Paris Fintech Forum 2021 Summer Edition

Paris Fintech Forum 2021 Summer Edition took place on 30 June – 1 July 2021 in Virtual, France. It was organised by Alteir Event and Paris Fintech Forum, and B2DB records 59 speakers across 29 sessions on 3 stages. 1 speaker has verified their own profile.

The Paris Fintech Forum 2021 Summer Edition, held online on 30 June and 1 July 2021: the Global stream, the Sustainable Finance stream and the Beyond Finance stream.

Key facts

Verified speakers (1)

Profiles confirmed by the speakers themselves.

• Ali Paterson Founder/CEO & Editor-in-Chief, FF News

Speakers (59)

1 of 59 verified. Compiled from the published agenda; speakers can claim and verify their own entry.

• Ali Paterson ✓ Verified Founder/CEO & Editor-in-Chief, FF News
• David Birch Principal, David G. W. Birch
• Laurent Nizri Founder & CEO, Paris Fintech Forum
• David Parker CEO, Polymath Consulting
• Elliott Gotkine
• Pascal Bouvier Managing Partner, MiddleGame Ventures
• Suresh Vaghjiani CEO & Founder, CLOWD9
• Elizabeth Rossiello EMEA Fintech & Crypto Executive | Former CEO & Founder, AZA Finance | Founder, BitPesa, Stealth
• François Villeroy De Galhau Président, Apprentis d'Auteuil
• Florian Graillot Founding Partner, Astorya.VC
• Julian Teicke Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, The Delta
• Ali Niknam CEO, bunq
• April Rudin CEO, The Rudin Group
• Kathryn Petralia Co-Founder, Keep
• Emmalyn Shaw Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Flourish Ventures
• Alexandre Prot Co-Founder and CEO, Qonto
• Jonathan Larsen
• Nik Storonsky CEO, Revolut
• Anders la Cour CEO, Banking Circle
• Cédric O Co-founder & CEO, Mallow
• Geoffroy Guigou Co-founder, COO, Younited
• Adina Grigoriu CEO & Founder, Active Asset Allocation
• William Borden Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Financial Services, Microsoft
• Joao Cardoso De Jesus Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Lovys
• Kosta Peric
• Arthur Waller Chief Executive Officer, Pennylane
• Scott Walchek Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, RecovryAI
• Simon Paris Chief Executive Officer, Unit4
• Claude Marx Director General, Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF)
• Max Chuard Temenos
• Colin Walsh Founder and Board Chair, Civitas ID
• Craig Vosburg Vice Chair, Mastercard
• Sofie Blakstad Founder and Chief Innovation Officer, hiveonline
• Melisande Mual Managing Director, The Paypers
• Alexandre Mars Founder & CEO, blisce
• Björn Goß Founder, Skalar
• Philippe Collombel Président and Founding Partner, Partech
• Mathias Wikström CEO & Founder, Doconomy
• Marie Degrand-Guillaud General Manager, Association Aurore
• Jacques Richier Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
• Alessandro Hatami
• Victor Lugger Co-founder and CEO, sunday
• Sophie Coulon-Renouvel Directrice Croissance Externe, Partenariats Stratégiques et Digital, Crédit Mutuel Arkéa
• Payal Dalal Senior Vice President, Social Impact, International Markets, Center for Inclusive Growth, Mastercard
• Nikhil Rathi Financial Conduct Authority
• Olivier Jaillon President, Off The Grid SRL
• Nicolas Reboud Co-founder & Board Member, Shine
• Miriam Wohlfarth
• Nicolas Meric
• Caroline Lamaud President, Anaxago
• Greg Medcraft
• Antoine Sire Head of Company Engagement, BNP PARIBAS
• Marianne Haahr Executive Director, Green Digital Financial Alliance
• Bertrand Dumazy CEO, Edenred
• Denis Thaeder Chief Mission Officer, Wakam
• Diony Lebot Non Executive Director, Barclays
• James Powell Head of Asset & Consumer Finance, Sopra Banking Software
• Laurent Potel CEO, Reezocar
• Rim Tehraoui

Agenda (29 sessions)

Day 1 — Wednesday 30 June 2021

• Opening speech 13:55–14:05 · Global stream — Laurent Nizri
• Fireside Chat with Nik Storonsky CEO of Revolut 14:05–14:25 · Global stream — Laurent Nizri, Nik Storonsky
• Digitalization of financial services: what are the next frontiers? 14:25–15:15 · Global stream — Elliott Gotkine, Anders la Cour, Simon Paris, Craig Vosburg +1 more
• Fireside Chat with Nikhil Rathi CEO of the Financial Conduct Authority 15:15–15:35 · Global stream — Laurent Nizri, Nikhil Rathi
• Roundtable - Is there a need for an entrepreneur superapp? 15:35–16:05 · Global stream — Ali Paterson, Alexandre Prot
• Roundtable - Baas: is 2021 THE truth time ? 15:35–16:05 · Global stream — David Birch, Simon Paris
• Roundtable - Is wealthtech the next big thing? 15:35–16:05 · Global stream — April Rudin, Adina Grigoriu
• Innovation, Regulation, Sustainable Growth : the magic formula for the future of financial services ? 16:05–16:45 · Global stream — Elliott Gotkine, François Villeroy De Galhau, Cédric O
• Insurance: Disruption time! 16:45–17:20 · Global stream — Laurent Nizri, Julian Teicke, Scott Walchek, Jacques Richier
• Fintech valuation: already too high or only the beginning? 17:20–17:45 · Global stream — Elliott Gotkine, Pascal Bouvier, Emmalyn Shaw, Philippe Collombel
• Roundtable - Why are so many Fintechs bad at Tech? Global stream — David Parker, Suresh Vaghjiani

Day 2 — Thursday 1 July 2021

• Sustainable finance stream - Opening speech 08:50–09:00 · Sustainable Finance stream — Laurent Nizri
• What is green finance & how tech can play a role in it? 09:00–09:40 · Sustainable Finance stream — Laurent Nizri, Mathias Wikström, Antoine Sire, Marianne Haahr
• Fireside Chat with Kosta Peric, Deputy Director of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 09:40–09:55 · Sustainable Finance stream — Laurent Nizri, Kosta Peric
• Fin&Tech for good 09:55–10:45 · Sustainable Finance stream — Elliott Gotkine, Sofie Blakstad, Alexandre Mars, Sophie Coulon-Renouvel +1 more
• Roundtable - What's the point of being a mission-driven company in the fintech industry? 10:45–11:15 · Sustainable Finance stream — Florian Graillot, Denis Thaeder
• Roundtable - Should we still debate on gender diversity in finance in 2021? 10:45–11:15 · Sustainable Finance stream — Melisande Mual, Caroline Lamaud
• Roundtable - Can AI help finance to be more inclusive and more sustainable ? 10:45–11:15 · Sustainable Finance stream — Ali Paterson, Nicolas Meric
• The Multiple faces of sustainable finance 11:15–12:00 · Sustainable Finance stream — Laurent Nizri, Elizabeth Rossiello, Claude Marx, Diony Lebot
• The Fintech realities of sustainable finance 12:00–12:40 · Sustainable Finance stream — Elliott Gotkine, Ali Niknam, Nicolas Reboud, Caroline Lamaud
• Beyond Finance Stream - Opening speech 14:00–14:10 · Beyond Finance stream — Laurent Nizri
• Embedded finance: From new technologies to new business models 14:10–14:55 · Beyond Finance stream — Laurent Nizri, Geoffroy Guigou, Olivier Jaillon, Miriam Wohlfarth +1 more
• How the Tech in Fin can boost post crisis economy ? 14:55–15:30 · Beyond Finance stream — Elliott Gotkine, Kathryn Petralia, Greg Medcraft, Bertrand Dumazy
• Roundtable - Let’s speak about embedded insurance in real life 15:30–16:00 · Beyond Finance stream — Florian Graillot, Joao Cardoso De Jesus
• Roundtable - Do we have the good regulation for embedded finance to be a reality? 15:30–16:00 · Beyond Finance stream — Ali Paterson, Arthur Waller
• Roundtable - Embedded Finance is just Program Management with a new name, or is it ? 15:30–16:00 · Beyond Finance stream — David Parker, Miriam Wohlfarth
• Cloud & data, the magic recipe for the future of finance? 16:00–16:50 · Beyond Finance stream — William Borden, Max Chuard, Colin Walsh, Alessandro Hatami +1 more
• Fireside Chat with Jonathan Larsen CIO of Ping An 16:50–17:05 · Beyond Finance stream — Laurent Nizri, Jonathan Larsen
• It is not anymore about finance, everything is about ecosystems! 17:05–17:45 · Beyond Finance stream — Elliott Gotkine, Björn Goß, Victor Lugger, Laurent Potel

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Organisers (2)

Alteir Event · Paris Fintech Forum

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