FinTech West @ Bristol Tech Festival 13/10
On Wednesday 13th October, as part of Bristol Tech Festival, FinTech West will be hosting its first face to face event since early 2020, taking place at Engine Shed in Bristol.
Speakers will be highlighting innovation in one of the UK's top FinTech clusters and looking at what the future holds. We'll hear from a range of speakers and panels who will provide relevant updates on key FinTech initiatives and futures, as well as representatives from FinTech firms in the South West.
The detailed agenda is below but the the event starts with networking from 9am and presentations from 9.30am until mid-afternoon with a break for a light lunch - further networking and drinks at the close. Thanks to Osborne Clarke for sponsoring lunch and Moneyhub for the after event drinks.
09.00 Doors open, networking
Session 1 - The UK FinTech Landscape
09.30 Welcome & UK FinTech overview - Julian Wells, FinTech West & Whitecap Consulting
09.40 Video introduction by Chris Skinner, Financial technology expert and author
09.45 Opening Keynote - My journey through innovation in financial technology by Prof Dave Cliff, Professor of Computer Science/Academic Director, University of Bristol
10.05 Opportunities in banking - Layla White, CEO, TechPassport
10.20 Panel including speakers and others
10.45 – Break
Session 2 - FinTech Developments in the South West
11.05 Ecosystem to cluster - Prof Jon Beaverstock, School of Management, UoB
11.25 FinTech West Accelerator – Stuart Harrison, FinTech West & Marty Reid, Head of Engine Shed
11.40 FinTech & Professional Services – Mark Wesker, Partner, Osborne Clarke
12.00 Update on WECA strategy - Tom Slade, Digital Strategy, Deloitte
12.10 Panel including speakers and others
12.35 – Lunch & Networking kindly sponsored by Osborne Clarke
Session 3 - Regional FinTech Showcase
1.20 VAT settlement over blockchain with HMRC - Dr Chris Carr, UWE with Neil Cartledge of HMRC Innovation, Dr David Williams Uni of Portsmouth and Dalia ElEdel, UWE
1.40 Stratiphy - Dan Gold, Founder
1.50 Voltric – Julian Mensah, Founder & CEO
2.00 Penny - Josh Stott, Co-founder & CEO
2.10 Flexys – Jon Hickman, CEO
2.20 Roqqett - Glenn Smith, Founder & CEO
2.30 Closing Keynote - Sam Seaton, CEO, Moneyhub
Closing comments & Q&A
15.00 Close –Networking & drinks kindly sponsored by Moneyhub.
