Innovate Finance Global Summit 2018
19 March 2018 – 20 March 2018
Guildhall, London, United Kingdom
Innovate Finance Global Summit 2018 brought together the global FinTech community at the Guildhall in London on Monday 19 and Tuesday 20 March 2018. The summit welcomed innovators, institutions, investors, policy makers, regulators and international trade bodies, and opened the official UK FinTech Week. It was organised by Innovate Finance, the independent membership association for the UK's FinTech community.
79 sessions · 111 speakers
Organiser (1)
Sponsors (3)
Startups (23)
HedgeWiz · Envision · Alterest · CASHOFF · Dualitybanx · Bedaan · Calcabis · Orbitt · Exate Technology · Credit Data Research · Creditspring · Divido · Neotas · Trezeo · hiveonline · CommuScore · SaltEdge · Akoni · StrideUp · Axyon AI · Eye Capital · Coriolis Technologies · Pia
Speakers (111)
- Ali Paterson Founder/CEO & Editor-in-Chief, FF News
- Andrei Brasoveanu Partner, Accel
- Gareth Jones Co-Founder, FinTech Collective
- Emily Reid Hogan Lovells (retired)
- John Salmon Partner, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
- Henry Ritchotte RitMir Ventures
- Kirill Evreinov Solutions Engineer, Google Cloud UK
- Peter Stephens Head of Blockchain and UK Group Innovation, UBS
- Anthony Craufurd Director, Agentic Commerce & Growth Products, Visa
- Rasheed M. Al Maraj Governor, Central Bank of Bahrain
- Chris Denson Director, Ignition Factory, Omnicom Media Group
- Catherine Wines Co-Founder, WorldRemit
- J A Chowdary Special Chief Secretary and IT Advisor to the Chief Minister, Government of Andhra Pradesh
- Dejan Kusalovic Global Head of FinTech Enabling, Intel Corporation
- Anne Boden Founder Starling Bank, Starling Bank
- Diana Paredes CEO & Co-founder, Suade Labs
- Rob Moffat Partner, Balderton Capital
- Rishi Khosla Co-founder and CEO, OakNorth
- Russell Pert Meta
- Jaidev Janardana CEO, Zopa
- Christoph Rieche CEO & Co-founder, iwoca
- Freddy Kelly Credit Kudos
- Charles Delingpole Founder and Executive Chairman, ComplyAdvantage
- Michael Kent Azimo
- Martin Arnold Financial Regulation Editor, Financial Times
- Benedetta Arese Lucini CEO, Oval Money
- Hiroki Takeuchi Founder, GoCardless
- Mark Adams Senior Executive Leader, Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)
- Virraj Jatania Co-Founder & CEO, Pockit
- Derek Freel Head of Growth, UKI Startups, Google
- Victor Trokoudes CEO & Founder, Plum Fintech
- Clare Flynn Levy Founder & CEO, Essentia Analytics
- Suchitra Nair Head of the Deloitte EMEA Centre for Regulatory Strategy, Deloitte
- Ben Richmond CUBE Global
- Natalie Ceeney Chair, Innovate Finance
- Nikolay Storonsky CEO, Revolut
- Carlos Espinal Managing Partner, Seedcamp
- Clara Durodie Chair, Cognitive Finance
- Valenzia Yap Founder & CEO, PolicyPal
- Axelle Sznajer Partner, Head of FinTech Europe, Egon Zehnder
- Chris Gorst FinTech Challenge Prize Lead, Nesta
- Alston Zecha Director, Eight Roads
- Eva Gustavsson Director, EMEA Government Relations, PayPal
- Romina Savova Founder & CEO, PensionBee UK
- Sigridur Sigurdardottir CIO, Santander UK
- Sushil Saluja Senior Managing Director, Financial Services, Europe, Accenture
- Gurpreet Johal Artificial Intelligence Leader UK, Deloitte
- Richard Hay UK Head of FinTech, Linklaters
- Andersen Cheng CEO, Post Quantum
- Liam Maxwell National Technology Adviser, HM Government
- Abdul Haseeb Basit Co-founder and Principal, Ellipses
- Adam Afriyie Chair, APPG on FinTech
- Andrea Catherwood Journalist, Presenter and Broadcaster
- Bindi Karia Startup expert and Innovate Finance Ambassador
- Daniel Korski CBE CEO, Public.io
- David Rush Insurance leader, UK and EMEA, Deloitte
- Harry Eddis Partner, Financial Regulation, Linklaters
- Joe Cassidy Partner, FS Advisory, KPMG
- Kate Simmons Head of Innovation and FinTech Communities, Lloyds Banking Group
- Latha Ayyar Special Representative for IT and Innovation, Government of Andhra Pradesh
- Medha Sharma Consultant, FinTech
- Mike Reid Managing Partner, Frog Capital
- Pat Saini Partner and TLA Immigration Lead, Penningtons Manches
- Priscilla To Director-General of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, HK SAR Government
- Richa Shrivastava Vice President, Marketing and Strategy, Fintech, Government of Andhra Pradesh
- Thorsten Terweiden Deputy Head of FinTech, Invest Hong Kong
- Vish Sowani Vice President, Global Innovation and Strategic Partnerships, Visa
- Yvonne Dunn Partner, Pinsent Masons
- Conor Scanlan Frog Capital
- David Smejkal Nauta Capital
- Dee Murphy Head of Content, Jobbio
- Flavia Richardson Portfolio Manager, Funding London and London Co-Investment Fund
- Giuliano Sison Passion Capital
- Kate Miller CCO, City Pantry
- Kristina Soderberg SEB Ventures
- Lu Li Founder, Blooming Founders
- Mia Iwana Hasting Head of Business Development, Priviti
- Mike Blalock General Manager, Financial Services Industry, Intel
- Ola Nordbye Kennevik
- Peter Garnham Director (Chair of Portfolio Monitoring and Valuation Committee), British Business Investments
- Peter Vesterbacka Co-founder, Lightneer, Fun Academy
- Richard Coldwell Direct Lending Funds, British Business Investments
- Sarah Gilbert Product Director, Starling Bank
- Satadru Sengupta General Manager and Data Scientist, Insurance, DataRobot
- Stephen Bonner Cyber Security Risk Partner, Deloitte
- Stuart Johnson Head of Conduct, HSBC UK
- Adrian Black CEO, NorthRow
- Anna Laycock Executive Director, Finance Innovation Lab
- Carolyn Fairbairn Director-General, CBI
- Charles Cotton Performance and Reward Adviser, CIPD
- Dr Nigel Houlden PhD Head of Technology Policy, Information Commissioner’s Office
- Edmond Dilger CEO, Policy Castle
- Emma Cerrone Co-founder, Managing Director and Board Director, Freeformers
- George Bevis Founder and CEO, Tide
- Hans Lombardo Chief Marketing Officer, Blockpass
- Harris Irfan Managing Director, Cordoba Capital
- Hussayn Kassai CEO and Co-founder, Onfido
- Jennifer Reynolds CEO, Toronto Financial Services Alliance
- Julian Wragg Vice President, EMEA and APAC, Pluralsight
- Kevin Hanley Director of Innovation, RBS
- Luke Griffith Vice President and General Manager UK, Klarna
- Neha Manaktala COO, Altfi Data
- Nico Bruel Regional Director Europe, Agreement Express
- Paul Geddes CEO, Direct Line
- Rob Laurence Director, Innovate Identity
- Ruth Davis Head of Commercial Strategy and Public Policy, BT Security
- Samina Akram Managing Partner, Samak Ethical Finance
- Sopnundu Mohanty Chief FinTech Officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore
- Stewart Bertram Director of Threat Intelligence and Professional Services, Digital Shadows
- Stewart Jardine Director, Head of Market Technology and Data Services, EMEA, CME Group
- Tom Britton Co-founding Partner, SyndicateRoom
Agenda
- Welcome Address - Charlotte Crosswell, CEO, Innovate Finance 19 March 2018 · The Great Hall
- Investor Office Hours 19 March 2018 · The Grocers’ Hall
- Fireside Chat with Lance Uggla, CEO, IHS Markit 19 March 2018 · The Great Hall
- FinTech Leaders: Inspiration for the Next Generation 19 March 2018 · The Great Hall
- Securing UK FinTech – Creating a Global Talent Pool 19 March 2018 · Guildhall, Chief Commoner’s Parlour
- What Does FinTech Need to Deliver Real Change? 19 March 2018 · The Great Hall
- How to Address the Changing Fintech Modeling and Regulatory Landscape with Automated Machine Learning 19 March 2018 · The Grocers’ Hall - Piper Room
- Plenary Address – Catherine McGuinness, City of London Corporation 19 March 2018 · The Great Hall
- Keynote – Liam Maxwell, National Technology Adviser, HM Government 19 March 2018 · The Livery Hall
- Will the UK Open Banking Project Deliver on its Promise? 19 March 2018 · The Grocers’ Hall - Piper Room
- Revolut: Becoming One of the Fastest Growing FinTechs in the World 19 March 2018 · The Great Hall
- Open Banking: How to Deliver Real Change? 19 March 2018 · Guildhall, Chief Commoner’s Parlour
- Cyber Security: Can We Present a United Front? 19 March 2018 · The Livery Hall
- Has Disruption Really Benefited the Consumer? 19 March 2018 · The Great Hall
- The Future of InsurTech: Is Collaboration Key? 19 March 2018 · Grocers’ Hall, Pitt Room
- FinTech Landscape: A View from the Capital 19 March 2018 · The Grocers’ Hall - Piper Room
- How Will The UK Open Banking Project Work In Practice? 19 March 2018 · The Grocers’ Hall - Piper Room
- Keynote - John Glen MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury and City Minister 19 March 2018 · The Great Hall
- How to Start, Grow and Globalise a Card Program 19 March 2018 · Guildhall, Chief Commoner’s Parlour
- Keynote - Chris Woolard, Director of Strategy and Competition, FCA 19 March 2018 · The Great Hall
- ICOs & Crypto: Can We Move Beyond the Wild West? 19 March 2018 · The Livery Hall
- Institutional Innovation: Big Change or Big Talk? 19 March 2018 · The Great Hall
- Financial Inclusion: Will Digital Decrease Disparity? 19 March 2018 · The Livery Hall
- Where is the Tech in FinTech? 19 March 2018 · The Grocers’ Hall - Piper Room
- Hiring Post Brexit 19 March 2018 · Grocers’ Hall, Pitt Room
- FinTech Capital: Beyond the Money 19 March 2018 · The Great Hall
- Blockchain: Pipeline or Pipe dream? 19 March 2018 · The Livery Hall
- AI & Machine Learning: Will the Robots Rise? 19 March 2018 · The Great Hall
- Delivering and Operationalising FinTech Bridges 19 March 2018 · Guildhall, Chief Commoner’s Parlour
- FinTech Nation 2018: Views from the Front 19 March 2018 · The Grocers’ Hall - Piper Room
- Geopolitics and Tech: What’s At Stake? 19 March 2018 · The Livery Hall
- FinTech and the Buy Side: Can Alternative Data Create Alpha? 19 March 2018 · The Livery Hall
- Keynote - The Rt Hon Nicky Morgan, MP, Loughborough 19 March 2018 · The Great Hall
- Live Ransom DDoS: Interactive Ransomware Cyber-Attack 19 March 2018 · The Grocers’ Hall - Piper Room
- What will the Regulator of the Future Look Like? 19 March 2018 · The Livery Hall
- FinTech’s Impact on the Buy Side 19 March 2018 · The Great Hall
- FinTech, Has it Lived up to the Hype? 19 March 2018 · Grocers’ Hall, Pitt Room
- Fintech Valley Vizag - A Gateway for Market Access in India 19 March 2018 · Guildhall, Chief Commoner’s Parlour
- Sandboxes: Advancing Open Innovation 19 March 2018 · The Livery Hall
- The New Face of Finance: Reconnecting with the Customer 19 March 2018 · The Great Hall
- Will InsurTech Follow the Path of FinTech? 19 March 2018 · The Great Hall
- Keynote - Hiroki Takeuchi, CEO, GoCardless 19 March 2018 · The Livery Hall
- Will Global Cities Prevail Over Countries? 19 March 2018 · Grocers’ Hall, Princes St, London EC2R 8AD
- Bahrain FinTech Hub Networking Breakfast 20 March 2018 · The Anthologist, 58 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7BB
- Keynote - The Rt Hon Sir Nick Clegg, Former Deputy Prime Minister and former Leader of the Liberal Democrats 20 March 2018 · The Livery Hall
- #ShatterTheGlass: A Campaign For Gender Parity In The Workplace 20 March 2018 · The Grocers’ Hall - Piper Room
- UK FinTech in the Wake of Brexit: What Now? 20 March 2018 · The Livery Hall
- AI - Innovating with Confidence 20 March 2018 · Guildhall, Chief Commoner’s Parlour
- Banking Innovation: Strategy or Pet Project? 20 March 2018 · The Livery Hall
- Creating FinTech Bridges with the Department for International Trade 20 March 2018 · Sheffield Haworth Ltd, 60 Gresham St, London
- How will AI change the way we Live, Work and Think? 20 March 2018 · The Grocers’ Hall - Piper Room
- Keynote - Jonathan Reynolds MP, Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury 20 March 2018 · The Livery Hall
- FinTech Going Global: What are the Lessons from the International Playground? 20 March 2018 · The Livery Hall
- Speed Networking Session for Startups with BBVA: Get a Preview of the BBVA Open Talent Experience 20 March 2018 · The Grocers’ Hall - Piper Room
- Building Global Collaboration between Islamic FinTech Hubs 20 March 2018 · Guildhall, Chief Commoner’s Parlour
- InsurTech: Hype or Hyperdrive? 20 March 2018 · The Livery Hall
- The End of Market Infrastructure as We Know It 20 March 2018 · Grocers’ Hall, Pitt Room
- The Collaborative Economy: Who Do You Trust? 20 March 2018 · The Livery Hall
- All Money Is an Illusion 20 March 2018 · The Grocers’ Hall - Piper Room
- Improving Alternative Finance Markets for UK Businesses 20 March 2018 · Grocers’ Hall, Pitt Room
- Digital Identity: Towards Frictionless Financial Services 20 March 2018 · The Grocers’ Hall - Piper Room
- FinTech Skills: Has Britain Got Talent? 20 March 2018 · The Livery Hall
- Taking on the Big Tech Players - A New Way to Foster Innovation? 20 March 2018 · Guildhall, Chief Commoner’s Parlour
- FinTech Regulation: Too Much or Not Enough? 20 March 2018 · The Livery Hall
- Leveraging Behavioural Science in Financial Services 20 March 2018 · The Grocers’ Hall - Piper Room
- The Bigger Picture – Is There a FinTech Uprising in the Regions? 20 March 2018 · Grocers’ Hall, Pitt Room
- Next Step China – Accessing the FinTech and Investment Powerhouse 20 March 2018 · ICBC Standard Bank, 20 Gresham St, London EC2V 7JE
- PSD2: 64 Days Later 20 March 2018 · The Livery Hall
- Building and Sustaining a Culture of Inclusion and Diversity in Financial Services 20 March 2018 · Guildhall, Chief Commoner’s Parlour
- A Different Perspective on Financial Wellness 20 March 2018 · The Grocers’ Hall - Piper Room
- Engaged Millennials: Why Does Ethics and Sustainability Matter? 20 March 2018 · The Livery Hall
- Initial Coin Offerings: Innovating in a Changing Market 20 March 2018 · The Grocers’ Hall - Piper Room
- Spotlight on Regional UK FinTech 20 March 2018 · The Livery Hall
- Balancing Regulation of AI and Automation in Financial Services 20 March 2018 · Guildhall, Chief Commoner’s Parlour
- Access to Capital: Is Alternative Mainstream? 20 March 2018 · The Livery Hall
- Pitch360 Judges Q&A 20 March 2018 · The Great Hall
- UK Fintech Awards 2018 20 March 2018 · The Anthologist, 58 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7BB
- Inspiring Entrepreneurs - In Conversation with Jack Dorsey 20 March 2018 · The British Library, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB
- Pitch360 20 March 2018