Annual Fintech Summit 2019 | Economedia | 13 March 2019 | Sofia Event Center, 1407 Hladilnika, Sofia, Bulgaria

Why Fintech?
The financial industry faces the challenge to innovate at its fastest pace ever, mostly due to the growth of FinTech and the changes in consumer behavior and preferences. The pressure to innovate has driven financial companies to move many aspects of their business to the next level in order to stay relevant and top-of-mind. However, any type of change requires not only implementing new technologies but also a profound change in the mindset. The Annual FinTech Conference aims to present how Fintech is reshaping the future of the financial services in the region and to create and develop a high-profile professional platform for discussion and networking.

Why Sofia?
Sofia is one of the top 3 FinTech destinations in CEE with a critical mass of financial, technological and startup players, who are actively engaged in a positive competition.
Two more ingredients are needed for this critical mass to turn into a more productive ecosystem - practical content generation vehicles (Sophia Lab being the leading example) and a regular forum to meet, share and engage.
The FinTech Summit’s team is committed to build and maintain this forum, together with all the other members of the FinTech ecosystem.

Topics in the agenda:
• Fintech market overview. What's next
• Payment technology revolution. Mobile payments
• The disruptive transformation power of Blockchain
• Opportunities for collaboration between traditional banks and fintechs
• The rise of Digital-only banks
• The use of AI and digital assistants
• Innovations in data security
• The fintech revolution in insurance
• The impact of GDPR and PSD2 on the sector

Why attend:
• Learn which are the cutting-edge Fintech innovations and solutions
• Join the discussion about the latest trends and the future of Fintech
• Hear the stories of some of the most successful local and regional Fintech startups from first hand
• Meet the industry leaders in person and network with the biggest players on the market

2019 Speakers

Filip Genov
Vice President and Special Projects Senior Manager, UniCredit Bulbank

Vanya Manova
Country Manager Bulgaria and Macedonia, Mastercard

Alexandra Maniati
Senior Policy Adviser, Cybersecurity & Social Affairs, European Banking Federation

Levon Hampartzoumian
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, MB, UniCredit Bulbank

Miroslav Vichev
Chief Executive Officer, Borica

Goran Angelov
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, IBS Bulgaria

Kalin Radev
Chief Executive Officer, Software Group

Petr Baron
Chief Executive Officer, TBIF Financial Services

Diana Medanova
Executive Manager and Chief Operating Officer, bsurance

Vladimir Savov
Member of the Financial Supervision Commission

Teodor Blidăruş
Chief Executive Officer, FintechOS

Radomir Milanov
Managing Director, SAP Bulgaria

Alex Zhigarev
Partner, Speedinvest

Dimitar Grozdanov
Head of FinTech Practice, Tsvetkova Bebov Komarevski Attorneys-at-law

Ventsislav Karadjov
Chairman of the Commission for Personal Data Protection

Christof De Mil
Member of the Country Team, KBC Group for Bulgaria

Boyan Byanov
Regional Director CEE, Raisin GmbH

2019 Partners

PARTNERS:
• Elevator
• IBS
• TbiBank
• Sap
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise
• TBK
• Vienna Business Agency
• Fintech OS

COOPERATION:
• British American Tobacco

INVESTOR:
• LaunchHub Ventures