Overview

The Global Fintech & Blockchain Conference 2019 is the largest university-led blockchain and financial technology conference in the world. It attracts top-tier university talent in addition to professionals, from all over Europe and beyond and featured top founders and partners. We have secured an incredible lineup of speakers including: Co-Founders of Monzo, Starling Bank, Curve and Loot, Partner at ConsenSys, CEOs of AppliedBlockchain, Iwoca and eToro, Co-launcher of Ethereum and Dubai's National Blockchain Strategy, Board Members of N26, Curve and Loot, the Global Head of Digital at Mastercard, Head of Digital Innovation at HSBC, Global Blockchain Lead at Accenture, top investors from Europe's largest seed funds including SpeedInvest, leaders from Ripple, R3, Hyperledger, the Emerging Payments Association and many more! The Global Fintech & Blockchain Conference tries to teach, connect and push continuous innovation to the future generation of leaders to achieve a safer and more responsible financial environment. It aims at debunking the myths about cryptocurrencies and raising awareness about the career opportunities that exist. The conference reflects on topics such as: - Challenger Banks - Robo-advisory - Alternative Investing - Blockchain Applications - Cryptocurrencies - Smart Contracts - Payments - Regulatory Implications - Starting out your own ventures and the challenges for young entrepreneurs The day is designed to provide you with a holistic industry overview and through an action-packed series of keynote talks and presentations, panel discussions, workshops, lively debates, a pitching competition and networking sessions. This premier conference and hackathon is brought to you by the following leading UK universities: Imperial College, UCL, Oxford, Cambridge, LSE and LBS.