FinTech North is delighted to announce its sixth-annual Manchester Conference, hosted in partnership with headline sponsors, NCC Group Software Resilience, and brand sponsors Mastercard, Rise, created by Barclays, AccessPay, GFT and The University of Manchester, set to take place at Whitworth Hall in Central Manchester, this November 14th.
Armed with a relentless commitment to nurturing innovation, fostering collaboration, and propelling the FinTech sector forward, we’ll be bringing our community together once more to celebrate FinTech excellence in the North of England. We can’t wait to cover a comprehensive and insightful glimpse into the intricate tapestry of FinTech, with Manchester’s scene taking the spotlight.
We’ll hear about national and regional developments in Fintech, as well as keynotes from Mastercard, NCC Group Software Resilience, GFT, Rise, Created by Barclays, CFIT, Innovate Finance, AccessPay and many more. We will also be hosting thought-provoking panel-discussions and our trade mark FinTech showcase to profile the region’s exciting start-ups and scale-ups.
At the conference, we’ll be covering Trust in FinTech and Financial Services – a theme that has cropped up at many a FinTech North event, and one that we’ve wanted to cover in great detail for a while – which is why we’re delighted to be working with world leading software resilience providers, NCC Group Software Resilience as headline sponsors.
We’ll address Trust in FinTech and Financial Services through multiple perspectives, including:
Consumer Duty; a higher standard of consumer protection in financial services, implemented in July 2023 – What does this mean for you and your organisation? How best can you adapt?
Addressing customer centricity
Operational Resilience; similarly with consumer duty – if your organisation gets it wrong, there can be serious consequences – what more could you be doing?
Vulnerability
Insurance and InsurTech
ID Verification
Cyber security
What role does AI play?
AGENDA:
08:00-09:00: Breakfast and networking
09:00-09:05: Welcome from FinTech North
Joe Roche, Engagement Manager, FinTech North
09:05-09:15: Welcome from Chair
Christopher Sier, Chairman, FinTech North and CEO, Clearglass
09:15-09:25: Welcome from The University of Manchester
Speaker tbc
09:25-09:45: Keynote from Innovate Finance: FinTech Sector Update
Speaker tbc
09:45-10:05: Keynote from CFIT: Coalitions and regional FinTech ecosystems
Ksenia Grant, Director of Ecosystems and Partnerships
10:05-10:25: Keynote from Mastercard: A macro-economic outlook
Max Lambertson, Economist, Mastercard
10:25-10:55: Coffee and Networking Break
10:55-11:15: Keynote from Rise, created by Barclays: Consumer Duty
Charlotte Kanagasapabathy, Director – Innovation, Rise, created by Barclays
11:15-11:35: Keynote from AccessPay: Automation and Risk Reduction
Anish Kapoor, CEO, AccessPay
11:35-11:55: Keynote from NCC Group Software Resilience
Wayne Scott, Regulatory Compliance Solutions Lead, NCC Group Software Resilience
11:55-12:40: Trust in FinTech and Financial Services panel discussion
Wayne Scott, Regulatory Compliance Solutions Lead, NCC Group Software Resilience
Speaker tbc
Speaker tbc
Speaker tbc
12:40-13:00: Fireside chat with GFT – Creating real business from AI and Data
Heather Statham, Principal Consultant and Alex Richardson, Senior Enterprise Architect, GFT
13:00-14:00: Lunch and networking break
14:00-14:20: ‘Making the world a better place with fintech-led financial inclusion’
Andrea Lagna, Senior Lecturer in FinTech, Alliance Manchester Business School
14:20-15:05: Green Finance Panel Discussion
Alex Mollart, CEO, Tandem Bank
Georgina Mitchell, Wellhouse Consulting
Peter Kirby, Co-Founder, Tred
Katherine Keddie, Co-Founder, Adopter
15:05-15:35: Networking break
15:35-17:00: Manchester FinTech Showcase
Featuring 15+ innovative FinTech start-ups sharing their proposition in a snappy pitch style format.
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Tickets are available now for £99.99. Free entry for students – reach out to us via info@fintechnorth.uk for the discount code.
A huge thank-you to Marqeta, for coming on board as name-badge sponsors. You can check out their website here.
A huge thank-you to Intercash for sponsoring the pre-event speakers and sponsors get together. You can check out their website here.
