Unchain Fintech Festival 2024 | Unchain Fintech Festival | 18 June 2024 | Oradea Fortress, Oradea 410100, Romania

High Level Reunion
Unchain unites the Central and Eastern Europe as the growth market of Europe and a Global centre of tech development.
It provides a nexus for the financial industry and financial technology providers to come together to push the boundaries of what is possible.

For two days this summer, Oradea will once more become the ground zero for innovation in financial services.
Taking place in the city’s old and picturesque medieval fortress, this in-person event puts CEE at the heart of the international map of fintech innovation.

MAIN STAGE
Core industry topics panel discussion

The Agenda:

CONTENT STAGE
In-depth industry panels & keynotes

ROUNDTABLES
Moderated focused closed discussions

INNOVATION STAGE
Startups pitching & workshops

2024 Speakers

KEYNOTE:

Chris Skinner
Global Ambassador, Innovate Finance / Non-Executive Director, 11:FS / Advisor-Author

Weronika Chrzanowska
Director of Cards Banking & Fintech Department, ITCARD

Chris Joannou
VP - Ecosystem Growth, Draper University

Alex Panican
Deputy CEO, The LHoFT - Luxembourg House of Financial Technology

Raluca Micu
Head of Payments Oversight Division, National Bank of Romania

Roland Bódi
Senior Legal ExpertSenior Legal Expert, Magyar Nemzeti Bank

Slaven Smojver
Director, Information Systems Supervision Department, Croatian National Bank

Vadim Jeleascov
Head of Fintech Department, National Bank of Moldova

Ranjeet Kapur
Senior Vice President - FinTech / Payment Intermediary Head, Commercial Bank, Citi

Bogdan Popa
Chief Operating Officer, Raiffeisen Bank Romania

Tolga Banyocu
Deputy General Manager, Garanti BBVA Romania

Csaba Bálint
Member of the Board, National Bank of Romania

Klaudia Archimowicz
Head of Growth & Digital Lead, Verita HR

Mihai Sandu
Head of Digital Sales & Strategic Partnerships, BCR

Igor Zacharjasz
Head of Digital Products and Innovation, CEE

Kamil Szymański
Senior Business Development ManagerSenior Business Development Manager, Tink

Damir Čaušević
Co-Founder & Group CEO, Monri Payments

Michele Lavizzari
AUTHADA GmbH

Jozsef Nyiri
Chief Growth Officer, Finshape

Jacob Claflin
Founder & CEO, Cambrist

Eliad Saporta
Founder & CEO, Coriunder

Vladimir Pintea
VP Open Banking Engineering and Payments, Europe, Trovata

Cosmin Cosma
Co-Founder & CEO, Finqware

Octavian Oancea
AWS Enterprise, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Avi Arnon
VP, Venture Investor, Citi

Jose M. Moreno de Barreda
Principal Digital Finance & Fintech Advisor, IFC - International Finance Corporation

Martin Medek
Co-Owner, Unicorn Attacks

Beáta Vörösová
Portfolio Manager, Seed Starter ČS

Takeshi Kito
Co-Founder & CEO, ELEVANDI Japan

Sergio Zocchi
Partner, Co-Head, Nextalia Ventures

Alessandra Guion
CEO, FINTECH Belgium

Gergő Zámbó
Product (UX/UI) DesignerProduct (UX/UI) Designer, Ergomania

Eleanor Hill
EditorEditor, Treasury Management International (TMI)

Andrew Samu
Commercial DirectorCommercial Director, Verita HR

Olena Gryniuk
CEE DirectorCEE Director, SME Banking Club

Cristina Reichmann
PartnerPartner, CMS Cameron McKenna

Balazs Vinnai
President & InvestorPresident & Investor, Finshape

Michal Baštář,
Visa Direct Cluster Sales Lead, Visa

Petrut Lixandru
Head of Digital Distribution Channels, BCR

Marcin Chrusciel
CEO, Fenige S.A.

Niklas Sandqvist
Board Member for EuropeBoard Member for Europe, Global Fintech Alliance

Nic Balaceanu
Founder & CEO, Lendrise

Ivo Apetauer
Head of Immersive Technology | FinTech Leader, Deloitte

Vasile Strat
Dean of Bucharest Business School, Academia de Studii Economice din București

Paweł Grochowicz
Head of PSP and Fintech, Autopay

Tomas Lodnan
CEOCEO, GoodRequest

Martina Hanusová
Chief Sales Officer (CSO)Chief Sales Officer (CSO), Payout

Ioana Popa
Project Portfolio Management Director, Banca Transilvania

Rohit Bhosale
FounderFounder, Synapze GmbH

Adela Muresan
Advanced Analytics and Data Engineering Deputy Director, Banca Transilvania

Agnieszka Bryszewska
Business Development Director CEE, Strategic Initiatives, VISA

Rodrigo Garcia de la Cruz
𝗖𝗘𝗢 & 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 at 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴

Tomáš Milota
BoD Member, ČS Seed Starter

Valentin Costa
Sales ManagerSales Manager, EVAM

Raul Alexandru Risnita
Director Companies Digitization Departament, Banca Transilvania

Lyubomir Tankishev
Director of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships, Evrotrust

István György Fetter
Head of Small Business Segment Management, CIB Bank

Razvan Faer
Head of Marketing & Strategy, TRANSFOND

Claudiu Negrea
Deputy Director - Financial Market Infrastructures and Payments, National Bank of Romania

Dejan Davidovic
Chief operating and integrity officer, Kriptomat

Michal Prazny
VP Business Development, Global Payments Europe

Pavel Shust
Short Term Consultant, IFC - International Finance Corporation

Daniel Dumitrescu
CIO & Founder,InnovX

Bogdan Nastase
Advisor to the Deputy CEO, TRANSFOND

Tomasz Piasecki
Sustainable Finance and Climate Risk, Associate Director, Mazars

Marton Suppan
Board Member, Hungarian Blockchain Coalition

Igor Grzalja
Organization Manager, Money Motion

Martin Bakardzhiev
Senior Manager, Visa

Sorin Mirea
Commercial Director Romania and Moldova, Finshape

Bogdan Georgescu
Enterprise Account Executive, Telecommunications and Banking, CEE Google Cloud, Google

Anda Kaftanoglu
Sales Director, SIBS ROMANIA

Alexandru BITA
Chief Technology Innovation Officer, Libra Internet Bank

Ivan Mortimer-Schutts
Consultant, IFC - International Finance Corporation

Claudia Cruceru
Business Development, Visa

Adam Gryzel
Delivery Manager, GFT

Michal Vodrážka
Director, Payments Regulation Division, Czech National Bank

Oleg Doronceanu
Affinity Leader, Romania & Central and Eastern Europe, Marsh

Pawel Widawski
Founder & CEO, FinTech Poland

Ciprian Pirv
Country Managing Director, Payten

Zoltan BETYAK
Head Of Innovation, Mazars in Hungary

Piotr Biegun
Chief Operating Officer, Algolytics Technologies

Răzvan Butucaru
Partner, Financial Services & Advisory Leader, Mazars in Romania

Alina Catalina Banuleasa
CEO & FounderCEO & Founder, Morph

Varlam Ebanoidze
Head of FinTech and SupTech Development/Innovation Office, National Bank of Georgia

Paul Williams
Solution Architect, Engine by Starling Bank

Dominic Gantner
Managing Director Southeast Europe Region, Allianz Partners

Ádám Ferenczi
Chief Executive Officer, InsurWiz Technology Ltd.

2024 Sponsors and Partners

MAIN PARTNER:
• VISA

BANKING PARTNERS:
• BCR - Banca Comerciala Romana
• Raiffeisen Bank
• Banca Transilvania (BT)

REGTECH PARTNERS:
• Forvis Mazars
• Evrotrust

TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS:
• Google Cloud
• InfoCert
• Payten

LOGISTIC PARTNERS:
• Darabont family
• Nazzuro Aqua
• Alchemico
• Mobexpert
• Ford Carbenta Com
• DIGI Communications, also known as RCS & RDS

SPONSORS:
• Citi
• Garanti BBVA
• CMS Romania
• SIBS Romania
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Global Payments
• Finshape
• TRANSFOND
• Evam
• Kriptomat
• VeritaHR
• Visit Oradea
• Make it in Oradea