AGENDA

09:00 WELCOME:  Arik Steinberg  Chairman, Tel Aviv Stock Exchange

 OPENING KEYNOTE:  Salmaan Jaffery CBDO, Dubai International Financial Centre

09:20 PANEL: The State of Fintech: Are we winning? The challenges, opportunities and everything in-between as we grapple with the next normal

M: Shmuel Ben Tovim President, CityTLV
Tomer Michaeli General Partner, Viola Fintech
Thanos Mathiopoulos CBO, FinSec Innovation Lab
Yuval Samet CEO, RiseUp
Shy Datika Co-Founder & CEO, INX

10:00 PANEL: Unlocking barriers with Fintech: Driving social and financial inclusion through innovation

M: Eve Guterman Research Fellow, Boris Mints Institute, Tel Aviv University
Dr Ziv Noar Head of Economic Unit, Banking Supervision Dept, Bank of Israel
Dr Ira Sobel Founder & CEO, Fintech 4Longevity
Tomer Bariach General Partner, Flori Ventures
Dr Saul Fine Founder & CEO, Innovative Assessments

10:40 COFFEE BREAK

11:10 KEYNOTE: Unbanked isn't the problem... And banks are not the solution

David Birch Chairman, DIGISEQ

11:30 PANEL: The Rise of Embedded Finance: What it means for Financial Services

M: Eran Vitkon VP Product Payments, Finastra
David Avgi Co-Founder & CEO, UNIPaaS
Arnon Barzilay Head of Sales Israel, Stripe
Liran Amrany VP Product, Team8 Fintech
Shaul David Head of Bank Partnerships, Railsbank

12:10 PANEL: The Driving Forces of Open Finance: Reshaping the bank and customer relationship

M: Eli Lazarev Senior Manager, PwC
Liad Bokovsky Senior Director of Solutions Engineering, Axway
Salmaan Jaffery CBDO, Dubai International Financial Centre
Edoardo Cassina CMO, Enel X Financial Services
David Birch Chairman, DIGISEQ

13:00 NETWORKING LUNCH 

14:00 KEYNOTE:  Sidney Gottesman  CEO, FinSec Innovation Lab

14:20 PANEL: Fraud, Digital Identity and Cybercrime Prevention in an evolving digital world

M: Eran Raz Risk & Forensic Services Leader, PwC
Roy Frank Account Manager, Refinitiv, London Stock Exchange
Cela Farhi Director of Global Operations, nsKnox
Dan Pastor Global GTM Lead, Cyber & Risk Services, Mastercard
Ofer Friedman CBDO, AU10TIX
Doron Solomon Co-Founder, QDefender

15:00 PANEL: Fintech and the Metaverse: Managing Identity, Security and Financial Services

M: Eylon Aviv Principal, Collider Ventures
Alon Shahak BizDev & Partnerships, Cyber Lead Scout, Deutsche Telekom
Elad Bleistein CMO, ZenGo
Dr Andrey Nayman Founder & CEO, MagicSquare
Saul Levin Investment Team, Entrée Capital

15:40 KEYNOTE: Collective Strength: Multilateral Financial-Cyber Simulation

Rahav Shalom-Revivo Head of Financial-Cyber International Innovation, Ministry of Finance

16:00 CLOSE/NETWORKING

09:00 WELCOME

PRESENTATION: The DLT Landscape One Year On

Csilla Zsigri VP Strategy, BTP

09:20 PANEL: Payments Innovation: How payments architecture and regulation are keeping pace

M: Nikki Johnston Partner, Allen & Overy LLP
Mohammad Balooshi Sector Head Fintech & Innovation, Dubai International Financial Centre
Terrie Smith CEO, DIGISEQ
Iana Dimitrova CEO, OpenPayd
Omer Unger Country Manager, Mastercard
Ran Goldshtein VP Payments, Fireblocks

10:00 PANEL: The Decentralised Finance State of Play: DeFi versus the banks. Who is winning? 

M: Josh Liggett Principal, OurCrowd
Salmaan Jaffery CBDO, DIFC
Otni Oron Innovation & Corporate BizDev, Bank Hapoalim
Adrian Fritz Research Associate, 21 Shares
Ouriel Ohayon CEO, ZenGo
Brad Harrison CEO, Venus Protocol

10:40 KEYNOTE: Zero to Crypto: Bringing Crypto Products to Market 

Michael Shaulov Co-Founder & CEO, Fireblocks

11:00 COFFEE BREAK

11:30 KEYNOTE: Terrie Smith  CEO, DIGISEQ

11:50 PANEL: Central Bank Digital Currencies: The next gamechanger or a blow to privacy?

M: Caroline Emch Director, Government Affairs EMEA, American Express
Yoav Soffer Advisor to the Deputy Governor, Bank of Israel
Pietro Grassano Business Solutions Director, Algorand
Esti Hadar Partner, Herzog Fox & Neeman
Ziv Keinan CEO, Simetria

12:30 KEYNOTE: Open Finance: Much more than innovated technology or an evolution of consumption

Inbal Polak Director, Investment Department, Israel Securities Authority

12:50 NETWORKING LUNCH

14:00 KEYNOTE: Embedded Finance: A vehicle for growth in the digital economy

Iana Dimitrova CEO, OpenPayd

14:20 PANEL: NFTs: Real or Imaginary? Demystifying the trend. Making NFTs more palatable

M: Ariel Yosefi Partner, Herzog Fox & Neeman
Nir Hemo Business Solutions, Algorand
Duncan Johnston-Watt Co-Founder & CEO, BTP
Dr Milly Perry Director, NFT Israel
Mohammad Balooshi Sector Head Fintech & Innovation, DIFC

15:00 PANEL: Raising Capital and IPOs in the New Normal: With funding rounds getting bigger and bigger, what is the impact?

M: Ziv Keinan CEO, Simetria
Lior Navon Head of Sales & Markets Development, Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
Igal Nevo Head of INX Ventures, INX
Adi Levanon Principal, Flint Capital
Rowan Gallagher COO, Fundsquire

15:45 CLOSE/NETWORKING

09:00 WELCOME: Gil White Managing Partner, Herzog Fox & Neeman

  OPENING KEYNOTE: Jon Medved Founder & CEO, OurCrowd

09:30 PANEL: Innovation through Partnerships and Collaboration: The emerging business models and trends

M: Adam Chernichaw Partner, Allen & Overy LLP
Raul Shnier CTO, FinSec Innovation Lab
Mohammad Balooshi Sector Head Fintech & Innovation, DIFC
Neta Hamou Associate General Counsel, Commercial, Meta
Leib Bolel Partner, Grayhawk Capital
Shoham Ben Rubi Head of International Affairs Division, Israel Securities Authority

10:10 PANEL: Israel and the Gulf: Where do the investment and business opportunities lie?

M: Jonny Paul Director, Fintech Week Tel Aviv
Dr Sabah al-Binali Partner & Executive Chairman, OurCrowd Arabia
Salmaan Jaffery CBDO, Dubai International Financial Centre
Hanan Haviv Partner, Herzog Fox & Neeman
Roy Ionas Country Head Israel, Abu Dhabi Investment Office

10:50 COFFEE BREAK

11:20 KEYNOTE: Identity Fraud Protection Today

Ofer Friedman CBDO, AU10TIX

11:40 PANEL: ESG and Fintech: Society, inclusion and the environment

M: Roman Lasker Studio Partner, AnD Ventures
Hadar Rottenberg Tech Lead, GoodDollar
Orly Glick CEO, ESGgo
Hamzeh Ghosheh Founder & CEO, Naviatx
Cecile Blilious Head of Impact & Sustainability, Pitango Venture Capital

12:20 PANEL: Insurtech: Intelligent insurance solutions to increase customers lifetime value

M: Lyron Wahrmann Founder & CEO, Topicx
Yaron Zurr Co-Founder & CCO, Connected Insurance
Pamela Negosanti Global Head of Insurance, expert.ai
Jacob Wikinski Business Development Manager M&A, Earnix

12:50 NETWORKING LUNCH

13:45 KEYNOTE: Increasing Digitization in the Israel Payments Landscape

Oded Salomy Director, Payment & Settlement Systems Department, Bank of Israel

14:00 KEYNOTE: Ravi Bhalla Head of Department for Innovate, Financial Conduct Authority

14:20 PANEL: Defining New Rules: The future of sanctions in light of the current situation in Ukraine

M: Nikki Johnstone Partner, Allen & Overy LLP
Ofer Brown GM Israel & APAC, nsKnox
Idan Levy Co-Founder & CEO, Advanscreen
Keren Chavkin Co-CEO, Pai-Tech
Elad Wieder International Department Head, Israel Money Laundering & Terror Financing Prohibition Authority

15:00 POWER PANEL: What will the Fintech Future look like: A deep dive into what is not currently being discussed

M: Adi Levanon Principal, Flint Capital
Adam Benayoun Founding Partner, Collider Ventures
Terrie Smith CEO, DIGISEQ
Maia Naor Chief Product Officer, INX
Ron Atzmon Managing Director, AU10TIX
Andrew Takyi-Appiah Founder & CEO, ZeePay

15:45 CLOSE/NETWORKING