Agenda
See our 2021 sessions below.
When & Where
Join us for an in-depth discussion of the future of financial access across four days and more than 50 sessions.
Build your agenda
Tuesday | 28 of September
Boston FinTech Week Welcome Remarks
10 minutesOnline
-
- Sarah Biller
- FinTech Sandbox
- Executive Director of Vantage Ventures | CoFounder of FinTech Sandbox & CMX
-
- Kelly Fryer
- FinTech Sandbox
- Executive Director
- Day 1
- Main Stage
Exclusive Conversation with Mike Massaro, CEO of Flywire
45 minutesOnline
-
- Mike Massaro
- Flywire
- CEO
-
- David Jegen
- F-Prime Capital
- Managing Partner | CoFounder FinTech Sandbox
- Day 1
- Fireside Chat
- Main Stage
Half of What You See and None of What You Hear: Building Trust Digitally
1 hourOnline
-
- Abdul Abdirahman
- F-Prime Capital
- Senior Associate
-
- Michael Rangel
- Novo
- Founder & CEO
-
- Gosia Tomaszewska
- Commonwealth
- Director, Innovation Lab
-
- Rob Mannamkery
- EY
- Financial Services Ecosystem Strategy Lead
-
- Heather Allen
- Eastern Bank
- SVP, Director of Customer Service Center
- Day 1
- Panel
- Main Stage
Networking Break
15 minutesOnline
- Day 1
- Networking
Is There Noise in the Machine?: Removing Bias in AI
1 hourOnline
-
- Mona Vernon
- Fidelity Investments
- SVP, Head of Fidelity Labs
-
- Margaret Mitchell
- Computer Scientist and Researcher
-
- Laura Kornhauser
- Stratyfy
- CEO & Co-founder
-
- Ignacio Colis Vidal
- Automated Regulatory Monitoring
- Co-founder & CEO
-
- Scott Zoldi
- FICO
- Chief Analytics Officer
- Day 1
- Panel
- Main Stage
WNE – Preparing Students for a Career in FinTech Through Experiential and Engaged Learning
1 hourOnline - https://bit.ly/2XKWEbI
- Day 1
- Community-Hosted
- Talent Track
Exclusive Conversation with Greg Becker, CEO of SVB
45 minutesOnline
-
- Greg Becker
- Silicon Valley Bank
- President & CEO
-
- Dan Primack
- Axios
- Business Editor
- Day 1
- Fireside Chat
- Main Stage
FinTech Women + Suffolk University – Transparent Tools for Financial Freedom: A Founder’s Story
1 hourOnline - https://bit.ly/2XHRopt
- Day 1
- Community-Hosted
Networking Break
45 minutesOnline
- Day 1
- Networking
World Ready: Trends in Developing NextGen FinTech Talent
1 hourOnline
-
- Frank Fessenden
- Brandeis International Business School
- Executive Director of Corporate Relations
-
- Bevon Joseph
- Greenwood Project
- Co-Founder & Executive Director
-
- Karthik Krishnan
- MentorWorks
- CEO
-
- Tommy Marshall
- Georgia Fintech Academy of the University System of Georgia
- Executive Director
-
- Lillie Huang
- MIT Sloan
- MBA Candidate
- Day 1
- Panel
- Community-Hosted
- Talent Track
Designed with Business Owners in Mind: How FinTechs and banks innovate to help small businesses
35 minutesOnline
- Day 1
- Panel
- Community-Hosted
Mass Fintech Hub: Student Career Fair
2 hoursOnline - By Invitation
- Day 1
- Community-Hosted
- Talent Track
Kicking and Screaming: Changing the Insurance Industry
1 hourOnline
-
- Matthew Jones
- Anthemis
- Managing Director
-
- Travis Hedge
- Vouch Insurance
- Co-founder
-
- Kate Terry
- Surround Insurance
- Cofounder & COO
-
- Paul LaPiana
- MassMutual
- Head of MassMutual US Product
- Day 1
- Panel
- Main Stage
Networking Break
15 minutesOnline
- Day 1
- Networking
Changing the Game: Lessons from Athletics on How FinTech Might Monetize Personal Data
1 hourOnline
-
- Ari Kaplan
- DataRobot
- Global AI Evangelist
-
- Najee Good
- VEEPIO
- Co-Founder, Chief of Fan-Engagement
-
- Sarah Biller
- FinTech Sandbox
- Executive Director of Vantage Ventures | CoFounder of FinTech Sandbox & CMX
-
- Kelly Fryer
- FinTech Sandbox
- Executive Director
- Day 1
- Panel
- Main Stage
Boston RegTech Meetup – The Emerging Opportunities and Challenges for AI in Financial Services
1 hourOnline - https://bit.ly/3u980lO
- Day 1
- Community-Hosted
Northeastern University – Choose Your Own Adventure: For Students by Students
1 hourOnline - https://bit.ly/3kCAWzF
- Day 1
- Community-Hosted
- Talent Track
Day 1 Closing Remarks
5 minutesOnline
-
- Kelly Fryer
- FinTech Sandbox
- Executive Director
- Day 1
- Main Stage
Open Networking
1 hourOnline
- Day 1
- Networking
Choose Your Own Adventure: FinTech Education in Boston
1 hourOnline - https://bit.ly/3ELNnRR
- Day 1
- Community-Hosted
- Talent Track
Wednesday | 29 of September
Day 2 Welcome
5 minutesOnline
-
- Kelly Fryer
- FinTech Sandbox
- Executive Director
- Day 2
- Main Stage
A Tale of Two Economies: How FinTech is Reducing Financial Volatility for Low-Income Americans
45 minutesOnline
-
- Jimmy Chen
- Propel
- Founder & CEO
-
- Tim Flacke
- Commonwealth
- Executive Director & Co-Founder, Commonwealth
- Day 2
- Fireside Chat
- Main Stage
Parametric Insurance: Meeting Cover Needs Created by Climate Change
1 hourOnline
-
- Martha Notaras
- Brewer Lane Ventures
- Managing Partner
-
- Daniel Vetter
- Descartes Underwriting
- Head North America
-
- Ian Bartholomew
- FloodFlash
- Co-founder and Chief Scientist
-
- Jenny Dissen
- NOAA
- Corporate Engagement and Strategic Partnershjps
- Day 2
- Panel
- Main Stage
Inclusive Finance Without Borders: A View From Abroad
30 minutesOnline
-
- King Leung
- Invest Hong Kong
- Head, FinTech Sector
-
- Mikaal Abdulla
- SoFi International
- Senior Vice President
- Day 2
- Panel
- Community-Hosted
Networking Break
10 minutesOnline
- Day 2
- Networking
How to Build a Thriving FinTech Ecosystem
1 hourOnline
-
- Charlotte Crosswell
- Exadin Ltd
- Managing Director
-
- Dan New
- EY
- Managing Director - New England FinTech Leader
-
- Lionel Grotto
- Choose Paris Region
- CEO
-
- Haven Nichols
- MassChallenge HealthTech & FinTech
- Director of Partnerships
-
- Mike Fanning
- MassMututal
- Head of MassMutual Financial U.S.
- Day 2
- Panel
- Main Stage
Sustainable Finance & Next Gen Green Product Innovation
30 minutesOnline
- Day 2
- Panel
- Community-Hosted
Exclusive Conversation with Beth Johnson, CXO of Citizens Financial Group
45 minutesOnline
-
- Beth Johnson
- Citizens Financial Group
- Chief Experience Officer
-
- Nikhil Lakhanpal
- Narmi
- CoFounder & CEO
- Day 2
- Fireside Chat
- Main Stage
Northeastern University – International Perspective: Fintech’s Role in Economic Recovery Through the Pandemic
1 hourOnline - https://bit.ly/3EPRCf2
- Day 2
- Community-Hosted
- Talent Track
Networking Break
45 minutesOnline
- Day 2
- Networking
Mass Fintech Hub: Building FinTech Partnerships
1 hourOnline
-
- Lamont Young
- Citizens Bank
- EVP - Head Coach of Digital
-
- Tanya Van Court
- Goalsetter
- Founder & CEO
-
- Tatyana Zakrevskaya
- Manulife/John Hancock
- Open Innovation & Startup Partnering
-
- Julieann Thurlow
- Reading Cooperative Bank
- President and CEO
-
- Vasilios Roussos
- DCU FinTech Innovation Center
- Managing Director
-
- Matthew Bellows
- BodesWell.io
- CoFounder & CEO
- Day 2
- Panel
- Community-Hosted
Exclusive Conversation with Sallie Krawcheck, CEO + CoFounder of Ellevest
45 minutesOnline
-
- Sallie Krawcheck
- Ellevest
- CEO + Co-founder
-
- Lisa Gold-Schier
- American Bankers Association
- SVP Business Innovation and Strategic Partnerships
- Day 2
- Fireside Chat
- Main Stage
The Blurring of FinTech: Using the Tools at Hand to Build a Better Future
1 hourOnline
-
- Devon Sherman
- FinTech Ecosystem Connector
-
- Greg Shell
- Bain Capital
- Managing Director
-
- Secretary Mike Kennealy
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Housing and Economic Development Secretary
-
- Justin Bakes
- Forward Financing
- Co-founder & CEO
-
- Hayden Pirkle
- Patch
- GTM Lead
-
- Jeff McAulay
- Energetic Insurance
- Co-Founder, President
- Day 2
- Panel
- Main Stage
Networking Break
15 minutesOnline
- Day 2
- Networking
Raising the Bar: Building Financial Security for Everyone
1 hourOnline
-
- Heidi Moore
- Digital Media Advisor
-
- Castleigh Johnson
- MyHomePathway
- Founder & CEO
-
- Hannah Arnold
- Argyle
- Head of Mortgage & VP of Business Development
-
- Christina Keitt Chaney
- MoCaFi
- Head of Sales and Relationship Management
-
- Sharla Godbehere
- Equifax
- Leader - FinTech / AltFI
- Day 2
- Panel
- Main Stage
FinTech at Brandeis University
15 minutesOnline
- Day 2
- Panel
- Community-Hosted
Investing for the Future We Want, the World We Need: A Fireside Chat with Venture Investor Mark Casady
45 minutesOnline
-
- Mark Casady
- Vestigo Ventures
- Founder & General Partner
-
- Kelly Fryer
- FinTech Sandbox
- Executive Director
- Day 2
- Fireside Chat
- Main Stage
Day 2 Closing Remarks
5 minutesOnline
-
- Kelly Fryer
- FinTech Sandbox
- Executive Director
- Day 2
- Main Stage
Mass FinTech Hub: Angel Investor Education
1 hourOnline
-
- Mark Casady
- Vestigo Ventures
- Founder & General Partner
-
- Sean Belka
- Fidelity Investments
- Managing Director, Corporate Development
-
- Shelley Leibowitz
- SL Advisory LLC.
- President
-
- Chris Jacobs
- Glic Health
- CEO
-
- Arnie Scott
- Hub Angels
- Member
- Day 2
- Community-Hosted
Open Networking
1 hourOnline
- Day 2
- Networking
Thursday | 30 of September
Day 3 Welcome
5 minutesOnline
-
- Sarah Biller
- FinTech Sandbox
- Executive Director of Vantage Ventures | CoFounder of FinTech Sandbox & CMX
- Day 3
- Main Stage
Architecting a Borderless Industry: Why Decentralization Matters to the Future of Financial Services
45 minutesOnline
-
- Matt Hatch
- EY
- Partner, Americas FinTech Leader
-
- Silvio Micali
- Algorand
- Founder + Ford Professor of Engineering at MIT
-
- Steve Kokinos
- Algorand
- CEO

- Day 3
- Fireside Chat
- Main Stage
Reshaping the Capital Markets: The Impact of Using Blockchain to Improve Efficiency in the Digital Securities
1 hourOnline
-
- Dushyant Shahrawat
- Rosenblatt Securities
- Director, Investment Banking
-
- Dan Raju
- Tradier
- CEO
-
- Erin Sheehan
- Securitize Markets
- VP of Sales
-
- Shari Noonan
- Rialto Markets
- CEO Co-Founder
-
- Cory Pugh
- Bridgetower Capital
- CEO

- Day 3
- Panel
Boston Blockchain Association – Talent: The Elusive Link on the Blockchain
1 hourOnline - https://bit.ly/3AJBCbY
- Day 3
- Community-Hosted
- Talent Track
Networking Break
10 minutesOnline
- Day 3
- Networking
Rethinking the Basics of Insurance: A Deep Dive into the Use of Blockchain to Build the Insurance Industry of the Future
1 hourOnline
-
- Jacqueline Shoback
- 1414 Ventures
- Co-Founder & Managing Director
-
- Nicos Vekiarides
- Attestiv, Inc.
- CEO and Co-founder
-
- Michael Dershem
- MAPay
- CEO

- Day 3
- Main Stage
WNE – Behavioral FinTech Research in the Age of Twitter and Reddit
1 hourOnline - https://bit.ly/2XPcQt6
- Day 3
- Community-Hosted
- Talent Track
Boston Blockchain Association – Deep Dive into Crypto and Digital Assets
1 hourOnline - https://bit.ly/3zEBsBC
- Day 3
- Community-Hosted
Four Perspectives on Sustainability
50 minOnline
- Day 3
- Panel
- Community-Hosted
Defining the New Finance Technology Stack for FinTech Companies
30 minutesOnline
- Day 3
- Panel
- Community-Hosted
Networking Break
45 minutesOnline
- Day 3
- Networking
Catalyzing Sustainability: How the Great Green Investment Boom is Catalyzed by Blockchain
1 hourOnline
-
- W. Sean Ford
- Algorand
- COO
-
- Stefania Di Bartolomeo
- Physis Investments
- CoFounder & CEO
-
- Thorsten Peisl
- KALYP Technologies
- CEO
-
- Francisco Benedito Valentin
- Climatetrade
- CoFounder & CEO

- Day 3
- Main Stage
Boston Blockchain Association – Digital Currency Regulation: The State of the State
1 hourOnline - https://bit.ly/2YbNq91
- Day 3
- Community-Hosted
Intersecting Curation and Commerce: How Blockchain is enabling Payments and New Financial Models the Creator Economy
1 hourOnline
-
- Pat Larsen
- ZenLedger.io
- CoFounder & CEO

- Day 3
- Main Stage
Networking Break
15 minutesOnline
- Day 3
- Networking
Powered by DeFi: The Future of Finance
45 minutesOnline
-
- Mike Cagney
- Figure
- CoFounder & CEO
-
- Sarah Biller
- FinTech Sandbox
- Executive Director of Vantage Ventures | CoFounder of FinTech Sandbox & CMX

- Day 3
- Main Stage
Boston Blockchain Association – How Should the Government Respond to Crypto and Blockchain?
1 hourOnline - https://bit.ly/3CCtBX4
- Day 3
- Community-Hosted
Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC) & Venture Cafe Cambridge – Teaming Up Against Cyber Fraud: Increasing Collaboration Across Financial Institutions
1 hourOnline - https://bit.ly/3i03UaQ
- Day 3
- Community-Hosted
Day 3 Closing Remarks
5 minutesOnline
-
- Sarah Biller
- FinTech Sandbox
- Executive Director of Vantage Ventures | CoFounder of FinTech Sandbox & CMX
- Day 3
- Main Stage
Open Networking
1 hourOnline
- Day 3
- Networking
Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC) & Venture Cafe Cambridge – Startup Stalls: What I Learned from Regulation Roadbumps
45 minutesOnline - https://bit.ly/3i03UaQ
- Day 3
- Community-Hosted
Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC) & Venture Cafe Cambridge – SHARK TANK: Meet the Boston RegTech and FinTech Startups
1 hourOnline - https://bit.ly/3i03UaQ
- Day 3
- Community-Hosted
Friday | 1 of October
Day 4 Welcome
5 minutesOnline
-
- Kelly Fryer
- FinTech Sandbox
- Executive Director
- Day 4
- Main Stage
Exclusive Conversation with Abby Johnson, CEO of Fidelity Investments
1 hourOnline
-
- Abby Johnson
- Fidelity Investments
- Chairman & CEO
-
- Sarah Biller
- FinTech Sandbox
- Executive Director of Vantage Ventures | CoFounder of FinTech Sandbox & CMX
- Day 4
- Fireside Chat
- Main Stage
What is Art?: Designing for the Next Era of FinTech Solutions
1 hourOnline
-
- Lamont Young
- Citizens Bank
- EVP - Head Coach of Digital
-
- Uday Akkaraju
- BOND.AI
- CEO
-
- Joseph Ayotte
- Citizens Bank
- SVP, Director of UX Strategy and Design
-
- Catherine Lynch
- Citizens Bank
- SVP, Head of User Experience
- Day 4
- Main Stage
Financial Inclusion Panel – Vestigo Ventures
45 minutesOnline
- Day 4
- Panel
- Community-Hosted
Networking Break
10 minutesOnline
- Day 4
- Networking
Exclusive Conversation with Andrew D’Souza, Co-Founder & CEO of Clearco
45 minutesOnline
-
- Andrew D’Souza
- Clearco
- CEO and Co-founder
-
- Alex Roha
- FinLedger
- Assistant Editor
- Day 4
- Fireside Chat
- Main Stage
Using Personalized Videos to Stand Out and Earn Trust in a Virtual World
30 minutesOnline
- Day 4
- Panel
- Community-Hosted
Exclusive Conversation with Katherine Collins, Head of Sustainable Investing at Putnam
45 minutesOnline
-
- Katherine Collins
- Putnam Investments
- Head of Sustainable Investing
-
- Kevin Bourne
- IHS Markit
- Managing Director, Sustainable Investments
- Day 4
- Fireside Chat
- Main Stage
Boston FinTech Week Closing Remarks
10 minutesOnline
-
- Kelly Fryer
- FinTech Sandbox
- Executive Director
-
- Sarah Biller
- FinTech Sandbox
- Executive Director of Vantage Ventures | CoFounder of FinTech Sandbox & CMX
- Day 4
- Main Stage
Networking Reception
1 hourOnline
- Day 4
- Networking
Get Tickets
-
$75 Early-Bird Price Expires July 31 Get Ticket
-
$100 Standard Price Expires September 15 Not Available
-
$150 Last Minute Price Expires October 1 Not Available