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A platform to discuss creativity and innovation from across the world of finance
IFT's Conversations with Industry series is designed to bring real-world examples of digital finance innovation and creativity to a classroom setting. Held annually from听January to April (UCL Spring Term),听these sessions demonstrate how听industrial ecosystems in the capital and beyond are approaching the topics of finance and technology.
These sessions are hosted by IFT's Industrial Director Paola Bergamaschi-Broyd.听Conversations听are open to the general public to attend, particularly to those who have a background or an interest in finance and technology. All conversations are followed by an听opportunity for audience Q&A and an informal drinks and听networking reception at the venue.
Past speakers include:
- David Grimm, Albion Capital and UCLTF
- Dan Cobley, Managing Partner of Blenheim Chalcot
- Stella Smith, Founder and CEO of Pirkx
- John Langley, Head of Wells Fargo International
2023 Programme
29 November 2023听
Paola Bergamaschi - Independent Non Executive Director member of Audit and Risk Committee at AIG; Independent Non Executive Director and Chair Risk Committee at Bank Of New York Mellon International Operations (I) Private Limited
22 November听
Mark Campanale, founder of London Social Stock Exchange, Carbon Tracker and UK Climate Finance Accelerator
15 November听
David Hutchison co-founder Social Finance
08 Novermber
Christopher Blake - Group Treasury at THE HSBC GROUP
01 November
Paul Mason, journalist
25 October
Gabriella Dispenza - Head of Rating Agency Relations at NatWest Group plc
18 October
Ann Pettifor, Policy Research in Macroeconomics (PRIME); Winner of Heinrich Boll Stiftung Hannah Arendt Prize, 2018
11 October听
Tim Sykes - Founder of Fintech Connex; Chairman of The Board at The Scottish Bee Company
18 January听听
Tommaso Migliore -听CEO MDOTM
1 February听
Raad Khraishi - Lead Data Scientist, Natwest Group
15 February听听
Isabelle Girolami -听CEO, LCH
1 March听
Peyman Mestchian -听Global Head of MA,听Quantexa
15 March听听
Darren Jarvis -听Head of Risk and Controls, Citibank
21 March听听
John Langley -听CEO International, Wells Fargo
26 April听听?
PANEL -听David Grimm, Investment Director, Albion Capital;听Kanishk Walia, Partners, Middllegame Ventures
10 May听听
PANEL - to be confirmed, FCA & CONSOB
- 2022
25 April听听
David Grimm -听Investment Director, Albion Capital, UCL Technology Fund04 April听听
John Langley -听Head of Wells Fargo International
07 March听
Vishal Marria -听Founder and CEO,听Quantexa
28 February听听
Justin Basini - Co-founder and CEO,听Clearscore
15 February听听
Stella Smith -听Founder and CEO,听Pirkx
31 January听 Panel:听
Featuring:听Asesh Sarkar听- Global CEO, Salary Finance;听Rob Straathof -听CEO, Liberis
17 January听听
Dan Cobley -听Managing Partner, Blenheim Chalcot (Fintech)- 2021
03 March听听PANEL
Featuring: Cathrine De Coninck-Lopez -听Global Head of ESG Invesco;听Peyman Mestchian -听Chairman of the Advisory Board for AI Forum and Quantexa, Fellow of the Institute of Risk Management; Georgina Taylor听(Moderator) - Fund Manager at Invesco03 February听听
Dan Garrett -听Founder and CEO,听Farewill20 January听听
Tobias Taupitz - Founder and CEO,听Laka Insurance- 2020
09 December听听
Torsten Elling - Founder and CEO,听Newtrex25 November听听
Stella Smith - Founder and CEO,听Pirkx11 November听听
Maria Scott - Founder and CEO,听Taina Technology
Sally Dewar - CEO, Allen & Overy Consulting28 October听听
Dan Cobley - Managing Partner, BCI Ventures30 April听听
Inti Paolucci - Founder and Managing Partner, GapMinde21 April听听
Torsten Elling - CEO, Newtrex
Alicia Reyes - Senior Banker, Wells Fargo26 March听听
Anton Ruddenklau - Head of Digital & Innovation in Financial Services, KPMG17 March听听
Dan Cobley - Managing Partner (FinTech), Blenheim Chalcot27 February听听
Yasin Rosowsky - Co-CEO, Arabesque18 February听听
Vishal Marria -听Founder and CEO, Quantexa06 February听听
Rohit Singh - Director of Innovation and Digital Disruption, KPMG UK21 January听听
Rob Straathof - Founderand CEO, Liberis- 2019
11 December听 Digitising Global Trade with TradeLens and Blockchain
Stewart Jeacocke -听Associate Partner, IBM10听December听 Impact Investing: Current state and growth prospects
Jeremy Rogers -听CIO, Big Society Capital26 November听听The FX Market and the LIBOR Case Study
Budha Bhattacharya - Researcher, UCL IFT19 November听 Blockchain in Financial Services: Application, Adoption, Reality and Myth - Real-World Cases
Ajit Tripathi - Partner听(FinTech), ConsenSys12 November听 Payment Systems and Alternative New Platforms
Myles Stephenson - CEO, Modulr29 October听 Credit FinTech
Asesh Sarkar -听 Co-founder and CEO, Salary Finance
Stuart Bungay - Co-founder and CEO, Tully16 October听 FinTech: Investing in the Future?
Makoto Goda - CEO, Nippon Biodiesel Fuel15 October听 Machine Learning, Investments and Risk
Richard Saldanha - MD, Oxquant Consulting
