MIT FinTech Conference 2020 Agenda


TIME



EVENT


8:15 AM - 9:00 AM

Registration & Breakfast


9:05 AM - 9:15 AM

Welcome Remarks
Stephanie MacConnell, Co-Chair of 2020 MIT FinTech Conference


9:15 AM - 9:50 AM

FinTech and the Road Ahead: What to Expect from the Space?

Amy Nauiokas, Founder, President, and CEO of Anthemis

Moderated By:
Stephanie MacConnell, Co-Chair of 2020 MIT FinTech Conference


9:50 AM - 10:25 AM

Unlocking the Future of FinTech: Data Analytics

Adam Broun, CEO of Kensho Technologies
Caroline Sherman, CPO and MD of Quantopian
Kevin Walsh, Head of Data Science at Radius Bank

Moderated By:
Jean Donnelly, Executive Director at FinTech Sandbox


10:25 AM - 10:40 AM

The Edge of FinTech: Partnering with FinTech Incumbents in a B2B GTM Strategy

Michael Tannenbaum, CFO of Brex


10:40 AM - 10:55 AM

Morning Break


10:55 AM - 11:10 AM

Banking on Beast Mode

Steve Le Roux, Founder and CEO of Envel


11:10 AM - 11:25 AM

MIT Media Lab x FinTech

Estaban Moro, Visiting Professor at MIT Media Lab and Associate Professor at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid


11:25 AM - 12:00 PM

The Challenges of FinTech in Emerging Markets

Shakib Noori, Director at M-Paisa
Schan Duff, Vice President of Strategy at Kiva
Tahira Dosani, Managing Director at Accion Venture Lab

Moderated By:
Luis Videgaray, Senior Lecturer at MIT Sloan and Director of MIT AI Policy for the World


12:00 PM - 12:15 PM

The Edge of FinTech II

Max Niederste-Ostholt, Co-Founder and CFO of Rally Rd.


12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch


1:00 PM - 1:15 PM

The State of FinTech

Andrew Lo, Professor of Finance at MIT Sloan and Director of the MIT Laboratory for Financial Engineering


1:15 pm - 1:45 PM

The Adaptation of P2P Lending

Scott Sanborn, CEO of Lending Club

Moderated By:
Gary Gensler, Professor of Practice, Global Economics & Management at MIT Sloan


1:45 PM - 2:15 PM

Startup Pitch Competition: Part I


2:15 PM - 2:50 PM

PropTech: Changing the Future of Renting, Owning and Managing Property

Noah Isaacs, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Bowery Valuation
Dana Dunford, Co-Founder and CEO of Hemlane
Tom Petit, Co-Founder of Landis

Moderated By:
Hannah Arnold, Investor at F-Prime Capital


2:50 PM - 3:05 PM

Afternoon Break


3:05 PM - 3:25 PM

Financial Security and Partnerships

Kristen Anderson, Founder and CEO of Catch
Nick Maynard, Senior Vice President of Commonwealth


3:25 PM - 3:55 PM

The Edge of FinTech III

Steve Fredette, Co-Founder of Toast

Moderated By:
Gary Gensler, Professor of Practice, Global Economics & Management at MIT Sloan


3:55 PM - 4:25 PM

Startup Pitch Competition: Part II


4:25 PM - 5:00 PM

Venture Capital and Investors

Kelly Fryer, Director at Techstars
Tahira Dosani, Managing Director at Accion Venture Lab
Lily Lyman, Partner at underscore.vc
Sunny Parikh, Senior Vice President at Partnership Fund for New York City

Moderated By:
Juan Luis Leungli, Partner at Tectonic Ventures


5:00 PM - 5:10 PM

Closing Remarks and Startup Pitch Competition Winners

Bryan Cortes, Co-Chair of 2020 MIT FinTech Conference


5:10 PM - 7:00 PM

Networking Reception