FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
1,000+ participants from the APAC region
Collab/Collide 2-day Summit presented by FinTech Australia + Next Money
Expo
Featuring local and international fintechs, corporates and trade delegations
FinTech Semi-Final Open Pitch Night
Presented by Next Money + Visa Thurs 3 Nov 2017
Showcase Circuit
Around Melbourne Corporate Venues and Co-working Hubs
Blockchain Day
EY, Global Blockchain Centre, Stone & Chalk, York Butter Factory
RMIT FinTech Symposium + Masterclass
Weekend Hackathon sponsored by NAB
The winning team will receive $5,000!
Reverse Pitch
Hosted by Startup Vic where VC's pitch to startups
Keynote Sessions
Leading International and Local Speakers
Networking Opportunities
Networking Lunch, Community Connections, Office Hours, FinTech Australia + International Trade Cafe
Social Events
Cocktails, VIP Dinners, CEO Breakfasts, Supper Club, City Pub Crawl
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - Registration and Lunch
Room: Peninsula C
Sponsored By: DLA Piper
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM - Conference Opening Address
Room: Peninsula A
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM - Launch of the EY FinTech Australia Census
Room: Peninsula A
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM - Opportunities and Challengers: Global Insights and Learnings from One of the First Challenger Banks
Room: Peninsula A
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM - The Afterpay Effect: A Global Opportunity
Room: Peninsula A
5:00 PM - 5:10 PM - Official Welcome Address
Room: Peninsula A
Philip Dalidakis MP, Victorian Minister for Trade & Investment, Innovation & The Digital Economy, Small Business
5:15 PM - 7:15 PM - Cocktail Function
Room: Sketch
Hosted by: YBF Ventures, Industrie&Co. and LaunchVic
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM - A Fintech’s Story of Open Banking in the UK
Room: Peninsula A
9:40 AM - 10:30 AM - Global Data Wars: How do we Establish the Best Framework for Open Banking in Our Country?
Room: Peninsula A
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM - Morning Tea
Room: Peninsula C
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM - EY Investor Connect: 7 Pillars of Growth Framework – Insights from High-Growth Entrepreneurial Companies Across the Globe
Room: Sumac
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM - EY Investor Connect: Tax Structuring for Early Stage Investing: Traps and Opportunities
Room: Maia
New ESIC Rules for Investors and Tax Structures for Investors
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Open Banking Great Debate: What is the Opportunity for Banks vs Startups?
Room: Peninsula A
Panel Discussion - Includes 15 minutes of Q&A
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM) - EY Investor Connect
Room: Maia
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM - Open Banking Discussion with Key Policy Makers
Room: Peninsula A
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM - Scaling Globally: How to Get Across the Water Safely
Room: Sumac
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM - Lunch
Room: Peninsula C
Sponsored By: Ruden Singapore Pte Ltd
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM - Disrupting the Path to Home Ownership
Room: Sumac
Panel Discussion
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM - Fintech for Social Good
Room: Peninsula A
Panel Discussion
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM - Investor Connect Speed Dating
Room: Maia
Discussion meeting time for investors and start-ups, facilitated by EY and FTA.
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM - Beyond the Cities: What Does Fintech Mean for Regional Australia?
Room: Sumac
Panel Discussion
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM - Unsexy Fintech: The $152 Trillion Global Opportunity of Debt Collection
Room: Peninsula A
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM - Afternoon Tea
Room: Peninsula C
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM - Cryptocurrency: Trends, Markets, its Effect on the Global Economy
Room: Peninsula A
Panel Discussion
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM - Investor Connect Speed Dating
Room: Maia
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM - Towards a Regulatory Environment that Supports Fintech
Room: Sumac
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM - A Local Pulse Check on Fintech Investment
Room: Peninsula A
Panel Discussion
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM - The Cover Genius Story
Room: Maia
Fireside Chat
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM - Xinja’s 21st Century Approach to Marketing
Room: Sumac
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM - Opportunity and Need for Specialised Fintech Investment in Australia
Room: Peninsula A
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM - The Blockchain Centre and Hall & Wilcox present - ICOs 2020: Should there be an Alternative Regulatory Regime for ICOs?
Stone & Chalk, 710 Collins St, Docklands
Speakers: John Bassilios, Hall & Wilcox, Nick Giurietto, Australian Digital Commerce Association, Susan Dart, The Blockchain Centre, Akasha Indream, BlockLoan and Michael Lebbon, emmi
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM - A Leading Australian Challenger Bank: From Idea to Reality
Room: Peninsula A
9:40 AM - 10:30 AM - Local Challenger Bank Changing the Status Quo
Room: Peninsula A
Panel Discussion
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM - Morning Tea
Room: Peninsula C
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM - Keys to Successful Collaboration and Incubation
Room: Peninsula A
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM - NPP Case Study: Disrupting Fintech New Open Payment Service
Room: Sumac
Panel Discussion
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM - FinTech Fever Grad Match
Room: Maia
Powered by Stone & Chalk
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM - A Fintech-Bank Collaboration: Oxymoron or Billion Dollar Opportunity?
Room: Peninsula A
Panel Discussion
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM - Crowdfund or Crowdfail?
Room: Sumac
Panel Discussion
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM - Fintech Bridge
Room: Peninsula A
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM - Lunch
Room: Peninsula C
Sponsored by: Ruden Singapore
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM - Different Approaches to B2C: Building Community, Rewards and Communication
Room: Maia
Panel Discussion
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM - The Future Is In The Past - Decentralising Insurance
Room: Sumac
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM - The Global Opportunity for Regtech
Room: Peninsula A
2:00 PM
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM - A Case Study: Openpay and Australian Grand Prix Corporation - How Fintech Merges with the Sporting Ecosystem
Room: Maia
Panel Discussion
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM) - A Startup’s Perspective on Collaborating with Banks
Room: Sumac
Panel Discussion
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM - Importance of Regtech in the New Reality of Banking
Room: Peninsula A
Panel Discussion
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM - The Future of Real Estate Through the Lens of Blockchain
Room: Maia
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM - The Future of Small Business Lending: Where Are We Now?
Room: Sumac
Panel Discussion
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM - The Interplay of Blockchain and Government
Room: Peninsula A
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM - Afternoon Tea
Room: Peninsula C
3:30 PM
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM - Our Data, Our Asset
Room: Peninsula A
Panel Discussion
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM - Local Innovators Changing the Super Landscape
Room: Peninsula A
Panel Discussion
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM - The Future of Super
Room: Peninsula A
Fireside Chat
5:00 PM - 5:10 PM - Conference Closing Address
Room: Peninsula A
Lord Mayor Sally Capp - City of Melbourne
5:15 PM - 7:15 PM - Cocktail Function
Room: Sketch
Hosted by: Stone & Chalk, PrimaryMarkets and Yodlee
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