FINTECHNORTH
EVENTS
Manchester Conference 2024
November 21st, 8am
Whitworth Hall
FinTech North is thrilled to announce its seventh-annual Manchester Conference, hosted in partnership with Mastercard, University of Manchester, Rise, created by Barclays, Intercash, GFT, RSM and AccessPay.
The conference is set to take place at the iconic Whitworth Hall at the University of Manchester, a FinTech North favourite with a rich history that continues to lie at the heart of academia, innovation and industry, aligning with FinTech North’s skills mission.
Join us to hear all about what’s happening in the Greater Manchester ecosystem, a thriving hub of FinTech innovation that grows each year. You can expect to hear from some of the region’s biggest and brightest names, as well as from startups making their FinTech North debut.
Some themes to expect:
– Payments
– Skills/ Industry and Academica
– Data and AI
– Diversity, Accessibility and Inclusion
Our Manchester Conference in 2023 was our best and most attended one yet, and this year we’re setting out to smash the record again. Super Early Bird Tickets are on sale – secure yours now!
Please see our *working* agenda below:
Event Schedule
Breakfast Networking
Welcome from FinTech North
Joe Roche, General Manager, FinTech North
Welcome from the University of Manchester
Professor Duncan Iveson, Vice Chancellor, The University of Manchester
UK FinTech Sector Update with Innovate Finance
Peter Cunnane, Director of National and International Initiatives, Innovate Finance
Coalitions & regional ecosystems
Ksenia Grant, Director of Ecosystem and Partnerships, CFIT
Research into gender in FinTech
Chloe Fox Robertson, Researcher, University of Manchester
Rachel England, Events Coordinator, FinTech North
Coffee and networking
The Road to Profitability and how to scale successfully
Natasha Idris, Managing Consultant, Mastercard
Bronwyn Francis, Senior Vice President Services, Business Development, Mastercard
Scaling successes in Manchester: Anish Kapoor's story from telecom to FinTech
Anish Kapoor, CEO, AccessPay
Free Slot
Free slot
Data & AI: Steam Engine of the modern (F)industrial age?
Alex Richardson, Client Solutions Director, GFT
Lunch and networking break
Speaker tbc
Reality bites - challenges with moving from legacy to modern tech
Stefan Haase, Director, Whitecap Consulting
Skills Fireside Chat / Q&A
Daniel Rajkumar, Director, FinTech North
Silas Ozoya, Talent Upskill Associate, FinTech North
CHAIR: Ellie Kirkman, Started PR
What does Banking look like in 2035?
Speakers tbc
Engineering the Future of Finance: Inside Starling Bank's Tech Innovations
Chloe Williams, Software Engineer, Starling Bank
Sam Clarke, Engineering Lead, Starling Bank
Decentralized Finance in 2024: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities
Dr. Aseem Pahuja, Lecturer in FinTech, Management Sciences and Marketing, the University of Manchester
Future of Payments presentation
Eliot Heilpern, CEO Parthenon Communications
The Future of Payments 2025-2028
Vijay Ray, Associate Director, RSM
Professor Markos Zachariadis,Professor in Financial Technology, The University of Manchester
Matt Oldham, CSO, Suresite
CHAIR: Kimberly Waldron, Founder, Started PR
Coffee and Networking Break
Manchester FinTech Showcase
• Conrad Adigwe, Founder, Techify
• Protect Group
• Tom Woodroof, Director, Mutual Credit Services
• Leon Wilson, Founder & CEO, PollenPay
• Adrian Richardson, Mortgage Wallet
• Andrew Gething, Founder & MD, MorganAsh
• Holly Young, Network Manager, Greater Manchester Business Growth Hub
Free Slot
Networking Reception
Event to close
