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Event Date | Mon Jul 10 EDT - Thu Jul 13 EDT (over 7 years ago) |
Location |
Toronto, Ontario
Metro Toronto Convention Centre North Building, 255 Front St W |
Region | Americas |
FinTECH innovation is on the rise. With financial services institutions around the world under growing pressure from digital FIs, 86 percent of insurance executives and 83 percent of banking and financial services leaders believe that their business will be disrupted by digital technology. Unencumbered by legacy technologies, these nimble companies are delivering a range of consumer-focused financial services—from Payments Modernization to Peer-to-Peer (P2P) lending platforms and beyond.
Special Guest Speakers
Wayne Gretzky - Wayne Gretzky, nicknamed "The Great One," is widely considered to be the greatest hockey player of all-time. Following his successful career on the ice, Gretzky has stayed close to the game he loves. He was Head Coach and EVP of the Phoenix Coyotes from 2005 to 2009 and more recently was named the Vice Chairman of the Edmonton Oilers in 2016 and the official ambassador for the NHL’s Centennial Celebration in 2017.\
Michele Romanow
Tech titan Michele Romanow is an engineer and a serial entrepreneur who started three companies before her 28th birthday. The newest (and youngest ever) entrepreneur to join CBC’s hit show Dragons’ Den, Michele is the co-founder of e-commerce platforms Buytopia.ca and Snap By Groupon, which have saved millions of users hundreds of millions of dollars.
Main Stage Keynote Speakers
Adam Howatson
Chief Marketing Officer, OpenText
Muhi Majzoub
Executive Vice President, Engineering, OpenText
Mark Barrenechea
CEO & CTO, OpenText
Track Keynote Speakers
Murtaza Masood
CIO, Los Angeles County Department of Human Resources
Lori Bieda
Head of Analytics Centre of Excellence, BMO Financial Group
Bennett Borden
Chief Data Scientist, Drinker Biddle & Reath
Gilbert Sabat
Former CIO, Region of Peel
Randall Urban
Vice President, Digital Office Adient Corp.
2016 SPONSORS
Asurion
Black Sea and Trade Development Bank
Deloitte
FWD
Ohio National Financial Services
Pacific Life
RBC
The Private Bank