#MOI Gentlemen Pitching & Award 2026

#MOI2026 is the leading Corporate Innovation event in Austria gathering innovators, tech enthusiasts and investors from around the globe

#MOI2026 is the leading Corporate Innovation event in Austria gathering innovators, tech enthusiasts and investors from around the globe.

Do you want to attend our #MOI2026 Gentlemen Pitching & Award?

  • Are you working in an insurance or broker company or bank?
  • Are you proud of your company? Do you have a favorite project?
  • You would like to “pitch like a Startup” one of your company’s innovations to an international audience?

for the #MOI GENTLEMEN AWARD and seize the opportunity to attend #MOI2026, pitch your favorite innovation.

1. Your benefits 

  • Pitch your company’s innovation on stage to an international audience
  • Take part in #MOI2026 Innovation Day in Vienna and learn about the top innovation trends
  • Win the #MOI Gentlemen in Insurance & Banking Award 2026

2. Criteria

  • Motivated colleagues, who are working in an insurance company, broker or a bank , you are invited to apply online 

3. Apply your favorite, existed project (not Ideas)

  • New Products or Efficient Processes or App Technology
  • Marketing campagne or Creative Design or Organisation form or Other innovation

4. Assessment

  1. Application Open from 01st June 2025
  • Apply to Win #MOI Trophy
  • We invite 6 Gentlemen (3 Insurance & 3 Banking) to “PITCH LIKE A STARTUP, EVENT IF YOU AREN`T!” on #MOI2026 stage live (15th Apr 2026)
  • Win the #MOI Gentlemen Award 2026 (1st-3rd place with Trophy in each category)

5. Award Show

  • The 6 Gentlemen (3 insurance, 3 bank) will be featured on the stage in #MOI2026 and have the opportunity for a 5-minute pitch at the event.

Trailblazer #MOI "Gentlemen Pitching & Award" Jury

Erika Krizsan
Insurance Factory
Austria
Susanne Chishti
FINTECH Circle
England
Claudia Segre
Global Thinking Foundation
Italy
04-Karin-Bosshard
Karin Bosshard
Expert
Switzerland
06-Cornelius-Vogel
Cornelius Vogel
GOOGLE
Germany
07-Nora-Michter
Nora Michtner
Women in Insurance
Austria
08-Dr-Katja-Kiera
Dr. Katja Kiera
Digitalscouting.de
Germany
09-Erich-Mayer
Erich Mayer
FMVÖ
Austria
Gabriella Matyas-Kollar
Banking Expert
Hungary
Karen Schmidt
Karen Schmidt
Chief editor
Germany
Dr. Ekaterina Safonova
Dr. Ekaterina Safonova
CS Consulting & Advisory
England
Erika Krizsan
Austria
Insurance Factory
Managing Director
Dr. Xenia-Isabel Gioia Schmahl
Germany
Plug and Play
Director Munich
Florian Graillot
France
Astorya.vc
Partner
Jiri Vataha
Czech Republic
Czech Insurtech Association
Founder & Chairman of the Board
Zoltan Acs
Hungary
MBH Fintechlab & Hungarian Fintech Association
Managing Director
Davy Cajko
Slovakia
President FINAS, Founder at Fintech Valley Europe
Founder
Philipp Marty
Switzerland
Baloise
Head of New Business & Partnership
Anna Bielinska
Ukraine
METLIFE
CEO
Dr. Philipp Wassenberg
Austria
ERGO
CEO
Boris Zorko
Slovenia
Zavarovalnica Sava
Director of Processes & Innovation
Erika Krizsan
Austria
Insurance Factory
Managing Director
Dr. Michael Murg
Austria
FH JOANNEUM Banking & Insurance
Chair at Institute

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