Fintech, AI & sustainability on Nexus2050 finance stage
Fintech and digital payments, artificial intelligence and technology in financial services, and sustainable finance and regulation are main themes on the “finance stage” at Nexus2050.
The upcoming Nexus2050 technology conference features an entire programme dedicated to financial services and fintech. Here is the agenda for the “finance stage” with links to speaker profiles.
Day one: Wednesday 26 June
11:30am-11:55am: “Open finance: What is the role of Luxembourg?” panel with Geoffrey Dezoppy, managing director at Avaloq; Nick Ashton, country head of global payment solutions at HSBC in Luxembourg; Roger Krämer, head of business at Spuerkeess; and Ananda Kautz, member of the management board in charge of innovation, payments and sustainability at the Luxembourg Bankers’ Association (ABBL).
12:00pm-12:15pm: “Digital payment from an European perspective” fireside chat with Romain Swertvaeger, fintech leader at EY; Biba Homsy, founder & partner at Homsy Legal; and Thomas Moser, alternate member of the governing board at the Swiss National Bank.
12:15pm-12:30pm: Keynote speech by Antoine Leblais, deputy chief information security officer at Foyer Assurances on “How ISO27001 certification can help you comply with Dora, NIS2 and even the AI Act”.
12:30pm-1:00pm: “Impact of AI in the insurance industry” panel with Marc Lauer, CEO of Foyer Group; Jean Elia, CEO of Sogelife; Adina Grigoriu, CEO and founder of Active Asset Allocation; Matt Moran, leader EMEA insurance deals & value creation, insurance industry advisory and technology alliances at PWC in Luxembourg; and Julien Renkin, CIO at Sopiad.
1:00pm-1:25pm: “Does Europe have the right financing environment to support deeptech advances like those in the space [and other hardware intensive] sector[s]” panel with David Shrier, founder & managing director of Visionary Future; David Dana, head of VC investments, disruptive tech & innovation at the European Investment Fund (EIF); Pierre Festal, partner at Promus Ventures; Daniel Schneider, founding partner at Tenzing Partners; David Ford, partner, corporate advisor and engineer at Silverpeak; and Adam Niewinski, co-founder and general partner at OTB Ventures.
2:30pm-2:45pm: Fireside chat on “GenAI opportunities in financial industry” with Sébastien Respaut, country manager at MicrosoftLuxembourg, and Patrice Witz, advisory partner, technology partner and digital leader at PWC in Luxembourg.3:00pm-3:15pm: “Connecting payments globally” fireside chat with Douglas L. Feagin, president of Ant International, and Chris Hollifield, head of business development at Luxembourg for Finance.
3:15pm-3:30pm: “Europe’s fastest growing SME lending platform Teylor and its footprint in Luxembourg” fireside chat with Patrick Stäuble, founder and CEO of Teylor, and Laurent Hengesch, managing partner of Ilavska Vuillermoz Capital.
3:35pm-4:05pm: “AI use cases in asset management” panel with Emma Sezen, head of AI for finance and AI events partnerships at Artefact; Anne Goujon, head of the data science laboratory at BGL BNP Paribas; Riadh Khodri, chief of staff at Pictet Group in Luxembourg; and Christophe Atten, data science team lead at Spuerkeess.
4:10pm-4:40pm: Panel on “Sustainable finance 4.0: How regulation and fintech can support the sector and drive change” with Julien Froumouth, head of sustainability at the Luxembourg Bankers’ Association (ABBL); Melissa Gollan, CEO and founder of Ripa Global; Anne Calteux, head of the European Commission representation office in Luxembourg; and Nicoletta Centofanti, CEO of the Luxembourg Sustainable Finance Initiative (LSFI).
4:45pm-5:00pm: “KYC mutualization from dream to reality” keynote by Pascal Morosini, CEO of I-hub.
5:05pm-5:35pm: “Mutualization for the financial industry in Luxembourg: What are new use cases to come?” panel with Cara Browne, head of relationship management and conducting officer UCI administration at EQTGroup; Sina Sar, managing director at United International Management; Serge Munten, head of business transformation at Bil; Abderrahmane Saber, partner at Deloitte; and Anna Sobkow, senior programme manager at Lhoft.
5:40pm-6:05pm: “Banks and funds in Luxembourg: Engaging on the innovation highway” panel with Laurent Marochini, head of innovation at Société Générale Luxembourg; Marcus Yarbug, head of sales at Banking Circle; and Raphael Machet, head of regulatory projects and digital assets practice at BNP Paribas Luxembourg.
6:20pm-7:00pm: “Quels sont les défis technologiques du duo CIO/CEO dans le secteur financier d’ici 2030 ?” panel avec Tanguy Polet, CEO, Swiss Life France et Amélie Madinier, directrice, Le Village by CA Luxembourg.
Day two: Thursday 27 June
9:20am-9:50am: “Technology for financial inclusion: A strategic approach until 2030” panel with Leesa Soulod, managing general partner at R3i Capital; Niamkey Kouame, founder of Servichain; Aaron E. Walsh, director at the Immersive Education Initiative; Minayegnan Coulibaly, CEO of GIM-UEMOA; and Kohei Muto, CEO and founding partner at Double Feather Partners.
10:50am-11:15am: “CBDCs, crypto and digital assets: Building a framework for the finance of the future” panel with Karen O’Sullivan, head of the Innovation, payments, market infrastructures and governance department at the CSSF; Chris Hollifield, head of business development at Luxembourg for Finance; and Ryosuke Ushida, CDO at JFSA.
11:20am-11:45am: “Tokenisation and digitally native securities: Potential for the banking and the fund industry” panel with Roberto Petrarulo, vice president, defi & new digital markets at Clearstream; Julien Wolff, executive manager at 6 Monks; Mindaugas Miskinis, sales director at Fireblocks; Hubert Grignon Dumoulin, senior regulatory compliance manager at Caceis; and Isadora Pardo, senior vice president industry affairs at Alfi.
11:50am-12:15pm: “What’s needed for institutional grade crypto?” panel with Chimplapibul Atthakrit, co-founder at CMO at Bitkub; Ami Nagata, Europe CEO at Bitflyer, Ethan Pierse, founding partner at Borderless Ventures; Solenne Nierdercorn-Desouches, fintech and VC advisor; and Kevin Riou, business expansion manager at Swissquote Bank Europe.
12:20pm-12:50pm: “CEO insights: techfin or fintech?” panel with Toshihiko Otsuka, CEO of Rakuten Europe Bank; Adina Grigoriu, CEO and founder of Active Asset Allocation; and Harry Gill, chairman of Pay10.
1:30pm-2:00pm: “Cybersecurity and operational resilience for the financial sector: Regulation put in motion” panel with Jean-Louis Schiltz, senior partner at Schiltz & Schiltz; Lars Weber, information security officer vice president and head on non-financial risk management at Spuerkeess; Jérôme Duchêne, IT conducting officer and head of technology at Schroders; and Jonathan Prince, chief sales officer at Finologee.
2:05pm-2:30pm: “Fintech: State of the union in Europe and beyond” panel with Thomas Krogh Jensen, CEO, Copenhagen Fintech; Mathieu Le Gac, CEO of Startup Palace; Sebastian Schäfer, managing director, Tech Quartier; Takeshi Kito, committee member, Asia Fintech Alliance; Nameer Khan, chair, Mena Fintech Association; and Alex Panican, deputy CEO of the Lhoft.
3:00pm-3:30pm: “Fintech in South East Asia: the best solution for building impact” panel with Takeshi Kito, co-founder and CEO of Elevandi Japan; Nicole Nguyen, co-founder of the Vietnam Fintech Festival); Aries Setiadi, executive policy director of Asosiasi Fintech Indonesia; Weena Llona, executive director of the Cambodian Association of Finance and Technology; Savana Phothilath, deputy director of the Lao Microfinance Association; Chonladet Khemarattana, CEO of the Thai Fintech Association; Farah Jafaar, vice president of the Fintech Association of Malaysia; and Amor McLang, convenor of Fintech Philippines.
5:30pm-6:00pm: “The future of sustainable finance through DLT innovation, an exploration” panel with Emilie Allaert, head of the Luxembourg Blockchain Lab, and Oriane Kaesmann, research manager at the Luxembourg House of Financial Technology.
Enter to win free passes
We are giving away tickets for the event with full two-day access to the exhibition area, symposium, cocktails, networking opportunities with renowned speakers and international officials, as well as the matchmaking zone. To participate in the draw, simply send an email to erik.linder@maisonmoderne.com with the subject: Nexus2050/Delano14062024.
Written by Delano.lu