2a21 Event Guide 12th-14th October 2021
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Keynote Speakers Oct 12th 10am (BST)
THE FUTURE OF
FINTECH
DEMOCRATISING TRADING THROUGH AGNOSTIC TECHNOLOGY
Looking forward to meeting you at FinTech and InsurTech LIVE
FIND OUT MORE AT SAPHYRE.COM
FOREWORD
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ABOUT P6-17
AGENDA P18-19
TOP 100 LEADERS P20-21
HEADLINE SPONSOR 22-43
SPEAKERS 44-49
SPONSORS P50-51
LAST WORDS
EDITORAL DIRECTOR
SCOTT BIRCH
DELEGATE & EVENT SPEAKER MANAGER
INAMARA BERTAGNOLI
EVENT MARKETING MANAGER
AMBER DHILLON
PARTNERSHIP DIRECTOR
JAMES CALLEN
SALES AND MARKETING DIRECTOR
JOE MARRITT
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER
STACY NORMAN FOUNDER & CEO
GLEN WHITE
Back to LIVE Whether you are joining us for this inaugural FinTech & InsurTechLIVE event in person or remotely, I’d like to personally welcome you and also congratulate you. Why? Well, it is well known that individuals and organisations that innovate emerge from crisis stronger. If you’re not already innovating, you’ve taken the first important step by joining us for three days of industry insight from some of the best leaders on the planet. Events – whether live, hybrid or virtual – offer opportunity and the promise of discovering something new. We hope you will be inspired by our speakers as they share their knowledge and opinions on everything procurement and supply chain security and also take advantage of allimportant networking with other attendees. So congratulations for being curious, investing time in our event, and driving your career and company forward to a brighter future.
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BizClik Media Group (BMG) – publisher of FinTech and InsurTech magazines – has launched a new platform to connect its digital communities, combining the strengths of in-person and virtual discussion, networking and access to the industry’s leading voices.
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inTech & InsurTechLIVE gives you the opportunity to network with C-level executives, gain insight from industry pioneers and walk away with actionable insights to accelerate your career. Taking place and streaming LIVE from Tobacco Dock in central London, it is a unique opportunity to reconnect after a prolonged period of disruption due to COVID-19. FinTech & InsurTech LIVE is shaped and influenced by the thousands of professionals who interact with our digital magazines, websites, LIVE streams, podcasts and exclusive industry reports every day. “With over 120 speakers confirmed, our agenda is shaping up to be spectacular, with three days of insightful content from some of the best in industry,” says James Callen, Managing Director, at BMG Connect. “Our aim is to provide professionals with the tools, techniques and innovations they need to be at the forefront in the industry. “We are partnering with online platform Brella to deliver the event however you choose
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FinTech & InsurTechLIVE will bring together global industry leaders to discuss the challenges, opportunities and issues facing these vital sectors across a variety of formats, including keynote addresses, panels, and fireside chats. Speakers include:
Stephen Dury Vice President Capgemini
“ Our aim is to provide professionals with the tools, techniques and innovations they need to be at the forefront in the industry” to participate,” Callen adds. “Whether attendees decide to attend virtually or in person, they will still be able to interact with industry pioneers and participate in discussions on topics that are affecting their business, and allowing them to walk away with an actionable framework to implement into their strategy. “FinTech & InsurTech LIVE is ultimately about delivering value and insights to elevate your career and further your organisation’s objectives – whether that’s navigating global disruption, achieving vital ESG commitments, or strengthening the partner ecosystem that makes your value chain unique.”
Parminder Mann Principal Digital Manager Vodafone MPesa Scott Abrahams SVP Business Development and Fintech Mastercard Bryan Caroll CEO TNEX Amnah Ajmal Group ExecutiveMerchants, Acceptance & Digital Partnerships Mastercard Likhit Wagle General Manager; Global Banking & Financial Markets IBM
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AGENDA: DAY 01 - 12 TH OCT
The Main Stage FinTech Leaders Forum
Sponsored by:
09:45
Welcome & Introduction
Scott Birch Editorial Director BizClik Media Group
10:00
The Future of FinTech
Gabino Roche, Jr CEO & Founder Saphyre
10:30
Societe Generale - Our B2B Digital Platform Journey
Sohail Raja UK Chief Digital Officer Societe Generale
Stephen Roche President & founder Saphyre
Networking Break (11:00 - 11:30)
FinTech Leaders Forum
Sponsored by:
11:30
Reimagine the Basics, Better.
Stephen Dury Vice President Capgemini
12:00
The Business Case for Sustainability
Luke Manning Head of Sustainability London Stock Exchange
12:30
FinTech Leaders Panel – The Importance of ESG & Sustainability
Gabino Roche, Jr - Saphyre Sohail Raja - Societe Generale Stephen Dury - Capgemini Stephen Roche - Saphyre
Networking Lunch Break (13:00 - 14:00)
Women in FinTech 14:00
FinTech Leadership Now: In Need of a Re-Set?
Shân Millie - Bright Blue Hare Kate Bohn - Katebohn.com Ruth Polyblank - Mastercard Seema Khinda-Johnson - Nuggets
14:30
The Neuroscience of Change and Innovation
Madeline Bailey Co-head Technology Consulting Norton Rose Fulbright
15:00
Breaking Through: Future Fintech
Kate Rosenshine Global Technology Lead - Unicorns & Scale-ups Microsoft
Women in FinTech Diversity Panel
Kate Rosenshine - Microsoft Madeline Bailey - Norton Rose Fulbright Shân Millie - Bright Blue Hare Scott Birch - BizClik Media Group
15:30
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AGENDA: DAY 01 - 12 TH OCT
Today's Highlights Include:
@11:30 - THE MAIN STAGE
@15:00 - THE MAIN STAGE
Stephen Dury Vice President Capgemini
Kate Rosenshine Global Technology Lead - Unicorns & Scale-ups Microsoft
@15:00 - THE F&I STAGE Jonathan Holman Head of Digital Santander
The FinTech & InsurTech Stage Digital Transformation
Sponsored by:
11:30
Digital Transformations
Michael Rennie COO Cynergy Bank
12:00
Where Does Digital Transformation Take Us Next
Zitah McMillan Founder/CEO Predictive Black
12:30
Digitally Transforming Africa’s Biggest Fintech
Parminder Mann Principal Digital Manager Vodafone MPesa
Networking Lunch Break (13:00 - 14:00)
FinTech Innovation 15:00
Open Banking - How do We Harness the True Value?
Jonathan Holman Head of Digital Santander
15:30
Open Banking Forum
Zitah McMillan - Predictive Black Jonathan Holman - Santander
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Creating Digital Communities
AGENDA: DAY 01 - 12 TH OCT
The Digital Stage Financial Services 14:00
The Evolving Risk Landscape of a Fintech
Elona Ruka-Wright Chief Risk Officer Finastra
14:30
The Innovation is the Team: Accelerating Digital Transformation Through Fintech Partnerships and Modular Banking
Thomas Novak VP Chief Digital Officer Visions Federal Credit Union
15:00
Transforming an Incumbent Bank for the Digital World: Novo Banco’s story
João Dias Chief Digital Officer Novo Banco
15:30
Bravery is Greater than Perfection Women in Technology.
Tevi Legge Vice President & Head of Digital Product ATB Financial
The World’s Biggest Sustainability Event February
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Creating Digital Communities
FinTech & InsurTech LIVE
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AGENDA: DAY 02 - 13 TH OCT
The Main Stage
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Introduction Scott Birch Editorial Director BizClik Media Group
09:45
Welcome & Introduction
10:00
Better Together: How the Bank of England Tangy Morgan Independent Senior Advisor is Supporting Innovation Bank of England
10:30
Future of Commercial Insurance: Technology to Manage Complex Risks
Parul Kaul Green COS AXA
Networking Lunch Break (11:00 - 11:30)
Technology
Sponsored by:
11:30
Future of Payments
Scott Abrahams SVP Business Development and Fintech Mastercard
12:00
Unlocking the Value Hidden within Data
John Duigenan Global CTO for Banking and Financial Markets IBM
12:30
Challengers Yesterday, Competitors Today, and Leaders Tomorrow: The Rise of the Fintech
Gareth Wilson Vice President, Head of UK Banking & Capital Markets Capgemini
Networking Lunch Break (13:00 - 14:00)
Financial Services Forum
Sponsored by:
14:00
CX in Insurance Panel
Dan King - Insurance Datalab Matt Scott - Insurance Datalab Heather Smith - LV= James Daley - Fairer Finance Paul Harvey - Adiona Insurance
14:30
Leadership in a Digital Age
Alistair Fraser CEO Marsh
15:00
Creating Trust in a Digital World
Mark Mamone Group Chief Information Officer GBG
15:30
Financial Services Panel
Alistair Fraser - Marsh Mark Mamone - GBG
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AGENDA: DAY 02 - 13 TH OCT
Today's Highlights Include:
@10:00 - THE MAIN STAGE
@12:00 - THE MAIN STAGE
@12:30 - THE MAIN STAGE
@15:00 - THE F&I STAGE
Tangy Morgan Independent Senior Advisor Bank of England
Gareth Wilson Vice President, Head of UK Banking & Capital Markets Capgemini
@14:30 - THE F&I STAGE
John Duigenan Global CTO IBM
Leda Glyptis CCO & Founder 10x Banking
Alexis Chevallot CEO Capto
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The FinTech & InsurTech Stage Payment Solutions
Sponsored by:
14:30
How NextGen Automation Accelerates Transformation Across Businesses
Alexis Chevallot CEO Capto
15:00
SMEs/SMBs
Leda Glyptis CCO & Founder 10x Banking
Fintech Partnerships Panel
Shubhanga Prasad - OakNorth Bank Gareth Wilson - Capgemini Alexis Chevallot - Capto Avishkar Sharma - Checkout.com
15:30
Marchela Georgieva Co-founder & COO Capto
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FINANCE THAT SCALES WITH YOU Easy multi-entity management and reporting Sage Intacct cloud finance software for financial services
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AGENDA: DAY 02 - 13 TH SEPT
The Digital Stage Digital Finance & Insurance 11:30
The Cultural Aftermath of a Ransomware Attack
Nicki Doble Group CIO Cover-More
12:00
Transforming Insurance UW and Claims Via AI
Lee Sarkin Chief Analytics Officer, APAC, Middle East, Africa, Life & Health Munich RE
12:30
New Business Models in Finance and Lending
Unmesh Pai Vice President, Software Development Oracle
Today's Highlights Include:
CHECK OUT Tech EXPO Stage
@12:30 - THE DIGITAL STAGE
Unmesh Pai Vice President, Software Development Oracle
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AGENDA: DAY 03 - 14TH OCT
FinTech & InsurTech Regions Starting at 05:00 BST and finishing at 18:30 BST the regions day covers a whole host of learning aimed at each regions audience APAC 05:00
Welcome to APAC Focus Sessions
Glen White Founder & CEO BizClik Media Group
05:15
Building a Super-App for Vietnam's GenZ and Micro-Merchants
Bryan Caroll CEO TNEX
Networking Break (05:45 - 06:00)
06:00
Adopting New Age Digital Solutions in the Insurance Industry
Dipu KV President Allianz Balaj General Insurance
06:45
Building a Successful Fintech Company
Nino Ulsamer Co-Founder & CTO Stashaway
07:15
Digital Transformation of Procurement / Supply Chains
Joseph Martinez Chief Procurement Officer, Global Supply Chain Management BNY Mellon
06:45
Home Credit Vietnam: Agile to Win Over the Pandemic
Anastasia Fokina Chief OPS and Digital Transformation Officer Home Credit Vietnam
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@12:30 - APAC REGION Nino Ulsamer Co-Founder & CTO Stashaway
AGENDA: DAY 03 - 14TH OCT
Today's Highlights Include:
Tune into these talks via the App! @10:00 - EMEA REGION
Emily Manganyi Amukelani Director - Technology, Cyber Security & Business Assurance Absa Group
@11:00 - EMEA REGION
Amnah Ajmal Group Executive-Merchants, Acceptance & Digital Partnerships Mastercard
EMEA 09:45
Welcome to EMEA Focus Sessions
Glen White Founder & CEO BizClik Media Group
10:00
Transformation of Traditional Banking Through Fintech
Emily Manganyi Amukelani Director - Technology, Cyber Security & Business Assurance Absa Group
Networking Break (10:30 - 11:00)
11:00
Leadership, Culture and Digital Transformation
Amnah Ajmal Group Executive-Merchants, Acceptance & Digital Partnerships Mastercard
11:30
Mobile Payments & New Revenue Stream
Amir Ghaly Vice President Regional Growth MEA Centili
12:00
LOQBOX, on a Mission to End Financial Exclusion
Gregor Mowat Co-Founder & CEO LOQBOX
Tom Eyre Co-Founder & CEO LOQBOX
FinTech & InsurTech LIVE
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Keynote Speakers Oct 12th 10am (BST)
THE FUTURE OF
FINTECH
DEMOCRATISING TRADING THROUGH AGNOSTIC TECHNOLOGY
Looking forward to meeting you at FinTech and InsurTech LIVE
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AGENDA: DAY 03 - 14TH OCT
FinTech & InsurTech Regions North America 14:30
Welcome to EMEA Focus Sessions
Glen White Founder & CEO BizClik Media Group
15:00
Integration That Works: Supply Diversity, Sustainability and the SDGs
Javette Hines Global Head, Supply Chain Development, Inclusion and Sustainability Citi
Networking Break (15:30 - 16:00)
16:00
The Lab at MSUFCU: Accelerating Innovation, Together
Ben Maxim Vice President of Digital Strategy & Innovation MSU Federal Credit Union
16:30
Fly Over with Flywire CEO Mike Massaro
Mike Massaro CEO Flywire
17:00
Turbocharging innovation with the FinTechs to Compete with the Techfins
Likhit Wagle General Manager; Global Banking & Financial Markets IBM
17:30
How PAYOMATIC Transforms Data Insights into Personalized Customer Experiences with Braze and Snowflake
Steven Mayotte CIO PAYOMATIC
Today's Highlights Include: Tune into these talks via the App! @15:00 - NORTH AMERICA REGION
Javette Hines Global Head, Supply Chain Development, Inclusion & Sustainability Citi
@17:00 - NORTH AMERICA REGION
Likhit Wagle General Manager; Global Banking & Financial Markets IBM FinTech & InsurTech LIVE
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Meet the Top 100 Leaders in FinTech The full list will be unveiled on the Main Stage at the end of Day 1 and will be available to download here
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TOP LEADERS 2021
TOP 100 LEADERS
Launched in June, BizClik Media Group is once again celebrating leading individuals that are blazing trails in our industry.
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aving published the Top 100 Women in FinTech on March 8th – to coincide with International Women’s Day – we are now proud to recognise and acknowledge the Top 100 Leaders in FinTech. Nominated by readers of FinTech magazine and compiled by our in-house team, the announcement of this extensive list is sure to become a landmark date in the calendar – which takes place this year at the end of Day 1 of FinTech & InsurTech LIVE (October 12). The Top 100 list of the leading executives and influencers in the industry will be announced at the
event and shared across social media channels and presented in a special supplement that honours all of those named in our annual list. “The Top 100 Women recognised the incredible and influential women driving our industry,“ says Scott Birch, Editorial Director, BizClik Media Group. “The success of that initiative encouraged us to recognise the Top 100 Leaders – individuals championing everything that we love about fintech and embracing best practice that’s good for business.“ “We had thousands of nominations and can’t wait for the big reveal. No doubt there will be some surprises and everyone who makes the list fully deserves their place, from 1 to 100.“ The full list will be unveiled at the end of Day 1 of the show and the special supplement can be accessed online at fintechmagazine.com
“We had thousands of nominations and can’t wait for the big reveal. No doubt there will be some surprises and everyone who makes the list fully deserves their place, from 1 to 100”
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SAPHYRE: A MEETING OF MINDS AND IDEAS Launched by brothers Stephen and Gabino Roche, Saphyre is transforming the onboarding space
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here is an air of dynamism to Saphyre. It's not just that it's a new company or that it happens to be an innovative fintech startup. Rather, the energy can be put down to the brothers themselves, whose energetic and upbeat ways of working seem to infiltrate all areas of the company. It is this same energy that almost certainly results in the duo launching Saphyre in 2017, and creating a company that neatly differentiated itself from its competitors in the marketplace. The Roche brothers realised that silos and poor user experiences were benefitting no one in the pre-trade space. They decided that nothing less than a wholesale disruption of the status quo would satisfy their desire to democratise trading. Today, Saphyre is an easy-to-use, integrated pre-trade thru post-trade platform for the exchange of data and documents between asset managers, brokers, custodians, thirdparty administrators, and clients. Based in Hoboken, New Jersey, the company is run by an experienced financial team that has created a streamlined fintech/regtech communication platform to speed processes in order to help our clients achieve revenue faster. 20
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FACING A CHALLENGE In a recent interview for FinTech Magazine Saphyre’s CEO, Gabino (Stephen is President) told us that despite the challenges of the pandemic, Saphyre has weathered the storm and become more reliant and agile as a result. Gabino explained, “We were a little nervous in the beginning because meeting face-toface with clients is an important thing when building a business. Saphyre is a technology company, so it wasn't hard for us to handle going remote, but we were afraid that would create a dip in our client engagement.” They needn’t have worried, because by utilising video conferencing software and saving travel time between engagements, Saphyre actually managed to create more opportunities than ever. Now, as a degree of normality is gradually restored to life and work in the US, Gabino states that lessons learned regarding remote working’s efficacy for the business will not be forgotten. SCALING TO SUCCESS Saphyre has achieved the lofty ambition it set out in 2017, with the development of
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Saphyre: A meeting of minds and ideas
its integrated onboarding platform. The fintech’s innovative buy-side portal is being constantly developed to align with and progress this overarching vision. Information that was previously siloed for the community - and therefore difficult to link - has been released through the company’s expanded offerings for the security services space. Now fund accountants, transfer agents, security services, and outsourced middle office teams can now work on behalf of the buy-side firms. Earlier this year, the fintech also announced its strategic partnership with Symphony, Symphony a financial markets infrastructure, and technology platform has integrated Saphyre’s AI technology into pre and posttrade workflows for the front, middle and back-office teams. Saphyre continues to move from one strategic competitive advantage to another.
SERVICES PROVIDED BY SAPHYRE • Digitises pre-trade to benefit post-trade • Disrupts a broken system by organising the onboarding process • Design principles: Saphyre currently has 67 patents to help aggregate metadata to maintain memory and avoid redundancies • Offers a rich suite of tools and many clients prefer to work directly within its platform
Saphyre CEO & FOUNDER: GABINO ROCHE JR PRESIDENT & FOUNDER: STEPHEN ROCHE INDUSTRY: FINANCIAL SERVICES HQ: NEW JERSEY, USA
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SPEAKERS
Alexis Chevallot TITLE: CO-FOUNDER & CEO COMPANY: CAPTO DAY 2 / THE F&I STAGE / 14:30 Alexis is the CEO of Capto which is an Automation-as-a-service company on a mission to bring digital workers to companies across the globe and automate their repetitive manual processes. With years of experience spanning across Beijing, Los Angeles, Boston, Luxembourg and London, Alexis has grown into a modern explorator with a rare passion for innovative technologies.
Amir Ghaly TITLE: VICE PRESIDENT MEA COMPANY: CENTILI DAY 3 / EMEA REGION / 12:00
Alistair Fraser TITLE: CEO COMPANY: MARSH DAY 2 / THE MAIN STAGE / 14:00 Alistair is responsible for over 520 colleagues across the UK driving strategy, execution and overall growth of Marsh’s Corporate business, alongside being a member of the UK Executive Committee, and is a main Board Director of Marsh Limited.
Amir is a 17+ year veteran in Telcom, mobile payments and Fintech industry with solid experience in Sales, Pre-Sales Activities, Technology Solutions, Business Development, New Business Opportunities, Market Analysis, Strategy Development and Architectural Selling. Having worked with the largest & top multinational Telco & Technology vendors as Cisco, Huawei, Nokia, Centili and much more, Amir had travelled & worked in more than 42 countries covering Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific with excellent C-level and Director’s connections in Top Telco, Banking and Enterprise sectors. FinTech & InsurTech LIVE
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Amnah Ajmal TITLE: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, MARKET DEVELOPMENT, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA COMPANY: MASTERCARD DAY 3 / EMEA REGION / 11:00 Amnah is responsible for acceptance, acquiring, merchants, digital partnerships, strategy and M&A for the region. She has had many recognitions, some being honoured as the top 25 women leaders in financial technology by the Financial Technology Report US for 2019 & 2020. She was recently recognised as the top 100 women in fintech, across the globe, for 2021 by IBM & Fintech magazine.
Avishkar Sharma TITLE: HEAD OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS COMPANY: CHECKOUT.COM DAY 2 / THE F&I STAGE / 15:30 24
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Anastasia Fokina TITLE: CHIEF OPERATIONS & DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OFFICER COMPANY: HOME CREDIT VIETNAM DAY 3 / APAC REGION / 07:30 Anastasia is a senior–level executive with extensive experience in Finance, Operations and HR, driving business transformation and business development in banks, investment holdings, non-for-profit organisations, logistics, manufacturing, and financial services. CIMA qualified with deep expertise in managing Strategic planning, Financial management, Performance management, Business intelligence, PMO Offices, ERP System Implementations, Back-office Operations and call centre management.
Avishkar (Ash) Sharma is the Head of Strategic Partnerships for Europe at Checkout. He has over 10+ years of experience in Banking, Payments and Fintech with the likes of Citi and Visa in Europe and across the Asia Pacific regions. He has helped companies launch solutions and service uses cases in the Consumer, SME, Crypto, Retail and Corporate segments.
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Ben Collins TITLE: SENIOR DIRECTOR, FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY MARKETING COMPANY: SAGE DAY 2 / THE DIGITAL STAGE / 14:00 Within his role, Ben focuses on driving growth in the financial services segment. Prior to Sage Intacct, Ben was the Senior Director of Product Marketing at SS&C Intralinks, a SaaS provider of collaboration tools for the financial services industry, where he spent 10 years leading the product marketing team for the company’s largest business unit. Prior to this, Ben spent the first half of his career in investment banking, where he advised on M&A and capital raising transactions to companies in the technology space.
Ben Maxim TITLE: VICE PRESIDENT OF DIGITAL STRATEGY & INNOVATION COMPANY: MSU FEDERAL CREDIT UNION DAY 3 / NORTH AMERICA REGION / 17:00
Bryan Carroll TITLE: CEO COMPANY: TNEX DAY 3 / APAC REGION / 05:15 Bryan began his digital career in 1993 and over the years has received industry recognition for the expansion of Digital Only Banking, Digital Transformation, Data Science, Digital Marketing, InfoSec and Enterprise Architecture. Alongside his inspirational recognitions, Bryan has helped co-found three fintechs and currently sits on the board of two fintech firms: Xtremepush and adprov.io.
Ben is responsible for assessing emerging business trends and technologies, providing strategic direction for existing and future digital channels, and facilitating innovation throughout the Credit Union including leading their innovation center The Lab at MSUFCU. He is also responsible for the technology and product pillars of Reseda Group and its subsidiaries including Spave, a financial wholeness fintech. FinTech & InsurTech LIVE
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Dan King TITLE: CO-FOUNDER COMPANY: INSURANCE DATALAB DAY 2 / THE F&I STAGE / 14:00 Dan has worked in business-tobusiness publishing for more than 20 years with senior roles at Newsquest, Centaur and Emap. Dan introduced a number of successful digital products and events during his time as Publisher of Insurance Times. Dan later worked with consumer group and ratings agency Fairer Finance before establishing a consultancy business to help publishers with digital transformation, product development, and strategic commercial projects.
Elona Ruka-Wright TITLE: CHIEF RISK OFFICER COMPANY: FINASTRA DAY 1 / THE DIGITAL STAGE / 14:00
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Dipu KV TITLE: PRESIDENT COMPANY: BAJAJ ALLIANZ GENERAL INSURANCE DAY 3 / APAC REGION / 06:15 Dipu forefronts the digital transformation drive at Bajaj Allianz GIC, leveraging start-ups from fintech/ insurtech globally, while leading a team of ~1,600 people in 170 locations. Dipu has been recognised by various industry forums for his inspirational leadership, some being BFSI Innovative Technology Awards 2018 and BFSI Game Changer Award 2019.
Elona is accountable for Finastra's Enterprise Risk Management framework, strategy and governance, as well as regulatory compliance, enterprise policy governance, client and third-party due diligence, business resilience, crisis management and internal audit. Elona has played a pivotal role in safeguarding Finastra employees, clients and operations, particularly through changes related to COVID19. She believes that a culture of openness and awareness is the foundation for balanced risktaking and strong governance.
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Emily Manganyi TITLE: HEAD OF TECHNOLOGY AUDIT COMPANY: ABSA DAY 3 / EMEA REGION / 10:00 Emily is currently the Head of ARO Technology & ARO Centre Assurance for Absa. This role entails providing Cyber Security and technology assurance for 10 Absa Regional Operations entities, and key risk areas. She has led Technology and Cyber Security teams in various industries including Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), Telecommunications, Manufacturing and Financial services. She is passionate about developing others, especially the younger generation.
Gabino Roche TITLE: CEO & FOUNDER COMPANY: SAPHYRE DAY 1 / THE MAIN STAGE / 10:00
Gareth Wilson TITLE: VICE PRESIDENT COMPANY: CAPGEMINI DAY 2 / THE MAIN STAGE / 12:30 Gareth’s Financial Services industry knowledge in Banking & Payments, combined with an ability to shape and deliver large scale Business Transformation Programmes has been evident throughout his 28-year career. Gareth is passionate about building high performing teams and trusted long term client relationships.
Gabino has over 20 years of experience in building technology solutions for Fortune 500 companies and start-ups from the 1990s Dot-com era till now. He’s a former McKinsey & Company firm member where he learned and was focused on delivering products faster to market. That enabled him to take on a role at NYSE as Managing Director of application development to help their startup division ramp towards a $1 billion revenue goal. FinTech & InsurTech LIVE
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Glen White TITLE: FOUNDER & CEO COMPANY: BIZCLIK MEDIA GROUP DAY 3 / APAC REGION / 05:00
Managing fast-growth digital communities and the rollout of the BMG’ ‘One Global Partner’ program, BizClik Media is known as the ‘Corporate Storyteller’ of the World’s biggest companies and the executives who run them. Established in 2007, BizClik Media Group (BMG) has become well-known as a leading digital media company operating across global markets in multiple vertical and horizontal B2B markets. BizClik Media enjoys being recognised as the ‘digital media company of choice’ for many of the world's largest brands by delivering world-class content, video, PR and social media and delivering this across multiple digital and social media channels.
Gregor Mowat TITLE: CO-FOUNDER & CO-CEO COMPANY: LOQBOX DAY 2 / EMEA REGION / 12:30 As a former partner with global audit and advisory firm KPMG, Gregor has seen first-hand how many people are excluded from accessing fairly priced credit either because they are young with little or no credit history, or because they have made past credit mistakes. He has over 25 years business experience, most of that as a partner with KPMG in emerging markets. He ran the operations of KPMG CIS, a $350m turnover professional services firm with operations in 7 countries and >4,000 staff.
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Heather Smith TITLE: MANAGING DIRECTOR COMPANY: LV= GENERAL INSURANCE DAY 2 / THE F&I STAGE / 14:00 Heather has over 25 years’ experience in Financial Services across a range of leadership roles covering direct distribution, operational leadership, customer experience, brand, marketing and digital. At LV= General Insurance and previously at Aviva, Heather led significant change in the organisations, moving the customer interactions and services to digital first. This has involved cultural change at the heart of the organisation.
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James Daley TITLE: MANAGING DIRECTOR COMPANY: FAIRER FINANCE DAY 2 / THE F&I STAGE / 14:00 James Daley has been a consumer campaigner and financial journalist for over 20 years. Before launching Fairer Finance in 2014, he worked for the consumer group, Which?, where he campaigned for a better deal for customers of banks and insurers in the wake of the financial crisis. James is frequently interviewed on national television and radio, and has regularly appeared on shows such as Watchdog, Rip-off Britain, Dispatches and Moneybox.
João Dias TITLE: CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER COMPANY: NOVO BANCO DAY 1 / THE DIGITAL STAGE / 15:00 As the Chief Digital Officer of Novo Banco since 2018, João is the orchestrator of the Digital Transformation of the bank, working in coordination with all departments across the bank, to transform the way customers are served and the way to work for the digital world. He is also a Non-Executive Board Member at Best Bank in Portugal – the digital-first subsidiary of Novo Banco.
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Javette Hines TITLE: DIRECTOR, HEAD OF SUPPLY CHAIN DEVELOPMENT INCLUSION AND SUSTAINABILITY COMPANY: CITI DAY 3 / NORTH AMERICA REGION / 15:00
Javette has over 20+ years of experience in procurement, leadership, diversity, and management, including 11 years at IBM. She is currently the Director of SC Supplier Senior Group Manager and Head of Supply Chain Development, Inclusion and Sustainability at Citi. Javette leads Citi’s efforts to ensure the consideration and inclusion of diverse firms within Citi’s sourcing practice.
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John Duigenan TITLE: CTO, DISTINGUISHED ENGINEER & VP, FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR, IBM SALES COMPANY: IBM DAY 2/ THE MAIN STAGE / 12:00 John is responsible for helping clients and partners to understand and adopt technologies such as IBM's hybrid cloud platform to support digital transformation, application modernisation, and the creation of nextgeneration financial services platform businesses. John leads IBM's Client Technical Leader community in Financial Services to amplify and accelerate our enduring focus on vitality, clock speed, and trusted relationships with clients and ecosystem partners.
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Jonathan Holman TITLE: HEAD OF DIGITAL: CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL BANKING COMPANY: SANTANDER DAY 1 / THE F&I STAGE / 15:00 Jonathan has held roles in coverage (relationship banking), credit risk, operations, strategy, change and leadership. His team and he have won eight global industry awards in recent years for their work in banking technology. In addition, he is a visiting scholar at the LIBF university college, amongst other academic institutions, advising and teaching on Fintech and Regtech.
Kate Bohn TITLE: FINTECH EVANGELIST & PARTNERSHIP BUILDER COMPANY: KATEBOHN.COM DAY 1 / THE MAIN STAGE / 13:45 With 20-plus years in Financial Services, Kate Bohn is a selfconfessed 'accidental' leader, strategist and innovator for the global finance industry. She has worked across a range of roles and areas within American, European and UK headquartered institutions: the common thread is her clear focus on innovation and transformation, whether delivering eCommerce channels at the dawn of the internet or seeking outcomes that leverage current emerging technologies.
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Kate Rosenshine TITLE: GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY LEAD UNICORNS & SCALE-UPS COMPANY: MICROSOFT DAY 1 / THE MAIN STAGE / 15:00 Kate leads a Global Cloud Solution Architecture team, working with late-stage start-ups and unicorns on their journey of growth with Microsoft, building partnerships to help them achieve more. Over the past 15 years, Kate has held various roles in research and commercial technology. Kate comes from a background in molecular biology and has led teams working on the intersection of technology and business. Prior to joining Microsoft in 2017, Kate held global roles at start-ups in Israel and the UK, where she built and developed technical teams and shaped both technical and commercial strategies. Kate holds a MSc in Molecular Biology and an MBA from Tel Aviv University
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Leda Glyptis TITLE: CCO & FOUNDER COMPANY: 10X BANKING DAY 2 / THE F&I STAGE / 15:00 As Chief Client Officer, Leda focuses on driving delivery and client success for existing 10x clients as well as managing business development, partnership and marketing functions. Leda is a former banker, technology executive, speaker and author. She was the founding CEO of 11:FS Foundry and Chief Innovation Officer at Qatar National Bank, the largest bank in the Middle East and North Africa.
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Lee Sarkin TITLE: CHIEF ANALYTICS OFFICER (LIFE & HEALTH) COMPANY: MUNICH RE DAY 2 / THE DIGITAL STAGE / 12:00
Lee has an impressive 16+ years of experience in actuarial, AI/ data analytics, research and consulting roles at primary insurers, reinsurers and independent consulting. His specialist skills include AI and predictive analytics, actuarial pricing, epidemiological and demographic modelling, analysis of medical scheme cohort data and healthcare intervention cost-effectiveness.
Likhit Wagle Joseph Martinez TITLE: CPO COMPANY: BNY MELLON DAY 3 / APAC REGION / 07:15 With more than 30 years of experience in Supply Chain Management, Joseph has worked across the globe and provides expert knowledge on his key areas of Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Diversity, Procurement to Pay Operations, Category Management, Market Data, Accounts Payable and Supply Chain Analytics. Prior to working at BNY Mellon, he was the Chief Procurement & Financial Operations Officer for MUFG Bank.
TITLE: GENERAL MANAGER, GLOBAL BANKING INDUSTRY COMPANY: IBM DAY 3 / NORTH AMERICA REGION / 17:00 Likhit is currently responsible for IBM’s world-wide Banking and Financial Markets business, IBM’s largest sector by revenue and profits, his mission is to grow the industry on a consistent, sustainable and profitable basis by making IBM the partner of choice for Digital Re-invention. Alongside his role, Likhit is a member of IBM’s Management Board for the Industry and also a member of the Acceleration Team which consists of the top 300 executives in the Corporation that has been hand-picked by the Chairman of IBM. FinTech & InsurTech LIVE
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Luke Manning TITLE: HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY COMPANY: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE DAY 1 / THE MAIN STAGE / 12:00 Luke leads the sustainability function for the London Stock Exchange Group. This team delivers LSEG’s environmental strategy and sustainability reporting, to ensure it is a global leader in the shift to a net-zero economy. Formerly a freelance journalist with work published in the Financial Times, Guardian, Moscow News and Times, Luke has subsequently specialised in developing and communicating core business strategies with tangible commercial, reputational and social impact.
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Marchela Georgieva TITLE: CO-FOUNDER & COO COMPANY: CAPTO DAY 2 / THE F&I STAGE / 14:30 Marchela leads her team responsible for bringing process automation to financial services companies across Europe. With over 7 years of experience at PwC London, Marchela has extensive financial audit experience in Banking & Capital Markets having worked with some of the world's largest investment banks like JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank and Bank of America.
Madeline is an Industry Board Member of the Department of Informatics at Kings College London. Formerly, she was Global Head of Strategic Initiatives at a global financial services firm, exploring the latest mega trends globally in digital, business models and financial services, looking at how established companies can innovate to take advantage of digital disruption. She also held executive positions in the globally located subsidiaries in England, Europe, Hong Kong, Singapore, the US and Dubai.
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Mark Mamone TITLE: GROUP CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER COMPANY: GBG DAY 2 / THE MAIN STAGE / 15:00 With more than three decades in IT management, Mark Mamone is an experienced Chief Technology & Information Officer, with proven delivery of strategic management, global enterprise architecture, transformational delivery, and service excellence. Mark has held a range of C-suite positions and delivered some of the largest solutions in Europe with companies including, BT, Detica and prior to join GBG he was CIO at Serco.
Michael Rennie TITLE: COO COMPANY: CYNERGY BANK DAY 1 / THE F&I STAGE / 11:30
Matt Scott TITLE: CO-FOUNDER COMPANY: INSURANCE DATALAB DAY 2 / THE MAIN STAGE / 14:00 Matt has authored many wellrespected research publications including the annual Insurance Times Top 50 Insurers and Top 50 Brokers reports and spoken at a number of industry events on topics including motor insurance, regulation, cyber insurance, customer service, and financial performance
Michael is a highly experienced technology professional who has worked within financial services for over 20 years across the UK, Europe, the Americas and South Africa. He is currently leading Cynergy Bank’s digital transformation programme which is focused on creating the human digital bank through changing the way the bank services its customers. FinTech & InsurTech LIVE
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Nicki Doble TITLE: GROUP CIO COMPANY: COVER-MORE DAY 2 / THE DIGITAL STAGE / 11:30
Mike Massaro TITLE: CEO COMPANY: FLYWIRE DAY 3 / NORTH AMERICA REGION / 16:30 Mike has grown Flywire from a concept into the global and growing company it is today. He has overseen Flywire’s expansion in North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific regions while aligning Flywire’s international team with the company’s strategic direction and increasing its global visibility. His background spans global payments, mobile software and hardware, and e-billing at high growth technology companies.
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Nicki Doble is an experienced C-suite business technology executive who is globally recognised for delivering strategic IT and digital transformation that drive sustainable performance gains with multi-year business benefits.
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Nino Ulsamer TITLE: CO-FOUNDER & CTO COMPANY: STASHAWAY DAY 3 / APAC REGION / 06:45
Prior to StashAway, Nino founded Personia, a successful webbased HR management platform, and before that he focused his career on e-commerce, founding two Rocket Internet-backed companies in Russia.
Parul Kaul-Green Parminder Mann TITLE: HEAD OF DIGITAL COMPANY: VODAFONE M-PESA DAY 1 / THE F&I STAGE / 12:30 Parminder leads Digital for Africa’s largest Fintech, M-Pesa Africa, with 50million customers across 7 markets. He has been developing and launching products across the UK and Africa starting as Sainsbury’s first Product Manager, to launching Barclays first Wealth App and more recently launching mobile apps across Sub-Sahara Africa.
TITLE: BOARD MEMBER UK INSURTECH BOARD, TECH NATION COMPANY: AXA DAY 2 / THE MAIN STAGE / 10:30 Parul is a well-regarded thought leader in financial technology, advising UK HMRC's Insurtech board, Fintech Delivery panel and Mayor of London's International Business programme in promoting open innovation, financial inclusion, and digital acceleration within financial services. In addition, Parul frequently features in most influential women in European Insurtech and is a speaker, blogger, and co-author of the AI book.
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Paul Harvey TITLE: CEO COMPANY: ADIONA INSURANCE DAY 2 / THE MAIN STAGE / 14:00 Entrepreneur changing the European/UK Digital Ecosystem. A global expert on commercial issues impacting Insurtech, Insurance and IoT. Leveraging 30 years of experience and contacts to create the 21st-century digitally-enabled motor insurance business. Previously, Paul has held several European Technology leadership roles at Arma Partners, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley. Paul was a General Partner at Atlantic Bridge, a technology-focused growth equity fund he co-founded.
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Ruth Polyblank TITLE: VICE PRESIDENT COMPANY: MASTERCARD DAY 1 / THE MAIN STAGE / 14:00 Ruth has specific responsibility for identifying new opportunities in the global insurance market by leveraging Mastercard’s existing capabilities and assets to innovate through collaboration with the industry. As an insurance marketing and strategy expert, Ruth holds over 20 years’ experience and has worked with both traditional and InsurTech businesses to design vertical propositions and growth strategies, with particular expertise in the SME sector.
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Scott Abrahams TITLE: SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & FINTECH
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COMPANY: MASTERCARD
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COMPANY: NUGGETS DAY 1 / THE MAIN STAGE / 14:00
Currently, Scott is responsible for driving acceptance growth and increasing revenue performance, this is done through developing and executing the UK&I Acceptance & Fintech sales and marketing strategy. Before joining Mastercard, Scott was Vice President and General Manager of Global Supplier Relations EMEA at American Express. He was responsible for revenues from suppliers such as British Airways, Emirates and Air France.
Scott Birch TITLE: EDITORIAL DIRECTOR COMPANY: BIZCLIK MEDIA GROUP DAY 1&2 / THE MAIN STAGE / 09:45
Seema is the Co-Founder & COO at Nuggets – A multi awardwinning self-sovereign verified digital identity and payment platform, enabling trusted transactions through verified digital identities, a personal cloud vault and auditable nuggets. Before founding Nuggets, Seema spent more than 20 years leading teams and delivering largescale commercialisation, products, campaigns and projects with brands like Skype and Microsoft.
Scott is a creative media professional with more than 25 years of diverse international experience in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. He has edited daily, weekly, monthly and annual print titles, ranging from newspapers to glossy celebrity magazines, B2B magazines and luxury lifestyle publications. An early adopter of digital – creating web content since 1996 – he has also created digital app magazines, smartphone apps and overseen online strategy and social strategy. Scott has also worked in television, both behind and in front of the camera, and in public relations roles providing creative content strategy and reputation management. FinTech & InsurTech LIVE
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Shân Millie TITLE: FOUNDER COMPANY: BRIGHT BLUE HARE DAY 1 / THE MAIN STAGE / 14:00
Shân specialises in helping leaders, Boards and teams make sense of the biggest Techdriven Innovation agenda items for the 2020s including AI, Data & Trust, and ESG. With a focus on Insurance and Financial Services, she is a skilled facilitator for venture validation and partnering, as well as a published author, including bestselling The AI Book for Wiley (2020).
Shubhanga Prasad TITLE: DIRECTOR, STRATEGY (PRODUCT & TECH)
Sohail Raja
COMPANY: OAKNORTH BANK
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Shubhanga has experience across multiple functions including product development, digital-led financial services, marketing, management information, operations, technology, customer experience, fintech investment, partnerships and consulting. His primary interests lie in defining new strategies, leading large transformational efforts and execution to help build organisations and teams that deliver growth while actively managing risk.
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Sohail has global responsibility for the B2B SG Markets Pricing & Trading Platform and developing Digital solutions for the UK Wholesale Markets Business, including building partnerships with local B2B Fintech startups. In addition, Sohail has worked in successful start-ups within the Financial Services space including one of the first UK based Fintech Consultancy and Software companies - Entranet.
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Stephen Roche TITLE: PRESIDENT & CO-FOUNDER COMPANY: SAPHYRE DAY 1 / THE MAIN STAGE / 10:00
Stephen Dury TITLE: VICE PRESIDENT COMPANY: CAPGEMINI INVENT DAY 1 / THE MAIN STAGE / 11:30
Stephen has over 20 years of business development and consulting experience in the IT solution space. Working with Fortune 1000 companies and start-ups. Always solutioning, Stephen successfully closed large deals concerning emerging technologies, such as 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) with Volvo Cars. In another example, he rolled out AT&T’s state of the art media room and the renovation of the IT infrastructure for the newly constructed Yankee Stadium in New York City.
Steve Mayotte TITLE: CIO COMPANY: PAYOMATIC DAY 3 / NORTH AMERICA REGION / 17:30
Stephen is a Vice President in Capgemini Invent where he is passionately focused on next generation banking, new business model strategy and ESG & climate change within Financial Services. Stephen has over 20 years of experience in banking, and has held UK and Global positions including Chief Customer Engagement & Innovation Officer and Managing Director Product, Strategy & Market Development.
Steve is responsible for building and developing technology systems and infrastructure for all the PAYOMATIC businesses and for leading the company’s digital transformation. He is also responsible for developing and implementing PAYOMATIC’s information security strategy and data engineering, analytics, and machine learning strategy. Steve has more than 14 years of experience in financial services and high-tech consulting, most recently as VP Information Technology for PAYOMATIC. FinTech & InsurTech LIVE
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Tangy Morgan TITLE: INDEPENDENT SENIOR ADVISOR COMPANY: BANK OF ENGLAND DAY 2 / THE MAIN STAGE / 10:00 Within her current position as an external Senior Advisor to the Bank of England's Prudential Regulation Authority, Tangy focuses on the capital, liquidity, solvency ratios, governance, senior management regime, operational resilience as well as internal and external work with banks and insurers operating within the UK. Tangy is also a mentor and advisor for technology start-ups and accelerators such as Techstars Barclays Shoreditch London. In addition, she is frequently asked to speak on topics such as operational resiliency, risk management, governance and diversity and inclusion and algorithmic bias.
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Tevi Legge TITLE: VP & HEAD OF DIGITAL PRODUCT COMPANY: ATB FINANCIAL DAY 1 / THE DIGITAL STAGE / 15:30 In 2015 Tevi co-founded a social impact initiative called the Snowball Effect which uses social media to crowdfund food and $$ for the food banks during the holiday season - over the past five years, the initiative has raised over $250K in cash and food donations for the food banks across Southern Alberta. Tevi has been recognised for many awards, two being Women’s Executive Network’s 2019 Most Powerful Women in Canada and her most recent being Fintech Magazines top 100 women in Financial Technology.
Tom Novak is the VP/Chief Digital Officer at Visions Federal Credit Union ($5.6 billion in assets, 226,000 members) with responsibility for digital transformation in relation to member facing technology platforms that strive to support seamless, end-to-end experiences. He is directly responsible for the digital strategy and payments strategy of Visions Federal Credit Union and has worked in the financial services industry for over 15 years.
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Tom Eyre TITLE: CO-FOUNDER & CO-CEO COMPANY: LOQBOX DAY 3 / EMEA REGION / 12:00
Tom has over a decade of consumer finance experience in the UK and emerging markets. He launched new offices in Kazakhstan and Shanghai for an overseas investment company. As part of the founding team for a successful UK SME advisory business, he led the acquisition of a number of consumerfacing debt advice businesses.
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DAY 2 / THE DIGITAL STAGE / 12:30 With over 24 years of BFSI experience in IT, Unmesh is currently the engineering head for a portfolio of financial services products ranging from microservices, core banking to asset finance. This responsibility also includes oversight of market research, development of go to market strategies, investments and roadmap for the products on an ongoing basis.
Zitah McMillan is the CEO and co-founder of Predictive Black, a predictive financial data platform that brings together open finance data with industry data to create predictive financial forecasts rooted in sectorspecific data. Prior to making the leap to founding her own company, Zitah ran a European consumer and business lending company across a range of businesses and European countries. Her career has seen her span advertising, government communications and financial regulation. FinTech & InsurTech LIVE
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