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The midway point of FinovateEurope falls on a notable holiday– International Women’s Day. This combination makes it the perfect time to celebrate all of the women who have graced the Finovate stage over the past two days.

Out of our 68 demoing companies, 21 were represented by women presenters– that’s 31%. This figure is 35% higher than at FinovateEurope last year, when 23% of the presenting companies were represented by a woman on stage. And it’s 55% higher than at FinovateEurope 2016, when 20% of the companies featured a woman on stage; more than 2x higher than FinovateEurope 2015, where 15% of the companies had female speakers; and a huge leap from our first event in 2007 with zero (see note 1).

These numbers spell out definitive progress. And with this in mind let’s celebrate women in fintech today– and every day, recognize how far we’ve come, and make an effort to foster a more inclusive environment within our industry.

The companies appear in demo order:

ApPello

Bernadett Nagy and Agnes Magyar

 

Opentech

Lisa Ann Caringi

 

ebankIT

Diana Winstanley

 

Google & KBC Bank

Petrina Grady and Deniz Oran

 

Avaloq

Esther Kaufmann

 

Salt Edge

Lisa Terziman-Gutu

 

CASHOFF

Yulia Clarke and Lina Perez

 

Horizn

Janice Diner

 

Fintech OS

Paula Costea

 

Electronic IDentification

Patricia Diez Diez

 

3rd-eyes

Stephanie Feight

 

Exate Technology

Sonal Rattan

 

IBM Trusteer

Eileen Turner and Sarit Kozokin

 

ING

Iwona Ziolkowska and Ewa Szerszen

 

CREALOGIX

Jo Howes and Eszter Vass

 

Solna

Inna Kaushan and Fatima Ayoub

 

Sensibill and NatWest

Wincie Wong

 

Smart Valley

Dr. Anna Elmirayeva

 

Partner HUB

Katalin Kauzli

 

SMART VALOR

Olga Feldmeier

 

ITSector

Luisa Silva

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Editor’s Note: While sadly it’s true that no women were on stage during the 20 demos of the first Finovate. One company, iPay Technologies, was founded by Dana Bowers, but she chose not to speak that day. And Finovate might not even exist if it wasn’t for Melanie Flanagan, then Marketing Manager at Yodlee (also co-founded by a woman), who was the first person to agree to demo. Finally, Susan Hawkins, then SVP at Metavante,was instrumental in getting both her company and Monitise on stage. So there you have it, woman called the shots for at least 20% of Finovate v1.0’s content, even if they ended up delegating the on-stage pitching to men. Thanks Melanie, Dana and Susan! — Jim Bruene, Founder

The demo sessions of the first two days of FinovateEurope are complete and Best of Show winners have been named. Now we turn to industry thought leaders to not only help us digest what we’ve just seen but also turn to the future and anticipate what’s coming next.

We’re back at ExCel London for today’s sessions and tickets are still available at the front desk. You can check out the full agenda on the event website, but here’s a quick overview of what to expect today: 

From 14:05 to 17:45 our four-track summit panel discussions will cover four topics:

• Banking
• Investing
• Regtech
• New Tech

Registration will open tomorrow at 8 AM and the first session starts at 8:30 AM. Coat check is available outside the networking hall in the ExCel Center.

The week started off strong with an exciting first day of FinovateEurope. Continuing our momentum today, we have another 29 companies ready to demo their fintech on stage.

If you missed out on the first day, no problem! Come down to ExCel London and register today, and check out the action on Twitter by searching #Finovate.

Today’s format will look quite similar to yesterday’s. The full agenda can be found on the FinovateEurope website. Here’s what you can expect:

8 to 9 Registration and continental breakfast

9 to 10:10 Demo session

• Simplavivo
• W.UP
• Hydrogen
• Exate
• IBM Security Trusteer
• Wealth Wizards
• Be-IQ
• Touche

10:20 to 10:50 Intermission and refreshments

10:50 to 12:10 Demo session

• NF Innova
• Thought Machine
• HooYu
• bpm’online
• QOVER
• NDGIT
• iProov
• ING Bank Śląski
• CREALOGIX
• Dynamics

12:10 to 13:10 Lunch and networking

13:10 to 14:30 Demo session

• Solna
• Sensibill
• Smart Valley
• Five Degrees
• DataSine
• DSwiss
• Partner HUB
• SMART VALOR
• ITSector
• Fortytwo Data

14:30 to 17:00 Cocktail reception and networking

Tomorrow, registration opens at 8 AM and the first session begins at 8:45. Please remember your name badge.

We are off and running at FinovateEurope 2018! Come in from the cold, grab a cup of hot coffee and a pastry, and join us for what promises to be a fantastic first-day of live fintech demonstrations.

Day One will feature more than 40 companies demonstrating a variety of fintech solutions ranging from mobile payments and authentication to digital banking and wealth management. If you haven’t already, pick up your ticket today and join us at ExCel London on the historic Royal Victoria Dock as FinovateEurope brings you the latest in fintech innovation.

Here’s today’s lineup.

Registration begins at 8am

8:00 to 9:00: Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 to 10:15:

• Vipera & Mastercard
• Pushfor
• Progress
• Onfido
• ApPello
• YUKKA Lab
• Lleida.net
• Backbase
• Opentech

10:15 to 10:45: Intermission and Refreshments

10:45 to 12:00:

• ti&m & clevercircles
• TESOBE Open Bank Project
• ebankIT
• DFT Empower
• Quadient
• Meniga
• Twisto
• Envestnet
• Intelligent Environments
• Efigence

12:00 to 13:00: Lunch and networking

13:00 to 14:15:

• Google & KBC Bank
• Smartify.it
• Ondot Systems
• Yoyo
• Kinetica
• Avaloq
• YellowDog
• Salt Edge
• Anorak Technologies
• CASHOFF

14:15 to 14:45: Intermission and refreshments

14:45 to 16:00:

• Horizn
• Braintri
• Fintech OS
• aixigo
• unblu
• Electronic IDentification
• Plutus.it
• Microblink
• SecuredTouch
• 3rd-eyes

16:00 to 18:00: Cocktail reception and networking
Best of Show winners will be announced tomorrow.

All demo videos will be available for free in a few weeks in our video archives.

FinovateEurope begins tomorrow and we’re placing the finishing touches on this week’s event. Companies are practicing their demo pitches for March 6 and 7, breakout rooms are ready for panel discussions that will take place on March 8 and 9, and the networking hall is prepared.

Are you ready? Here’s all of the last minute information you need to know:

Arrival

The event will be held at ExCel London. Registration opens at 8 AM tomorrow and the first demo begins at 9 AM. If you still don’t have your ticket, be sure to arrive early tomorrow to register.

Agenda

You can find the four-day agenda online. We’ll also post basic agenda details here on the blog every morning.

Questions?

For specific questions, visit the FinovateEurope website or contact our events team.