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Bringing Together FinTech Companies || Expanding Commercial Opportunities for Stakeholders

United Kingdom Events U.S.-UK Financial Innovation Partnership Webinar

U.S. Department of Commerce – International Trade Administration Virtual Event
U.S.-UK Financial Innovation Partnership Webinar
Thursday, June 24th, 2021

This free half-day webinar program is a collaborative effort within the U.S. – UK Financial Innovation Partnership Commercial Pillar to bring together fintech companies to expand commercial opportunities and stakeholders on both sides of the Atlantic. The exchange discussion will serve to deepen fintech trade and investment ties and understanding between the United States of America and the United Kingdom fintech ecosystems. 

Event Registration Link: https://emenuapps.ita.doc.gov/ePublic/event/editWebReg.do?SmartCode=1QJQ

 

 



9:00 – 9:15 AM EST  

David DeFalco, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe & Eurasia, U.S. Department of Commerce

John Glen, Member of Parliament for Salisbury and South Wiltshire, Economic Secretary to Her Majesty’s Treasury

 

9:15 – 9:45 AM EST  

Moderator: Paul Thanos, Director, Office of Finance and Insurance Industries,  U.S. Department of Commerce


Matthew Swinehart, Director, International Financial Markets Office, U.S. Department of Treasury 
Gwyneth Nurse, Director of Financial Services, Her Majesty’s Treasury

10:00 – 10:45 AM EST  

Moderator: Scarlett Sieber, Chief Strategy Officer, Money2020

Howard Young, Group Leader, Global Head of Payments Partnerships, Western Union Business Solutions
Sean Hunter, CIO, Oaknorth 
Kat Cloud, UK Policy Lead, Plaid 

11:00 – 11:45 AM EST  

Moderator: Martin Docherty-Hughes, Member of Parliament for West Dunbartonshire, Chairman of All Party Parliamentary Group for Blockchain

Nitin Gaur, Director, Financial & Digital Sciences, IBM Research
Alisa DiCaprio, Head of Trade and Supply Chain, R3 
Jeremy Millar, Head of Corporate Development and Chief of Staff, ConsenSys 
Craig Rogers, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland

12:00 – 12:30 PM EST  

Moderator: James Lindley, Deputy Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy London 


Peter Sexton, Global Financial Services Team Leader, U.S. Commercial Service
Janine Hirt, CEO, Innovate Finance 
Andrew Mitchell CMG, Director General, UK Department for International Trade 
Alastair Lukies CBE, Chair, FinTech Alliance