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INTRODUCTION: THE CHANGING DYNAMICS OF FINTECH INNOVATION AND INVESTMENT

What challenges and opportunities will FinTech companies, investors and financial institutions face in 2018?

INVESTOR PANEL: THE OUTLOOK FOR FINTECH INVESTMENTS – THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE EXPONENTIAL

Where are investors expecting to allocate their capital in 2018? What is the next XTech after InsurTech, WealthTech, RegTech etc? What will the fundraising climate look like in 2018 and which types of companies will be the most successful?
Radboud Vlaar
Chris Adelsbach
Benoît Legrand
Hussein Kanji

INVESTOR RESEARCH PRESENTATION: CUTTING THROUGH THE HYPE ON REGTECH

What are the real facts, figures and investment preferences for RegTech? Which subsectors and companies are likely to be the winners? How are banks and other financial institutions responding?
Richard Sachar

INVESTOR PANEL: INVESTING IN LATER STAGE COMPANIES AND SCALING INTERNATIONALLY

How do investors identify FinTech companies that have the potential for rapid international growth? What are the challenges for companies trying to scale-up? How is the FinTech investment landscape changing across countries within Europe and how does the region compare to the rest of the world?
Marilena Ioannidou
Dan Dall‘Asta
Dr. Simon Galpin
Alastair Lukies

ROUND TABLES: FINTECH CHALLENGES

PSD2 – Opportunities and Challenges Competing or Collaborating – Incumbents in Digital Banking When Should Corporates Acquire or Invest? Too Much, Too Soon? When and How to Fundraise Exits – How to Stay Focused Over the Long Term How to Spot Winning Investments in FinTech How are Regulators Supporting RegTech?...
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BANK INNOVATION PANEL: IDENTIFYING AND PARTNERING WITH THE COMPANIES THAT WILL REDEFINE THE INDUSTRY

What is at the top of the innovation agenda for major banks? What determines when and how banks choose to collaborate with, compete head-on, or acquire FinTech disruptors? Which partnership strategies are proving most effective for incumbents and challenger banks?
Christophe Pechoux
Pedro Pinto Coelho
Laurent Herbillon
Diana Biggs

Lunch & Sector Outlook Roundtables

Digital Banking PropTech Capital market platforms Funding Platforms WealthTech InsurTech AI & Big Data Blockchain RegTech PayTech

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: FINTECH IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT

What is the outlook for regulatory developments and what are the implications for FinTech companies and investors?
Andrew Baum

CHALLENGER BANK PANEL: WHO ARE THE INDUSTRY GAME CHANGERS?

How can challenger banks build themselves into major global businesses rather than sell out to established financial institutions? How are B2C challenger banks differentiating themselves from each other? What will be the impact of FinTech companies from other subsectors gaining banking licences?
Roland Folz
Michael Dooijes

REGTECH PANEL: WINNING STRATEGIES FOR REGTECH

What is the scale of the opportunity for RegTech companies and their investors and how can it be captured? Which banks are early adopters, investors, partners or acquirors – and which ones will be left behind? How can you distinguish between market-leading innovation and ‘me too’ players?
Subas Roy
Jane Jee
Mark Beeston
Waleed Sarwar
Meredith Moss

INSURTECH PANEL: UNDERSTANDING THE NEXT WAVE OF INSURTECH INNOVATION

Which InsurTech companies are leading the next batch of innovators? What strategies are being followed by the CIOs/CTOs of insurance companies to stay ahead of the curve? To what extent will advances in the AI, IoT and big data redefine the insurance market?
Imran Akram
Jodi Cartwright
Derek Smith
James Tootell