The Fintech Symposium 2018 | TreaSolution, Inc. | 15 October 2018 | 750 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60607, USA

Fintech will disrupt companies and careers. Period. Technological disruption has occurred in the past and will accelerate into the future. Therefore, an important question needs to be answered: How does one excel in finance when there is accelerating fintech disruption?

The Fintech Symposium is a two-day fintech conference that will discuss the practical uses of advanced enterprise technologies within the finance and financial services industries. Attendees will hear presentations from fintech industry experts pertaining to blockchain, robotic process automation, artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, banking APIs, ICOs and more!

The Fintech Symposium will provide finance executives, bankers and other professionals an opportunity to learn about the latest fintech developments. Furthermore, there will be ample opportunities to network with other professionals who share the same fintech interests. One of the goals of the Fintech Symposium is to enable attendees to learn, discuss and evaluate fintech topics with a greater degree of knowledge and industry insight.

The pace of change within the fintech industry is astonishing. Finance professionals need to be forward-focused not only on financial matters... but also the technologies used to enable sound financial management. The Fintech Symposium will empower attendees to confidently discuss, explain and plan for the the following technologies:
• Blockchain
• Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
• Real Time Payments & Reporting
• Robotic Process Automation
• Open Banking & Banking APIs

2018 Speakers

Daniel J. Carmody, CTP
​Executive Director - TreaSolution, Inc. | Faculty - Northwestern University

Michael Adams
​Founder - DocLaunch, LLC | Faculty - Marquette University

Dr. Bora Ozkan
​Assistant Professor of Finance - Temple University

Michael Marchuk
​Chief Technology Evangelist, N.A. - Blue Prism

Mike Toomey
Comedian, Entertainer

Mahmound Mamlouk
​Director, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning - BMO Harris Bank

Justin Steffen
Partner - Jenner & Block LLP

Dejan Kusalovic
Global Head of Fintech Enabling - Intel Corporation

Uri Klarman
Founder

Adam Swick
Investment Relations Manager ​bloXroute Labs

Jay Schulman
Principal - Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies & Security - RSM US LLP

Steve Hassett
Chief Operating Officer - GT Software

Rory Herriman
CTO Software & Digital Systems SUZOHAPP

Jagruti Solanki
Assurance Sr. Manger

Jason Bierly
Tax Manager Aprio, LLP

2018 Sponsor and partners

• The Illinois Technology Association
• Blockchain Lab
• Catapult Chicago