FinTech Connect 2024

December 04 - 05, 2024

ExCeL London

Our Speakers

Ashley Abrahams, Head of Origination at Guinness Ventures

Ashley Abrahams

Head of Origination
Guinness Ventures

Ishtiaq Ahmed, Global Lead - Innovation, Experiences & Sustainability at HSBC

Ishtiaq Ahmed

Global Lead - Innovation, Experiences & Sustainability
HSBC

Maria Alonso Garcia, UK Fintech Customer Engineer at Google

Maria Alonso Garcia

UK Fintech Customer Engineer
Google

Dr Peter Ashall, CEO at Easology

Dr Peter Ashall

CEO
Easology

Ashlea Atigolo, Co-Founder at Inatigo

Ashlea Atigolo

Co-Founder
Inatigo

Toby Babb, Founder and CEO at Harrington Starr

Toby Babb

Founder and CEO
Harrington Starr

Leroy Bächtold, Co-Founder & CEO at CrowdTransfer

Leroy Bächtold

Co-Founder & CEO
CrowdTransfer

Jasmine Baker, Trade Manager, Fintech & Enterprise at London and Partners

Jasmine Baker

Trade Manager, Fintech & Enterprise
London and Partners

Richard Baker, Founder and CEO at Tokenovate

Richard Baker

Founder and CEO
Tokenovate

Erwin Bakker, Head of Strategy & Transformation - Global Financial Services at Jaguar Land Rover

Erwin Bakker

Head of Strategy & Transformation - Global Financial Services
Jaguar Land Rover

Nikhil Batheja, Sr. Director, Head of Open Banking at BNY Mellon

Nikhil Batheja

Sr. Director, Head of Open Banking
BNY Mellon

Marya Bazzi, Co-Founder and CEO at sea.dev

Marya Bazzi

Co-Founder and CEO
sea.dev

Theo Bell, Head of AI Products at RIMES

Theo Bell

Head of AI Products
RIMES

Oliwia Berdak, VP Research Director at Forrester

Oliwia Berdak

VP Research Director
Forrester

Christoph Berentzen, Head of Open Banking and DLT Initiatives at Commerzbank AG

Christoph Berentzen

Head of Open Banking and DLT Initiatives
Commerzbank AG

Adam Betteridge, Partnerships and Open Banking Lead at TSB

Adam Betteridge

Partnerships and Open Banking Lead
TSB

Bozhena Bozhilova, Director at Bulgarian Fintech Association

Bozhena Bozhilova

Director
Bulgarian Fintech Association

Anette Brolos, Director and Co Founder at Finthropology

Anette Brolos

Director and Co Founder
Finthropology

Jenson Brook, Managing Director at Novus Capital

Jenson Brook

Managing Director
Novus Capital

Mariya Brown, Head of EMEA Innovation at BNY Mellon

Mariya Brown

Head of EMEA Innovation
BNY Mellon

Ryan Browne, Technology Correspondent at CNBC

Ryan Browne

Technology Correspondent
CNBC

Matt Browning, Reporter at YourMoney

Matt Browning

Reporter
YourMoney

Glenn Burgess, CMO at FINTECH Circle

Glenn Burgess

CMO
FINTECH Circle

David Butcher, Head of FinTech and Cyber at London and Partners

David Butcher

Head of FinTech and Cyber
London and Partners

Tom Cahn, Co-Founder at Eigen Technologies

Tom Cahn

Co-Founder
Eigen Technologies

Diana Carrasco, Head of Digital Pound at Bank of England

Diana Carrasco

Head of Digital Pound
Bank of England

Cristian Cengher, Head of Payment Operations and Clearing at Erste Group

Cristian Cengher

Head of Payment Operations and Clearing
Erste Group

Waqar Chaudry, Exec Director, Digital Assets at Standard Chartered

Waqar Chaudry

Exec Director, Digital Assets
Standard Chartered

Susanne Chishti, Chair and Former CEO at FINTECH Circle

Susanne Chishti

Chair and Former CEO
FINTECH Circle

Martin Ciklamini, Founder & CEO at Decisimo

Martin Ciklamini

Founder & CEO
Decisimo

Victoria Cleland, Executive Director, Payments at Bank of England

Victoria Cleland

Executive Director, Payments
Bank of England

Hugo Coelho, Research Lead at Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance

Hugo Coelho

Research Lead
Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance

Dave Connors, Founder and CEO at Distribind

Dave Connors

Founder and CEO
Distribind

Riccardo Conti, Co-Founder at Fume + FumeX AG

Riccardo Conti

Co-Founder
Fume + FumeX AG

Andy Creak, CEO at Kana Earth

Andy Creak

CEO
Kana Earth

Roberta Cretella, Director of Data at Dojo

Roberta Cretella

Director of Data
Dojo

Joan Cuko, Digital Product Lead at Rail Delivery Group

Joan Cuko

Digital Product Lead
Rail Delivery Group

Rahul Das, Director of Payments at LiveScore/VirginBets

Rahul Das

Director of Payments
LiveScore/VirginBets

Sarah Davidson, Consumer Champion at The Metro and The Sun

Sarah Davidson

Consumer Champion
The Metro and The Sun

Angela Davies, Commercial Director at DIGISEQ

Angela Davies

Commercial Director
DIGISEQ

Raf De Kimpe, Event Director at Fintech Fringe

Raf De Kimpe

Event Director
Fintech Fringe

Jack Devine, EMEA Enterprise Solutions & Partnerships Director at Cogo

Jack Devine

EMEA Enterprise Solutions & Partnerships Director
Cogo

Sanchit Dhote, Investment Principal at Outward VC

Sanchit Dhote

Investment Principal
Outward VC

Alison Donnelly, Director at fscom

Alison Donnelly

Director
fscom

Kristy Duncan, CEO and Founder at Women in Payments

Kristy Duncan

CEO and Founder
Women in Payments

Miriam Dunne, Head of Innovation Strategy & Policy at Central Bank of Ireland

Miriam Dunne

Head of Innovation Strategy & Policy
Central Bank of Ireland

Nadia Edwards-Dashti, CCO & Co-Founder at Harrington Starr

Nadia Edwards-Dashti

CCO & Co-Founder
Harrington Starr

Thomas Egeman, Non-Exec Director & Investor at Independent

Thomas Egeman

Non-Exec Director & Investor
Independent

Austin Elwood, Payments Product Manager at NatWest

Austin Elwood

Payments Product Manager
NatWest

Justin Fahy, Chief Operating Officer at Money to the Masses

Justin Fahy

Chief Operating Officer
Money to the Masses

Merve Ferrero, Chief Strategy Officer at Zopa

Merve Ferrero

Chief Strategy Officer
Zopa

Samuel Flynn, CEO at HandsIn

Samuel Flynn

CEO
HandsIn

Rob France, Director at TellMoney

Rob France

Director
TellMoney

Sandro Frederico Zweig, Co-Founder at tiun AG

Sandro Frederico Zweig

Co-Founder
tiun AG

Sophia Furber, Research Analyst, EMEA Fintech at S&P Global Market Intelligence

Sophia Furber

Research Analyst, EMEA Fintech
S&P Global Market Intelligence

Rashmi Gaurav Kabra, COO at Evonext

Rashmi Gaurav Kabra

COO
Evonext

Max Gauttsel, Founder & CEO at Monivolt

Max Gauttsel

Founder & CEO
Monivolt

Abraham Georgakarakos, VP Digital at Virgin Media 02

Abraham Georgakarakos

VP Digital
Virgin Media 02

Shirley George, Senior Manager at Accenture

Shirley George

Senior Manager
Accenture

Lucas Germanos, VP Communications and External Affairs at Zopa

Lucas Germanos

VP Communications and External Affairs
Zopa

Zahra Gill, Former Financial Crime Strategy and Change Lead, Enhanced Due Diligence at Starling Bank

Zahra Gill

Former Financial Crime Strategy and Change Lead, Enhanced Due Diligence
Starling Bank

Mariano Giralt, Head of Digital EMEA at BNY Mellon

Mariano Giralt

Head of Digital EMEA
BNY Mellon

Jeremy Goro, Head of FS Strategy & Partnerships, UK at Google

Jeremy Goro

Head of FS Strategy & Partnerships, UK
Google

Rick Grossmann, Founder and Managing Director at Traders AID

Rick Grossmann

Founder and Managing Director
Traders AID

Kevin Groves, VP Revenue and Growth at Integrator JSC

Kevin Groves

VP Revenue and Growth
Integrator JSC

Aleksi Grym, Head of Digitalization at Bank of Finland

Aleksi Grym

Head of Digitalization
Bank of Finland

Calypso Harland, Founder at Fintech Fringe

Calypso Harland

Founder
Fintech Fringe

Magnus Hedenberg, CEO and Co-Founder at Movitz Payments

Magnus Hedenberg

CEO and Co-Founder
Movitz Payments

Louise Helliksen, Founder & CEO at EYD Tech

Louise Helliksen

Founder & CEO
EYD Tech

Chris Hill, Partner at Fox Williams

Chris Hill

Partner
Fox Williams

Janine Hirt, CEO at Innovate Finance

Janine Hirt

CEO
Innovate Finance

John Ho, Head, Legal, Financial Markets at Standard Chartered

John Ho

Head, Legal, Financial Markets
Standard Chartered

Lukas Hora, Commercial Director at Tapix

Lukas Hora

Commercial Director
Tapix

Simon Hunt, Editor at UKTN

Simon Hunt

Editor
UKTN

Ankit Jain, Managing Director - Senior Data, Technology & Transformation Advisor at Independent

Ankit Jain

Managing Director - Senior Data, Technology & Transformation Advisor
Independent

Andrew James Murray, Global Head of Institutional Strategic Investments at Citi Bank

Andrew James Murray

Global Head of Institutional Strategic Investments
Citi Bank

Clare Jones, Chief People Officer at GSS

Clare Jones

Chief People Officer
GSS

Nick Kerigan, Managing Director, Head of Innovation at Swift

Nick Kerigan

Managing Director, Head of Innovation
Swift

Ebru Keskin, Fraud and Payments Consultant at Dr Martens

Ebru Keskin

Fraud and Payments Consultant
Dr Martens

Peter Kohl-Landgraf, Senior Business Analyst at DZ Bank

Peter Kohl-Landgraf

Senior Business Analyst
DZ Bank

Eriona Kola, Digital Product Manager at BT

Eriona Kola

Digital Product Manager
BT

Tamara Kostova, Founder and CEO at Velexa

Tamara Kostova

Founder and CEO
Velexa

Kostas Kotsiopoulos, CEO at Quetri

Kostas Kotsiopoulos

CEO
Quetri

Thomas Krapf, Co-Founder & CEO at Riskwolf AG

Thomas Krapf

Co-Founder & CEO
Riskwolf AG

Magdalena Krön, Vice Chair UCL International Advisory Board at UCL School of Management

Magdalena Krön

Vice Chair UCL International Advisory Board
UCL School of Management

Kristiana Kuneva, Chief Business Development Officer at Storytelling Studio by The Recursive

Kristiana Kuneva

Chief Business Development Officer
Storytelling Studio by The Recursive

Martin Kuvandzhiev, CEO at Encorp.io

Martin Kuvandzhiev

CEO
Encorp.io

Karen Kwok, Columnist at Reuters Breaking Views

Karen Kwok

Columnist
Reuters Breaking Views

Matiss Lacis, Chief Revenue Officer at Handwave

Matiss Lacis

Chief Revenue Officer
Handwave

Joe Lambe, Vice President, Subsidiary Banker, Global Corporate Banking at JP Morgan

Joe Lambe

Vice President, Subsidiary Banker, Global Corporate Banking
JP Morgan

Joachim Lauterbach, CEO at valantic FSA

Joachim Lauterbach

CEO
valantic FSA

Alex Leuca, Co-Founder at FactorEvo

Alex Leuca

Co-Founder
FactorEvo

Malin Lignell, VP Digitalization and Innovation at Handelsbanken

Malin Lignell

VP Digitalization and Innovation
Handelsbanken

Julian Liniger, Co-Founder & CEO at Relai AG

Julian Liniger

Co-Founder & CEO
Relai AG

Kirill Lisitsyn, Co-founder & CEO at Torus Advisors

Kirill Lisitsyn

Co-founder & CEO
Torus Advisors

Dr Lewis Z Liu, Chief AI Officer Sirion, Co-founder at Eigen Technologies

Dr Lewis Z Liu

Chief AI Officer Sirion, Co-founder
Eigen Technologies

Joshua Lloyd-Lyons, Investor at Fidelity International Strategic Ventures

Joshua Lloyd-Lyons

Investor
Fidelity International Strategic Ventures

Joy Macknight, Journalist and Editor at Freelance

Joy Macknight

Journalist and Editor
Freelance

Ewan MacLeod, Chief Transformation Officer at New Era Digital Partners

Ewan MacLeod

Chief Transformation Officer
New Era Digital Partners

Havi Majinithan, Customer Journey Manager at Lloyds Banking Group

Havi Majinithan

Customer Journey Manager
Lloyds Banking Group

Andrea Maria Consentino, Partner at Impact Fundry

Andrea Maria Consentino

Partner
Impact Fundry

Francisco Martins, Sales Director at Keyless

Francisco Martins

Sales Director
Keyless

Jason Maude, Chief Technology Advocate at Starling Bank

Jason Maude

Chief Technology Advocate
Starling Bank

Alex Mayall, Investment Principal at Anthemis

Alex Mayall

Investment Principal
Anthemis

Luke McAlpine, Chief Product Officer at B4B Payments

Luke McAlpine

Chief Product Officer
B4B Payments

Oonagh McGrane, Director, Commercialization at Lloyds Banking Group

Oonagh McGrane

Director, Commercialization
Lloyds Banking Group

David McHenry, Managing Director, Head of Global Treasury & Payments Advisory - UK at HSBC Innovation Banking

David McHenry

Managing Director, Head of Global Treasury & Payments Advisory - UK
HSBC Innovation Banking

Lee McNabb, Payments Strategy Lead at NatWest

Lee McNabb

Payments Strategy Lead
NatWest

Kieran Mehta, VP Corporate Development & Partnerships at JP Morgan Payments

Kieran Mehta

VP Corporate Development & Partnerships
JP Morgan Payments

Dr Jacob Mendel, Head of Cryptography & Cybersecurity, MD at State Street

Dr Jacob Mendel

Head of Cryptography & Cybersecurity, MD
State Street

Alex Mifsud, CEO & Co-Founder at Weavr.io

Alex Mifsud

CEO & Co-Founder
Weavr.io

Olga Miler, Co-Founder & CEO at SmartPurse Switzerland GmbH

Olga Miler

Co-Founder & CEO
SmartPurse Switzerland GmbH

Dharmesh Mistry, Podcast Host and Journalist at Dave and Dharm Demystify

Dharmesh Mistry

Podcast Host and Journalist
Dave and Dharm Demystify

Sheila Mitham, CEO at Inbound Fintech

Sheila Mitham

CEO
Inbound Fintech

Muboriz Muborakshoev, CEO at Astel Ventures

Muboriz Muborakshoev

CEO
Astel Ventures

Wasim Mushtaq, Founder & CEO at 1CG

Wasim Mushtaq

Founder & CEO
1CG

Krishna Nadella, Chief Commercial Officer at SigTech

Krishna Nadella

Chief Commercial Officer
SigTech

Ninika Nanda, Founder at Invest Connect Marketplace

Ninika Nanda

Founder
Invest Connect Marketplace

Roberto Napolitano, CMO at Innovate Finance

Roberto Napolitano

CMO
Innovate Finance

Jit NG, Payment Acceptance Leader at TFL

Jit NG

Payment Acceptance Leader
TFL

Kim Nguyen, VP People at Alloy

Kim Nguyen

VP People
Alloy

Thibaut Nivelles, CEO/founder at Setle

Thibaut Nivelles

CEO/founder
Setle

Helene Oger Zaher, Senior Innovation Manager at Financial Conduct Authority

Helene Oger Zaher

Senior Innovation Manager
Financial Conduct Authority

Cian Omurchu, Managing Director, Head of Strategic Transformation Office at Swift

Cian Omurchu

Managing Director, Head of Strategic Transformation Office
Swift

Ozan Ozerk, Founder at OpenPayd

Ozan Ozerk

Founder
OpenPayd

David Palmer, Blockchain Lead at Vodafone

David Palmer

Blockchain Lead
Vodafone

Olya Parafiyanovich, Co-Founder at Manigo

Olya Parafiyanovich

Co-Founder
Manigo

Dr Naeema Pasha, Visiting Fellow at Henley Business School

Dr Naeema Pasha

Visiting Fellow
Henley Business School

Mia Patel, CEO at Moola Pay

Mia Patel

CEO
Moola Pay

Ali Paterson, Founder at FF News

Ali Paterson

Founder
FF News

Devina Paul, CFO & Deputy CEO at Zumo

Devina Paul

CFO & Deputy CEO
Zumo

Irina Pavomova, Founder and Investor at Independent

Irina Pavomova

Founder and Investor
Independent

Joel Perlman, Co-Founder and Senior MD at OakNorth

Joel Perlman

Co-Founder and Senior MD
OakNorth

Lisa Picardo, Chief Business Officer UK at PensionBee

Lisa Picardo

Chief Business Officer UK
PensionBee

Isabel Pitt, Digital Payments and Cards Director at Nationwide Building Society

Isabel Pitt

Digital Payments and Cards Director
Nationwide Building Society

Jon Prideaux, Non Executive Director at Boku

Jon Prideaux

Non Executive Director
Boku

Joe Proctor, Head of Banking EMEA & APAC at Credit Benchmark

Joe Proctor

Head of Banking EMEA & APAC
Credit Benchmark

Charles Radclyffe, CEO at Ethics Answer

Charles Radclyffe

CEO
Ethics Answer

Ajit Ramachandaran, Managing Director - Product & Partnerships - Merchant Services at Lloyds Banking Group

Ajit Ramachandaran

Managing Director - Product & Partnerships - Merchant Services
Lloyds Banking Group

Rema Rao, Earner Financial Business APAC & EMEA at Uber

Rema Rao

Earner Financial Business APAC & EMEA
Uber

Alex Reed, Co-Founder at Mountside

Alex Reed

Co-Founder
Mountside

Bin Ren, Founder and CEO at SigTech

Bin Ren

Founder and CEO
SigTech

Alberto Rizzoli, CEO at V7

Alberto Rizzoli

CEO
V7

Søren Rode Jain Andreasen, Head of Digital Customer Engagement Hub at Nordea

Søren Rode Jain Andreasen

Head of Digital Customer Engagement Hub
Nordea

Alexis Rog, Founder & CEO at Sikoia

Alexis Rog

Founder & CEO
Sikoia

Daniel Rose, CEO at Doshi

Daniel Rose

CEO
Doshi

George Royde, Head of Data and AI at Bud

George Royde

Head of Data and AI
Bud

Karen Rudich, CEO & Founder at ELEMENTARYb / sherloc

Karen Rudich

CEO & Founder
ELEMENTARYb / sherloc

Agostino Russo, Founder and CEO at Microquant

Agostino Russo

Founder and CEO
Microquant

Kirsty Rutter, FinTech Investment Director at Lloyds Banking Group

Kirsty Rutter

FinTech Investment Director
Lloyds Banking Group

Oded Salomy, Director of Payment & Settlement Systems Department, and Member of Management at Bank of Israel

Oded Salomy

Director of Payment & Settlement Systems Department, and Member of Management
Bank of Israel

Oriol Saludes, Co-Founder & COO at Kemiex AG

Oriol Saludes

Co-Founder & COO
Kemiex AG

George Sandilands, Vice President of Carbon Accounting at Sage

George Sandilands

Vice President of Carbon Accounting
Sage

Bhavna Saraf, Head of Payments Products & Propositions at Santander

Bhavna Saraf

Head of Payments Products & Propositions
Santander

Will Sault, Solutions Lead at Connect Earth

Will Sault

Solutions Lead
Connect Earth

Jan-Philip Schade, Co-Founder & CEO at Kasparund AG

Jan-Philip Schade

Co-Founder & CEO
Kasparund AG

Benjamin Schroeder, Fintech Lead at Thales

Benjamin Schroeder

Fintech Lead
Thales

Rhim Shah, CEO & Co-Founder at Arva AI

Rhim Shah

CEO & Co-Founder
Arva AI

Neil Shah, Director of Technology at LSEG

Neil Shah

Director of Technology
LSEG

Maksim Shymanovich, Senior Manager, International Growth at Trading View

Maksim Shymanovich

Senior Manager, International Growth
Trading View

Sergio Signoretti, CEO Advisor and Strategic Advisor on Finance and Payments at lasminute.com

Sergio Signoretti

CEO Advisor and Strategic Advisor on Finance and Payments
lasminute.com

Lili Singh, People Business Partner at Calastone Limited

Lili Singh

People Business Partner
Calastone Limited

Ville Sointu, VP Head of Emerging Technology at Nordea

Ville Sointu

VP Head of Emerging Technology
Nordea

Tom Stapley, Strategic Partnerships Director at Satago

Tom Stapley

Strategic Partnerships Director
Satago

Jeremy Takle, Co-Founder and CEO at Pennyworth

Jeremy Takle

Co-Founder and CEO
Pennyworth

Ben Thomas, Founder & CRO at Covecta

Ben Thomas

Founder & CRO
Covecta

Igor Tomych, CEO at Dashdevs

Igor Tomych

CEO
Dashdevs

Sachin Torne, SVP - Global Payments Transformation at Citi

Sachin Torne

SVP - Global Payments Transformation
Citi

Mike Truter, Regional Head of Industry Engagement EMEA at Swift

Mike Truter

Regional Head of Industry Engagement EMEA
Swift

Rachel Tshondo, Relationship Director VP - High Growth and Entrepreneurs at Barclays

Rachel Tshondo

Relationship Director VP - High Growth and Entrepreneurs
Barclays

Mukund Umalkar, Director of Fintech Partnerships at ING

Mukund Umalkar

Director of Fintech Partnerships
ING

Pierre-Antoine Vacheron, CEO Payments at Groupe BPCE

Pierre-Antoine Vacheron

CEO Payments
Groupe BPCE

Romy van Es, EMEA Tech Lead, Sustainability & Energy Partners at AWS

Romy van Es

EMEA Tech Lead, Sustainability & Energy Partners
AWS

Andrew Vorster, Head of Growth at The Banking Scene

Andrew Vorster

Head of Growth
The Banking Scene

Dave Wallace, Podcast Host and Journalist at Dave and Dharm Demystify

Dave Wallace

Podcast Host and Journalist
Dave and Dharm Demystify

Tobias Wegmüller, Co-Founder & Co-CEO at hypt GmbH

Tobias Wegmüller

Co-Founder & Co-CEO
hypt GmbH

Jay Wilson, Partner at AlbionVC

Jay Wilson

Partner
AlbionVC

Angela Yore, CEO at Sky Parlour

Angela Yore

CEO
Sky Parlour

Kiyan Zandiyeh, Board Member at ZOOD

Kiyan Zandiyeh

Board Member
ZOOD

Phoebe Zhou, Head of Emerging Payments, Europe at HSBC

Phoebe Zhou

Head of Emerging Payments, Europe
HSBC

Roman Zilber, Founder at Intrepid Fox

Roman Zilber

Founder
Intrepid Fox

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