Fintech 2023

We are delighted to announce the dates: Tuesday, 7 February, and Wednesday, 8 February, for a full two-day programme. This will be a virtual event bringing together senior policymakers and industry representatives from across Europe and beyond.

Speakers

Nickolas Reinhardt

Nickolas Reinhardt

Director
Afore Consulting
Mairead McGuinness

Mairead McGuinness

European Commissioner for financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union
Andreia Jones Rodrigues

Andreia Jones Rodrigues

Head of the Payments and FinTech Practice
Afore Consulting
John Neal

John Neal

Chief Executive Officer
Lloyd’s
Patrick Tiernan

Patrick Tiernan

Chief of Markets
Lloyd’s
Burkhard Balz

Burkhard Balz

Member of the Executive Board
Deutsche Bundesbank
Ceu Pereira

Ceu Pereira

Payment Team Leader - Retail Payments strategy, Retail Payments Unit
DG FISMA European Commission
Evelien Witlox

Evelien Witlox

Program Director Digital Euro
European Central Bank (ECB)
Elie Beyrouthy

Elie Beyrouthy

Chair of European Payment Institutions Federation (EPIF) and Vice President, European Government Affairs American Express
Mette Grolleman

Mette Grolleman

Senior Vice President Government Engagement Europe
VISA
Massimo Doria

Massimo Doria

Deputy Director General Directorate General for Currency Circulation and Retail Payments and Head of Innovation Center “Milano Hub” Banca d’Italia
Tsvetelina Penkova

Tsvetelina Penkova

Member of the European Parliament
Doris Dietze

Doris Dietze

Head of Digital Finance, Payments and Cybersecurity Federal Ministry of Finance Germany
Santa Purgaile

Santa Purgaile

Deputy Governor
Latvijas Banka
Jan Ceyssens

Jan Ceyssens

Head of Digital Finance Unit
DG FISMA European Commission
Konstantin Dagianis

Konstantin Dagianis

Digital Services Partner
PwC
Gijs Boudewijn

Gijs Boudewijn

General Manager Dutch Payments Association and Co-Chair SPAA Multi-Stakeholder Group European Payments Council
Ondřej Kovařík

Ondřej Kovařík

Member of the European Parliament
Sharon Donnery

Sharon Donnery

Deputy Governor
Central Bank of Ireland
Jose Manuel Campa

Jose Manuel Campa

Chair of the European Banking Authority
EBA
Hanzo van Beusekom

Hanzo van Beusekom

Member of the Executive Boeard
Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM)
Phil Venables

Phil Venables

Chief Information Security Officer
Google Cloud
Sarah Pritchard

Sarah Pritchard

Executive Director
Markets Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Tom Mutton

Tom Mutton

Director
FinTech Bank of England
Lukasz Kubicki

Lukasz Kubicki

Head of SupTech, Technology and Innovation
European Central Bank
Anita Kimber

Anita Kimber

EMEIA Business Transformation Leader
EY
Marius Jurgilas

Marius Jurgilas

Member of the Board Bank of Lithuania
Edward Bowles

Edward Bowles

Global Director
Public Policy Meta Financial Technologies
Verena Ross

Verena Ross

Chair
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)
Jean-Paul Servais

Jean-Paul Servais

Chairman of the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) and Vice Chair of IOSCO
Petra Hielkema

Petra Hielkema

Chairperson of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) and FinTech Champion, IAIS
Tony Sio

Tony Sio

Head of Marketplace Regulatory Technology
Nasdaq
Dante A. Disparte

Dante A. Disparte

Chief Strategy Office and Head
Global Policy Circle
Morten Bech

Morten Bech

Head of the Bank
International Settlements Innovation Hub Switzerland
Fabian Vandenreydt

Fabian Vandenreydt

Chief Strategy Officer
Greenomy
Nick Miller

Nick Miller

Managing Director Global Regulatory Affairs
Moody’s
Claudine Hurman

Claudine Hurman

Director Infrastructures, Innovation and Payments
Banque de France
Jennifer Courant

Jennifer Courant

Managing Director TDI Head of Sustainability, Culture and Talent
Deutsche Bank
Rui Carvalho e Almeida

Rui Carvalho e Almeida

Head of the Conduct Policy Unit of the Markets, Services and Legislative Policy Department
Ministry of Finance Portugal
Jeffrey Brown

Jeffrey Brown

Senior Vice President Legislative and Regulatory Affairs
Charles Schwab
Martina Tambucci

Martina Tambucci

Head of the International Relations Office
CONSOB
Yorick Naeff

Yorick Naeff

CEO
BUX
Kirston Winters

Kirston Winters

Managing Director Chief Risk Officer
OSTTRA
Steven Maijoor

Steven Maijoor

Executive Director
De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB)
Sean Edwards

Sean Edwards

Head of Legal and Special Advisor to the Global Trade Finance Department at SMBC and Chair of ITFA
André Casterman

André Casterman

Board Member and Chair of the FinTech Committee
ITFA
Lukas Repa

Lukas Repa

Senior Policy Officer, Digital Innovation and Blockchain Unit
DG CONNECT European Commission
Lukas Mandl

Lukas Mandl

Member
European Parliament
Marcus Pleyer

Marcus Pleyer

Deputy Director General Federal Ministry of Germany And Former Chair of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
Matthew Scicluna

Matthew Scicluna

Head of Financial Crime Compliance
Maltese Financial Services Authority (MFSA)
Hartwig Gerhartinger

Hartwig Gerhartinger

Vice President Group Regulatory & Governmental Affairs
Paysafe
Ksenia Duxfield-Karyakina

Ksenia Duxfield-Karyakina

Government Affairs and Public Policy Europe
Google Cloud
Michael Pedroni

Michael Pedroni

Chief Global Affairs Officer
ICI
Alex Wenham

Alex Wenham

Digital Asset Product & Strategy Lead
Bloomberg LP
Faryar Shirzad

Faryar Shirzad

Chief Policy Officer
Coinbase
Valerie Szczepanik

Valerie Szczepanik

Director of the Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology (FinHub) Office U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Katie Harries

Katie Harries

European Policy Lead
Coinbase
Eva Hüpkes

Eva Hüpkes

Adviser on Regulatory Policy and Cooperation
Financial Stability Board (FSB)
Michael Demissie

Michael Demissie

Head of Digital Assets Unit and Advanced Solutions
The Bank of New York Mellon
Fabian Astic

Fabian Astic

Fabian Astic Global Head of DeFi and Digital Assets
Moody’s Investors Service
Peter Kerstens

Peter Kerstens

Advisor Technological Innovation & Cyber Security
DG FISMA European Commission
Jay Shambaugh

Jay Shambaugh

Under Secretary
International Affairs U.S. Treasury
Alexandra Jour-Schroeder

Alexandra Jour-Schroeder

DG FISMA European Commission
Deputy Director General

Sponsors

Highlights

Keynote speech: Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner

Keynote speech and fireside chat with Lloyd’s

“Panel on the future of innovative payments & the role of the digital euro”

“Panel on the future of banking: open finance & disintermediation of finance”

“Fireside chat: Innovation & Financial Regulation: Challenges and Opportunities”

“Keynote speech: Embedding responsible innovation: Culture, Conduct, and Communication”

“Keynote speech: Plan for the Future: In dialogue to anticipate the speed of digitization”

“Fireside chat: Cloud technology: from resilience to delivering the digital transformation”

“Panel on the implications of technology for supervision and prudential regulation”

Tech Talk: The Power of Web 3.0 and the Metaverse

Keynote speech: Developments in AI and blockchain: How do we protect investors and supervise market?

Policy fireside chat: International cooperation on crypto: the IOSCO perspective

Fireside chat: The EU’s approach to FinTech regulation

Tech Talk: The Power of SupTech

“Tech Talk: Not all money is created equal”

“Panel on the Role of Data: Are data aggregators becoming tomorrow’s critical infrastructure?”

“Fireside chat DLT solutions for wholesale financial markets; a case for CBDC”

“Panel on the role of technology in making CMU a reality”

“Keynote speech: Cybersecurity in an Uncertain World”

“Panel on unlocking the potential of electronic and smart contracts”

Fireside chat “Retail Investment Funds: Lessons learned from crypto”

“Panel on Solving the KYC Conundrum”

Fireside chat: “The Path Forward for Crypto”

Keynote speech: Ensuring Responsible Innovation

“Panel on the crypto ecosystemThe future of finance or a “flash in the pan”?”

Closing keynote: Transatlantic cooperation in an era of technological change in financial services