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Finance Disrupted: Digitization of Finance – New York City

October 13, 2016

The finance industry is at the start of an unprecedented period of disruption. Established firms and start-ups are both embracing disruptive new technologies, from smartphones to “big data” analytics to Bitcoin and the blockchain that underpins it. This promises big changes to banks, insurers, investment firms and real economy served by the finance sector. Start-ups and incumbents alike increasingly acknowledge that, in many parts of financial services, the ‘winners’ will be those that collaborate best to create win-win partnerships.

Building on 2015’s acclaimed fintech gathering, “The Valley Meets the Street”, The Economist Events’ 2016 Finance Disrupted conference will bring together today’s most disruptive entrepreneurs, policymakers and renowned academics under the chairmanship of our senior Economist editors to explore the big trends in fintech, what the digital revolution means for finance and the broader economy. Attendees will walk away with an insightful overview of the latest important fintech breakthroughs, including mobile payments and robo wealth managers, as well as new business models like distributed ledgers, crowd-funding and social media-based credit-scoring. The event will examine where collaborative strategies are most likely to succeed, provide leading examples of current efforts at collaboration and discuss lessons learned from other industries that have experienced technological disruption.

Key questions we will answer:

  • What are the latest important fintech breakthroughs?
  • Can a partnership with an incumbent help a start-up to scale up more quickly to achieve critical mass?
  • How can start-ups and incumbents overcome their cultural differences to create innovative partnerships that work?
  • How can industry participants and regulators collaborate to allow maximum experimentation whilst minimizing societal risks?
  • Which countries are developing the best ecosystems for fintech innovation to thrive?

Click here to download the 2016 brochure or here to sign-up for email updates as additional information is announced.

Some of our notable speakers participating in the event include:

  • Jeremy Allaire, Founder, chairman and chief executive, Circle
  • Sheila Bair, Former chair, FDIC; Member of the board, Avant
  • Eileen Burbidge, Partner, Passion Capital; HM Treasury special envoy for fintech, UK Government
  • Mike Cagney, Chief executive, chairman and co-founder, SoFi
  • Jonathan Korngold, Managing director, General Atlantic Ventures
  • Todd McDonald, Co-founder and chief operating officer, R3
  • Nigel Morris, Managing partner of QED Investors and co-founder, Capital One
  • Michael Novogratz, Former president, Fortress Investment Group
  • Vikram Pandit, Founding principal, The Orogen Group; Former chief executive, Citigroup
  • John Schlifske, Chairman and chief executive, Northwestern Mutual
  • Igor Tulchinsky, Chief executive, WorldQuant
  • Alexa von Tobel, Founder and chief executive, LearnVest.com

Venue

10th on the Park at Time Warner Center
60 Columbus Circle
New York, NY 10023 United States
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