
2018 Agenda
Monday, March 5
9:15am Registration Opens
1:00pm - 1:15pm Opening Remarks
1:15pm - 2:15pm Session One: Panel - Founders Debate on the Strategy for Future Banking
- Where are the opportunities and dead ends in products, services -- or financial services bureaucracy?
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How can the fintech ecosystem be more vibrant and responsive? -
Getting beyond the current lull in fintech innovation to spur better product development

2:15pm - 2:45pm Session Two: Fireside Chat
Banking is becoming more distributed, moving beyond mobile into the internet-enabled devices known as the Internet of Things. How will customers interact with these endpoints, and how are institutions preparing for this future? And what are the strategies for overcoming the challenges arising in IoT around security, authentication, and account takeovers? This top Visa executive will take on key market dynamics around IoT and the future of banking in a fireside chat and take questions from the audience.
4:00pm - 4:30pm Session Four: Fireside Chat
The greatest blockchain opportunity for financial services may rest in enterprise soluctions, and Chain is at the forefront of building that blockchain infrastructe. But how can the financial services sector get beyond the novelty phase of blockchain and make it a true contributor to ROI, improving efficiency and acting as a basis for new product development? Chain's co-founder and CEO will share insights from the trenches of enterprise blockchain development now in a fireside chat.
2:45pm - 3:30pm Afternoon Break
3:30pm - 4:00pm Session Three: Presentation: The Kernels of Future Banking Trends: How to Make a Platform Strategy Work
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Finding more than just transaction-by-transaction business -
Overcoming the technical challenges of building a banking platform -
Implications for sales & marketing

4:30pm - 6:00pm Innovation Bar & Cocktail Reception
10:00am - 11:30am Pre-Conference Workshop
The Mechanics of a Successful Innovation Team
Tuesday, March 6
8:00am Networking Breakfast
DEMOvation Track
9:15am - 10:00am DEMOvation Session One
Demoing Companies:
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Abe AI -
Checkbook -
Denoti -
Nuggets
9:05am - 9:15am Bank-Fintech Partnerships: A Case Study
Jane Barratt, Chief Executive Officer of GoldBean, and Josh Rowland, Chief Executive Officer of Lead Bank, discuss innovation strategies for smaller banks, with a focus on bank-fintech partnerships.
10:45am - 11:30am DEMOvation Session Two
Demoing Companies:
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Active.AI -
BizNOW -
Clinc -
Validis
11:45am - 12:30pm DEMOvation Session Three
Demoing Companies:
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Baton Systems -
Hoard Invest -
Kony -
PrivaKey, Inc.
10:00am - 10:45am Morning Break
Sponsored by:
DEMOvation Challenge
Monday, March 5
9:15am Registration Opens
1:00pm - 1:15pm Opening Remarks
1:15pm - 2:15pm Session One: Panel - Founders Debate on the Strategy for Future Banking
- Where are the opportunities and dead ends in products, services -- or financial services bureaucracy?
-
How can the fintech ecosystem be more vibrant and responsive? -
Getting beyond the current lull in fintech innovation to spur better product development

2:15pm - 2:45pm Session Two: Fireside Chat
Banking is becoming more distributed, moving beyond mobile into the internet-enabled devices known as the Internet of Things. How will customers interact with these endpoints, and how are institutions preparing for this future? And what are the strategies for overcoming the challenges arising in IoT around security, authentication, and account takeovers? This top Visa executive will take on key market dynamics around IoT and the future of banking in a fireside chat and take questions from the audience.
4:00pm - 4:30pm Session Four: Fireside Chat
The greatest blockchain opportunity for financial services may rest in enterprise soluctions, and Chain is at the forefront of building that blockchain infrastructe. But how can the financial services sector get beyond the novelty phase of blockchain and make it a true contributor to ROI, improving efficiency and acting as a basis for new product development? Chain's co-founder and CEO will share insights from the trenches of enterprise blockchain development now in a fireside chat.
2:45pm - 3:30pm Afternoon Break
3:30pm - 4:00pm Session Three: Presentation: The Kernels of Future Banking Trends: How to Make a Platform Strategy Work
-
Finding more than just transaction-by-transaction business -
Overcoming the technical challenges of building a banking platform -
Implications for sales & marketing

4:30pm - 6:00pm Innovation Bar & Cocktail Reception
10:00am - 11:30am Pre-Conference Workshop
The Mechanics of a Successful Innovation Team
Tuesday, March 6
8:00am Networking Breakfast
DEMOvation Track
9:15am - 10:00am DEMOvation Session One
Demoing Companies:
-
Abe AI -
Checkbook -
Denoti -
Nuggets
9:05am - 9:15am Bank-Fintech Partnerships: A Case Study
Jane Barratt, Chief Executive Officer of GoldBean, and Josh Rowland, Chief Executive Officer of Lead Bank, discuss innovation strategies for smaller banks, with a focus on bank-fintech partnerships.
10:45am - 11:30am DEMOvation Session Two
Demoing Companies:
-
Active.AI -
BizNOW -
Clinc -
Validis
11:45am - 12:30pm DEMOvation Session Three
Demoing Companies:
-
Baton Systems -
Hoard Invest -
Kony -
PrivaKey, Inc.
10:00am - 10:45am Morning Break
Sponsored by:
DEMOvation Challenge
11:45am - 12:30pm Session Seven: Presentation
Implementing AI to Improve the Banking Customer Experience
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Where is artificial intelligence being implemented successfully in financial services today -
How will AI change the customer experience (and the financial services provider's experience)? -
How to manage data AI needs
12:30pm - 1:30pm Networking Luncheon
1:30pm - 2:15pm Session Eight: Presentation
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How RBC built partnerships to accelerate the pace of innovation -
What RBC did to transform its innovative culture -
How RBC measures success
2:15pm - 3:00pm Session Nine: Panel
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How to get beyond innovation fatigue in mobile payments -
Partnership v development in a Zelle/Venmo/Apple Pay world -
Which new payments startups are the right path now
3:00pm - 3:30pm Afternoon Break
Sponsored by:
3:30pm - 4:15pm Session Ten: Presentation
Cryptocurrency and Your Financial Institution
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How can banks keep up with the fast-moving world of cryptocurrency and ICOs? -
Dealing with startups in a post-venture landscape -
How to pursue partnerships in the crypto space
Margaux Avedisian, Partner and Co-founder, Pre- ICO CooLPool Fund (Executive Vice President, Transform PR)
4:15pm Conclusion