FINTECHNORTH
EVENTS
Leeds
Conference 2024
May 22nd, 8am
Cloth Hall Court
We are delighted to announce the return of our eighth annual Leeds Conference, hosted in partnership with Leeds Building Society, Lenvi, Mastercard, Axiologik and Data on Demand this May, in the city where it all started!
With thanks to our pre-conference dinner sponsors, Intercash.
Home to more than 100 FinTech firms, generating over £700m GVA every year, Leeds is the centre of a thriving West Yorkshire FinTech ecosystem. The Bank of England, the FCA and the UK Infrastructure Bank have all landed in the city recently, so it’s certainly an exciting time for FinTech in Leeds!
The timing is therefore perfect for us to invite you to join us at the iconic Cloth Hall Court at the University of Leeds, a hub of Leeds’ rich textile trade history, which now plays as host to the annual celebration of FinTech excellence in Yorkshire. We are delighted to return to the spiritual home of the Leeds Conferences, and excited to continue to build on years of success here.
With over 170 registrations to date, the event is shaping up to be truly unmissable. FinTech North is beyond excited to bring together industry experts, thought-leaders, visionaries, trailblazers and innovators from across the breadth of the North to explore the latest trends in the world of financial technology and showcase regional FinTech innovation.
Delegates can expect to enhance their knowledge of national, regional and international FinTech and connect with leading experts in their field, disruptive start-ups and key decision makers from the Northern FinTech ecosystem over food, refreshments and in a drinks reception.
Some themes you can expect to see across the day include: skills, accessibility, lending, vulnerability, RegTech, scaling, payments, FinTech innovation in Leeds, banking.
Early-bird tickets are available now for only £59.99. General admission tickets will go on sale on the 9th of May for £99.99.
Students are eligible for free tickets. Please reach out to info@fintechnorth.uk for more information.
Event Schedule
Breakfast and Networking
Welcome from FinTech North
Joe Roche, General Manager, FinTech North
Welcome from Whitecap Consulting
Julian Wells, Director, Whitecap Consulting
Increasing diversity, accessibility and inclusion in FinTech
Alexandra Greening, Neurodiversity Lead, Project Nemo
Kris Foster, Co-Founder, Project Nemo
Speaker tbc
Update from Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
Roisin Perry, FinTech Trade and Investment Manager, DBT
Keynote from Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT)
Ezechi Britton MBE, CEO of CFIT (Pre-record)
The Second Wave of CX
Graham Self, Principal Enterprise Architect, Axiologik
An Update from the Bank of England
Will Lovell, Technology Advisor, CBDC, Data & Payments, Bank of England
FinTech Sector Update from Innovate Finance
Peter Cunnane, Director of National and International Initiatives, Innovate Finance
Coffee and Networking Break
Keynote from Leeds Building Society
Speaker tbc
Working at the Nexus of academia, financial services and FinTech - a Fireside Chat
Liam Spence, Senior Vice President, Franchise Innovation, Mastercard
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Leeds-based FinTech speaker tbc
Borrowers on the Brink - Consumer Behaviour and Lending Trends
Will Ellis, Chief Revenue Officer, Lenvi
Lunch & Networking Break
Scaling Session with FinTech Growth Fund
Speaker tbc
Perspective from a Scaling FinTech in Leeds, delivered by Data on Demand
Speaker tbc
Findings and Recommendations: Scaling UK FinTech Report Summary
Julian Wells, Director, Whitecap Consulting
Scaling Panel Discussion
CHAIR: Julia Streets, Founder and CEO, Streets Consulting
Jordan Dargue, Co-Founder, Lifted Ventures
Macs Dickinson, Lead Engineering Manager, LHV Bank
Muhamed Farooque, Founder and CEO, Excelledia
Coffee and Networking Break
FinTech North Presentation and Skills Panel Disucssion
Speakers tbc
Financial regulation innovation lab: RegTech and ESG Opportunities
Mickael Paris, Marketing Director, FinTech Scotland
RegTech Showcase
Jay George, CISO and Principal Consultant, ClearLoop
Scampi.AI (Speaker tbc)
ROQ (Speaker tbc)
more tbc
Comfort Break
Leeds FinTech Showcase
Daniel Goldstone, CEO and CO-Founder, Rangeteller
George Fairhall, Founder and CEO, WAC
Sher Khanagha, CEO, FGC - Capital UK
Becky Baker, Founder, the Receipt Safe
Andrew Rabbitt, CEO and Co-Founder, Incuto
Moses Peter, Senior Software Engineer, Monirates
Event to close, networking drinks reception
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