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The following people do a tremendous amount to support the fintech ecosystem in the UK and beyond. Make sure you follow them and get to know more about how they contribute to making the UK such a great place to grow and scale your fintech. We are grateful for their support in helping shape a great content programme that always delivers practical, pragmatic insights to support scale and growth.
If you have a content idea to support scaling fintechs or would like to put yourself forward as a speaker, please get in touch below.
2024 festival speakers
Adam Moulson
Chief Commercial Officer
Griffin
Griffin
Aled Lloyd Owen
Global Policy Director
Onfido
Onfido
Alexander Ford
Head of Marketing
Claro
Claro
Alex Reed
Co-Founder
Mountside Ventures
Mountside Ventures
Alexandra Rivas-Gale
Head of Product
ClearBank
ClearBank
Alina Timofeeva
Strategic Advisor in Data & Technology
alvin gunputh
Social Lead
Thredd
Thredd
Amelia Isaacs
Reporter
AltFi
AltFi
Amelie ARRAS
Sales & Marketing Director
Zumo
Zumo
Amy French
Director
Level 39
Level 39
andreas ioannou
Senior Associate
CommerzVentures
CommerzVentures
Andrei Lebed
CEO & Co-founder
Koodoo
Koodoo
Andrew McKibben
Head of International Technology
Bank of America
Bank of America
BARBARA gOTTARDI
Co-Founder
Finbridge Global
Finbridge Global
BRENDON REGAN
Head of Sales
Plaid Europe
Plaid Europe
Bryan Shaw
Partner
Fox Williams
Fox Williams
Calypso Harland
Founder
Fintech Fringe
Fintech Fringe
Caroline Vaughan
VP Financial Services
Pangea
Pangea
Caroline Wayman
Former CEO
Financial Ombudsman Service
Financial Ombudsman Service
CHARLOTTE KANAGASABAPATHY
Head of Fintech Scouting Director
Barclays
Barclays
Chloe Wade
Vice President
IDA, Ireland
IDA, Ireland
Chris Hill
Partner
Fox Williams
Fox Williams
Clive Summerfield
Founder/CEO
FARx Group
FARx Group
DANIEL GREILLER
Chief Commercial Officer
Weavr.io
Weavr.io
Daniel Lowther
Head of Fintech
CCgroup
CCgroup
Danny Keating
Senior Director Business Development
JDConsulting
JDConsulting
Dave Starling
Head of Future Products Technology
Natwest
Natwest
DavE Wallace
The Dave in Dave and Dharm Demystify
Dave and Dharm Demystify
Dave and Dharm Demystify
David Beer
Global Head of Enterprise Solutions
Cogo Ltd
Cogo Ltd
David McHenry
Managing Director
Head of Product Advisory & Implementation
HSBC Innovation Banking
Head of Product Advisory & Implementation
HSBC Innovation Banking
Devina Paul
CFO/Deputy CEO
Zumo
Zumo
DHARMESH MISTRY
CEO
Vision 2020 Consulting
Vision 2020 Consulting
DORA GRANT
CRO
Griffin
Griffin
DOUG MACKENZIE
Head of Content
Fintech Fringe
Fintech Fringe
Ed Adshead-Grant
NED
AperiData Ltd
AperiData Ltd
Emma Ronayne
Fintech Investment
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Banking Group
ERIC VaN DER KLEIJ
Co-Founder
Edenbase
Edenbase
Hattie Willis
Founder
IfWeRaise
IfWeRaise
Himal Makwana
SVP Platforms
FIS
FIS
Huw Davies
Co Founder/ CEO -
OzoneAPI
OzoneAPI
Ian Horne
EU Head of Content / Author (UK)
Money20/20
Money20/20
Irina Chuchkina
Chief Marketing Officer
Volt
Volt
Jake Figg
Product Lead
mmob
mmob
Jana Reid
Banks and Industry Strategic Partnerships Lead
TrueLayer
TrueLayer
Jana Straiton
Head of B2B Marketing
Adobe
Adobe
Jas Shah
Founder & Consultantt
Bitsul
Bitsul
Jim Anning
CDO
ComplyAdvantage
ComplyAdvantage
Joanne dewar
Lead
Project Nemo
Project Nemo
Jo Bevan - Taylor
Senior Director Banking & Financial Markets
NTT DATA
NTT DATA
JOrdan Bishop
Finance Director
Currensea & Build My Credit Score
Currensea & Build My Credit Score
Jordan Drosdick
VP Fintech Strategy
Mastercard
Mastercard
JORDAN SINCLAIR
President (UK)
Robinhood
Robinhood
JOSH DRACUP
Junior Consultant
Whitecap Consulting
Whitecap Consulting
Joshua Lloyd Lyons
Partner
Fidelity International Strategic Ventures
Fidelity International Strategic Ventures
Julia Streets
Founder & CEO
Streets Consulting
Streets Consulting
Juspal Manic
President of EMEA
Featurespace
Featurespace
Kat Cloud
Global Open Banking Compliance Principal Director -
Envestnet Yodlee
Envestnet Yodlee
KATHRYN STRACHAN
CEO
Copyhouse
Copyhouse
Kayode Odeleye
Founder & CEO
Caena
Caena
Kendra Rogers
CCMO
Featurespace
Featurespace
Kimberley Waldron
Co-founder
SkyParlour
SkyParlour
LEE PROVOST
CTO
Flagstone
Flagstone
liz Lumley
Deputy Editor
The Banker
The Banker
Lord Holmes
of Richmond MBE
Lucy Heavens
VP Marketing
Salv
Salv
Maeve Heneghan
FinTech Business Development
UK, Ireland, France
Amazon Web Services
UK, Ireland, France
Amazon Web Services
MaisIe Richardson
VP of Demand Generation
Payhawk
Payhawk
MARK WALKER
Demo Directory Investment Lead
Barclays
Barclays
MASHA BALANOVICH
Executive Director - UK
Drofa Comms
Drofa Comms
Matt Cooper
Co-CEO
Crowdcube
Crowdcube
Matt Williamson
SVP & Industry Principal
Endava
Endava
Meera Bissoondeeal
Investor
13Books Capital
13Books Capital
Michael Treacy
Head of Marketingl
OpenPayd
OpenPayd
Milly Ziva
Head of Brand and Strategic Marketing
Giesecke+Devrient
Giesecke+Devrient
NADIA EDWARDS-DASHTI
Chief Customer Officer
Harrington Starr
Harrington Starr
NicK Drewett
CCO
Starling Engine
Starling Engine
Nick Sylvester
Co-Founder
Chief Investment Officer A1 Advisory
Chief Investment Officer A1 Advisory
Olivia Minnock
Senior Partnerships Manager
mmob
mmob
Payal Raina
Founder
Fintech B2B Marketing Community
Fintech B2B Marketing Community
PETER CUNNANE
Director of International & National Initiatives
Innovate Finance
Innovate Finance
Priya Guliani
CEO
Earth ID
Earth ID
Rachel Booth
Director of Product
Mettle
Mettle
Raquel Soares
Head of Marketing
EdenRed
EdenRed
Sean Duffy
Managing Director, UK & Europe
CIBC Innovation Banking
CIBC Innovation Banking
SEAN FORWARD
CEO (UK)
Payabl
Payabl
Shameer Sachdev
Managing Director
Growth Gorilla
Growth Gorilla
Sonal Rattan
Co-Founder and CTO
eXate
eXate
Stuart Barclay
SVP Growth
Volt
Volt
Sumant Kumar
CTO Banking & Financial Markets
NTT DATA
NTT DATA
Sumeet Vermani
Founder
SKV Consulting
SKV Consulting
Susana Ponce Fremont
Global Head of
Financial & Credit Risk Tide
Financial & Credit Risk Tide
Susanne Chisti
Founder & Chair
FINTECH Circle
FINTECH Circle
Tamsin Powell
Chief Risk Officer
Creditspring
Creditspring
Thomas Harris
Principal
Motive Ventures
Motive Ventures
Tierney Cowap
Growth Campaigns Manager
Monzo
Monzo
Tina Fisher
Chief Marketing Officer
Intix
Intix
Tom Bentley
Head of Growth
NatWest Boxed
NatWest Boxed
TOM WINSTANLEY
CTO & Head of New Ventures
NTT Data
NTT Data
Travers Clarke-Walker
Chief Marketing Officer
Thought Machine
Thought Machine
Valentina Kristensen
Corporate Affairs Director
OakNorth
OakNorth
Veronica Glab
Head of Partnerships & Investment Lead
Innovate Finance
Innovate Finance
Vivienne Hsu
Industry Partner
Just Build It
Just Build It
Zhenya Winter
Head of Global Marketing - Financial Messaging
Bottomline
Bottomline
2023 festival SPEAKERS
Adizah Tejani
Portfolio @ HSBC
Ventures HSBC
Ventures HSBC
Alex Ford
Chief Marketing Officer
Claro Money
Claro Money
Alex Reed
Co-founder
Mountside Ventures
Mountside Ventures
Ali Paterson
Editor-in-Chief
FFNews
FFNews
Amelia Isaacs
Reporter
AltFi
AltFi
Amy French
Director
Level 39
Level 39
Andreas Ioannou
Associate
CommerzVentures
CommerzVentures
Angela Yore
Managing Director &
Co-Founder SkyParlour
Co-Founder SkyParlour
AUGUSTINA ADJEI
Tech Product Manager
Arm
Arm
Ben Hampton
CEO
Wealth Wizards
Wealth Wizards
Benjamin Storey
Key Clients - Industry & Performance Lead
Barclays
Barclays
Calypso Harland
Founder
Fintech Fringe
Fintech Fringe
CAROLINE STRETTON
Head of Product
TrueLayer
TrueLayer
Dan Atkinson
Head of Intermediaries
Melton
Charlie Bronks
Head of ESG
Crown Agents Bank
Crown Agents Bank
Christophe Langlois
B2B Fintech Ecosystem, Marketing
chatMKTG
chatMKTG
David Beer
Head of Enterprise Solutions & Partnerships
Cogo
Cogo
Emanuela Meini
Senior Inward Investment Manager- Fintech & Cyber
London & Partners
London & Partners
Daniel Lowther
Head of Fintech
CCgroup
CCgroup
Deanna Fernandez
Head of Customer and Market Insight
Marqeta
Marqeta
Emily BerRy
Director
Evelyn Partners
Evelyn Partners
Danielle Sheerin
Head of Digital Programmes
Barclays
Barclays
Devina Paul
CFO
Zumo
Zumo
Emma Kempton
Global Head of Customer Success
Clausematch
Clausematch
Damon Williams
Sales Director
Nivo
Nivo
Diana Ranchal Fernández
Solutions Engineer
Marqeta
Marqeta
Ezechi Britton
CEO
CFIT
CFIT
Danielle Raymond
Strategic Fintech Investment Operations
Lloyds
Lloyds
Ellen Logan
Principle Augmentum
Fintech
Fintech
Hugh de Lusignan
Head of Financial Services at Department
for Business and Trade
for Business and Trade
Ian Carter
COO
mmob
mmob
Jas Shah
Founder & Consultantt
Bitsul
Bitsul
Jeremy Bassett
CEO
co:cubed
co:cubed
Layla White
CEO
Techpassport
Luke Trayfoot
Chief Revenue Office
MangoPay
MangoPay
Michael Treacy
Head of Marketingl
OpenPayd
OpenPayd
Niamh Linehan
CMO
Defactor Labs
Defactor Labs
RACHEL CURTIS
Non-Exec Director
Loughborough Building Society
Loughborough Building Society
Saalim Chowdhury
Managing Director
Techstars
Techstars
STEFANO PAOLETTI
SVP of Sales
Yapily
Yapily
Veronica Glab
Head of Engagement
Innovate Finance
Innovate Finance
Iana Dimitrova
CEO
OpenPayd
OpenPayd
Jennifer Heathfield-Lee
Head of Partnerships
Clearbank
Clearbank
Jon Steinberg
CEO
Mountside Ventures
Mountside Ventures
Leonardo Lucatorto
Partnership Manager
Uncapped
Uncapped
Lucy Heavens
VP Marketing
Hokodo
Hokodo
Miranda McLean
Chief Communications and Sustainability Officer
Banking Circle
Banking Circle
Nick Parminter
Founding Partner
Class 35
Class 35
Rajesh Agrawal
Deputy Mayor of London for Business
Greater London Authority
Greater London Authority
Sandi Samantary
Former VP of Product @Thredd
& Product Leader
& Product Leader
Steve Delpy
Chief Banking Officer
Paysafe Group
Paysafe Group
Victoria Martin
Former Director, Banking Policy & Compliance, Starling
Fintech Compliance Advisor
Fintech Compliance Advisor
Isabel Pitt
CTO
Shieldpay
Shieldpay
Joy JOSEPH ABISAAB
Co-Founder & CEO
Mast
Mast
Josh Guthrie
UK Country Manager
Mollie
Mollie
Lord Holmes
of Richmond MBE
Magdalena Krön
Rise Global FinTech Platform Director
Barclays
Barclays
Nadia Edwards Dashti
Chief Customer Officer
Harrington Starr
Harrington Starr
Olivia Minnock
Head of Content
Fintech Fringe
Fintech Fringe
Robert Filmore
Founder & Managing Director
Meta-Morphix
Meta-Morphix
Sean Duffy
Managing Director
UK & Europe, CIBC
UK & Europe, CIBC
Smita Gupta
Founder & Chief Marketing Officer
SG Growth Advisory
SG Growth Advisory
Zitah McMillan
CEO and Co-Founder
Predictive Black
Predictive Black
JAMES SILK
Consultant
Woodhurst
Woodhurst
Jenson Brook
Managing Director
Novus Capital
Novus Capital
Kate Bohn
Global Head of Private Markets Technology Macquarie Asset
Management
Management
LUKE CASEY
Co-founder
Woodhurst
Woodhurst
Matt Davies
Brand & Culture Strategy Consultant Matt Davies Brand
Consultancy
Consultancy
NADIR ABRAR
Head of Rise London & Fintech Platform Lead
Barclays
Barclays
Payal Raina
Founder
Fintech B2B Marketing Community
Fintech B2B Marketing Community
Rory Marsh
Customer Lifestage Director
Royal London
Royal London
Shameer Sachdev
Founder and Managing Director
Growth Gorilla
Growth Gorilla
Sumeet Vermani
Founder & Chief Marketing Officer
SKV Consulting
SKV Consulting
Janine Hirt
CEO
Innovate Finance
Innovate Finance
Julia Streets
Founder & CEO
Streets Consulting
Streets Consulting
KIRSTY GRANT
Managing Director
Seedrs
Seedrs
LULU CARTER
Account Director
Fieldhouse
Fieldhouse
Michael Sim
Principal
Fidelity International Strategic Ventures
Fidelity International Strategic Ventures
Neil Shah
Director, Tech Sector Specialist
London Stock Exchange Group
London Stock Exchange Group
Peter Cunnane
Director of International & National Initiatives
Innovate Finance
Innovate Finance
ROSS BEARDMORE
Chief Product Officer
4G Capital
4G Capital
Sinead McHale
CEO
Satago
Satago
Tom Lawrence
Founder
MVPR
MVPR