The financial sector faces an incoming wave of innovative technologies and startups. More than $14.48 billion has been invested in FinTech companies over the past year, and the legacy they stand to create will reshape how customers and financial institutions interact with one another.

On February 16th, The Digital Transformation In FinTech conference hosted by Orange Silicon Valley will assemble leaders from the banking industry, innovative FinTech startups, and experienced venture capital to discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by shifting consumer behaviors and new business models that are upending traditional practices.

Join the conversation as we explore how current trends are unfolding and where entrepreneurs are looking. The digital-first generation they serve is already transforming an industry. Our featured speakers will discuss what happens next.

9:00 am - Registration and Breakfast

10:00 am - Opening Remarks

Speaker:

Georges Nahon, CEO, Orange Silicon Valley

Keynote Address

Speaker:

Marc Rennard, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Mobile Financial Services, Orange

10:25 am - Embracing the FinTech Revolution

Ray Davis served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Umpqua Bank for over 19 years. Under his leadership, Umpqua has grown from $150 million in assets in 1994 to more than $24 billion in assets today. Ray pioneered a distinctive customer experience and corporate culture that have become iconic in the banking industry.

Today, banks are challenged by technological advancements that are enabling both incumbents and startups to reconstruct banking and financial services. Ray and Wendy will talk about transforming financial institutions touching upon leadership, culture, staying relevant with customers, and Umpqua’s new innovation subsidiary, Pivotus Ventures that aims to advance key strategic initiatives.

Fireside chat by:

Ray Davis, Chairman, Umpqua Bank

Hosted by:

Wendy Lung, Director, Corporate Strategy, IBM Venture Capital Group

11:10 am - Federal Reserve Perspectives on Fintech

Tracy Basinger, provides insight into the Federal Reserve’s supervisory role, and its perspective on fintech regulation.

Fireside chat by:

Tracy Basinger, Group Vice President, Financial Institution Supervision and Credit Group at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Hosted by:

Thomas Lee, Business Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle

11:40 am - FinTech VC Perspective

VC and corporate investors share the opportunities and challenges of investing in the FinTech space, as well as what the “next big thing” might be.

Moderator:

Marisa Kendall, Business Reporter, The San Jose Mercury News

Panelists:

Don Butler, Managing Director, Thomvest

Eric Wiesen, General Partner, Bullpen Capital

Keith Rabois, Partner, Khosla Ventures

12:20 pm - Lunch

1:40 pm - Serving Millennial Customers

Millennial customers want to handle their financial needs through technology instead of walking into brick-and-mortar retail banks. This session looks at the habits, behaviors, and expectations of the Millennial customer exploring the types of experiences they want from the financial services industry.

Moderator:

Jenny Lin, Innovation and Ventures, TD Bank

Speakers:

Chris Britt, CEO, Chime

Herbert Moore, CEO, WiseBanyan

Ori Zohar, co-founder, Sindeo

Ken Kruszka, founder & CEO, SnapCheck

2:35 pm - Alternative Lending: A Conversation with SoFi

Alternative lending, which includes P2P, “shadow banking” and other alternate sources of loans, is emerging as a competitive source of loan capital to that of traditional banks.

Fireside chat by:

Dan Macklin, co-founder, VP of Community and Member Success, SoFi

Hosted by:

Ryan Lawler, Writer, TechCrunch

3:15 pm - Blockchain for Banking

The blockchain is the technology behind Bitcoin; it has also begun to be employed across a variety of industry verticals. Banking industry speakers share their experiences with this new technology, the challenges they face deploying it, and the potential use cases of blockchain technology in banking and finance.

Introduction and Moderator:

David Easthope, SVP, Celent

Panelists:

Vinny Lingham, CEO, Civic

Tim Swanson, Director of Market Research, R3CEV

Clint Glliam, Partner Lead, Chain

Jeff Garzik, CEO and co-founder, Bloq

3:55 pm - Open Banking

This talk looks at the emergence of “Open Banking,” which enables third party developers through the use of Open APIs to build applications and services around financial institutions.

Open Banking: Good News or Bad News?

Speaker:

Steve Kirsch, CEO, Token

Fireside chat with:

William Hockey, co-founder and CTO, Plaid

Ramneek Gupta, Venture Investing Co-Head, Citi Ventures

4:55 pm - Financial Inclusion

A discussion about the societal and institutional challenges, as well as the opportunities, from integrating the “unbanked” and “underbanked” with financial services

How Innovative Banks and Fintech Startups can Drive Financial Inclusion.

Speaker:

Tom Abell, Senior Manager, Accenture Development Partnership

Financial Inclusion Panel Discussion:

Panelist:

Sasha Orloff, CEO, Lendup

Doug Ricket, CEO, PayJoy

Sankaet Pathak, CEO, SynapsePay

Max Gasner, Head of Product, One Financial Holdings

5:40 pm - Closing Remarks

5:50 pm - Startup Showcase & Reception / Networking

A selection of invited FinTech companies exhibiting their innovative products and services. Food and wine will be served during the reception. Reception will run till 8:00 pm.

Event Produced by Orange FinTech Team:

John Eisenman, Principal, ChainForce

Subash Mandanapu, Senior Product Manager, FinTech

Derek Au, Principal of Ventures