Breakfast and Networking

Welcome from FinTech North

Joe Roche, General Manager, FinTech North

Welcome from Whitecap Consulting

Julian Wells, Director, Whitecap Consulting

Chairman's Opening Address

Christopher Sier, Chairman, FinTech North

Increasing diversity, accessibility and inclusion in FinTech

Alexandra Greening, Neurodiversity Lead, Project Nemo
Kris Foster, Co-Founder, Project Nemo & Open Book
Rachel England, Events Coordinator, FinTech North

FinTech National Network Insights: Research and Innovation

Hilary Smyth-Allen, Executive Director, SuperTech WM

Helping Fintechs to Land, Expand & Thrive in the UK: An Update from 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

Coffee and Networking Break

UK FinTech Sector Update

Working at the Nexus of academia, financial services and FinTech - a Fireside Chat

Liam Spence, Senior Vice President, Franchise Innovation, Mastercard
John Vardakis, PhD & Co Founder, Science Card

'Digital Pound. Where are we? And what next?'

Will Lovell, Technology Advisor, CBDC, Data & Payments, Bank of England

Borrowers on the Brink - Consumer Behaviour and Lending Trends

Will Ellis, Chief Revenue Officer, Lenvi

Lunch & Networking Break

Funding to Scale FinTech Across the UK

Joe Parkin, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at FinTech Growth Fund

Perspective from a Scaling FinTech in Leeds, delivered by Data on Demand

James Nassiri, Business Development Manager Data on Demand

Findings and Recommendations: Scaling UK FinTech Report Summary

Julian Wells, Director, Whitecap Consulting
Josh Dracup, Junior Consultant, Whitecap Consulting

Scaling Panel Discussion

CHAIR: Julia Streets, Founder and CEO, Streets Consulting
Jordan Dargue, Co-Founder, Lifted Ventures
Macs Dickinson, Director of Engineering, LHV Bank
Muhamed Farooque, Founder and CEO, Excelledia
Richard Carter, Chief Executive, Lenvi

Coffee and Networking Break

FinTech North Skills Mission and Panel Discussion

Chair: Joe Roche, General Manager, FinTech North
Becky Fores, Associate Dean of Higher Education, University Centre Leeds
Daniel Rajkumar, CEO, White Label Crowdfunding
Steve Kevan, CEO Co-Founder, Finpact
Cole Walton, Lead Placement Consultant, North Coders
Marizah Minhat, ResFinTech Lead and Associate Professor in Finance and Economics, University of Bradford

Financial regulation innovation lab: RegTech and ESG Opportunities

Mickael Paris, Marketing Director, FinTech Scotland

RegTech Showcase

David Moore, Client Services Manager, ROQ
Jay George, CISO and Principal Consultant, Clear Loop Security
Daniel Rajkumar, Founder, Scampi.AI

Leeds FinTech Showcase

• Andrew Rabbitt, CEO and Co-Founder, Incuto
• George Fairhall, Founder and CEO, WAC
• Daniel Goldstone, CEO and CO-Founder, Rangeteller
• Sher Khanagha, CEO, FGC - Capital UK
• Becky Baker, Founder, the Receipt Safe
• Moses Peter, Senior Software Engineer, Monirates

Event to close, networking drinks reception