Oliver Bussmann
Oliver Bussmannis a globally recognized technology thought leader and driver of large-scale transformation at multinational organizations. The Founder and CEO of Bussmann Advisory AG, he advises enterprises and start-ups looking to stay ahead of the digital disruption curve. He also holds important mandates in industry associations, including as Co-founder of the Swiss Crypto Valley Association, Global Ambassador for UK-based Innovate Finance and as a Board Member of Identity 2020.
From 2013 to 2016 Bussmann was Group Chief Information Officer of UBS, where he successfully led a major IT transformation effort, instituted a new group-wide innovation framework and established UBS as a pioneer in thedevelopment of blockchain for use in financial services. Prior to joining UBS Bussmann was Global Chief Information Officer at SAP, where he also spearheaded significant technological transformation, and before that CIO for North America & Mexico at Allianz. Previous roles have included executive positions at Deutsche Bank and IBM.
Bussmann’s achievements have been widely recognized. He was named COO/CTO of the year by Financial News/The Wall Street Journal, European CIO of the Year by INSEAD/CIONET, received the Elite 8 Award, which is given to the most innovative leaders in technology working in capital markets by Wall Street & Technology Magazine, and has twice been included on theFinancial News “”FinTech 40”list of innovators shaping the future of finance.
Oliver Bussman is a Board Member of Elevandi, a non-profit organization established by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to promote an open and active dialogue between the public andprivate sectors to advance FinTechand the digital economy. Elevandi is responsible for organizing the world's largest annual FinTech event, The Singapore FinTech Festival. In addition, Bussman is also an Advisor on Distributed Ledger Technology in Capital Markets for the World Economic Forum, a position he has held since January 2020. In this role, he provides guidance on the use of blockchain and distributed ledger technology to enhance efficiency and transparency in capital markets.
