The Northern FinTech Summit

October 10th, 10am
The Guildhall York

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FinTech North is thrilled to announce our two-day Northern FinTech Summit, hosted in partnership with Rise, Created by Barclays, University of York, York Central, Squire Patton Boggs, Marqeta, Barclays Eagle Labs, MIDAS – Manchester’s Inward Investment Agency, Invest Liverpool City Region, Invest North East England and West Yorkshire Combined Authority.

At the Northern FinTech Summit, we’ll be bringing together key industry stakeholders from across the whole North and beyond for our first ever two-day event. We can’t wait to celebrate the North and it’s exciting FinTech hubs as one, whilst addressing key pertinent themes within the sector.

On Day 1, we’ll be covering People and Market. On Day 2, we’ll be covering Money and Technology and Product. 

Thank you to York Central for sponsoring the ‘Market’ segment. Thank you to Marqeta for sponsoring the ‘Money’ segment.

Networking is one of the most valuable aspects of our events to our community, so we wanted to make sure this was reflected in our thinking for the Summit. With this in mind, our usual conference networking, instead of taking place across the day, will be concentrated into a dedicated evening networking event, the Northern FinTech Social, in a format entirely new to FinTech North and open to our entire community.

We will host our Northern FinTech Social from 6pm-9pm on the 10th of October at Lendal Cellars in Central York, right next to the Guidhall. (26 Lendal, York YO1 8AA).

Set to take place at the iconic Guildhall in the heart of the glorious city of York from the 10th-11th October, the Northern FinTech Summit promises to cover thought-leading content and provide a platform to network with senior professionals from across the North of England’s FinTech ecosystem.

Delegates have multiple options to attend the Northern FinTech Summit:

– The Summit Pass can be purchased for £249.99, which gives you access to both days of the Summit and access to the Northern FinTech Social.

– Delegates can purchase individual day tickets for £149.99, which gives you access to either Day 1 or Day 2 of the Summit and the Northern FinTech Social.

– Delegates can also purchase a ticket for the Northern FinTech Social alone, for £49.99.

Tickets are on sale now and are limited in availability due to the capacity of the venue – so act fast to avoid disappointment!

AGENDA:

DAY 1: MARKET AND PEOPLE

10:30-11:00: Arrival and registration

11:00-11:15: Welcome from FinTech North

Delivered by Joe Roche, General Manager, FinTech North

11:15-11:30: Welcome from Barclays Eagle Labs and University of York

Chris Lunardi, Ecosystem Manager, Barclays Eagle Labs

Kiran Trihan, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Enterprise, Partnerships and Engagement, University of York

Market Segment – Sponsored by York Central

11:30-11:45: Welcome from one of the UKs largest and most exciting city centre regeneration schemes

Delivered by Ed Twiddy, Non-Executive Director, York Central

11:45-11:55: An overview of the key regional hubs in the North of England

Julian Wells, Director Whitecap Consulting

11:55-12:10: Maximising the opportunity for start-ups and incumbents to work together

Delivered by Suzanne Lawson, Start-up Partnerships Manager, Aviva

12:10-12:30: How we are establishing world-class incubators and accelerators in the North? –  interactive fireside chat/ panel and Q&A

Jenny Halford, Sector Development Manager, Business Durham

Chris Lunardi, Ecosystem Manager, Barclays Eagle Labs

12:30-13:30 Lunch

13:30-13:40: An update from CFIT: Open Finance coalition and regional FinTech ecosystems

Delivered by Ezechi Britton MBE, CEO, CFIT (pre-record)

13:40-14:00: Next Generation Consumer Banking

Delivered by Darren Earnshaw, Technology Director, Rise, created by Barclays

14:00-14:05: Free slot

14:05-14:55: Crossing Continents: Navigating Global Growth in Fintech

• Chair: Stefan Haase, Director, Whitecap Consulting
• Katie Ramsay, Head of FinTech, Dept. Business and Trade (DBT)
• Nikki Foster Le-Grys, Regional Director UK & Europe, Acclime
• Liam Spence, Senior Vice President
  Franchise Innovation, Mastercard
• Charlie Clark, Business Development Executive, Panintelligence

14:55-15:25: Networking Break

15:25-15:35: FinTech North Skills Update

• Daniel Rajkumar, Director FinTech North
• Silas Ozoya, Talent Upskill Associate, FinTech North

15:35-16:15: How are we securing the future of our sector: FinTech Skills – Panel Discussion

Chair: Ellie Kirkman, PR Consultant, Started PR

Steve Kevan, Co-Founder, FinPact

Rashmi Arora, Associate Professor in Development Economics, University of Bradford

Michelle Burton, Head of Employment and Skills, West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Ian Bolton, Head of Learning Programmes, Tech Skills UK

Rachel Kenyon, Business Engagement Manager, the University of Manchester

16:15-16:35: Inclusive Innovation: The Critical Role of EDI in the Future of Fintech

Delivered by Asma Iqbal, Board Member and EDI Champion, West Yorkshire Business Board

16:35-17:15: Cultivating Success: The Impact of Culture on Fintech Performance and Innovation

• Sam Turner, CPO, Lenvi
• Ed Twiddy, Co-founder, Atom Bank
• Bianca Spruit, Founder, Sprout Coaching
• James Taylor, Managing Director, Corecom Technology Academy
• Chair: Dawn Dunn, Digital and Tech Sector Lead, Invest North East England

17:15-17:35:The Future of ‘People’: learnings from Project Nemo

• Prerna Goel, Founding Member, Project Nemo
• Chair: Rachel England, Events Coordinator, FinTech North

17:35: Event to close

NORTHERN FINTECH SOCIAL – 6PM-9PM – 10TH OCTOBER 2024

DAY 2: MONEY AND TECHNOLOGY & PRODUCT

09:30-10:10: Arrival and Networking

10:10-10:20: Welcome from FinTech North

Joe Roche, General Manager, FinTech North

10:20-10:40: National Sector Overview and UK FinTech Investment

Peter Cunnane, Director of National and International Initiatives, Innovate Finance

Money Segment – Sponsored by Marqeta

10:40-11:00: The Funding landscape and Angel investment into FinTech

Charlotte Scott, Senior Investor Relations Manager, Innovation SuperNetwork

11:00-11:20: Comfort Break

11:20-11:45:  ‘Funding a Fintech’ panel discussion

CHAIR: Tom Purvis, Inward Investment Manager, West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Ant Barker, Director of Venture Capital, Aviva

Ben Davies, Group Marketing Director, Praetura

11:45-12:00: The Future of Money

Sofie Churchill, Senior Enterprise Account Manager, Marqeta

Lucy Mounter, Director of Business Development & Strategy UK, Intercash

12:00-13:00: Lunch

TECHNOLOGY AND PRODUCT SEGMENT

13:00-1400: Northern FinTech Showcase

Dan Graf, CEO & Co-founder, Earthchain

Daniel Goldstone, CEO & Co-Founder Rangeteller

Tim Kinslow, CEO,  Yield Yeti

Milan Bilimoria, Founder, RoundRaise

14:00-14:20: How and why are we shaping future FinTech products and services?: Learnings from payments ecosystem relationships

Delivered by Liam Spence, Senior Vice President Franchise Innovation, Mastercard

14:20-14:30: Open banking and Accessibility in FinTech

Delivered by David Agar, Founder, BankA bility

14:30-14:40: Trust in Synthetic Data

Delivered by Dave Jennings, Founder, Aizle.AI by Smart Data Foundry

14:40-15:20 What will drive FinTech innovation in 2025-2028? An interactive panel and audience Q&A

• Sarat Pediredla, CEO, hedgehog lab
• Neil Kay Jones, Product Manager AccessPay
• Dr Marizah Minhat, Associate Professor in Finance and Economics, University of Bradford
• Ben Johnson, Partner, Squire Patton Boggs
• Chair: Lillia Bistacchi, PR Consultant, Started PR

15:20: Closing remarks, Event to close