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, 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.
We can’t wait to bring together our community for a day filled with captivating talks from industry leaders, updates on the sector, networking with FinTech professionals and a celebration of the Leeds FinTech ecosystem.
Some themes you can expect to see across the day include:
– Skills
– Accessibility
– Lending
– Vulnerability
– RegTech
– Banking
– And more to be revealed…
Join us in Leeds on the 22nd of May:
Seize the chance to help shape the day and get involved – contact us at info@fintechnorth.uk to hear about the different opportunities there are to come on board as a speaker or sponsor.
Super Early Bird tickets are on sale now – we can wait to see you there.
Event Schedule
Breakfast and Networking
Welcome from FinTech North
Welcome from Whitecap Consulting
Julian Wells, Director, Whitecap Consulting
Welcome from the University of Leeds
Welcome from Leeds City Council
Increasing diversity, accessibility and inclusion in FinTech
FinTech Sector Update
Peter Cunnane, Director of National and International Initiatives, Innovate Finance
Keynote
Keynote
An Update from the Bank of England
Amy Lee, Head of FinTech Hub, The Bank of England
Coffee & Networking Break
Keynote
Working at the Nexus of academia, financial services and FinTech - a Fireside Chat
Liam Spence, Senior Vice President, Franchise Innovation, Mastercard
Borrowers on the Brink
Will Ellis, CRO, Lenvi
Lunch & Networking Break
Scaling Session
FinTech Growth Fund
Perspective from a Scaling FinTech in Leeds
Data on Demand
TBA
Scaling UK FinTech Report Summary
Julian Wells, Director, Whitecap Consulting
Scaling Panel Discussion
Jordan Dargue, Co-Founder, Lifted Ventures
Coffee and Networking Break
FinTech North Presentation and Skills Panel Disucssion
FinTech North Skills Steering Committee
Financial regulation innovation lab: RegTech and ESG Opportunities
RegTech Showcase
Comfort Break
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 reception