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Fintech Festival India 2022
2022-03-03 06:30 - 08:00 UTC
FinTech Festival India aims to unleash the potential of FinTech in India and showcase the opportunities for investors and global FinTech fraternity to venture in the Indian market.
It will play a pivotal role in further strengthening the ecosystem and enhancing collaboration between Indian & Global FinTechs.
One big celebration of new ideas, technologies, conferences full of rich dialogues, productive engagements and unlimited networking involving the greatest minds from the world of Finance and Technology, FinTech Festival India 2022 is a series of 10 Hybrid Micro Experiences (day-long FinTech conferences) in various cities across India over a period of 8 months (held from July 2021 – February 2022) and the culmination Mega Events scheduled from 1-3 March 2022 in a Digital format and from 20-22 July 2022 in a Physical format.
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Discover DeFi and Digital Assets - CFTE Alumni Event in Singapore
2022-03-02 10:00 - 11:30
Event Date: 2nd March
Event Time: 6:00pm SG Time / 10:00am UK Time
Event Venue: 80 Robinson Rd, #08-01, Singapore 068898
Event Outline:

Update on CFTE and views on DeFi and Digital Assets: we are inviting the CFTE alumni community in Singapore to join us for an update on the latest developments at CFTE. This will be the opportunity to hear directly from Huy, co-founder of CFTE, who is back in Singapore, and attend our first live alumni event in two years.
Huy will share the latest developments at CFTE, including the new benefits for CFTE alumni.
He will then share CFTE’s view on DeFi and Digital Assets, all our activities in the space and the future programmes.

Event Agenda:
6:00 – 6:30: Event registration
6:30 – 6:40: Introduction by Romain Wolff – CFTE APAC Lead
6:40 – 7:00: Update on the latest developments at CFTE, including alumni benefits
7:00 – 7:30: CFTE’s views on DeFi and Digital Assets and our initiatives in the space
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MIT Fintech Conference
2022-02-24 08:00 - 2022-02-25 17:00
Join the 11th annual flagship MIT FinTech Conference 2022, the world’s largest student-run FinTech conference, bringing together 1000+ FinTech professionals, academics and students, globally to uncover the latest updates in the Fintech ecosystem.
For as little as $30, you can expect::
🔹 World class speakers such as Silvio Micali, founder of Algorand, Hester Pierce, Commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Kris Marszalek, Founder, Crypto.com, Tessa W., Co-Founder of Xendit, or Kelly Ifill, Founder of Guava
🔹 Interesting and exciting panels like “The Future of Royalties for the Next Generation of Creatives”, “Building Responsible Alternative Lending Products” or “Tools for Financial Inclusion in Emerging Markets”
🔹 Networking and career development opportunities with 1k+ attendees from across the globe, and a Resume Book
The hybrid event will take place at the Marriott Cambridge (Kendall Square in Boston) and online to a global audience.
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Leading the BNPL Revolution in Pakistan | Fintech Founders
2022-02-17 12:00 - 12:30
For our next episode we are thrilled to welcome Jordan Olivas, co-founder of the Pakistan-based payments company QisstPay! Pakistani market lacks an easy way to access credit, and QuisstPay’s mission aims to offer more flexible options, notably with their recent launch of their BNPL product. More recently, QuisstPay just launched in the US with their 1-Click Checkout product, where merchants can integrate the world’s fastest online checkout experiences.
Jordan Olivas will share how can a startup move from Pakistan, to the most competitive fintech hub: the United-States.
If you’d like to hear a Netflix-like fintech story, then join us for our tenth episode of Fintech Founders with QisstPay’s CEO, Jordan Olivas.
Here is why you should attend:

Hear about the new market entry strategy of a payment fintech in the US
Understand how new payment methods help company tap into unfilled market needs
Get a view on how to position Fintech product in a competitive market

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MaGESpire & Blue Ark Present: Metaverse - Keeping it Real!
2022-02-16 16:00 - 18:00
English Panel:
Moderator
– Bowie Lau, Founder – MaGEHold/ MaGEspire, Partner – True Global Ventures
Panelists:
– Sebastien Borget, Co-Founder & COO, The Sandbox
– Karena Belin Co-Founder, WHub & Angelhub
– Dough-Boy, Creative Director, Blue Ark
Cantonese:
Moderator
– Esme Pau, Senior Investment Analyst
– Zaf Chow, Director of Strategic Partnership, Animoca Brands
– Peter Lin, CEO, Blue Ark
– Harvey Tsoi, Investor/Managing Director – The Sandbox, Greater China
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🐯 888 Tiger NFTs available - the NFT collection released
2022-02-08 08:00 - 17:00
Happy Lunar New Year!

To show our appreciation and to commemorate the Year of the Tiger, we’ve decided to surprise our community with a special gift – Tiger 888, our very own Non Fungible Token (NFT). Each of the 888 NFTs is different in design, meaning your Tiger will be one of a kind. Why have we minted 888 you might ask? The number 8 has special meaning in many Asian cultures, so we wanted to kick off this year with some luck!
As an education platform, we are strong proponents of learning by doing. So why not start your journey in Digital Assets by claiming your first piece of Digital Art today?
Receive Your Free Tiger 888
For more updates about Tiger 888, join the CFTE Meta community on discord.

Unlocking the Power of Digital Banking in Nigeria | Fintech Founders
2022-02-03 12:00 - 12:30
In Nigeria, African’s biggest economy, the innovators and entrepreneurs are constantly developing Fintech solutions. Nigeria’s fintech scene is booming, from free payments solutions for users, to easy-to-access short-term loans, and Carbon, a leading consumer lending business, is part of this revolution.
Join us for our ninth episode of Fintech Founders with Carbon’s CEO, Chijioke Dozie, to hear his unique fintech founders story!
Here is why you should attend:

Hear valuable advices for first-time tech founders
Gain insight into his entrepreneurship journey starting from OneCredit, to OneFi, to PayLater, to Carbon
Understand how to provide an access to financial services for all Africans

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ICTC Horizon: 2022 Digital Future Summit
2022-02-02 19:15 - 20:15
Join the panel discussion in French on “Economic recovery – digital transformation at the forefront” at the #ICTC Horizon Summit, February 2, 2:15-3:00 PM EST.
Namir Anani, CEO of CTIC, will be accompanied by Nicolas Dufrêne, director of the Institut Rousseau, Think Tank in France; Daniel Schwanen, Vice President and Chief Research Officer of the C.D. Howe Institute (C.D. Howe Institute); Tram Anh Nguyen, co-founder of CFTE (CFTE – Center for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship), a global platform for fintech education and the future of financial services.
The following issues will be addressed: Catalysts for a sustainable economic recovery; innovation, competitiveness factors and incentive policies; the talents and skills needed to accelerate digital transformation and compete on the global stage.
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Virtual Real Estate in the Metaverse: Would You Own One?
2022-02-02 13:50 - 14:50
CFTE Co-founder Huy Nguyen Trieu joins Citi Global Insights Head of Fintech & Digital Ronit Ghose in the Metaverse event series to discuss CFTE latest report launch “Real-Estate in the Metaverse“. This event will be just for Citi only.

Creating A Webstore in Few Clicks - Possible? | Fintech Founders
2022-01-20 12:00 - 12:30
90% of the companies in Pakistan are small businesses, in other words, small enterprises are the backbone of the economy. In that point of view, the community in Pakistan has emerged to digitise their stores to unlock their potential in the market. Join our eighth episode of the Fintech Founders Series to hear the story of Monis Rahman, the Co-Founder and CEO of Dukan.pk, a full-stack operating system for e-commerce, the Chairman & Co-Founder, Finja, and the CEO, Rozee.pk.
Dukan.Pk is a Pakistan-based platform to revolutionise e-commerce for small businesses.Here is why you should attend:

Learn how to find a solution for the need of e-commerce platform in Pakistan
Gain insight into benefits of building mobile-first platform that allows SMEs to sell online in 29 seconds
Understand how to encourage citizens to be an entrepreneur for the Pakistan’s economic growth

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The Abu Dhabi Sustainable Finance Forum (ADSFF) 2022
2022-01-19 07:00 - 14:15
The fourth edition of the Abu Dhabi Sustainable Finance Forum (ADSFF) will convene top global institutional investors, selected Heads of State and Ministers of Finance, regulators and financial institutions to discuss areas of collaboration to increase the flow of capital toward sustainable investment. Key cross-cutting areas such as innovation and inclusion will be incorporated throughout.
ADSFF is a flagship initiative by Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), Abu Dhabi’s International Financial Centre. Continuing the momentum generated by last year’s event, which focused on ‘scaling investments for sustainable development’, ADSFF 2022 will reveal further progress towards Abu Dhabi’s Sustainable Finance Agenda and the work of its key partners, highlighting how to finance sustainable economic development.
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GBA WealthTech Forum 2022
2022-01-11 07:00 - 12:00
CFTE is proud to partner with VFF Events and the Associations of Family offices in Asia during GBA WealthTech Forum 2022 with experts and leaders from international companies.
Join the GBA WealthTech Forum, as a part of the flagship event Asia Futurist Leadership Summit (AFL Summit) 2022, online on January 11th, 2022!
The event involves the organisation of panels on WealthTech in Asia, institutional adoption of digital assets, outlook for digital Innovation in private banking and many more.
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Making Financial Wellness a Reality in Pakistan | Fintech Founders
2022-01-06 12:00 - 12:30
Less than 2 million people in Pakistan have access to formal credit. In that point of view, the blatant need for an ‘early wage access’ product has emerged in Pakistani market.Join our seventh episode of the Fintech Founders Series with Ronit Ghose and Gaurav Dhar to welcome to hear the story of Omair Ansari, the CEO of Abhi (YC S21), a platform that allows employees to have access to their salary in real-time.
Abhi, a Fintech in Y Combinator’s recent cohort, was built with an objective to help employees tackle financial stress by enabling them to meet their financial obligations without exposure to debt traps.
Here is why you should attend:

Learn how to modernise the pay cycle in Pakistan through rapid access to accrued salary in advance
Gain insight into starting a new business amidst the pandemic
Understand how to help millions of people across Pakistan live healthier, happier financial lives

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Fintech Founders: Episode 6 | Standardising the African Payments Landscape with Perseus Mlambo
2021-12-09 12:00 - 12:30
Join our sixth episode of the Fintech Founders Series with Ronit Ghose and Gaurav Dhar to welcome to hear the story of Perseus Mlambo, the CEO of Union54, who created a developer-friendly API infrastructure platform to enable African businesses to issue and manage virtual or physical debit cards easily.
Here is why you should attend:

Learn how to harmonise the payments experience in Africa
Gain insight into building Africa’s first card-issuing API infrastructure for the continent
Understand how to remove barriers for people to have a healthy relationship with money

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ASEAN 2021 Financial Literacy Conference
2021-12-01 05:30 - 09:15
The ASEAN Financial Literacy Conference is a Priority Economic Deliverable (PED) under Brunei Darussalam’s 2021 ASEAN Chairmanship and is centred around the Chairmanship theme of ‘We Care, We Prepare, We Prosper‘.

The Conference will take the form of a high-level seminar involving both senior decision-makers, influencers and thought leaders public and private sectors. It aims to showcase practical tools for developing financial literacy and advancements in technology.

The Conference will run from 5:30 am to 9:15 am (UK time) and 1:30 pm to 5:15 pm (SGT) on the 1st of December 2021.

The three focus areas of the high-level seminar will be on financial consumer protection, trust and education, Discussion topics include:

We Care, We Prepare: Financial Consumer Protection, Building Trust and Education
Resilient Financial Ecosystems: How can digitalization ensure inclusivity?
Building ASEAN digitally: Collaborating on inclusive Financial Literacy

Tram Anh Nguyen, CFTE’s Co-founder, will join the event to speak on a panel, “Building ASEAN digitally: Collaborating on inclusive Financial Literacy” moderated by Sam Myers, Deputy Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Asia Pacific, UK Department for International Trade, from 8:00 am to 9:00 am (UK time) / 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm (SG time).

The panel will spotlight:

How the public and private sectors can work together to boost ASEAN’s financial literacy
What role tech adoption plays in boosting financial literacy
How can ASEAN increase the financial literacy of MSME’s and hard-to-reach groups?
How can financial literacy drive preparedness for the Forth Industrial Revolution and zero net future?

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efinancial Careers | How fintech is transforming jobs across financial services | Webinar
2021-11-30
The digital skills revolutionising the finance sector
Large financial institutions are undertaking vast digital transformation programmes as they react to the rapid growth of fintech firms. They are also hiring in the tens of thousands to support their ongoing drive to digitise. But as banks and other established players ramp up their recruitment, fintech firms are doing the same.
This webinar, run by eFinancialCareers and hosted by former Citi MD Huy Nguyen Trieu, the Co-founder of CFTE, examines the differences and similarities between the hiring priorities of fintechs and traditional financial institutions. It informs recruiters working for large banks about the hiring strategies of their competitors in the fintech world, and how they may need to adapt their own hiring as a result.
By joining this webinar you will:
– Learn how the rise of the fintech sector is posing new challenges for recruitment and retention at established financial institutions.
– Uncover 14 core “job families” within fintech firms – based on extensive new research from CFTE – and contrast them with roles at large banks.
– Pinpoint the most sought-after soft skills in fintech, and examine how fintech-inspired workplace culture could reshape the wider financial industry.

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Act Festival Of Treasury Transformation | 23-25 November | A Virtual Event
2021-11-25 14:45 - 15:30
Join us for this month’s Festival of Treasury Transformation, 23-25 November for three interactive days looking at transforming payments, operations and mindsets, hosted by the Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT).

Huy Nguyen Trieu, CFTE’s Co-founder will be speaking at the event sharing his insights on the panel, ‘Shaping the next generation treasury teams‘. The panel aims to address how the roles of treasurers are evolving and its impact of looking for talents with cross-functional skills, including technological, operational and ‘soft skills’ from 14:45-15:30 (UK time) on 25th Nov.

Magnus Falk, CIO Advisor from Zoom Video Communications will also be joining us for a keynote address to share the company’s transformational story on how their technology is reshaping the economy and the future of work.

View the full event agenda.

This virtual festival is for professionals around the world, at all levels, looking for the latest technology innovations and best practices relating to strategic change within treasury.

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For any queries, please contact the ACT Events team at events@treasurers.org

Revamping the Fintech Infrastructure of India | Fintech Founders
2021-11-25 12:00 - 12:30
The household debt to GDP ratio for India is 12% compared to the global average of household debt to GDP 60%. That means Indians in general have less debts and loans to repay. The majority of the loans are being taken from informal money lenders with life-long debt traps and high-interest rates to be paid.
The wealth gap of mind-boggling proportions in India is non-negligible and Sahil Kini co-founded Setu to provide an API platform and software solutions to accelerate India’s economic growth by making financial services accessible and affordable to all.
Our fifth episode of the Fintech Founders Series will be about the story of Sahil Kini, the Co-Founder of Setu, who created an API infrastructure platform for financial institutions to provide financial services to their customers.
Join Ronit Ghose and Gaurav Dhar to welcome Sahil Kini to discuss India’s fintech architecture, customer needs in the m-payment market, and the challenges and opportunities of founding a startup in India.
Here is why you should attend:

Learn how to find a solution for the need of financial products in India
Gain insight into the benefits of building an API platform for the India’s economic growth
Understand how to remove barriers to provide national access for financial products and services

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Fintech Abu Dhabi | AI Pioneers in Investment Management
2021-11-22 11:00 - 23:30
Returning for its 5th edition, this year’s Fintech Abu Dhabi will be held over 22 – 24 November 2021 in an exciting new hybrid format.

Join fintech pioneers, investors, VCs, founders, and industry leaders for two days of unmissable opportunity, only at MENA’s leading fintech festival. You can benefit from 40 hours of content and the chance to learn from more than 150 speakers!

CFTE’s Co-founder, Huy Nguyen Trieu will be joining a session on “AI Pioneers in Investment Management” along with Larry Cao, Senior Director, Industry Research at CFA Institute and Rima Soueidan, Associate Director of Partnership & Outreach at ADGM Academy on 22nd November 2021, at 11:00 am (UK time) and 3:00 pm (UAE time). The session will study the high-impact applications of artificial intelligence and big data in investment management and best practices in their implementations.

This year’s Fintech Abu Dhabi is free to attend – register now to claim your virtual pass giving you access to all sessions!
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World Fintech Festival in Budapest 2021 | Gearing Up for New and Evolving Jobs in Financial Services & Fintech | MNB & CFTE
2021-11-11 12:20 - 12:45
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World Fintech Festival in Budapest 2021 | At the Dawn of a New Age: CBDC, the Money of the 21th Century | MNB & CFTE
2021-11-11 11:20 - 12:20

World Fintech Festival in Budapest 2021 | Cybersecurity in Finance: If It Is Smart, Is It Vulnerable? | MNB & CFTE
2021-11-11 10:00 - 11:00

World Fintech Festival in Budapest 2021 | Finance 3.0 Platforms: Digital. Sustainable. Decentralized? | MNB & CFTE
2021-11-11 09:00 - 10:00

Singapore Fintech Festival 2021 | SMEs Masterclass | Huy Nguyen Trieu
2021-11-11 09:00 - 09:40
In the space of 1 year, digitalisation of the economy reached the level previously expected for 2025 or 2030. This gave rise to opportunities for digital businesses, but also made it very challenging for traditional businesses. As Fintech solutions have become more mature and accessible, they are now a useful tool for SMEs to digitalise their activities, be more productive and access new clients. This Masterclass will describe different types of Fintech solutions accessible to SMEs, explore how digital platforms now play an essential role in the digital ecosystem, and the best ways for SMEs to effectively use them.
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Singapore Fintech Festival 2021 | Open Banking Masterclass | Carlos Figueredo
2021-11-11 09:00 - 09:40
5 out of the top 10 financial institutions by market valuation today are platforms. We are at the brink of seeing all Financial Institutions adopting this model as the increased use of APIs and the mass adoption of Open Banking takes place in the industry. But what is Open Banking? Deep dive into this topic with the presentation from an innovator in the industry.
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Singapore Fintech Festival 2021 | Digital Payments Masterclass | Ritesh Jain
2021-11-10 08:00 - 08:40
Payments is the fastest growing sector of finance, and has now widened to include digital payments, QR codes, cryptocurrencies and CBDC. What are the important trends to understand in digital payments? How is it changing financial services? Hear the views of a Senior Leader in the industry, and understand why Payments is the Trojan Horse of finance.
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Singapore Fintech Festival 2021 | Jobs in Fintech Masterclass | Huy Nguyen Trieu
2021-11-09 08:00 - 08:40
Discover the jobs offered by the 150 largest Fintech companies in the world, and how they are similar / differ from jobs in traditional finance and technology companies. Understand the skills required to work in Fintech companies. This masterclass is based on the “Fintech Job Report” that will be issued by CFTE in September 2021.
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Singapore Fintech Festival 2021 | Fintech Essentials Masterclass | Yassine Regragui
2021-11-08 08:00 - 08:40
Fintech has now definitely transformed financial services, with many Fintech companies bigger than banks. Get a 360º overview of how finance is digitally transforming today so you can position yourself and your organisation at the centre of it. Leaders in the Digital Finance scene will be sharing their expertise and helping you grasp the depth of this transformation.
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Disrupting the Payments Industry | Online Webinar
2021-06-22 13:00 - 14:30
The payments landscape has undergone monumental changes and transformations in recent years. Technological advancements are leading to increased innovation making payments faster on both local and global scales, while also becoming easier and more convenient. To keep pace with the rapid acceleration in payments we are hosting a webinar to touch upon the most important trends and developments to give you a 360 view on the payments revolution, focused on what matters globally! Want to know what is the future of payments? Join our webinar to hear it from an excellent panel of industry experts!

We are delighted to invite you to our online webinar: “Disrupting the Payments Industry”. The event is being co-organised along with our partners, MNB (Central Bank of Hungary) and BIB (Budapest Institute of Banking). The webinar will take place on Tuesday, 22nd June, 2021 at 1 pm UK Time, 2 pm Central European Time and 8 pm Singapore Time, and we hope to see you there!

We are also delighted to inform you that CFTE, along with their partner BIB, have recently launched their newest “Payments in Digital Finance Specialisation”. This specialisation aims to prepare professionals for a new payments era and is taught by financial practitioners from institutions like the European Central Bank, the European Automated Clearing House Association, HSBC, The Monetary Authority of Singapore, and more. Our programme director and some expert lecturers of the “Payments in Digital Finance Specialisation” will be speaking at our payments event!

The event’s speakers include:

Gergely Fábián, Executive Director MNB – Central Bank of Hungary & CEO, Budapest Institute of Banking
Huy Nguyen Trieu, Co-founder CFTE
Tram Anh Nguyen, Co-founder CFTE
Fabian Vandenreydt, Senior Advisor – Abu Dhabi Global Market | Former Global Head of Securities Markets – SWIFT
Serey Chea, Assistant Governor – National Bank of Cambodia
Sopnendu Mohanty, Chief Fintech Officer – Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)
Lajos Bartha, Director MNB – Central Bank of Hungary

The Agenda for the event is as follows (CET):
14:00 – 14:10 (CET) – Welcome by CFTE, introducing upskilling initiatives at a global scale
14:10 – 14:15 (CET) – Introduction to the Budapest Institute of Banking (BIB)
14:15 – 15:00 (CET) – Panel Discussion: “Disrupting the payments industry from a regulatory perspective”
15:00 – 15:30 (CET) – Open Q&A with audience

Don’t miss out on the most awaited webinar on payments!

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What are the New Jobs of Tomorrow in Finance and Fintech | Online CogX Event | 1 pm BST
2021-06-15 14:00 - 15:00
Technology is advancing at a phenomenal pace and many of today’s jobs within the finance industry and in Fintech especially did not exist 10 years ago. So today we look to the future and ask ourselves… How do you prepare for jobs that don’t exist yet? How we can prepare people? How do we predict the skill sets that will be needed by fast-growing companies in 2025, 2030 and beyond?

Today we’re lucky enough to be joined by Tram Anh Nguyen, CFTE’s co-founder, who’s always ahead of the curve, who asked herself these questions back in 2017 when she co-founded CFTE to support those keen to upskill and expose themselves to the new world of finance, technology and entrepreneurship.

She will chair a session ‘What are the New Jobs of Tomorrow in Finance and Fintech?‘ at CogX on 15th June, at 1 pm BST/ 2 pm UTC to highlight how COVID-19 has accelerated digitalisation of our industry and the ways function in financial services, which means it has also an impact on the role of senior leaders to think at ways we upskill and build our workforce of tomorrow. We will be engaging Leaders to share interesting insights, their experience as thought leaders and pioneers.

The panel will include top experts like:

Eva Wong – Co-Founder & COO Borrowell
Eric Van Der Kleij – Co-Founder at EdenBase
Gaby Dizon – Co-Founder at Yield Guild Games
Matthew Gardiner – A1 AI – New Centre of Gravity for Financial Services
Tara Reevs – Partner at Omers Ventures Europe
Sophie Guibauld – Chief Growth officer – OpenPayd

Get your Free Standard Virtual Pass for CogX : https://cogx.live/standard-virtual-pass/
