When and Where

Date 26 and 27 May 2026
Location Hotel Seepark Thun, Seestrasse 47, 3600 Thun

Program

Day 1

 

 

10.00 - 10.20

Welcome & Intro

Sascha Hilber, Head Primary Markets, SIX Swiss Exchange

Fabian Gerber, Head Origination, SIX Swiss Exchange

Sarah Suter, Senior Relationship Manager, SIX Swiss Exchange

10.20 - 10:40

IPO Readiness

Viktoriya Lombardo, Partner CFO Services, Deloitte

10.40 - 11.25

IPO Transaction Structures

Marco Baffinato, Investment Banking Director, UBS

11.25 - 12.10

How to Access Public Capital Markets as an SME

Rolf Weilenmann, Head of Corporate Finance, Helvetische Bank

Adrian Epp, Executive Director Corporate Finance, Helvetische Bank

12.10 - 13.45

Lunch

 

13.45 - 14.30

Equity Story - Theory

Cédric Meier, Capital Markets Advisory, Zürcher Kantonalbank

Josa Keller, Equity Capital Markets, Zürcher Kantonalbank

14.45 - 17.30

Pitching & Equity Story Workshops 

Dynamics Group, ODDO BHF & Commerzbank, Octavian

17.30 - 18.30

Individual Time

 

18.30 - 19.30

Apéro/Fireside Chat

Jessica List, CCO, SMG Swiss Marketplace Group

19.30 - 21.30

Dinner 

 

21.30 - 24.00

Drinks

 

     

Day 2

 

 

9.00 - 10.00

Legal Readiness – Advestra 

Annette Weber, Attorney at Law and Partner, Advestra

Sandro Fehlmann, Attorney at Law and Partner, Advestra

Valérie Bayard, Attorney at Law and Associate, Advestra 

10.00 - 10.45

Prospectus Drafting Essentials 

Lorenzo Togni, Attorney at Law and Partner, Homburger

10.45 - 11.05

Break

 

11.05 - 11.50

Exit in Public Equity 

Alex Nikitine, Attorney at Law and Partner, Walder Wyss

11.50 - 12.35

Financial Readiness Theory

Michael Eiber, Partner, Capital Markets & Accounting Advisory Services, PwC

12.35 - 13.45

Lunch

 

13.45 - 14.30

Financiel Readiness Case Study

Tobias Meyer, Partner, Financial Accounting Advisory Services

Leader and Head Transaction Accounting & IPO, EY

Marc Ledermann, Director, Financial Accounting Advisory Services, Transaction Accounting & IPO Services, EY

14.30 - 15.15

IPO and Crisis Communication

Martin Meier-Pfister, Partner, IRF Reputation

Martina Müri, Senior Advisor, IRF Reputation

15.15 - 16.00

Executive Compensation

Stephan Hostettler, Managing Partner, HCM International

Andre Rodrigues, Consultant, HCM International