AltFi London Summit – 18th March 2019

The 6th fintech and alternative finance conference, brought to you by AltFi, is one of London’s most loved fintech conferences, this year focussing on credit and commercial finance as an asset class, and the digitisation of banking through the Open Banking initiatives.

155 Bishopsgate

18th March 2019

What is the AltFi London Summit about?

Last year proved to be a crucial turning point for the key players building the future of finance. Leading platforms launched oversubscribed IPOs, digital banks proliferated and mainstream financial institutions started their own disruptive propositions. With 2019 certain to be another landmark year, more questions will be asked by regulators with investor interest in disruption also poised for more rapid growth.

Who’s attending

AltFi attracts a mixture of alternative finance industry experts and fintech thought leaders. These include:

  • Alternative liquidity providers: non-banks, fintechs, single invoice financiers
  • Invoice finance and supply chain finance platforms
  • Regulators and legal specialists
  • Corporate treasurers, FDs and CFOs

Conference Highlights

  • Trends and opportunities in SME Lending, including new players in the UK market such as OakNorth
  • The ‘techlash‘, and how it’s affective alternative finance
  • The future of fintech and alternative finance
  • Open Banking and what this means for consumers, the new customer journey and banks
  • Fintechs as credit as an asset class
  • Fintech showcase: Pitch-off
  • Alternative finance and commercial lending post Brexit

Speakers
  • Anne Boden, Starling Bank – CEO and Founder
  • Brad Goodall, Banked – CEO and Founder
  • Brian Korn, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips – Partner
  • Cameron Stevens, Prodigy Finance – CEO and Founder
  • Christian Faes, LendInvest – Co-Founder and CEO
  • Christoph Rieche, Iwoca – Co-founder & CEO
  • Cristina Alba-Ochoa, OakNorth – CFO
  • Damian Webb, RSM – Advisory Partner
  • Dan Cobley, Blenheim Chalcot – Managing Partner
  • Daniel Lanyon, AltFi – Editor
  • Daniel Zakowski, auxmoney – VP Marketplace Investments
  • David Stevenson, AltFi – Executive Director
  • David von Dadelszen, Torca – Chief Operations Officer
  • Dawn Kendall, SQN Capital – Managing Director
  • Dr. Daniel Bartsch, creditshelf – Co-Founder and Managing Director
  • Ed Cooper, Revolut – Head of Mobile
  • Edward Robinson, Bloomberg News – Journalist
  • Eileen Burbidge, Passion Capital – Partner
  • Evgenia Plotnikova, Dawn Capital – Partner
  • Frédéric Dawance, de Pury Pictet Turrettini & Cie – Portofolio Manager
  • Giles Andrews, Zopa – Cofounder and Chairman
  • Greg Carter, Growth Street – Co-founder and CEO
  • Iona Bain, Young Money Agency – Founder
  • James Clark, London Stock Exchange Group – Head of Tech and Lifesciences
  • James Perry, Bud – Head of Implementations
  • James Scott, Pollen Street Capital – Partner
  • Jamie Burke, Outlier Ventures – Founder and CEO
  • Jeremiah Silkowski, SQN Capital – Founder and CEO
  • John Goodall, Landbay – CEO and Co-Founder
  • Jonathan Segal, Fox Williams LLP – Partner
  • Kevin Doran, AJ Bell – Chief Investment Officer
  • Kitty Knowles, Sifted – Journalist
  • Louise Samet, Blossom Capital – Partner
  • Mario Lupori, RateSetter – Chief Investments Officer
  • Mark Ackred, dabbl – Founder and CEO
  • Natasha Wear, Zopa – P2P CEO
  • Niels Turfboer, Spotcap – MD Benelux & The United Kingdom
  • Oliver Smith, AltFi – Editor
  • Patrick de Nonneville, October – Chief Operating Officer
  • Pawel Tomczuk, Coinfirm – Chief Corporate Development Officer
  • Pete Hykin, Penfold – Cofounder
  • Phil Gray, Watts Commercial Finance – Managing Director
  • Richard Kerton, Esme Loans – CEO
  • Roxana Mohammadian-Molina, Blend Networks – Chief Strategy Officer
  • Rupert Taylor, Brismo – CEO and Co-Founder
  • Sam Bamert, AskIf – Founder and CEO
  • Sam O’Connor, Coconut – CEO
  • Shachar Bialick, Curve – Founder and CEO
  • Stéphane Blanchoz, BNP Paribas Asset Management – Head of SME Alternative Financing
  • Sylvia Carrasco, Goldex – Founder and CEO

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