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NEXT MONEY ASIA 2018 FINTECH FINALS | HONG KONG 30-31 JANUARY, 2018NEXT MONEY ASIA 2018 FINTECH FINALS | HONG KONG 30-31 JANUARY, 2018

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FF18 SCHEDULE 2 days & 3 nights of the Asia's & the world's best fintech talent PRE-EVENTS – MONDAY 29TH JANUARY 19.00 FRITES BELGIAN ON TAP FF18 Welcome Drinks Function Looking to meet FF18 Attendees? Come join us for a drink at FRITES Belgian On Tap, Shop 6, 1/F Causeway Centre, 28 Harbour Road, Wan Chai 19.00 METTA IndiaTech HK: Fuelling Indian Startup community in the Greater Bay Area The IndiaTech HK is a community initiative to serve as a platform for information and engaging of Indian startups, both in Hong Kong and in India. We aim to increase awareness of the Indian Startup ecosystem in Greater China among those who have an interest in Indian tech scene, including the Indian diaspora in the region, and want to take part as entrepreneurs or investors. REGISTRATION MANDATORY VIA EVENTBRITE HERE DAY 1 – TUESDAY 30TH JANUARY 08.00 STARTUP VILLAGE Doors Open, Coffee On! 09.00 MAIN STAGE Welcome Address Rob Findlay, CEO, Next Money 09.15 MAIN STAGE PANEL SESSION Welcome to the Alternative Financial System With every day comes a new and exciting technology or business model, or the rapid advancement of existing ones. Are we now seeing in 2018 the tipping point of the total Alternative Financial System, where the traditional stack is replaced by pure digital, stateless entities and brand new ways of doing business? Moderator: Aditya Khurjekar, CEO & Founder, LTP/Medici Megan Caywood, CPO, Starling Martin Pickrodt, CPO, Canopy 09.40 MAIN STAGE PANEL SESSION China’s Vision of AI Finance, Policy & Economy China will lead the weaving of technology, finance and information into the social fabric and economic engine in the region and globally – how will this change or leap forward with transformative AI technology at its disposal? Moderator: Juliette Saly, Reporter, Bloomberg Dr Winnie Tang, Founder, ESRI Frankie Tam, Hong Kong Internet Finance Association Dickie Liang-Hong Ke, CEO, NetAdd Technology 10.00 MAIN STAGE KEYNOTE + Q&A The Next Payment Revolution: Managing Through the Third Wave The combination of transformative technology will lead to a new wave of payments innovation and expansion. Paul J. Walsh, Senior VP, Platform Strategy & Innovation, Visa Moderator: Eleanor Page, Chief Commercial Director, RFI Group 10.30 MAIN STAGE Coffee Break 11.00 MAIN STAGE KEYNOTE + Q&A Making the most of a good opportunity: what investors look for While many FinTech businesses are built on phenomenal ideas, missing out on investment can scupper plans prematurely. Founders often stumble to get investment even when they’ve got a great idea – it’s a shame and shouldn’t be the case. Set against a backdrop of FF18, this session will aim to help start-ups who are looking to move to the next stage with some tips and positioning when it comes to meeting with investors. Gavin Lock, COO, Senjo Group Moderator: Melissa Guzy, Founder & Managing Partner, Arbor Ventures 11.30 MAIN STAGE KEYNOTE + Q&A Blockchain, Smart Contracts and Artificial Intelligence: The Exponential Future of Global Finance Nathana Sharma, Program Director, Faculty Affairs & Principal Faculty, Singularity University Moderator: Zach Peister, Chief Development Officer, Intrepid Ventures 12.00 MAIN STAGE POSTCARDS We profile the world’s fintech markets and geographies, with inside knowledge on specific opportunities and highlights. UAE: Aaron Oliver, Next Money MENA Thailand: Paul Ark, Managing Director CVC, Siam Commercial Bank 12.30 MAIN STAGE Lunch Break 13.20 MAIN STAGE PANEL SESSION Making a dent in the universe – the challenger banks seeing in change The challenger banks are shifting customer mindsets in deeply established markets, but will it take hold in Asia? Are they making money or aiming for VC goals? What’s been the real longer response from the incumbency? Moderator: Charles D’Haussy, Head of Fintech, InvestHK Jakub Zakrzewski, International Expansion General Manager, Revolut Megan Caywood, CPO, Starling David Rosa, Co-Founder, Neat James Lloyd, Asia-Pacific FinTech Leader, EY 13.55 MAIN STAGE ANNOUNCEMENT SuperCharger HK 2018: New Cohort Announcement Veronika Kuznetsova, Managing Director, SuperCharger Liam Gilligan, Head of eXellerator Hong Kong, Standard Chartered Bank 14.00 MAIN STAGE KEYNOTE + Q&A Identity + AI – the 21st Century’s greatest challenge We are rapidly approaching a world where financial services is being stripped right back to its core; to data, patterns and algorithms. Our finances are increasingly done through digital channels – and our ability to do so is entirely dependent on being able to prove that we are who we say we are. Yet there is the increasing threat of cyber attack and identity theft to deal with. So how might this play out when the machines hold all our information, and are increasingly becoming the agents for our daily lives? Dave Birch, Author Moderator: Ayesha Khanna, Founder & CEO, Addo.ai 14.30 MAIN STAGE PITCH COMPETITION #1 2018 Fintech Finals Competition – Pitch Session #1 12 Startups have 4 minutes each to win over the judges: AblePay (Norway) AgUnity (Singapore) BASIS ID (Singapore) beehive (UAE) Blue Fire (Hong Kong) Caulis (Japan) Checkbox (Australia) Chekk (Hong Kong) FingoPay (UK) Fundaztic (Malaysia) FutureFlow (UK) Identitii (Australia) 15.30 STARTUP VILLAGE Coffee Break 16.00 MAIN STAGE PITCH COMPETITION #2 2018 Fintech Finals Competition – Pitch Session #2 12 Startups have 4 minutes each to win over the judges: Jumper.ai (Singapore) Lattice (Hong Kong) MoneyTree (Japan) NoPassword (USA) Portfolio Quest (Singapore) SalesARM (UAE) Scalend (Singapore) SearchInk (Hong Kong) Sherlock Garden (Israel) SmarttBot (Brazil) Trade Ledger (Australia) Xencio (China) 17.00 MAIN STAGE PANEL SESSION The future of cryptocurrencies – what retail & institutional investors should expect in 2018 The hottest commodities and trading in 2017 has been in cryptocurrency. But is this the right intent for these coins, and will it continue? Will these currencies gain a foothold in real application and relevance beyond speculation? Which types of cryptocurrency will hold value? Moderator: Sophie Kamaruddin, Reporter, Bloomberg Arthur Hayes, CEO, Bitmex Stefan Qin, Managing Partner, Virgil Capital Jane Lippencott, Co-Founder, Zen Tama Churchouse, Partner, Block.One 17.30 MAIN STAGE POSTCARDS We profile the world’s fintech markets and geographies, with inside knowledge on specific opportunities and highlights. Pakistan: Sameer Chisty, Venture Partner, SparkLabs Philippines: Lito Villaneuva, Managing Director, Fintqtechnologies Corp 18.00 MAIN STAGE PITCH COMPETITION 2018 Fintech Finals Competition – Winners Announced The winning teams of the 2018 Fintech Finals are announced – Best Early Stage Startup; Best Growth Stage Startup; Best Mature Stage Startup; and the big prize, the Best In Show Winner DAY 2 – WEDNESDAY 31ST JANUARY 08.00 STARTUP VILLAGE Doors Open, Coffee On! 09.20 MAIN STAGE Welcome Address Rob Findlay, CEO, Next Money 09.30 MAIN STAGE OPENING KEYNOTE The Future Proof Bank The operating model of the future will be significantly simplified, much clearer in its purpose and ethics, and far closer to its clients through the use of integrated “big data” analytics. Anthony Thomson, Founder, Atom Bank & Metro Bank 10.10 MAIN STAGE POSTCARDS We profile the world’s fintech markets and geographies, with inside knowledge on specific opportunities and highlights. Russia: Daniel Gusev, Managing Partner, GAUSS Ventures Kenya: Aaron Fu, Managing Director, MEST 10.40 STARTUP VILLAGE Coffee Break 11.15 MAIN STAGE KEYNOTE Creating Disruptive Relevance in Fintech via customer obsession and experience Jacqueline Thng, Prophet Partners 11.45 MAIN STAGE PANEL SESSION Open Banking Pitfalls and Possibilities – real stories of dealing with data, APIs, policies and politics With the adoption of PSD2, banks will have to rethink their position in the financial services landscape. In the current situation, banks offer a range of end-to-end financial services through various channels (online, mobile and branches), this will raise the stakes even higher. Moderator: James Lloyd, Asia-Pacific FinTech Leader, EY Sebastian Taveau, Chief Technologist, Zelle (Early Warning LLC) Katerina Frolovicheva, VP of Innovation, Gazprombank 12.15 STARTUP VILLAGE Lunch Break 13.10 MAIN STAGE PANEL SESSION Financial Inclusion: another fintech buzzword? Moderator: Adrian Chng, CEO, Fintonia Group Veronica Fung, Chief of Staff, Operations, Societe Generale Michael Singh, Co-Founder & CEO, Asiakredit Peter Barcak, Co-Founder & CEO, Credolab Christine Duhaime, Founder, DFI Patrick Lynch, CEO, First Circle 13.40 MAIN STAGE PANEL SESSION Sleeping Dragon – The growing Insuretech opportunity The insurance sector is now set for true transformative disruption in 2018 – how dramatic will the shift be in value propositions, product design, customer experience and business models? Moderator: Karena Belin, Co-Founder, WHUB Val Yap, Founder & CEO, PolicyPal Roseline Koo, CEO, CXA Group Andries Smit, Managing Director, Asia Digital, AVIVA 14.10 MAIN STAGE PANEL SESSION The AI Banker – How technology will create advice, insight, interaction and relationships Real stories of application and insight of AI & RPA application in banking, operations, technology and customer experience Moderator: Amit Goel, Founder & Chief Innovation Officer, LTP/Medici Claire Calmejaine, Director of Innovation, Lloyds Bank Micky Lo, Chief Information Risk Officer, BNY Mellon 14.40 STARTUP VILLAGE Coffee Break 15.10 MAIN STAGE PANEL SESSION Innovation Practices & Approaches that (actually) work How innovation practice is evolving from trends and hype to deep transformation, culture change and HR practices. Moderator: Charles Ross, Asia Editorial Director, The Economist Intelligence Unit Adrian Seto, Senior Director, Innovation & FinTech, Accenture Kimmy Paulino, Rainmaking Innovation Veronika Kuznetsova, Supercharger Amanda Williams, Head of Nest Innovation, Nest 15.40 MAIN STAGE PANEL SESSION Building businesses in Asia’s 21st Century Moderator: Matt Dooley, Connected Thinking Michelle Katics, CEO, Portfolio Quest Jacqueline Thng, Partner, Prophet Alokik Advani, Head of Principal Strategic Investments, APAC, Goldman Sachs Jason Corbett, Managing Partner, Silk Legal 16.15 MAIN STAGE CLOSING KEYNOTE Digital Disruption; How FinTech is Forcing Banking to a Tipping Point Ronit Ghose, Global Head of Banks Research, Citibank 16.45 MAIN STAGE Closing Address Rob Findlay, CEO, Next Money 18.00 METTA Closing Party SPECIAL EVENT – WEDNESDAY 31ST JANUARY 08.00 SHENZHEN, CHINA FINTECH TOUR Shenzhen Fintech & IOT Tour The Next Money Shenzhen Fintech Tour is a unique, networking experience for international fintech executives and investors looking to deepen their knowledge and gain exposure to the leading players in Chinese financial services. With a focus on Fintech and IoT hardware, you’ll meet legendary tech companies. fintechs as well as IoT startups such as WeBank and Huawei. As the tour will be held on mainland China, you will need to arrange a visa before the tour in order to attend. Limited to 30 spots, hosted by our Hong Kong Chapter Lead and ultimate HK FinTech connector: Tour Guide: Matt Dooley from Connected Thinking, Reinventing finance through design, innovation & entrepreneurship. Next Money Asia 2018 Fintech Finals © Next Money Limited Contact Us | Volunteer | Media | Sponsor