FinovateMiddleEast has arrived in Dubai. Day One of our two-day fintech conference begins today, Monday, February 26. And after an afternoon and evening of practice runs and sound checks, our demoing companies are ready to introduce their latest fintech innovations to the world.
In addition to a slate of 14 fintech demos, Day One will also feature an interesting variety of keynote addresses and panel discussions from some of the region’s most engaged and knowledgable fintech business people, thought leaders, and investors. We’ve published an outline of today’s schedule below – including our dual track afternoon sessions on banking and payments on one side, and blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and AI on the other. So whether you like your fintech old school or new school, FinovateMiddleEast’s Afternoon Streams on Day One have you covered!
Tickets are still available. So if you’re in Dubai and interested in meeting some of the people who are helping build the future of fintech in MENA, FinovateMiddleEast on Monday and Tuesday is the place to be.
Here’s the schedule of events for today.
8:00 – 8:30: Registration, Breakfast and Networking
8:30 – 8:35: Chairperson’s Remarks
8:35 – 9:35: Demo Session 1 featuring
9:35 – 9:40: Panel discussion: Starter for one minute – What does a fintech want? What does a bank want? What does the investor think?
9:40 – 10:20: Keynote: What can digital bankers learn from the top innovators?
10:20 – 10:30: United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Finance address and presentation on the fintech vision.
10:30 – 10:50: Embracing fintech innovation – past, present, and future
10:50 – 11:10: Bank CEO Panel: Driving innovation forward and the fintech global vision
11:10 – 11:40: Morning Coffee Break and Networking
11:40 – 11:55: Introduction from the FinTech Hive at DIFC
11:55 -12:25: Chatham House Rule Panel Discussion on Fintech regulation
12:25 – 13:15: Demo Session 2 featuring:
13:15 – 14:15: Lunch and Networking Speaker-hosted topic roundtables
Afternoon Streams: Banking and Payments / Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, and AI
14:15 – 15:00: Panel Discussions: How far can we go with big wallets? / Results of an Interbank Blockchain Pilot
15:00 – 15:20: Panel Discussions: What do we mean by innovation? / Blockchain Approaches – Beyond UAE
15:20 – 15:40: Address: Discussing the fintech strategies of Indian banks / What’s Happening Now and What’s Next for AI?
15:40 – 16:10: Afternoon Coffee Break and Networking
16:10 – 16:40: Big bank fireside chat
16:40 – 17:10: Demo Session 3 featuring
17:10 – 18:10: Networking Reception, Topic Led Roundtables, Best of Show Awards Ceremony
All demo videos will be available for free in a few weeks in our video archives.