling UBS key strategic priorities (with acceptable financial returns) such as:- Co-develop digital innovation and ecosystem through collaboration, research and innovation pipeline management, facilitated by centers of excellence- Modernize and modularize technical estates leveraging new technologies, such as public cloud, microservices architecture, artificial intelligence (AI), and front-to-back automation- Finding new and effective ways to engage with our clients and deliver our services, as well as evolving our business model to drive growth across UBS with cutting edge technologies and solutions.

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  SwissCham Singapore

  • Singapore

  • Board Member

    • May 2022 - Present
    • Singapore

    SwissCham is a non-profit organization advocating Swiss business in Singapore and bridging bilateral commercial interests. SwissCham currently represents over 150 companies and more than 50 individual members ranging from startups to large multinationals.SwissCham members get access to a networking platform with a broad range of events as well as selective services and benefits. Events and benefits include the annual Swiss Gala Dinner and exclusive access to other Cross-Chambers events.The SwissCham was previously known as the Swiss Business Association (SBA) and was founded in 1988 with the help of the Swiss Ambassador Kurt O. Wyss.

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  vestr

  • Singapore

  • Director, Business Management

    • Apr 2021 - Mar 2023
    • Singapore

    vestr offers an easy-to-integrate platform that digitizes the life-cycle management of actively managed investment products. The customizable software engine handles everything from portfolio rebalancing to investor reporting and audit trails, so asset managers can focus on their core competencies.In my role I covered 3 main areas:- Client onboarding - Business management of the Singapore office- Global marketing and communications

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  Tenity (formerly F10)

  • Switzerland
  • Financial Services
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Operations & Program Lead

    • Jan 2020 - Mar 2021

    F10 is an ecosystem of Startups, Corporates, Experts and Investors, reshaping global finance through talent, technology and dedication. Our credo is "Where innovation meets industry - FinTech, RegTech, InsurTech, DeepTech" and we believe in the strength of our local hubs with global reach - Our hardworking hubs in global financial centres give local startups global reach; Meet us in Singapore, Spain and Switzerland!My responsibilities span:Program Management- Startup Scouting, Selection for 3 Batches- Program design and execution of Incubation and Acceleration Program including timeline and contentStakeholder Management- Communication and relationship building with 100+ Startups, 4 Corporate partners, 70+ mentors, regulator, universities, VCs, public sector, government agenciesMarketing and Communication- Communication Roadmap- Content and asset creation for Singapore communicationsInnovation & Event management- Various networking events with 30 to 250+ participants- Innovation workshops with corporate partnersStartup Coaching- interim for 3 Batch I Startups for 2 months- AMP Startup TabyOperations- Incorporation of F10 in Singapore with local lawyer- Accounting- Budget Planning 2020- Platform management - Documentation of processes HR- Recruiting and onboarding of team members in Singapore- Recruiting and onboarding of PR consultantBusiness Development- Approaching and negotiating with potential new corporate partners

  • Head of Startup Program Management

    • Mar 2018 - Jan 2020

    I was coordinating two of our three FinTech Incubation and Acceleration Programs: - We support entrepreneurs, coders, design thinkers and students during our P1 "Idea to Prototype" Hackathons in Zürich, Vienna and Singapore to develop and iterate their ideas to become feasible solutions for the finance and insurance sectors.- During our P2 "Prototype to Product" Program in Zürich we support and guide startups to develop their prototypes into working products in collaboration with our 10 corporate partners and over 50 mentors from our F10 Network.

  • Freelancer

    • Sep 2017 - Feb 2018

    For F10 Incubator & Accelerator I developed a trend analysis report on the basis of the interests of their corporate partners. The result of 32 identified FinTech trends is subject to the startup scouting process at F10.

  • Junior Startup Coach

    • May 2017 - Aug 2017

    I was supporting the selection process of startups for the 6-month Acceleration P2 - Prototype to Product program and the first two masterclass weeks of the program.Conceptualizing an Alumni Program and Trainee Program were my two strategic projects that included the following operational tasks:- Running the first Alumni Event with ca. 30 participants- Scoping of tasks for trainees- Selection and on-boarding of trainees

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  180 Degrees Consulting Helsinki

  • Helsinki Area, Finland

  • Co-Founder and Co-President

    • Jan 2017 - Jul 2018
    • Helsinki Area, Finland

    We improve education, reduce homelessness, and alleviate poverty by helping non-profits receive the support and expertise they need to improve and expand their services. At the same time, we develop a generation of future leaders committed to making a difference.As the co-founder and president of the Helsinki branch I - was the main point of contact for all board members and mentors, companies (NGOs), Global 180 Degrees Consulting Network and strategic alliances with other student organizations- coordinated all events with our Event Director- coordinated and lead all first client meetings during project acquisition phase as well as mentor meetings- prepared and ran the board meetings

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  Aalto University

  • Helsinki Area, Finland

  • Policy Consultant

    • Dec 2016 - Apr 2017
    • Helsinki Area, Finland

    Supporting the Entrepreneurship Department of Aalto University - School of Business, I was part of a research group that conducted research on how entrepreneurship can be leveraged as a means to increase self-employment for the unemployed. Our research was focused on entrepreneurship policies of different European countries (Denmark, Germany, Finland, Sweden and the UK). Our findings were used for OECD's "The Missing Entrepreneurs 2017 - Policies for Inclusive Entrepreneurship" report.

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  INGUN Prüfmittelbau GmbH

  • Konstanz und Umgebung, Deutschland

  • Strategic Sales Assistant

    • Jun 2015 - May 2016
    • Konstanz und Umgebung, Deutschland

    Since 1971, INGUN Prüfmittelbau GmbH has been the reliable partner for innovative products in the field of test equipment and sophisticated testing strategies.The parts are produced exclusively at the company headquarters in Constance, Germany under the motto Made in Germany. Using a worldwide network of its own subsidiaries and agents, INGUN guarantees the highest quality and testing safety for its global customers I worked for the strategic sales department and completed the following tasks:- Creation of excel-file analysing annual sales figures - Market analysis of SEA and Eastern Europe- Event management for Annual Sales Meeting with 25 - 70 people- Development of new image presentation

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  Bodensee Standort Marketing GmbH

  • Konstanz und Umgebung, Deutschland

  • Project Assistant

    • Jun 2014 - Feb 2015
    • Konstanz und Umgebung, Deutschland

    Key words such as climate protection, energy development and sustainability are increasingly shaping the public debate. Maintaining the natural basis of life and securing the energy supply at the end of the fossil age have become one of the most discussed topics in politics. However, environmental protection and sustainability are not just an ecological dimension. The effects on the economic sector are also significant. The ecological orientation of the economy is increasingly becoming a competitive factor for regions.The four-country region of Lake Constance has a large number of manufacturing companies, craft enterprises and service providers in the environmental sector. A total of around 280 companies and institutions from the four-country region of Lake Constance are assigned to environmental technology.I managed the network "Netzwerk Umwelttechnolgie e.V." with the following tasks: PR Upkeep and maintenance of website Event management for events and meetings with 10-70 people

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  Bodensee Consulting e.V.

  • Germany
  • Business Consulting and Services
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Head of Public Relations and Marketing Department

    • Mar 2014 - Feb 2015

    Bodensee Consulting e.V. is a student consultancy at the University of Konstanz and Hochschule Konstanz of Applied Sciences. Responsibility fort he public image of Bodensee Consulting e.V. and the guarantee of a “Corporate Identity” Conception and organization of advertising materials and printing tasks Composition of press releases Creation and design of visual material for print and online media Maintainance of alternative communication channels (“Social Media”) Preparation and creation of the newsletter

  • Active Member of Marketing Department

    • Apr 2012 - Feb 2014

    Bodensee Consulting e.V. is a student consultancy at the University of Konstanz and Hochschule Konstanz of Applied Sciences.My tasks as an active member at Bodensee Consulting e.V. comprised of: Creation and presentation of a workshop „Methods of Presentation“  Development of strategies to boost the association’s profile Organization of giveaways

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  InnoVisio Solutions GbR

  • Konstanz und Umgebung, Deutschland

  • Co-Founder and Associate

    • Mar 2013 - Aug 2013
    • Konstanz und Umgebung, Deutschland

    InnoVisio Solutions GbR conducted an image campaign for a regional technology company.My tasks as a project member consisted of: Image analysis  Competitor analysis Creation of a PowerPoint-presentation shown on exhibitions

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  Breuckmann GmbH

  • Meersburg, Germany

  • Intern

    • Aug 2012 - Aug 2012
    • Meersburg, Germany

    As assistant to the marketing department, I collaborated on the follwing projects: Data maintenance Revision of datasheets Research for a competitive analysis

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  H&M

  • Konstanz und Umgebung, Deutschland

  • Sales Advisor

    • Oct 2011 - Jul 2012
    • Konstanz und Umgebung, Deutschland