Valentina Kristensen
Corporate Affairs Director (CAD), OakNorth
Valentina Kristensen is Corporate Affairs Director (CAD) at OakNorth. B2DB records 13 sessions at 13 conferences between 2017 and 2025, most recently FinovateEurope 2025 (February 2025). Valentina is scheduled to speak at Fintech Connect 2026 on 1 December 2026. Roles on record: panellist 7, racer 2, keynote 1, moderator 1. Speaks mainly on Banking & Infrastructure, Talent & Skills and Digital Assets & Web3.
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- Based in London, England, United Kingdom
- Topics: Banking & Infrastructure, Talent & Skills, Digital Assets & Web3
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About
Valentina Kristensen is Corporate Affairs Director at OakNorth, where she has worked since 2016. She oversees external and internal communications, public policy and government affairs, ESG and sustainability, and OakNorth's 1+1% Commitment, and sits on the bank's Executive Committee. She is also a Board Advisor to ETA Technologies, a member of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's Advisory Council and a member of the Corporate Partnerships Board for Bookmark Reading Charity. Earlier in her career she worked in communications and reputation management at Dragon Advisory and Lansons.
Upcoming
Fintech Connect 2026 1 December 2026 – 2 December 2026
- FinTech Marketing 2026: From Growth at All Costs to Growth with Trust - Presented by Fin.Tech Marketing Community Speaker · 1 December 2026
Sessions at 13 conferences
FinovateEurope 2025 25 February 2025 – 26 February 2025
- Power Panel: Neo banks 3.0 - as neo banks continue to make inroads into the market of big banks what is next for them? Panellist · 26 February 2025
FTT Fintech Festival 2024 11 November 2024 – 12 November 2024
- Panel: Data empowerment: Expanding lending access Panellist · 11 November 2024
ifgs 2024 15 April 2024 – 16 April 2024
- It's Gonna Be A Reg-olution: Does Banking Regulation Need An Overhaul? Panellist · 16 April 2024
FinovateEurope 2024 27 February 2024 – 28 February 2024
- Women In Fintech: How Can We All Make Sure We Are Moving The Needle? Panellist · 28 February 2024
ifgs 2023 17 April 2023 – 18 April 2023
- Fireside Chat Panellist · 17 April 2023
FTT Fintech Festival 2022 14 November 2022 – 15 November 2022
- Panel - Structuring for scale: Finding opportunity in uncertainty Panellist · 14 November 2022
Fintech Connect 2019 3 December 2019 – 4 December 2019
- Panel Discussion: How can fintech be used as a force for good? Speaker · 4 December 2019
Money20/20 Europe 2019 3 June 2019
ifgs 2019 29 April 2019 – 30 April 2019
- Panel – There is No Profitability in FinTech: Debunking The Silicon Valley Myth Panellist · 30 April 2019
Fintech Connect 2018 5 December 2018 – 6 December 2018
- Keynote address: From start-up to a profitable billion-dollar company in just two years: how we did it and what we learned along the way Keynote · 5 December 2018
FinTECHTalents 2018 30 October 2018 – 31 October 2018
- 10 MIN SESSIONS Moderator · 30 October 2018
Money20/20 Europe 2018 4 June 2018
Fintech Connect Live 2017 6 December 2017 – 7 December 2017
- 3 steps to heaven: How to build a winning fintech brand Speaker · 6 December 2017
Companies
Bookmark Reading Charity · ETA Technologies · Lansons · Royal Philharmonic Orchestra