Must Visit: 9 Tech Events to Attend in May and June

Start checking your calendar for free slots. Fintech leaders hungry for networking and knowledge sharing of all stripes will have lots of opportunities to fuel up.

We picked nine online and in-person events related or dedicated to Fintech that kick off this May and June. Choose your huddle and pin the date!

WP Wealth Tech Summit

As keeping up with the Wealthtech industry transformation becomes more and more challenging, WP Wealth Tech Summit shows the shortcut to the future. The event gathers industry experts who will help advisors find the right technologies to build next-gen portfolios, adapt to changes promptly, and make clients want to stay.  

Three speakers to meet: 

• Fatima Boolani — Director at Citi and the co-head of the US Software equity research team
• Grant Hicks — President of Advisor Practice Management
• Ali M. Qureshi — Co-founder of SideDrawer document management platform

Finovate Spring Event

More than 100 speakers from financial institutions, including every top U.S. bank, will light up the Hilton hotel at Finovate Spring Event. From showcasing Fintech breakthrough demos live to panels dedicated to the most action-needed challenges, the event vibes innovation at its every corner and every year.

Three speakers to meet: 

• Jeremy Balkin — Global Head of FinTech & Innovation at J.P.Morgan
• Kathy Strasser — Chief Operating Officer & Chief Information Officer at IncredibleBank
• Ian Benton — Senior Analyst, Digital Banking & Payments at Javelin Strategy & Research

INSART Fintech CTO Live 

Join a leading technology partner for top Fintechs for a live discussion of the strategic, operational and distribution challenges faced by Fintech CTO’s and executives. The session is a great opportunity to make high-impact business connections with the industry’s most active professionals. The event will wrap up with a Q&A Session focused on banking, Fintech and payments.

Three speakers to meet: 

• Vasyl Soloshchuk — CEO at INSART
• Anton Dovgobrod — CTO at INSART
• ? — Secret Speakers to be announced

Fintech Europe Summit

Forty speakers from across Europe, a region that leads the Fintech industry growth, join this virtual meetup to network and share thoughts on all things latest in the field where finances and technology meet. During the event’s three sessions, you’ll hear the updates in open banking, artificial intelligence, blockchain, DeFi & crypto, NFT’s, Insurtech & Regtech, cybersecurity, Web 3.0, etc.

Three speakers to meet: 

• Dr. Martha Boeckenfeld — thought leader Metaverse, Advisory Board Member at GenTwo
• Diederik Bruggink — Head of Innovation and Payments at European Savings and Retail Banking Group
• Robin Amlot — Managing Editor at IBS Intelligence

FinTech Secured, Next Generation Cyber 2022

If you’re UK-based and in for a cybersecurity innovation talk, join Midlands Cyber cluster in June to hear about the pitfalls of contactless EMV features in iPhones, the UK Fintech security trends and more.

Three speakers to meet: 

• Tom Chothia — reader in cyber security at the University of Birmingham
• Vladlina Benson — Cyber Security thought leader, internationally recognised cyber specialist
• ? — additional speakers to be announced

NC TECH’s Virtual Job Expo

Looking to hire for a tech position or to find one? Head for this online employer-employee matching event. The space to meet will be set as virtual booths, each representing a particular (your?) hiring company, providing information about its vacancies, opportunities, resources, etc. Candidates can share their resumes and profiles real-time, while employers have a candidate followup opportunity on the event platform. Try a whole new way of effective low-cost hiring!

AITP-RTP: Modernizing Your Software Quality Assurance with Visual Testing

Let’s talk about QA testing. In particular, about one area that is literally its blind spot — visual bugs. Luckily, no manual testing is required there since AI can now tackle the challenge with visual testing. Get your ticket to know how visual testing works and how to integrate it in your QA strategy.

Speaker — Andrew Knight, Developer Advocate overseeing visual testing at Applitools.

Fintech + Insurtech Generations 2022

The word “recharging” is more than a mantra at Generations 2022. It’s what organizers promise to happen to your inner innovation resource if it has been drained by all the stress the recent years threw at us. The conference is positioned as anything but boring, with active engagement in discussions with top Fintech and Insurtech minds — no hours of plain talking. To make sure you’re body-and-mind fueled up for your next tech breakthrough, wellness sessions are included.

Three speakers to meet: 

• Bill Rogers — Chairman & CEO at Truist
• Brock Blake — CEO & Founder at Lendio
• Colleen McCreary — Chief People, Places, & Publicity Officer at Credit Karma

Banking Transformation Summit

Pushed into the digital reality, we have accelerated into digital banking with many gaps unfilled. Join 50 banking leaders to answer the challenges in open banking, BaaS and embedded banking, explore new ways to meet the growing customer expectations and more. Chats, keynote talks, panel sessions — enjoy all the summit classics and the elegance of Novotel London West.

Three speakers to meet: 

• Claire Calmejane — Chief Innovation Officer at Société Générale
• Mike Cowen — Head of Innovation & Customer Experience – Europe at Mastercard
• Nick Williams — Group Transformation Director at Lloyds Banking Group