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We promote innovation in financial technology and financial services globally by providing fintech startups with access to critical data and resources, entirely for free. We are also proud to organize and host Boston Fintech Week.Fintech Sandbox’s six-month Data Access Residency provides startups with data feeds and APIs from our industry-leading data partners. No equity. No fees. Founders simply contribute to the shared learning and collaboration within our community of fintech professionals. Together, we make enduring contributions to fintech innovation.

*Fintech Sandbox

Discuss and debate with interdisciplinary experts. The structure of this event includes a panel discussion followed by breakout sessions exploring key topics related to diversity in financial services and FinTech.
Panel Discussion:
Coding not Cursive Overcoming the confidence and knowledge gap in technology to transform tomorrow’s talent and leadership. As we reflect on how technology is changing our work and daily lives, how do we ensure diversity in decision-making, leadership, and ensure that technology advances all? Join a panel of leading women in FinTech to discuss the challenges and opportunities. 
Moderator: <A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/burnshilary/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Hillary Burns</A>, Reporter, American Banker
<A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayrose528/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jody Rose</A>, President, The New England Venture Capital Association <A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sherry-marcus-4a4110/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sherry Marcus</A>, Managing Director, Co-Head Data Science Core, BlackRock <A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicastauth/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jess Stauth</A>, Managing Director, Quantopian <A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/m-beth-sullivan/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Beth Sullivan</A>, SVP Global Technology Services, State Street <A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristina-pieretti-cfa-b2b0916/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Cristina Pieretti</A>, Managing Director - Strategy and Innovation, Moody’s Analytics
<H3>Breakout Sessions: </H3>
Code2040: Investing in Mindset Diverse teams are better at problem-solving. Diverse spaces are more inventive and creative. Diversity can lead to better economic performance. Why do diverse teams perform so well? Diversity isn’t just about gender; race, religion and social class are important too. For reference: Code2040 provides tools and tactics to help companies invest in more diversity
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State Street Host: <A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonmccormick/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Brandon McCormick</A>, Vice President, Global Client Service Strategy &amp; Execution
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Table Leader: <A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lona-mozumder-3276531/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Lona Mozumder</A>, Head of Sales and Relationship Management, Americas, TriOptima at NEX Group
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The New Computer: AI and Diversity 
What challenges does AI help solve effectively? What problems does it create? Example case for discussion:  <A HREF="https://jigsaw.google.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jigsaw</A> launched a project to defeat online harassment by using machine learning; the ‘<A HREF="https://www.perspectiveapi.com/#/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Perspective</A>’ code. It measures for phrases which are toxic and captures insults and abuse faster than any human moderator could. 
State Street Host: Victor Martinez, 
 
Table Leader: <A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nidhi-aggarwal-6454ab1/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Nidhi Aggarwal</A>, Founder, QwikLabs
Product Is Only As Strong As The Data It’s Built On Data plays a critical role in product development. What are the biggest challenges in sourcing, wrangling and ingesting robust datasets? What does ‘good’ data look like? How can we overcome bias in data?
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State Street Host: <A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/genevy-dimitrion-351a191/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Genevy Dimitrion</A>
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Table Leader: <A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferlum/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jennifer Lum</A>, Co-Founder and COO, Forge.AI
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Learn from the Pros  How do you navigate the corporate ladder? What are tools and methods of leadership that enable success at established institutions?
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State Street Host: <A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/m-beth-sullivan/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Beth Sullivan</A>, Senior Vice President Global Technology Services
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Table Leader: <A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/meredith-coughlin-cpa-5883a338/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Meredith Coughlin</A>, Senior Manager, EY
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Product Management’s Technical Prowess  Learnings from the trenches in building a non-traditional, community-based quant platform and successfully navigating partnerships between high growth FinTechs and established institutions. 
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State Street Host: <A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah-cicerone-844638/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Deb Cicerone</A> 
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Table Leader: <A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolineasherman/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Caroline Sherman</A>, Managing Director, Quantopian
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Risky Business: Harnessing Compliance to Build Robust Businesses  As emerging technologies continue to change business; how can individuals and organizations be proactive in understanding and adhering to new compliance and risk measures?
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State Street Host: <A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-robertson-62124b7/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sue Robertson</A>, Head of Controls / Resilience Oversight, State Street
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Table Leader: <A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/cnguyen2008/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Chau Nguyen</A>, Vice President, Product Management, Fidelity Investments
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What People Want: Building Usable Experiences Front to Back
Both clients and internal teams have changing user needs from their platforms. What strategies can be utilized to create the best experience for users?
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State Street Host: <A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sue-narciso-lydon-0216484/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sue Narciso</A>, Managing Director, State Street 
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The Power of Partnerships: 
Fintech has created an environment of collaboration and development of best practices for enhancing the finance industry. What are the strategies to capitalize on the Fintech community to improve your organization and career?
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State Street Host: <A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicadonohue/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jessica Donohue</A> &amp; <A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kakoen/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Kerri Koen</A> 
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The Story of a FinTech Startup: 
Leading financial services into the future with smart, diverse products.
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State Street Host: Ada Kokoshi
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The New Unicorn – The Women CTO A discussion on best practices in the recruitment of top women tech talent, and best practices for FinTech product and tech leaders in building robust, market-ready platforms. 
• Table Leader: <A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinaqi/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Christina Qi</A>, Partner, Domeyard LP
 
<H5>This event is part of Boston FinTech Week 2018: Moving Beyond Volatility</H5>
<H5 CLASS="MsoNormal">Fasten your seatbelts! Volatility is back and we don't just mean in the markets. Join us for an exciting week diving deep and interacting with experts building robust tech for financial services. Founded and organized by FinTech Sandbox and Boston FinTech Meetup with sponsorship from Arizona Commerce Authority, The Cutler Center at Babson College, Eastern Bank, Envestnet Yodlee, EY Foundry, F-Prime Capital, Goodwin, General Assembly, McCarter &amp; English, Moody’s Analytics, OpenFin, Radius Bank, Quovo, Silicon Valley Bank, and TransUnion. Explore events <A HREF="https://bit.ly/2unG7rX" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</A>. </H5>

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