Silvan Andermatt — CEO

Director with Sielva Management SA, established in 1976, Zug/Switzerland. Supporting Blockchain & FinTech startups from incorporation to growth with domiciling, independent directorship and family office like services. We help you get settled in Switzerland and provide you with an ecosystem to prosper. Board member of blockchain companies and Foundation. Lecturer at University of Applied sciences Zurich (CH, since 2022). Guest lecturer at ETH Zurich (CH, 2022-2023), CCFE (CH, since 2023), Business School Friburg (CH, 2022), University of Applied sciences Utrecht (NL, 2022-2023), University of Wyoming (USA, 2022), University of Southern Denmark (DK, 2021-2022), Swinburne University of Technology (AUS, 2022). In person speaker RegTech Forum (CH, 2023, 2024), EthereumZurich (2024), FinConJo (JOR, 2022) re. Digital Asset, ETH Risk Day re. Digital Assets evolution (CH, 2022), Swiss Compliance Officer SACO re. Digital Asset (2022). Online speaker at WWF APAC re Metaverse for fundraising (2022). Online Panellist eg SFTA re. Future of banking and metaverse (2022), SFTA re. Blockchain from crypto to smart contracts (2022). In person panelist: HK FinTech Week (HK, 2023), FinTech.li (FL, 2023), Building a better digital first bank (CH, 2023), University of Zurich (CH, 2021), University of Basel (CH, 2021). Member of Board of Directors at Swiss Finance + Technology Association (SFTA), Expert for FinTech at Kickstartinnovation.com, Advisor to DEC institute re Regulatory & CBDC, Mentor at Tenity. Master in Business Administration (MBA), Master in int. Project management, Certificate of Advanced Studies CAS in Blockchain from University of Zurich (ranked #1 for Blockchain in Europe and #4 world), FinTech Executive Education at Oxford. Certified PMP®, Scrum Master CSM® and Prince2. Identified as among Top333 FinTech influencer (2022). Previously, Head Business Development, Markets and Client Services with tokenisation and DLT/Blockchain, for Eternyze AG a FORBES global top50 & CVVC top50 Blockchain company in CH. Senior Consultant for financial services from legal, regulatory and compliance perspective. Focussing on FinTech, RegTech, DLT/Blockchain, Legal Managed Services (LMS) - seeking the synergy of law and technology. Experienced in supporting licensing projects such as Securities firm and FinTech with the Swiss Financial Market Authority FINMA, as well as with SRO Affiliations/Audits for FinTech.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a FinTech and Blockchain expert with extensive leadership experience.

Location: Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Experience: 11 yrs 4 mos

Skills

Fintech
Blockchain
University Lecturing
Teaching
Business Strategy
Business Development
Client Services
Project Management
Sales
Regulatory Compliance
Legal

Career Highlights

Expert in Blockchain and FinTech ecosystems.
Lecturer at top universities in Switzerland.
Recognized as a top FinTech influencer.

Work Experience

M^0 Foundation

Member of Foundation Council (1 yr 5 mos)

UCL Institute of Finance & Technology

Industrial Professor (1 yr 8 mos)

Bitcorn Foundation

Member of Foundation Council (1 yr 9 mos)

Altimist AG

Managing Director (1 yr 10 mos)

Greenxt GmbH

Managing Director (1 yr 11 mos)

Provable GmbH

Managing Director (1 yr 11 mos)

FINE digital

Member Board of Directors (2 yrs)

Summa GmbH

Managing Director (2 yrs)

LFG Labs AG

Member Board of Directors (2 yrs 3 mos)

Carrot

Foundation council member (2 yrs 5 mos)

gm.studio

Board Member (2 yrs 5 mos)

Odsy Foundation

Board Member | Grants Committee member (2 yrs 6 mos)

Snapshot Labs

Member Board of Directors (2 yrs 6 mos)

Carpenter Engineered Foams Switzerland AG

Single signatory (2 yrs 7 mos)

Powerledger

Member Board of Directors (2 mos)

Sielva Management SA

Director (3 yrs)

Any Association

Director (3 yrs)

ETERNYZE AG

Head Business Development, Markets and Client Service (6 mos)

Head Markets & client services (8 mos)

Senior Project Manager (8 mos)

HWZ Hochschule für Wirtschaft Zürich

Lecturer (4 yrs)

Travalando AG

President Of The Board Of Directors (8 mos)

EY

EY Digital Law - Financial Services - Senior Consultant (3 yrs 5 mos)

Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund

Legal & Compliance (5 mos)

De Beer Rechtsanwälte

Legal (1 mo)

Schweizerischer Arbeitgeberverband

Legal Consultant (1 mo)

Simmen Rechtsanwaelte

Legal (5 mos)

Schellenberg Wittmer

Legal (1 mo)

Wyss Haefeli Rechtsanwaelte

Legal (1 yr 10 mos)

University of Zurich

Research Assistant (11 mos)

Education

Oxford FinTech Executive Education Program at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Blockchain at University of Zurich

Master in International Project Management at UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia

Master of Business Administration - MBA at BEBS Barcelona Executive Business School

Master of Laws at University of Zurich

Bachelor of Laws at University of Zurich

Law & Economics at Liceo Cantonale Locarno

Silvan Andermatt

CEO

Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland11 yrs 4 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Expert in Blockchain and FinTech ecosystems.
Lecturer at top universities in Switzerland.
Recognized as a top FinTech influencer.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a FinTech and Blockchain expert with extensive leadership experience.

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Skills

Core Skills

FintechBlockchainUniversity LecturingTeachingBusiness StrategyBusiness DevelopmentClient ServicesProject ManagementSalesRegulatory ComplianceLegal

Other Skills

Analytical SkillsArtificial Intelligence (AI)ConsultingCross-functional Team LeadershipCryptoCustomer ServiceCustomer-Relationship-Management (CRM)DLTDecentralised FinanceDistributed Ledger Technology (DLT)EnglishFinancial ServicesFoundationFounderHigher Education

About

Experience

M^0 foundation

Member of Foundation Council

Oct 2024 – Present · 1 yr 5 mos · Zug, Switzerland

Stablecoin infrastructure for the next-generation of finance. Integrate, extend, or mint $M - M^0's superior digital-dollar building block.
For Stablecoin builders - Build your stablecoin on the most programmable infrastructure:
1) Build your stablecoin in minutes with $M extensions, add your brand and tailor features to meet your needs.
2) Access the shared liquidity of the M^0 network and benefit from a growing set of connected use cases
3) Benefit from the optionality of becoming an M^0 issuer with access to turnkey stablecoin minting technology.
For Stablecoin integrators - Connect to a growing network of digital dollar use cases:
1) Integrate $M, M^0's canonical digital-dollar building block, and connect your service to a growing set of stablecoin use cases
2) Get rewarded by accessing the best risk-free yield proxy on-chain without the need for cumbersome agreements
3) Monetize your crypto product or service with programmable yield distribution
For FinTechs - Power fintechs with the best digital dollar infrastructure:
1) Integrate fast, low-cost, programmable stablecoin transfers
2) Increase revenue by accessing competitive yield rates on your customer's dollar balances
3) Extend $M and build your own stablecoin with custom requirements

Ucl institute of finance & technology

Industrial Professor

Jul 2024 – Present · 1 yr 8 mos · London Area, United Kingdom

Lecturing on Foundations of Financial Technology (FinTech). The module is part of the MSc programme Venture Capital (VC) and Private Equity (PE) with Financial Technology (FinTech) in UCL’s Institute of
Finance and Technology (IFT).

University LecturingFinTechBlockchainArtificial Intelligence (AI)

Bitcorn foundation

Member of Foundation Council

Jun 2024 – Present · 1 yr 9 mos · Zug, Switzerland

Network using Bitcoin as gas to power a growing field of BTCfi applications.

Altimist ag

Managing Director

May 2024 – Present · 1 yr 10 mos · Zug, Switzerland · On-site

Altimist Web3-based, vertically integrated financial platform.

Greenxt gmbh

Managing Director

Apr 2024 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos · Zug, Switzerland

We advance sustainability through forest conservation with integrity, transparency and governance

Provable gmbh

Managing Director

Apr 2024 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos · Zug, Switzerland

Fine digital

Member Board of Directors

Mar 2024 – Present · 2 yrs · Zug, Switzerland

Summa gmbh

Managing Director

Mar 2024 – Present · 2 yrs · Zug, Switzerland · On-site

Lfg labs ag

Member Board of Directors

Dec 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 3 mos · Zug, Switzerland

One profile - Connected to all the Starknet Ecosystem.

Carrot

Foundation council member

Oct 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 5 mos · Zug, Switzerland · On-site

Carrot is building the technological infrastructure for the digital circular economy. Carrot's primary objective is to form an inclusive, scalable, incentive-driven ecosystem that encourages recycling and reuse participation by all, aiming to increase the global circularity rate from less than 10% to more than 90% within 15 years.

Blockchain

Gm.studio

Board Member

Oct 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 5 mos · Zug, Switzerland

The generative art platform by artists, for artists. The world's first community owned and managed arts platform by artist, for artists.

Odsy foundation

Board Member | Grants Committee member

Sep 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 6 mos · Zug, Switzerland · On-site

The Odsy Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Zug, Switzerland, dedicated to fostering and developing the Odsy ecosystem.
The Odsy Foundation works to accelerate the adoption of dWallets and the Odsy Network by promoting research, education, development and partnerships.
Following decentralized, open platform principles, the Odsy Foundation is committed to supporting decades of adoption and growth by helping build a universal layer of access control not currently available in Web3.

BlockchainBusiness Strategy

Snapshot labs

Member Board of Directors

Sep 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 6 mos · Zug, Switzerland

Snapshot is a voting platform that allows DAOs, DeFi protocols, or NFT communities to vote easily and without gas fees.

Carpenter engineered foams switzerland ag

Single signatory

Aug 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 7 mos · Switzerland

Founded in 1950, Carpenter Co. is the world’s largest vertically integrated manufacturer of polyurethane foams. Carpenter also serves a diversified global marketplace with polyurethane chemical solutions, polyester fibers, and insulation materials through a network of more than 70 production locations. Our 6,500+ employees across the globe seek to provide the most innovative products and solutions with a focus on enhancing the quality of people’s lives while being a good steward of our resources.

Powerledger

Member Board of Directors

Jul 2023 – Sep 2023 · 2 mos · Switzerland

Sielva management sa

Director

Mar 2023 – Present · 3 yrs · Zug, Switzerland

Supporting FinTech startups from incorporation to growth with domiciling, independent directorship and family office like services. We help you get settled in Switzerland and provide you with an ecosystem for growth.

LegalBlockchainBusiness DevelopmentFoundationTaxFinTech+2

Any association

Director

Mar 2023 – Present · 3 yrs · Zug, Switzerland

Building tools for thought, freedom and trust.

BlockchainBusiness Strategy

Eternyze ag

3 roles

Head Business Development, Markets and Client Service

Promoted

Sep 2022 – Mar 2023 · 6 mos · Zug, Switzerland

Head Markets & client services

Jan 2022 – Sep 2022 · 8 mos · Zug, Switzerland

Business Development

Senior Project Manager

May 2021 – Jan 2022 · 8 mos · Zug, Switzerland

Focusing on new products and services

BlockchainClient ServicesProject ManagementRegulatory ComplianceFinTechLicensing+1

Hwz hochschule für wirtschaft zürich

Lecturer

Mar 2022 – Present · 4 yrs · Zurich, Switzerland

CAS Digital Compliance Officer: Blockchain Technology explained, incl. Decentralised Finance (DeFi), Tokenization, NFT, Token Standards (ERC-20, ERC-721, FINMA classification), Zero-Knowledge-Proofs (ZKP), cryptography (symmetric and asymmetric), Hash, Merkle-Tree, Cryptoasset/Cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin, Ethereum), smart contracts, validation / „mining“, consensus mechanism, wallets, oracles etc.

TeachingBlockchaincentral bank digital currency (CBDC)metaverseTokenizationHigher Education+3

Travalando ag

President Of The Board Of Directors

Oct 2021 – Jun 2022 · 8 mos · Zuerich

Process ImprovementBlockchainProject ManagementRegulatory ComplianceCross-functional Team LeadershipCustomer-Relationship-Management (CRM)+3

Ey

EY Digital Law - Financial Services - Senior Consultant

Nov 2017 – Apr 2021 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Zürich, Kanton Zürich, Schweiz

Advising Banks, Securities Trader/Securities Firm, Asset Manager and Insurance on Legal, Regulatory and Compliance topics, in particular re. DLT/Blockchain related topics (e.g. Digital Assets, FinTech, RegTech), legal managed services (LMS), supporting licensing applications with the Swiss Financial Market Authority (FINMA), e.g. as securities Firms with Organized Trading Facilities (OTF) and FinTech. Supporting Cross-Border compliance and audit.

FounderSalesBusiness DevelopmentCustomer-Relationship-Management (CRM)StrategyNew Business Development