New Finance Fintech Party

Nov 29, 2015 By Huy Nguyen Trieu in

December 8, 2015 - 18:00

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Please join us for our combined December Open Mic Night, and our Layer7 Opening Party to celebrate our new FinTech eco-system and programme at the awesome WeWork Moorgate facility.

Our objective is to build London’s premier FinTech eco-system, inviting not just Entrepreneurs but all the stakeholders involved in FinTech Innovation, Investors, Technologists, Service providers, Academics, Students, Government and many other interested parties.

The location is literally perfect for Finance and Technology, being on Moorgate and London Wall; and the building is another great workspace from WeWork, the world’s leading co-working space provider. Please join us to see the possibilities for yourself and ping me if you need a follow-up tour.

Agenda

Please be aware that the agenda is updated on a regular basis

6:00pm – Doors open

Refreshments and networking opportunities

7:00pm – Presentations

-> Welcome address

Eddie George, Founder & CEO, NewFinance

-> About Layer7 and WeWork

Rajdeep Gahir, Sr International Expansion Lead, WeWork

-> Lightning Pitches

Dr Loubna Bouarfa, Founder OKRA, a data science consultancy, we make machine intelligence work for you

Rayhan Rafiq Omar, founder of Wigwamm. Launching a new product called The Unmortgage, which is bridging the gap between renting and owning, by getting pension funds to co-own with occupiers

Edan Yago, Founder and CEO of Epiphyte, enabling instant settlement of trades and transactions using the blockchain and other distributed ledger networks

A few more to come…TBA

-> Party…

Shout-outs, communications, feedback and thanks

Further networking opportunities

9:00pm – Session ends

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