7.00 Fintech of the year pitch breakfast
8.00 Registration and coffee
8.40 Mihi whakatau
8.50 Opening remarks
Chair: Vanessa Ronan-Pearce, Strategic Projects Lead - Payments, Payments NZ
9.00 Introduction from FinTechNZ: Thriving together
Jason Roberts, Executive Director, FinTechNZ
Perspectives on Partnering
9:10 Keynote address: What’s next in commerce and payments
Tiziana Bianco, Vice President, Head of Products and Solutions, Visa Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific
9.30 Panel discussion: Competing in a new world while maintaining best practice
Antonia Watson, CEO, ANZ
Steve Jurkovich, CEO, Kiwibank
Kerry Boielle, CEO, TSB
Richard Klipin, CEO, Financial Services Council
Facilitator: Carmen Vicelich, CEO, Valocity
10:20 Morning tea
10.50 Panel discussion: Meet the government - key priorities
Alan Crofts, Technical Specialist, FinTech & Innovation, Financial Markets Authority
Ian Woolford, Director of Money and Cash, Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Claire Kibblewhite, Senior Policy Officer, Trade Negotiations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Matthew Lewer, Head of Payments, Commerce Commission
Facilitator: Binu Paul, Consultant
11:20 International keynote fireside: Insights into U.K. open banking
Sam Everington, CEO, Engine by Starling
Ralph Bragg, Chief Technology Officer, Raidiam
Georgia Grange, Head of New Zealand, Revolut
Facilitator: Adrian Smith, Chief Product Officer & Co-Founder, Blinkpay
12:00 Australian Open Banking Ecosystem Map & Report
Nick Kavass, Head of Policy, Fintech Australia
12:20 Lunch
13:10 Breakout streams
Stream #1: FinTech for FinTechs
Panel discussion: Key areas of innovation
Riaz Nasrabadi, Head of Data and Risk Products, Visa Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific
Nick Frandsen, Co-founder and Co-CEO, Paloma
Jeremy Muir, Partner, MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Matt Leibowitz, Executive Director and Founder, Stake
Facilitator: Janine Grainger, CEO, Easy Crypto
Panel discussion: Issues for the sector, cyber security and digital identity
Michael Harmer, Director of Technology Identity APAC - Technology Fraud, GBG Cloudcheck
Kyle Gibson, Head of Engineering and Technology, SSS - IT Security Specialists
Facilitator: Colin Wallis, Executive Director, Digital Identity NZ
Stream #2: RegTech in motion
Stream #3: Fintech for Sustainability
14:15 Roundtable Discussions
Topics include:
Why Partner? What do you look for in a partner? Are all partnerships commercial in nature?
Facilitated by: Andrew Buchanan, Head of Digital Partnerships, Visa New Zealand and South Pacific
Cybersecurity, crime, scams and fraud
Facilitated by: Paul Bickley, Head of Commercial, Authsignal
Navigating Interchange Rates in New Zealand: Implications for Loyalty Programs and Enterprises
Facilitated by: Gary Cobain, CEO, Pokitpal
Market Readiness when going global/Open Finance
Facilitated by: Chris Barton, Strategic Partner Manager, Xero | Jamie Leach, Regional Director, FDATA
Achieving Greater Transparency in Sustainability
Facilitated by: Leeanna Kohn-Hardy, CEO & Founder, Finappster
Exploring the convergence of ID verification and fraud detection at onboarding
Facilitated by: Michael Harmer, Director of Technology Identity APAC - Technology Fraud, GBG Cloudcheck
The forces shaping open banking in Aotearoa
Facilitated by: Josh Daniell, Co-founder, Akahu | Lisa Ibarra, Open Banking Lead - API Centre, Payments NZ
AI Governance: Top-Down or Bottom-Up approach?
Facilitated by: Gabriela Mazorra de Cos, Data Use Specialist (Governance & Ethics), Xero
Digital identity
Facilitated by: Sam Short, Senior Solicitor, MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Regtech in motion
Facilitated by: Vincent McCartney, Co-Founder, Regtech NZ
How can banks and Fintechs work together to accelerate innovation?
Facilitated by: Jody Bullen, Head of Open Banking, ANZ
Opportunities and challenges from being listed on the ASX and any lessons learned
Facilitated by: Cherise Barrie, CFO, Smartpay | Blair Harrison, Head of New Zealand Listings, ASX
15:40 Afternoon tea
FinTech for good
16:05 Presenting the Fast Pitch breakfast winner
16.15 Panel discussion: Women in FinTech paving the way
Brooke Roberts, Co-Founder, 3EO & Director, Sharesies
Donnamaree Ryder, Founder, Tania.ai
Waimarie Marks, CEO, Hatch Invest
Sasha Lockley, Co-founder and CEO, Money Sweetspot
Facilitator: Vanessa Ronan-Pearce, Strategic Projects Lead - Payments, Payments NZ
16:45 Panel discussion: Empowering communities
Sam Kellar, General Manager, Ngāi Tahu Whai Rawa
Wyndi Tagi, Co-Founder, We Mana
Adrian Smith, Chief Product Officer & Co-Founder, Blinkpay
John Mika, Co-Founder, MikaPay
Facilitator: James Brown, Chief Revenue Officer, Findr.digital
17:15 Fireside chat: AI and other tech predictions in 2024
Nicole Buisson, Head of Small and Medium Business, AWS
Tiffany Bloomquist., New Zealand Country Manager, AWS
17:35 Networking drinks