FINTECHNORTH
EVENTS
Manchester Conference 2024
November 21st, 8am
Whitworth Hall
FinTech North is thrilled to announce its seventh-annual Manchester Conference, hosted in partnership with Mastercard, University of Manchester, Rise, created by Barclays, Intercash, GFT, RSM, AccessPay , Keeper Solutions as Showcase sponsors and Madrid Investment Attraction as International Sponsors.
The conference is set to take place at the iconic Whitworth Hall at the University of Manchester, a FinTech North favourite with a rich history that continues to lie at the heart of academia, innovation and industry, aligning with FinTech North’s skills mission.
Join us to hear all about what’s happening in the Greater Manchester ecosystem, a thriving hub of FinTech innovation that grows each year. You can expect to hear from some of the region’s biggest and brightest names, as well as from startups making their FinTech North debut.
Some themes to expect:
🔮 THE FUTURE OF PAYMENTS 🔮
🔓 DE-FI 🔓
💡 SKILLS 💡
🤝 FINTECH & FS PARTNERSHIPS 🤝
💰 SCALING & PROFITABILITY 💰
⭐ WOMEN IN FINTECH ⭐
🔮 THE FUTURE OF BANKING 🔮
Our Manchester Conference in 2023 was our best and most attended one yet, and this year we’re setting out to smash the record again.
Please see our agenda below:
Event Schedule
Breakfast Networking
Welcome from FinTech North
Joe Roche, General Manager, FinTech North
Julian Wells, Director, Whitecap Consulting (morning session host)
Chairman’s Welcome Address
• Chris Sier, Chairman, Fintech North (pre-record)
Welcome from the University of Manchester
Professor Duncan Ivison, Vice Chancellor, The University of Manchester
UK FinTech Sector Update with Innovate Finance
Peter Cunnane, Director of National and International Initiatives, Innovate Finance
Coalitions & regional ecosystems
· Ezechi Britton MBE, CEO, CFIT (pre-record)
The Triple Glass Ceiling and Beyond: Research, Progress and Insights into FinTech Gender Inequality
Chloe Fox Robertson, Researcher, University of Manchester
CHAIR: Rachel England, Events Coordinator, FinTech North
Coffee and Networking
The Road to Profitability and How to Scale Successfully
Natasha Idris, Managing Consultant, Mastercard
Bronwyn Francis, Senior Vice President Services, Business Development, Mastercard
Scaling successes in Manchester: Anish Kapoor's story from Telecom to FinTech
Anish Kapoor, CEO, AccessPay
CHAIR: Katherine Megson, Innovation Manager, Bruntwood SciTech
Kevin Redfern, Co-founder, Trippple
Slot tbc
Speaker tbc
Data & AI: Steam Engine of the modern (F)industrial age?
Alex Richardson, Client Solutions Director, GFT
Lunch and networking break
Reality Bites - Challenges with Moving from Legacy to Modern Tech
Stefan Haase, Director, Whitecap Consulting
Bridging Academia, Industry, and Community: Unlocking the Future of Fintech
Daniel Rajkumar, Director, FinTech North
Silas Ozoya, Talent Upskill Associate, FinTech North
Rachel Kenyon, Business Engagement Manager, The University of Manchester
CHAIR: Ellie Kirkman, FinTech PR Consultant, Started PR
Decentralized Finance in 2024: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities
Delivered by Dr. Aseem Pahuja, Lecturer in FinTech, Management Sciences and Marketing, the University of Manchester
The Future of The Payments Landscape The Key Challenges (2024-2027)
Eliot Heilpern, CEO, Parthenon Communications
The Future of Payments 2025-2028
Vijay Ray, Associate Director, RSM
Danielle Reed, Head of Partner Success UK North, Klarna
Andrew MacIntosh, Programme Director – Payments, Barclays Bank
Professor Markos Zachariadis,Professor in Financial Technology, The University of Manchester
Matt Oldham, CSO, Suresite
Coffee and Networking Break
UK Banking 2035: What Does Banking Look Like Over the Next Ten Years?
• Sarat Pediredla, CEO hedgehog Lab
• Ashley Smith, Product Owner, AccessPay
• Anupam Bansal, Founding Partner, Oxygen Consultancy LTD
• CHAIR: Lillia Bistacchi, Senior Account Manager, Started PR
Engineering the Future of Finance: Inside Starling Bank's Tech Innovations
• Chloe Williams, Software Engineer, Starling Bank
• Sam Clarke, Engineering Lead, Starling Bank
Scaling for Success: Scaling a US Fintech from Startup to Success
Stephen Walsh, Founder & CEO, Keeper Solutions
Manchester FinTech Showcase - Sponsored by Keeper Solutions
• Conrad Adigwe, Director, Innovation and Digital Transformation, Techiefy
• Sarah Gorton, Financial Services, Protect Group
• Leon Wilson, Founder & CEO, PollenPay
• Andrew Gething, Founder & MD, MorganAsh
• Holly Young, Network Manager, Greater Manchester Business Growth Hub
• James Hamilton, Chief Experience Officer, Mortgage Wallet
• Suz Ferreira, Founder, Proper Financial Coaching
• Eghbal Rahimikia, Assistant Professor in Financial Technology, The University of Manchester
• Jim Fell, CEO & Founder, Credit Canary
Networking Reception
Event to close
