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Welcome to FinovateSpring’s Conference Day

Welcome to FinovateSpring’s Conference Day

The final day of FinovateSpring’s four-day fintech fest has arrived. After a Summit Day focused on the customer experience and artificial intelligence, and two days of live fintech demos, Friday is a day of deep dives and insightful discussions into the present and future of fintech innovation.

We’ve provided an overview of what we’ve got in store for you below. Remember that registration opens at 8am on Friday. So be sure to arrive early, grab a little breakfast, and visit with our sponsors and partners in the networking area before we begin.

8:30am Opening Remarks from the Chair

8:35am Expert Insight: Review of the FinovateSpring Demos – What Do They Tell Us About Fintech’s Cutting Edge

8:50am Keynote Address: The Rise of the Machines – The Artificial Intelligence and the Road to Superintelligence. What Will AI Mean for the Future of Financial Services – And the Future of Work?

9:30am Power Panel: Which Artificial Intelligence Technologies Will Really Change Financial Services?

10:00am Morning Coffee & Networking

10:30am Fireside Chat: Improving the Financial Health of America’s 100 Million Credit Underserved Consumers

10:45am C-Suite Digital Change Leaders Debate: How Can Financial Institutions Capture the Fintech Opportunity & Collaborate with New Players to Transform Customer Experience

11:20am Special Address: Simplifying & Securing Digital Commerce through Tokenization

11:35am Fireside Chat: How Are Regulators Approaching Cryptocurrencies?

11:50am Strategy Roundtable: The Evolving Role of Cybersecurity – Are Banks Treating Technology Risks as Extensions of Their Businesses?

12:20pm Lunch & Networking Break – featuring Special Interest Discussion Tables

1:20pm to 2:40pm: Afternoon Tracks on Digital Banking, Digital Payments, Community Banking, and Digital Lending

  • Digital Banking
    • Opening Remarks from the Chair
    • Analyst Insight: Next Generation Banking – What is the Next Phase of the Digital Banking Revolution
    • Fireside Chat: Open Banking is Coming! How Will it Change Banking Forever?
    • Leaders Debate: How New Players, New Platforms, and New Technologies Will Transform Digital Banking. Is There a Role for the Branch in the Digital World?
  • Digital Payments
    • Opening Remarks from the Chair
    • Fireside Chat: How Changing Consumer Behavior is Transforming the Payments Industry
    • Fireside Chat: Payments Innovation – Why Experience is the New Reward
    • Leaders Debate: How New Technologies & New Competitors Will Solve Payments Pain Points Both Online and at the Point of Sale
  • Community Banking
    • Opening Remarks from the Chair
    • Keynote Address: How Can Community Banks Collaborate to Find a Path to Change to Compete in a Digital World?
    • Fireside Chat: Community Bank + Core Vendor + Fintech: What It Takes to Make the Partnership Work
    • Leaders Debate: How Community Banks Can Take a Strategic Approach to Fintech. What Bumps in the Road Have We Encountered?
  • Digital Lending
    • Opening Remarks from the Chair
    • Keynote Address: How Digital Players Can Transform Small & Medium-sized Enterprise Lending
    • Fireside Chat: Alt Credit Scores – Enhancing Underwriting Using Big Data & AI
    • Leaders Debate: How New Players Are Harnessing New Technologies to Disrupt Retail, Small Business & Commercial Digital Lending

2:40pm Afternoon Coffee & Networking Break

3:10pm Investors Debate: Where is the Smart VC Money Investing in Fintech?

3:40pm Finovate Finale! The Accelerators Showcase

4:10pm Closing Remarks from the Chair