Venue: Edinburgh Futures Institute, 1 Lauriston Place, EH3 9EF, Edinburgh
09:40 – 10:00
Welcome address – Scotland’s strategic vision for fintech and innovation-led growth
Richard Lochhead MSP
10:00 – 10:30
Fintech Insights: Lessons from the Fastest Growing Fintechs
Myles Stephenson – Modulr
Pardeep Cassells – AccessFintech
Callum Murray – Amiqus
Chaired by several times entrepreneur Aleks Tomczyk
11:00 – 11:30
Expert guidance on navigating cross-border operations, legal frameworks, and market entry strategies
Yvonne Dunn – Pinsent Masons
Chaired by Clare Carswell – UK Department for Business and Trade
11:30 – 12:00
Opportunities for fintechs in the UK financial services investment landscape
Khalid Rafiq – Morgan Stanley
Nick Viney – BlackRock
Darren Kennedy – JP Morgan
Chaired by Jamie Drysdale – PwC
12:00 – 12:30
Exploring partnership models and innovation pathways with UK financial institutions
Elaine McLaughlan – TSB
David McLeay – Lloyds Banking Group
Kirsty McKenna – Financial Regulation Innovation Lab
Stuart Dearden – NatWest
Chaired by Mickael Paris – FinTech Scotland
13:30 – 14:00
Securing Investment for Growth
Joseph Twigg – Aveni
Chaired by Bruce Harvie – CMS
14:00 – 14:30
The Future of AI for the Digital Economy – Exploring AI innovation and academic-industry collaboration opportunities
TBC – The University of Edinburgh
15:00 – 15:30
Building a Connected Ecosystem in Scotland – Support systems, accelerators, and collaboration platforms for fintech growth
Mark Wilkinson – The Data Lab
Alison Munro – Scottish Enterprise
Chaired by Ioannis Monios – EY
15:30 – 16:00
Scaling in the UK – Insights on market dynamics, customer acquisition, and scaling strategies.
Ann Devine – KPMG
Nick Hawkins – KPMG
Thomas Gillan – Br-dge