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Thank you for joining us for an in-depth discussion of the future of financial access across three days and more than 50 sessions.
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- Hosted by: MassChallenge FinTech
- Hosted by: Capital Z
- Hosted by: Mass Fintech Hub
- Hosted by: CFA Boston
- Masterclass
- Hosted by: ProColombia & Invest MedellĂn
- Hosted by: Boston Women in FinTech
- Hosted by: Techstars Boston
- Hosted by: Massachusetts Division of Banks
- Hosted by: MIT Solve
- Hosted by: Babson & Lendica
- Hosted by: Surround Insurance
- Hosted by: CIC & Venture Cafe
- Sponsor-Hosted
- Hosted by: Boston RegTech Meetup
- Community-Hosted
- Fireside Chat
- Networking
- Panel
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Tuesday | September 27
Check In Open
30 minutesBoston Public Library
- Day 1
Day 1: Welcome to Boston Fintech Week
5 minutesBoston Public Library
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- Sarah Biller
- Executive Director of Vantage Ventures
- CoFounder of FinTech Sandbox & CMX
- Day 1
Investing in the Future: Fireside Chat with Katherine Collins, Head of Sustainable Investing at Putnam
30 minutesBoston Public Library
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- Katherine Collins
- Putnam Investments
- Head of Sustainable Investing
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- Matt Hatch
- EY
- Partner, Americas FinTech Leader
- Day 1
- Fireside Chat
Sky High Valuations & Tightening Market Conditions: What’s Going on in Fintech VC?
40 minutesBoston Public Library
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- Stephanie Khoo
- Nyca Partners
- Partner
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- Van Jones
- Wellington Management
- Deal Lead, Diverse Founders Investing
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- Michael Meyer
- MiddleGame Ventures
- Managing Partner and Co-Founder
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- Doug Nelson
- Long Ridge Equity Partners
- Vice President
- Day 1
- Panel
Fintech & Infrastructure: Financing the Next Generation of Sustainability Through Muni Bonds
40 minutesBoston Public Library
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- Jackie Logan
- Raise Green
- CoFounder & Chief Investment Officer
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- Colin MacNaught
- BondLink
- CEO & Co-Founder
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- Sweta Singh
- City Different Investments
- Founding Partner and Portfolio Manager
- Day 1
- Panel
Break
40 minutes- Day 1
Fireside Chat with Giedrimas Jeglinskas, NATO Assistant Secretary General
30 minutesBoston Public Library
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- Giedrimas Jeglinskas
- NATO
- Assistant Secretary General, Executive Management
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- Sarah Biller
- Executive Director of Vantage Ventures
- CoFounder of FinTech Sandbox & CMX
- Day 1
- Fireside Chat
Investing in Immigrants: How Fintech is Opening Global Financial Access
40 minutesBoston Public Library
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- Yasir Shirazi
- CredKin
- Founder & CEO
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- Collin Galster
- Nova Credit
- Head of International
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- Hannah Green
- BostInno/Boston Business Journal
- Innovation& Tech Reporter
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- Amélie Vavrovsky
- Formally
- Founder & CEO
- Day 1
Fintech & Insurance: Digitizing the Last Mile
40 minutesBoston Public Library
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- Daniel Demetri
- Trellis
- Founder & CEO
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- Peter MacDonald
- Wunderite
- Co-Founder & CEO
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- Trevor Gary
- Micruity
- Founder & CEO
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- Allan Egbert
- Ask Kodiak
- Co-Founder
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- Snejina Zacharia
- Insurify
- Founder & CEO
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- Samantha Santaniello
- MassMutual Ventures
- Head of Business Development & Partnerships
- Day 1
- Panel
MedellĂn: The Ideal Destination for IT Investments
45 minutesCIC Boston
- Day 1
- Hosted by: ProColombia & Invest MedellĂn
- Community-Hosted
- Panel
Meet the Regulator: The MA Division of Banking Guide for Startups
1 hourWPI Seaport
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- Aimee Desai
- Massachusetts Division of Banks
- Deputy Commissioner, Licensing Unit, Non Depository Institution Supervision Unit
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- Cynthia Begin
- Massachusetts Division of Banks
- First Deputy Commissioner of Banks
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- Liam O’Driscoll
- Massachusetts Division of Banks
- Chief Director for Examinations
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- Mary Gallagher
- Massachusetts Division of Banks
- Commissioner
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- Nicole Bullock
- Day 1
- Hosted by: Massachusetts Division of Banks
- Community-Hosted
- Networking
Colombian Consulate Demo Day
55 minutesCIC Boston
- Day 1
- Hosted by: ProColombia & Invest MedellĂn
- Community-Hosted
FinTech Sandbox Startup Office Hours & Pitch Coaching
2 hoursWPI Seaport
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- Kelly Fryer
- FinTech Sandbox
- Executive Director
- Day 1
- Networking
Insurance for Everyone? Rethinking Insurance for a More Inclusive Future
1 hourMassMutual
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- Kate Terry
- Surround Insurance
- Cofounder & COO
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- Jake Tamarkin
- Everyday Life Insurance
- CEO
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- Randel Bennett
- SwissRE
- Vice President, Strategic Partnerships
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- Devon Sherman
- InnoFund Ltd.
- Managing Partner, AtlanticX
- Day 1
- Hosted by: Surround Insurance
- Community-Hosted
- Panel
Fintech & the Enterprise: Collaboration to Move Faster and Build Better Tomorrows
2 hoursSlalom
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- Peter Reiser
- Citizens Bank
- Head of Digital Product Development & FinTech Partnerships
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- Jean Donnelly
- Sandbox Banking
- Chief Operating Officer
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- Eric Zacharek
- Wells Fargo
- SVP, Strategy & Innovation
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- Kristen Kanders
- Fidelity Investments
- Vice President, Fidelity Center for Applied Technology
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- Ben Micheel
- Amazon Web Services
- Principal, Worldwide Digital Innovation

- Day 1
- Sponsor-Hosted
- Panel
The Evolution of AI and Compliance within a Rapidly Changing Regulatory Landscape
1 hourWPI Seaport
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- Allison Lagosh
- Saifr
- Director, Compliance
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- Jasmin Sethi
- Sethi Clarity Advisers
- CEO

- Day 1
- Sponsor-Hosted
- Panel
Set Up to Grow: How to Build an Effective Finance Function as a Startup
1 hourMassMutual

- Day 1
- Sponsor-Hosted
- Panel
The Power of Storytelling: What Can We Learn from Use Cases in Emerging Sectors?
90 minutesMassChallenge
- Day 1
- Hosted by: MassChallenge FinTech
- Community-Hosted
- Panel
The Tech in “FinTech”: Reception hosted by Fidelity Labs
90 minutesFidelity Investments

- Day 1
- Sponsor-Hosted
Capital Z: FinTech Happy Hour
2 hoursDCU
- Day 1
- Hosted by: Capital Z
- Community-Hosted
- Networking
Wednesday | September 28
Check In Open
30 minutesBoston Public Library
- Day 2
Day 2: Welcome
5 minutesBoston Public Library
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- David Jegen
- F-Prime Capital
- Managing Partner | CoFounder FinTech Sandbox
- Day 2
Borrowing on Your Own Terms: Fireside Chat with Rodney Williams, CEO of SoLo Funds
30 minutesBoston Public Library
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- Rodney Williams
- SoLo Funds
- Co-Founder & Chairman
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- Ron Shevlin
- Cornerstone Advisors
- Chief Research Officer and Senior Contributor, Forbes
- Day 2
- Fireside Chat
Fintech & Small Business: Turning-up the Engine of Economic Growth
40 minutesBoston Public Library
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- Ashley Nagle Eknaian
- Eastern Bank
- Chief Digital Officer
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- Justin Bakes
- Forward Financing
- Co-founder & CEO
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- Assel Beglinova
- Paperstack
- Co-Founder & CEO
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- Laurence Stock
- Numerated
- Co-Founder. VP Product and Engineering
- Day 2
- Panel
Fintech & Philanthropy: Inventing the DAF of Tomorrow, Helping Millions Live Better Today
40 minutesBoston Public Library
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- Rachel Klausner
- Millie
- Founder & CEO
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- Gideon Taub
- Ren
- EVP, Emerging Markets
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- Chris Selland
- DipJar
- CEO
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- Maeve Miccio
- Fidelity Investments
- Head of Philanthropic Consulting
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- Dushyant Shahrawat
- Rosenblatt Securities
- Director, Investment Banking
- Day 2
- Panel
Connect @ BFTW: Drop-In Networking & Sponsor Table Top Fair
2 hoursBoston Public Library
- Day 2
- Networking
Fintech & Metaverse: Blurring the Line between Real and Digital Assets
40 minutesBoston Public Library
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- David Kadio-Morokro
- EY
- Principal, Innovation Leader, US Financial Services Consulting
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- Michael Degnan
- PNC
- Head of Enterprise Innovation
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- Margaret King
- Franklin Templeton
- VP FinTech Partnerships & Corporate Strategic Investments

- Day 2
- Panel
Banking as a Service: What is it and Where is it Going?
40 minutesBoston Public Library
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- Joe Maxwell
- FINTOP Capital
- Managing Partner
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- Chris Black
- Thread Bank
- Chief Executive Officer & President
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- Archie Ravishankar
- Cogni
- Founder & CEO
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- Ron Shevlin
- Cornerstone Advisors
- Chief Research Officer and Senior Contributor, Forbes
- Day 2
- Panel
Break
1 hour- Day 2
A Masterclass in Inclusive Product Design for Financial Security
1 hourCIC Boston
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- Elizabeth Dobrska
- Commonwealth
- Director of Strategic Partnerships and Engagement
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- Charvi Gandotra
- Commonwealth
- Senior Strategy and Innovation Manager
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- Charles de la Cruz
- Commonwealth
- Senior Innovation Manager

- Day 2
- Masterclass
- Sponsor-Hosted
Fintech Table Topics Networking
45 minutesBoston Public Library
- Day 2
- Networking
Angel Investing Mini-Workshop: Learn the Ropes of Angel Investing
1 hourMassMutual
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- Brooke Harley
- Class Rebel
- Founder & CEO
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- Elizabeth Thomas
- FinTech Sandbox
- Program Director, Mass Fintech Hub
- Day 2
- Hosted by: Mass Fintech Hub
- Masterclass
- Community-Hosted
Navigating Lending in a Turbulent Economy
50 minutesWPI Seaport

- Day 2
- Sponsor-Hosted
- Panel
How the FinTech Ecosystem Comes Together to Build for the Future
1 hourBabson Boston
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- Abby Nguyen
- Eastern Bank
- Senior Vice President, Team Leader
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- Gillian Bannerman
- Equifax
- Client Relationship Executive - Online Financial Services / AltFi
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- Silvia Davi
- Symbiont
- Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
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- Alyson Liu
- Swirlds Labs
- Events Coordinator
- Day 2
- Hosted by: Boston Women in FinTech
- Community-Hosted
- Panel
Strategies to Support FinTech Innovators
1 hourCIC Boston
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- Brian Luciani
- Rise, created by Barclays
- Head of Rise New York
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- Casey van der Stricht
- MIT Solve Innovation Fund
- Principal
- Day 2
- Hosted by: MIT Solve
- Community-Hosted
- Fireside Chat
Fintech & Web3
30 minutesWPI Seaport

- Day 2
- Sponsor-Hosted
- Panel
Canada’s FinTech Ecosystems and the Leaders Driving Them
1 hourMassMutual
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- Vishal Gossain
- EY
- Practice Leader, Risk Analytics and Strategy
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- Parnaz Tabrizian
- CPP Investments | Investissements RPC
- Director, Research & Partnerships, Alpha Generation Lab
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- Robert Hamlin
- Portage
- Principal

- Day 2
- Sponsor-Hosted
- Panel
Dos and Don’ts for Successful Bank & Fintech Relationships
30 minutesWPI Seaport

- Day 2
- Sponsor-Hosted
- Panel
Fintech & Next Gen AI: Building the Future of AI
1 hourCIC Boston
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- Laura Kornhauser
- Stratyfy
- CEO & Co-founder
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- Nat Hoopes
- Upstart
- Vice President - Head of Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs
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- Sharla Godbehere
- Equifax
- Leader - FinTech / AltFI
- Day 2
- Sponsor-Hosted
- Panel
Mass Fintech Hub: Fintech Forum Collaboration
2 hoursMassChallenge
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- Julieann Thurlow
- Reading Cooperative Bank
- President & CEO
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- Catherine Lynch
- Citizens
- SVP Enterprise UX & Fintech Business Development
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- David Quigley
- DCU
- Digital Products Manager
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- Jessica Glezellis
- Reading Cooperative Bank
- Vice President, Treasury Management
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- Jill Feiler
- ZSuite Technologies
- Chief Client Officer
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- Colby Ross
- Project Finance
- CEO
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- George White
- Orange Octopus
- Consultant
- Day 2
- Hosted by: Mass Fintech Hub
- Networking
- Panel
Insuring the Future: Fireside Chat with Mike Fanning, Head of MassMutual US
45 minutesMassMutual
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- Mike Fanning
- MassMututal
- Head of MassMutual Financial U.S.
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- Jon Chesto
- Boston Globe
- Business Reporter

- Day 2
- Sponsor-Hosted
- Fireside Chat
Driving Innovation in Fintech
30 minutesWPI Seaport

- Day 2
- Sponsor-Hosted
- Panel
F-Prime + Oak HC/FT Presents: FinTech After Dark
2 hoursBabson Boston

- Day 2
- Sponsor-Hosted
- Networking
After The Conference | CrossCountry Consulting Cocktails and Conversation
2 hours
- Day 2
- Sponsor-Hosted
- Networking
Thursday | September 29
Check In Open
30 minutesBoston Public Library
- Day 3
Day 3: Welcome
5 minutesBoston Public Library
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- Kelly Fryer
- FinTech Sandbox
- Executive Director
- Day 3
Two Decades of FinTech Investing with Greg Smith, Managing Director at FT Partners
30 minutesBoston Public Library
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- Greg Smith
- FT Partners
- Managing Director
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- Janet Wu
- Bloomberg News
- Anchor & Reporter
- Day 3
- Fireside Chat
Banking in the Palm of Your Hands: The Role of Bioauthentication & Digital Identities in the Financial Services of the Future
40 minutesBoston Public Library
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- Aidan McCarty
- Unum ID
- CEO, Founder
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- Blake Moore
- RankOne
- Vice President Customer Success - Fintech
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- Jackie Shoback
- 1414 Ventures
- Co-Founder & Managing Director
- Day 3
- Panel
Fintech & Private Markets: Supercharging Capital Formation In a Web3 World
40 minutesBoston Public Library
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- Shari Noonan
- Rialto Markets
- CEO & Co-Founder
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- Anthony Cimino
- Carta
- Head of Policy
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- David Wax
- EY-Parthenon
- Senior Director - Strategy and Transactions - Digital Assets Solution Lead
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- Nelson Chu
- Percent
- Founder & CEO
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- Jonah Crane
- Klaros Group
- Partner
- Day 3
- Panel
Going Off the Rails: Frictionless Commerce in a Period of New Payment Capabilities
40 minutesBoston Public Library
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- Will Wang Graylin
- OV Loop
- Founder & CEO
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- Jim Cunha
- Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
- Senior Vice President
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- Emily Watson
- Flywire
- Sr Director, Global Payments
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- Peter Davey
- The Clearing House
- Head of Product Innovation & Labs
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- Anil Mahalaha
- Akoya
- Head of Solutions
- Day 3
- Panel
Break
20 minutes- Day 3
A New Kind of Custody: Security for Crypto & a Fully Digital Financial System
40 minutesBoston Public Library
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- Will Waltrip
- Zero Hash
- Principal Product Manager
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- Nick Losurdo
- Goodwin
- Partner
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- Terrence Dempsey
- Fidelity Investments
- Product Manager
- Day 3
- Panel
Digital Asset Debate Among Asset Allocators
1 hourBabson Boston
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- Bill Li
- Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management
- Director - Senior Investment Officer
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- Shaun Martinak
- One River Asset Management
- Research/Portfolio Manager
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- Dulari Pancholi
- NEPC
- Principal, Head of Credit and Multi-Asset Investments
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- Brian Enyeart
- Fidelity Investments
- President of Strategic Advisers
- Day 3
- Hosted by: CFA Boston
- Community-Hosted
- Panel
Decentralized Finance: Revolutionary or Risky
1 hourBabson Boston
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- Alex Thorn
- Head of Firmwide Research
- Galaxy Digital
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- Chuck Senatore
- Financial Advisor
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- Jason Ward
- Fidelity Center for Applied Technology
- Head of Blockchain Incubator
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- Sal Ternullo
- Warburg Serres Investments
- Partner
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- Thomas Hook
- Bitstamp
- U.S. Chief Compliance Officer

- Day 3
- Hosted by: Boston RegTech Meetup
- Community-Hosted
- Panel
The Role of Trust: The Next Wave of Financial Services
1 hourBabson Boston
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- Rob J. Mannamkery
- EY
- Senior Manager - Financial Services Business & Digital Strategy Consulting

- Day 3
- Masterclass
- Sponsor-Hosted
The Rise of Embedded Finance
1 hourBabson Boston
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- Eric McCabe
- Silicon Valley Bank
- Senior Payment Strategist
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- Ying Le
- Fidelity Investments
- Senior Investment Manager
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- Jared Shulman
- Lendica
- Co-Founder/CEO
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- Karen Webster
- PYMNTS.com
- CEO
- Day 3
- Hosted by: Babson & Lendica
- Community-Hosted
- Panel
Global Fintech Spotlight
75 minutesBrandeis Office of Investment Management

- Day 3
- Sponsor-Hosted
- Panel
Mass Fintech Hub Office Hours
90 minutesBabson Boston
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- Elizabeth Thomas
- FinTech Sandbox
- Program Director, Mass Fintech Hub
- Day 3
- Hosted by: Mass Fintech Hub
- Community-Hosted
- Networking
Techstars Boston Quick Pitch & Startup Networking
90 minutesSVB
- Day 3
- Hosted by: Techstars Boston
- Community-Hosted
A Conversation on Central Bank Digital Currencies
1 hourBrandeis Office of Investment Management
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- Eric Rosengren
- Visiting Professor at the MIT Golub Center for Finance and Policy, former President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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- Stephen Cecchetti
- Brandeis International Business School
- Rosen Family Chair in International Finance

- Day 3
- Sponsor-Hosted
- Panel
Survive or Thrive in a Recession
1 hourHybrid - https://venturecafecambridge.org/sessions/survive-or-thrive-in-a-recession/?type=session
- Day 3
- Hosted by: CIC & Venture Cafe
- Community-Hosted
- Panel
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