The Global Benzinga Fintech Awards event is for those interested in finance, entrepreneurship and those interested in capital markets, deal-making, networking and accelerating their business. This event gives attendees the opportunity to network with Founders, C-Suite executives, directors of the biggest and hottest fintech companies, brokerages, banks, quants, hedge funds, managing directors from VC funds.

Tickets include heavy hors devours, snacks and dessert. The event will also feature an open bar (read: drinks are free) throughout the night. Winners of the competition will be announced in the evening award ceremony.

Schedule

11:00 AM
Registration opens

11:15 AM
Networking lunch begins

11:30 AM
Opening remarks from Jason Raznick, CEO, Benzinga

11:35 AM
DEMO: Benzinga Pro: Profit with faster news & research

11:39 AM
DEMO: ag-Grid: Build the best data grid in the world

11:43 AM
DEMO: MobyTrader: Gamers become traders. Next generation forex/bitcoin trading.

11:47 AM
DEMO: Devexperts: Highly complex software solutions and services for the capital markets industry

11:52 AM
How Orchard CEO Matt Burton went from fintech meetups to what some say is the next ‘Unicorn’
Moderator: Jason Raznick, CEO, Benzinga

12:00 PM
Foursquare: How Foursquare Went from a leading consumer app to a top provider of data to hedge funds.
Speaker: Conor Moran, Enterprise Business Development Director, Foursquare
Moderator: Suzanne Livingston, Offering Management Strategy and Operations IBM Watson

12:15 PM
Panel 1: Revenge of the Nerds: How data science is disrupting the global market
Moderator:Michael Curry, VP of Engineering, IBM Watson Financial Services

Panelists:

• Hans Stimming, VP of Product Strategy, TradeStation
• Yin Luo, Vice Chairman of Quantitative Research, Wolfe Research
• Michael Marrale, CEO, M Science
• David Rukshin, CTO, WorldQuant

12:40 PM
DEMO: SavaNet: Quantamental analytics

12:44 PM
DEMO: BillMo: Enabling payments through your mobile wallet

12:48 PM
DEMO: Swaper: The first platform for investing in an agile way

12:52 PM
DEMO: Capitali.se: Translating words into triggers to execute trades

12:56 PM
DEMO: Uniken: Highly scalable, on-demand, secure connections

1:00 PM
Break

1:15 PM
Panel 2: How these fintech startups changed their businesses overnight with multi-million dollar deals & how you can too
Moderator: Vicki Walia, Alliance Bernstein Digital Investments

Panelists:

• Dan Schleifer, CEO, ChartIQ
• Travis Dulaney, CEO & CTO, Push Payments
• Chris Camillo, CEO, TickerTags

1:41 PM
DEMO: GreenKey: one-of-a-kind property condition database

1:45 PM
DEMO: BuildFax: One-of-a-kind property condition database

1:49 PM
DEMO: Chaikin Analytics: Pandora for stocks

1:55 PM
Fireside Chat with Kathleen Murphy, President, Fidelity
Moderator: Bill Emerson, Vice Chairman, Rock Holdings

2:36 PM
DEMO: Visible Alpha: Advanced data and analytics platform

2:40 PM
DEMO: Fincurate: Saving you valuable time, giving you an edge in today’s competitive landscape

2:44 PM
DEMO: Mercury Capital Advisors: Curated, leading-edge alternative investments

2:48 PM
DEMO: Unison: Home ownership investment – a new and revolutionary financial product category

2:55 PM
Panel 3: Wall Street 2025: How technology will transform finance
Moderator: Nikhil Lele, Principal, Strategy and FinTech Advisory Leader for the Americas, Ernst & Young

Panelists:

• Seth Merrin, Founder, Liquidnet
• Marc Chaikin, CEO, Chaikin
• Adam Dell, CEO, Clarity Money

3:25 PM
Networking Break

3:35 PM
Panel 4: How to win the hearts of VC’s in a crowded fintech ecosystem
Moderator: David Sorin, Partner and Co-Chair, VC & Emerging Growth Practice, McCarter & English

• Gene Munster, Founder and Managing Partner, Loup Ventures
• Steve Lau, Managing Director, WorldQuant Ventures
• David Teten, Partner, FF Venture Capital

4:05 PM
DEMO: Finvasia: India’s first fintech broker offering commission free financial investment

4:09 PM
DEMO: Push Payments: Take control over cash flow through instant money movement

4:13 PM
DEMO: InvestCloud Navy: Robust performance analytics through customizable dashboards

4:17 PM
Eric Rosenbach, Former Department of Defense chief of staff, Obama Administration, Co-Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, the Harvard Kennedy School on responding to North Korean cyberattacks against the United States

4:25 PM
Panel 5: How firms can scale innovation to solve consumer problems
Moderator: Kelli Keough, Global Head of Digital Wealth, J.P. Morgan Chase

• Ron Suber, President, Prosper MarketPlace
• Tim Hockey, CEO, TD Ameritrade
• Jim Riccitelli, Co-CEO, Unison

4:50 PM
Exhibit hall opens & networking reception begins

7:00 PM
Award presentation

7:15 PM
Keynote: Kevin O’Leary, Chairman, O’Shares ETF Investments

8:30 PM
Dessert Reception