Vitus Rotzer

Chief Product Officer – Financial Messaging at Bottomline

Vitus Rotzer is the Chief Product Officer - Financial Messaging Global at Bottomline. Vitus is leading the strategy to expand Bottomline’s business globally. Vitus is a versatile senior executive with strong leadership, management, and business development skills. He has over 20 years’ experience in financial services and software technology within leading and international companies, encompassing sales management and senior executive roles.

Dennis Flad

Partner, t'charta

Dennis Flad is partner at t’charta, a Swiss-based consulting boutique for strategic market offering creation and management. Dennis has 20+ years’ experience in positioning, product management, pricing, branding and go-to-market in the services industry, especially the payments and treasury management industry. He is a recognized expert in payment and loyalty, digital client journeys and the commercialization of new technologies. Dennis was CEO of Fides Treasury Services and Head of Product Management Payments at both UBS and Credit Suisse. He started his career in advertising succeeded by marketing roles in the mobile telecommunications, computer manufacturing and card payment industry. He supports startups as mentor at Tenity (formerly F10), chairs the Enterprise Blockchain Working Group within the Crypto Valley Association and is a member of the Business Angels Switzerland. Dennis holds a Master of Business Administration of the University of St. Gallen (Specialized in Marketing).

Matthias Sailer

Head SIC at SIX

Julien Lempen

Project Portfolio Manager, Banque Cantonale Vaudoise

Julien leads strategic initiatives at Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, focusing on modernizing the bank's payment infrastructure, including the implementation of SIC Instant Payments. With over 15 years of experience in digital payments, IT, and fraud prevention, he has successfully managed complex projects across Europe. His deep understanding of payment ecosystems and hands-on experience in transforming payment infrastructures make him a valuable contributor to discussions on the future of instant payments in Switzerland and beyond.