The Economist Events’ Finance Disrupted Conference Will Be Held in London to Explore Main Fintech Issues

Financial
10.01.2017 01:30 pm

The Economist Events is pleased to announce that its 2017 Finance Disrupted conference will be held on January 25, 2017, at St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel in London. The conference brings together today's most disruptive entrepreneurs, industry leaders, policymakers and renowned academics to explore the pivotal trends in fintech, and what the digital revolution means for finance and the broader economy.

The conference will cover the latest fintech breakthroughs disrupting business models, particularly with respect to the banking industry. Topics of discussion will include London’s position in the world of fintech, blockchain, big data, robo advisors and more. The event will examine where collaborative strategies are most likely to succeed, provide examples of current efforts at collaboration, and discuss lessons learned from other industries that have experienced technological disruption.

“The wave of fintech disruption that is sweeping through the financial services industry is at a critical phase,” said Matthew Bishop, senior editor, The Economist Group. “Collaboration will be key in keeping the momentum going and for companies to succeed in this dynamic environment. As we gather in London, a global centre for fintech innovation, we will have the opportunity to gain insight into leading examples of successful partnerships and learn from their experiences.”

Craig Donaldson, chief executive officer, Metro Bank, will give the opening keynote address, titled Bank (r)evolution - what banking will look like in 2030. The keynote interview will be with CaxiaBank Chairman, Jordi Gual, who will share his insights into effective collaboration and lessons learned from the bank’s own fintech accelerator and ventures with startups.

Confirmed speakers at this year's event include:

Christian Angermayer, founder and chief executive officer, Apeiron Investment Group

Michael Backes, managing director and chief technology officer, Liquid Labs

Eric Benz, chief operating officer and co-founder, Credit

Eileen Burbidge, HM Treasury special envoy for fintech, UK Government

Ann Cairns, president, international markets, MasterCard

Claire Calmejane, director of innovation, Lloyds Banking Group

Mark Cliffe, chief economist, ING Group

Helen Disney, founder, Unblocked

Stephane Dubois, founder and chief executive officer, Xignite

Craig Donaldson, chief executive officer, Metro Bank

Rob Frohwein, chief executive officer, Kabbage

Rene Griemens, chief financial officer, Kreditech

Jordi Gual, chairman, CaixaBank

Andrew Hilton, director and co-founder, CSFI

Oliver Hughes, chief executive officer, Tinkoff Bank

Dirk Klee, chief operating officer, UBS Wealth Management

Adam Ludwin, co-founder and chief executive officer, Chain

Holly Mackay, founder and chief executive officer, Boring Money

Fahd Rachidy, founder and chief executive officer, ABAKA

Yann Ranchere, partner, Anthemis

John Rosenberg, general partner, Technology Crossover Ventures

Sebastian Schäfer, managing director, TechQuartier

Sebastian Siemiatkowski, chief executive officer, Klarna

Reshma Sohoni, chief executive officer, partner and co-founder, Seedcamp

Paula Steele, managing partner, John Lamb

Roberto Valerio, chief executive officer, Risk Ident

Nicolas Véron, senior fellow, Bruegel and visiting fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics

Rich Wagner, chief executive officer, Advanced Payment Solutions

Jeremy Wilson, vice-chairman, Barclays Corporate Banking

Olle Zetterberg, chief executive officer, Invest Stockholm

Deloitte is the event’s Platinum sponsor, IESE Business School is the event’s Gold Sponsor and Invest Stockholm is the Bronze sponsor. The event PR agency is BackBay Communications.

Supporting organisations include Banking Technology, Byte Academy, Cherie Blair Foundation, Crowdfund Insider, European Financial Management Association, Global Risk Insights, Hedge Connection, Innovate Finance, Peer 2 Peer Finance Association, Techfoliance and The Fintech Times.

The event is open to the media – please contact Stephen Fishleigh (information below) for media registration details.