Fintech Retreat 2025 | Golden Gate Club, San Francisco

About Fintech Retreat 2025

Fintech Retreat is a curated, intimate fintech gathering designed to facilitate meaningful, high-value connections and business opportunities among tech providers, financial institutions, and government entities.

Curated Experience

Interactive Content: Engaging panels and fireside chats, followed by in-depth breakout sessions
Premier and General Admission Areas: Maximizing impactful interactions with potential clients and partners
Curated Networking: Curated networking sessions over lunch, evening drinks, and appetizers in an intimate, in-person setting
Curated Dinners: leading industry organizations will be hosting curated dinners, all part of the Fintech Retreat program

Reasons to Attend

Why Join

Intimate Networking Opportunities: Connect with regulators, financial services leaders, and VCs
Business and Investment Opportunities: Meet key decision-makers and potential clients
Brand Positioning: Establish your brand as a responsible innovator in fintech
Impactful Conversations: Participate in discussions with actionable outcomes to drive the industry forward

Speakers

Camilla Matias Morais

Chief Operations Officer, Brex Brex

Jane Barratt

Chief Advocacy Officer, MX MX Technologies, Inc.

Mike Butler

President & CEO Grasshopper Bank Grasshopper Bank

Greg Smith

Managing Director, FT Partners FT Partners

Emmalyn Shaw

Managing Partner, Flourish Ventures Flourish Ventures

Tigran Gambaryan

Head of Financial Crime Compliance, Binance Binance

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Sima Gandhi

Sr. Advisor, FS Vector, Founder, Alton Strategies Alton Strategies

Andy Greenberg

Senior writer, Wired WIRED

Christina Tetreault

Deputy Commissioner, Office of Financial Technology Innovation, California DFPI DFPI

Manny Alvarez

Co-Founder & President, Manifest Manifest

Manny Alvarez

Co-Founder & President, Manifest Manifest

Fariba Akrami

SVP Fintech AML Compliance Risk Management, Citi Citi

Bradley Riss

President & Co-founder, Meridian Meridian

Mark Fiorentino

Partner, Bain Capital Ventures Bain Capital Ventures

Justin Zhao

Head of Global Partnerships and Sales, Visa Direct Visa Direct

Lee Fan

Head of US, Avenir Group Avenir Group

Avy Mallik

General Counsel, CA DFPI DFPI

Kim Gerhardt

Founder, The Fintech Interactive The FinTech Interactive

Shivi Sharma

Co-founder & CPO, Kaaj Kaaj

Agenda

Official Fintech Retreat Reception

6:00pm - 9:00pm

All-Access Networking. Food and Drinks

Exclusive Book Signing: Tracers in the Dark

Tigran Gambaryan-Head of Financial Crime Compliance, Binance

Andy Greenberg Senior Writer, Wired

09:00am - 10:00am

Breakfast*

*Reserved for:

Financial Club Premier Members
Speakers
Special Guests

10:00am - 11:00am

General Admission Registration: Refreshments and snacks

11:00am - 11:40am

Panel Discussion: Fintech Trends

Moderator

Lee Fan
Head of US, Avenir Group

Panelist

Mark Fiorentino
Partner, Bain Capital Ventures

Greg Smith
Managing Director, FT Partners

Jane Barratt
Chief Advocacy Officer, MX

11:40am - 12:20pm

Panel Discussion: Payments

Moderator

Kim Gerhardt
Founder, The Fintech Interactive

Panelist

Bradley Riss
President & Co-founder, Meridian

Justin Zhao
Head of Global Partnerships and Sales, Visa Direct

Fariba Akrami
SVP Fintech AML Compliance Risk Management, Citi

12:20pm - 1:00pm

Main Stage Fireside Chat

(Fintech Retreat and DeFi Retreat access)

Moderator

Andy Greenberg
Senior Writer, Wired

Guest

Tigran Gambaryan
Head of Financial Crime Compliance, Binance

1:00pm - 02:00pm

Lunch. Curated Networking

02:00pm - 03:00pm

Interactive Session: Creating Financial Ecosystem Standards

Sima Gandhi
Sr. Advisor, FS Vector, Founder, Alton Strategies

Camilla Matias Morais
Chief Operations Officer, Brex

Mike Butler
President & CEO Grasshopper Bank

Christina Tetreault
Deputy Commissioner, Office of Financial Technology Innovation, California DFPI

03:00pm - 04:00pm

Interactive Session: AI and the Acceleration of Finance

Moderator

Manny Alvarez
Co-Founder, Manifest

Emmalyn Shaw
Managing Partner, Flourish Ventures

Shivi Sharma
Co-founder & CPO, Kaaj

Avy Mallik
General Counsel, CA DFPI

03:30pm - 06:00pm

Drinks. All-Access Networking

05:30pm

Shuttles Arrive for Curated Dinners*

*by invitation only

06:00pm

Fintech Retreat Ends