FinTech innovators and leaders from across the world were brought together for the annual Innovate Finance Global Summit on the 10th - 11th April. In the historic setting of the Guildhall in London, the summit convened for two days and explored the opportunities, challenges and future of the FinTech sector, not just in the UK but globally.

1. ROUND UP REPORT
Platinum Sponsor
Date
Monday 10th-
Tuesday 11th April 2017
Venues:
Guildhall and City venues London
www.ifgs2017..com | #IFGS2017

2. Innovate Finance is an independent membership
association that represents the UK’s global FinTech
community. Founded in 2014 with the support of the City
of London and Canary Wharf Group, Innovate Finance
is a not-for-profit that aims to accelerate the country’s
leading position in the global financial services sector by
directly supporting the next era of technology-led financial
services innovators, whether they be a young startup or
an established industry player. This is achieved through
curated programmes based on member requirements,
policy working groups and promotion through global press
and social media.
The goal is to create a single point of access across the
sectors to help foster enabling policies, regulation,
talent development, business growth opportunities and
investment in the UK - and, most importantly, to create
a global finance sector that offers services that are more
sustainable, more inclusive and better for everyone.
Innovate Finance currently has more than 250 global
members ranging from seed start-ups and technology
firms to global financial institutions and professional
services firms.
Innovate Finance serves its members’ interests by
engaging in political and legislative lobby, attracting
investment capital, and “telling the FinTech story” to the
world. It is the largest single gateway and network for the
global FinTech community.
In 2016 Innovate Finance, in partnership with Innotribe,
SWIFT’s innovation arm, announced the launch of the
Global FinTech Hubs Federation (GFHF) to help foster
innovation across the world’s financial services industry.
As an independent and inclusive global network of FinTech
hubs, GFHF aims to fulfil the need within the international
FinTech community to create a cross border and open
platform that brings together emerging and established
hubs.
www.innovatefinance.com
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Contents
In Numbers 4
Sponsors and Partners 5
Exhibitors 7
Press 8
Summary 9
Delegation 10
Speakers 11
The Great Hall 12
The Livery Hall 13
Exhibitors Area 14
International Village and Global Regulators 15
Breakouts Day One 16
Breakouts Day Two 17
Fringe Events 19
Pitch360 20
Press and Earned Media 22
Social Media Analysis 23
Mapping the Community at IFGS 2017 24
Contact 25

4. 4
2000+
ATTENDEES
400
MEMBER
REPRESENTATIVES
90
PRESS
ATTENDEES
11 MILLION
#IFGS2017
HASHTAG
IMPRESSIONS
110
EXHIBITORS
13 GL BAL
EXHIBITOR
HUBS
143
SPEAKERS
TOTAL
2DAYS
MEDIA
MENTIONS
268
2STAGES
GREAT HALL
& LIVERY HALL
8ROUNDTABLE
SESSIONS
ATTENDEES
500
17
TRENDING
NO. 1
ON
8K+
TWEETS
9WORKSHOP
SESSIONS
PLATINUM
SPONSOR
70+
OF PRESS
COVERAGE
PIECES
FRINGE
EVENTS
40%
C-SUITE,
BOARD
OR PARTNER
AGGREGATE
READERSHIP
555m+
POSITIVE &
NEUTRAL TONE
98%
25GLOBAL
REGULATORS
24START-UP AND
PARTICIPANTS
IN NUMBERS
OF COVERAGE
FRINGE
11ACROSS
LONDON
9 FACEBOOK
LIVE
INTERVIEWS
4.6DELEGATE
C-SAT SCORE
ATTENDEES
500WORKSHOP
ATTENDEES
288ROUNDTABLE
VENUES
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SPONSORS AND PARTNERS
Platinum
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Deloitte
freuds Hogan Lovells
Level39
Debevoise & Plimpton
Hong Kong FinTech
Scottish Development
International
Monitise Prophet RateSetter
Xignite
Bahrain
EDB
Leathwaite LLoyds Banking Group
IxarisBird&Bird
Hub Culture
Lead Media Partner
The Wall Street Journal
IBM
Data Robot
Intel
Streets ConsultingAnthemis and Erevena
Community Partners
Abu Dhabi Global Market
MasterCard
Allen & Overy
Hong Kong Trade Development

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XigniteIxarisBird&Bird Streets ConsultingAnthemis and Erevena
Community Partners
500 Startups
Chatham House
DataSpartan Barclays Rise
Rainmaking Innovation
Programme Partners
Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation
MIT Connection Science
World Economic ForumOmidyar NetworkNesta
Warwick Business
School
International Hubs
Event Partners
Breaking BankBanking Technology
Buisness Insider
City A.M. Breaking Bank FinTech Profile
FinTech Weekly
India FinTech ForumInternational Business
and Diplomatic Exchange
Paris FinTech Forum Politico
Onalytica
TechCrunch
City Of London
Milken Institute
BrightTalk
Invest Northern Ireland
Luxembourg House of
Financial Technology
Leeds City Region
Enterprise Partnership
Copenhagen FinTech Kickstart AcceleratorFlanders Investment
& Trade

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IFGS 2017 EXHIBITORS
AND INNOVATE FINANCE MEMBERS

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PRESS IN ATTENDANCE
Over 90 members of the global press attended the event

9. IFGS 2017 SUMMARY
FinTech innovators and leaders from across the world were brought together
for the annual Innovate Finance Global Summit on the 10th - 11th April. In the
historic setting of the Guildhall in London, the summit convened for two days
and explored the opportunities, challenges and future of the FinTech sector,
not just in the UK but globally.
Over 2000 delegates attended across the two days, with 40% at a c-suite,
board or partner level. Day one played host to keynotes, spotlights, panel
sessions and fireside chats in the Great Hall and Livery Hall.
A dedicated Exhibitor Pavilion highlighted over 100 Innovate Finance
members and industry organisations, providing unrivalled networking
opportunities. Roundtables and workshops by world renowned programme
partners took place around the venue addressing themes such as financial
regulation, sandboxes and financial inclusion.
We were delighted to welcome Sir Tim Berners-Lee as this year’s headline
speaker. He engaged in a fireside chat with Innovate Finance Chairman
Alastair Lukies on FinTech, the impact of the World WideWeb on society,
innovation and what the future might hold.
Day two was dedicated to the startups and organisations shaping the future
of FinTech. The inaugural Pitch360 competition attracted over 1000 delegates
on the day and showcased 24 FinTech startups across eight verticals.
Breakout sessions, office hours and fringe events were hosted throughout
the day and spread the FinTech conversation across London’s Square Mile.
IFGS 2017 truly was a festival of FinTech, convening global FinTech hubs,
startups, regulators, investors, industry organisations, financial institutions,
global media outlets and tech giants to the home of FinTech: London.
LEAD MEDIA
PARTNER
2000+
ATTENDEES
17FRINGE
EVENTS
26SPONSORS
27PARTNERS
2
DAYS
EVENT
40%
C-SUITE,
BOARD AND
PARTNER S
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PLATINUM
SPONSOR

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DELEGATION
IFGS 2017 attracted over 2000 delegates from
across the world with 40% at c-Suite, board
or partner level. While the UK dominated as
the main domicile, the event brought together
representatives from every major continent.
The United States and the United Arab Emirates
followed the UK in delegate numbers.
IFGS 2015 IFGS 2016 IFGS 2017
4.2 4.1 4.6
Event CSat Score
Delegates by Geography
40%
c-suite, Board and Partners
REGISTERED
2394
ATTENDED
2053
VIPS
216
REGISTERED
1616
ATTENDED
1400
VIPS
180
REGISTERED
1001
ATTENDED
825
VIPS
150
2015 2016 2017
UK
1630
EUROPE
130
SOUTH
AMERICA
7
LATAM
11
NORTH
AMERICA
90
AUSTRALIA
3
AFRICA
6
ASIA
55
MIDDLE
EAST
21

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SPEAKERS
Over 140 speakers joined panel discussions,
spotlights and fireside chats to explore the trends
shaping FinTech’s future and the challenges and
opportunities facing financial services.
143
SPEAKERS
TOTAL
Headline Speaker
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the Inventor of the World Wide
Web, engaged in a fireside chat on FinTech, the
impact of the Web on society, innovation and what
the future might hold.
Welcome Remarks
Mark Boleat
Chairman, Policy and
Resources Comittee
City of London Corporation
James O’Riordan
Senior Partner and UK Financial
Services Leader
Deloitte
Nick Ogden
Executive Chairman
ClearBank
Lord Holmes
Richmond MBE
Opening Keynote
Keynote Closing Keynote
2STAGES
GREAT HALL
& LIVERY HALL
Keynotes
IFGS 2017 was opened by a host of keynote speakers including James O’Riordan,
Senior Partner and UK Financial Services Leader at Deloitte and Nick Ogden, Executive
Chairman at ClearBank. We were delighted to have Lord Holmes Richmond MBE deliver
the closing keynote.
You will have an almost survival of the fittest
between AI companies of the future. How do you
regulate that? How do you make sure they are being
fair? How do you describe to a computer what fair
means anyway?
“
Sir Tim Berners-Lee the Inventor of the World Wide Web, at IFGS 2017
To view all IFGS 2017 speakers please go to www.ifgs2017.com/speakers

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THE
GREAT HALL
6KEYNOTES
7PANELS
3FIRESIDE
CHATS
11MODERATORS
53
SPEAKERS
2
SPOTLIGHTS
The impressive Great Hall stage, compèred by broadcaster
Katie Derham, played host to six key sessions looking
at the macro and micro of FinTech. From the impact
of Brexit, Trump and globalisation to the potential of
quantum computing, fireside chats and panels were
driven by the exciting possibilities of the future and
the challenges of the present.
Opening the day, Lawrence Wintermeyer, CEO at Innovate
Finance and Mark Boleat, Chairman of Policy and Resources
Committee at the City of London Corporation, set the
FinTech scene both globally and in the UK. James O’Riordan,
Senior Partner and UK Financial Services Leader, at Deloitte
and Nick Odgen, Executive Chairman at Clearbank, brought
the industry perspective and imparted the importance of
commitment, perseverance and collaboration to the future
of FinTech.
The release of the interim Global FinTech Hubs report
was outlined by Deloitte’s Louise Brett, Head of FinTech,
and showcased FinTech’s truly global footprint. Chris
Woolard, Director of Strategy and Competition at the FCA,
emphasised the importance of international FinTech
cooperation through FinTech bridges and announced their
commitment to regional FinTech growth in the UK.
Highlights included a powerful fireside chat by
Sir Tim Berners-Lee and an insightful panel discussion
moderated by Ilyas Khan, Founder and CEO at Cambridge
Quantum Cimputing, on one of FinTech’s hottest topics:
artificial intelligence and machine learning. The day was
closed with a look into cyberspace and the challenge
of security and legislation with City of London Police
Commissioner Ian Dyson and Darktrace EMEA CEO,
Poppy Gustafsson.
The Great Hall closing keynote was delivered with
resounding impact and poignancy by Lord Holmes,
Richmond MBE.
To view all Great Hall sessions click here

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THE
LIVERY HALL
6PANELS
3FIRESIDE
CHATS
7MODERATORS
31
SPEAKERS
2
SPOTLIGHTS
The Livery Hall featured six sessions addressing the themes
driving the global FinTech ecosystem. Opening the day blockchain
was dissected in a firechat side between broadcaster compère
Andrea Catherwood and Peter Randell, CEO at SETL.io.
With global FinTech attracting $17.3bn in 2016, shining a spotlight
on FinTech investment figures Mariano Belinky, Managing Partner
at Santander Innoventures, Sheel Mohnot, Partner at 500 startups,
Tim Levene, Managing Partner at Augmentum Capital and Chris
Adelsbach, Managing Partner at Techstars, tackled the emerging
trends.
Inspecting the growing collaboration between technology giants
and banks, session three brought together innovators such as
Daniel Aranda, Managing Director at Ripple, Dave Birch, Director of
Innovation at Consult Hyperion and Celine Lazorthes, Founder and
CEO at MangoPay, to discuss the importance and potential impact
of open banking.
The final sessions in the Livery Hall highlighted the growth areas
in Insurtech and financial wellness as delegates heard from
Giovanni Daprà, CEO at Moneyfarm and Phoebe Hugh, Co-Founder
at Brolly. Closing the day, Rhydian Lewis, CEO at RateSetter, Viola
Llewellyn, Co-Founder and President at Ovamba and a host of
other innovators looked at ‘crossing the chasm’ as alternate
finance’s mission to become mainstream was explored.
To view all Livery Hall sessions click here

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EXHIBITOR PAVILION
AND INNOVATE
FINANCE MEMBERS
The Old Library hosted over 100 exhibitors across
the two days with Deloitte and IBM constructing
their own impressive stands. FinTech startups,
high growths, financial institutions and Pitch360
participants manned their own dedicated stalls,
creating a fantastic space to network, discuss and
collaborate with members, delegates, speakers,
partners and event sponsors.
Innovate Finance is proud to represent our
members and the Global Summit plays an
important role in showcasing their innovations
to a global audience. We had over 400 member
representatives attend the event, with many
also exhibiting on day one, contributing to panel
sessions in the Great Hall and Livery Hall and
participating in the inaugural Pitch360.
To view all exhibitors click here
Innovate Finance Members
Exhibitors
110
EXHIBITORS
400
MEMBER
REPRESENTATIVES
INSTITUTIONS
30% START-UPS
HIGH GROWTH
70%
AND

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INTERNATIONAL
VILLAGE AND
GLOBAL REGULATORS
This year the Global Summit brought together a truly international
delegation. Innovate Finance hosted 13 emerging and established
FinTech hub exhibitors and over 20 hub representatives across six
continents. The summit provided a collaborative environment to
convene global FinTech stakeholders.
The summit was also joined by regulators from around the
world with many featured in sessions on the Great Hall stage
and in roundtables and workshops throughout the two days.
Participation by global regulators culminated in a well attended
regulatory dinner with the FCA on Wednesday 12th April.
13 GL BAL
EXHIBITOR
HUBS
25GLOBAL
REGULATORS

16. BREAKOUTS
DAY ONE
Roundtable sessions on day one addressed some of the
‘big ideas’ in Fintech. Nesta explored the future of open
banking, while the World Economic Forum assessed the
role of cognition automation in finance. Innovate Finance
brought to life the ‘FinTech Big Bang’ and Chatham House
and Omidyar Network discussed US economic, financial
and digital policy and the challenges faced by global
regulators.
This year Innovate Finance worked closely with our
programme partners and sponsors to deliver breakout
sessions across the event. Day one saw roundtables and
workshops covering themes from global approaches to
RegTech to banking the two billion.
Roundtables
Through interactive and discursive sessions, day one
workshops explored cross-sector issues. From the
construction of successful sandboxes with MIT, the
innovation of capital markets with Deloitte to the
banking of the two billion globally with the Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation, the day showcased the
potential and promise of greater innovation and
collaboration.
Workshops
ATTENDEES
240WORKSHOP
ATTENDEES
160ROUNDTABLE
5ROUNDTABLE
SESSIONS
4WORKSHOP
SESSIONS
Innovate Finance Global Summit 2017
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17. BREAKOUTS
DAY TWO
ATTENDEES
128ROUNDTABLE
ATTENDEES
260WORKSHOP
A diverse range of themes featured in day two roundtables.
Hogan Lovells continued the regulatory debate while
DataRobot ran a session focussed on automated machine
learning. The day was closed with Leathwaite and Freuds
who approached maximising business growth and mastering
effective communication in FinTech.
Throughout day two the Global Summit played host to
a range of roundtables, workshops, office hours and
networking events by our sponsors. Delegates and
members were able to participate in breakfast panel
discussions, one-to-one office hours and oxford-style
debates.
Roundtables
Day two workshops were a testament to FinTech’s
interdisciplinary make-up. Attendees had the chance
to discuss design implementation with market leader
IBM, interrogate the preparations and best practice
needed for IPOs with Allen and Overy and understand
the challenges to scaling a business with L39. The day
was concluded with a session by Prophet on the ‘secret
sauce’ for FinTech success: brand relevance.
Workshops
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3ROUNDTABLE
SESSIONS
5WORKSHOP
SESSIONS

18. BREAKOUTS
DAY TWO
Taking place outside of the Guildhall on the morning of day two,
three networking events were hosted by our sponsors. Anthemis
kicked off the day with a breakfast dedicated to #hackingfinance
and Bahrain Economic Development Board brought to life Bahrain
as a global Islamic FinTech hub. The morning was concluded with
a fascinating session by Lloyds Banking Group, looking at financial
wellness from the perspective of FemTech Leaders.
Networking Events
The global summit also provided select members and delegates
the chance to meet our sponsor organisations in one-to-one
office hours. Taking place across the venue, these sessions
helped foster greater collaboration and offered a way of making
new connections.
Office Hours
10OFFICE
HOURS
226ATTENDEES
NETWORKING
EVENTS
3
NETWORKING
EVENTS
Innovate Finance Global Summit 2017
18

19. FRINGE
EVENTS
Involving partners from across the community in the build up
and on day two of IFGS 2017 was an important part of connecting
the ecosystem and promoting greater collaboration. Our partners
hosted some thought provoking and well attended sessions and
helped drive the FinTech conversation across the Square Mile.
EVENTS17FRINGE11VENUES
ACROSS
LONDON ATTENDEES
500+
FRINGE EVENT
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GLOBAL FINTECH HUBS
FEDERATION

20. The inaugural Pitch360 was a resounding success. With more than 1000
delegates in attendance Innovate Finance showcased 24 of the most
exciting startups across a range of verticals. The overall winner of the
competition was Guard Square, a cyber security firm based in Belgium.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FINANCIAL INCLUSION
BLOCKCHAIN PERSONAL FINANCE
CROSS BORDER PAYMENTS P2P AND ALTERNATIVE FUNDING
Fint
CYBER SECURITY REGTECH
Sponsored by:
CATEGORY WINNER CATEGORY WINNER
CATEGORY WINNER CATEGORY WINNER
CATEGORY WINNER CATEGORY WINNER
CATEGORY WINNER
OVERALL WINNER
CATEGORY WINNER
Innovate Finance Global Summit 2017
20

21. Hosts
Edie Lush
Executive Editor
Hub Culture
Brett King
Speaker, Startup Founder,
Bestselling Author, Radio Host
Breaking Banks
Kosta Peric
Deputy Director,
Financial Services for the
Poor at Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation
Maria Gotsch
President and CEO,
the Partnership Fund for
New York City
Rumi Morales
Executive Director and
Head, CME Ventures at
CME Group
Mike Sigal
Partner
500 Startups
Judges
Monty Munford
Founder
Mob76
Wim De Waele
CEO
B-Hive Europe
24START-UPS
8CATEGORIES
6MINUTES
TO PITCH
1000ATTENDEES
1WINNER
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22. IFGS 2017 received significant media interest from a
broad range of international publications and news
sources including: BBC World Service, Financial
Times, Associated Press, FT Banker, The Economist,
Reuters, Wall Street Journal, Financial News,
Business Insider UK and City AM.
98%
Positive &
Neutral
2%
Negative
70+
OF PRESS
COVERAGE
PIECES
AGGREGAT E
READERSHI P
555m+
MEDIA
MENTIONS
268
90
PRESS
ATTENDEES
TONE OF COVERAGE
22
Innovate Finance Global Summit 2017
PRESS AND
EARNED MEDIA

23. SOCIAL MEDIA
ANALYSIS
IFGS 2017 left an impressive social media footprint.
The active use of the #IFGS2017 hashtag on both days
of the event and the #Pitch360 on day two, resulted in
#IFGS2017 trending No. 1 on UK Twitter throughout the
event, with #Pitch360 trending No. 2 on day two. When
combined, the total number of hashtag impressions
reached over 16 million on a global scale.
11 MILLION
#IFGS2017
HASHTAG
IMPRESSIONS
8K+
TWEETS TRENDING
NO. 1
ON
5 MILLION
#PITCH360
HASHTAG
IMPRESSIONS
9 FACEBOOK
LIVE
INTERVIEWS
2000
LIKES
& RETWEETS
640NEW
FOLLOWERS
5000
NEW
FOLLOWERS
Brexit
21%
Regulation/
Policy
16%
AI &
FinTech
14%
RegTech
11%
Blockchain
9%
Start-ups
8%
FinTech
& London
7%
FinTech
Hubs
6%
InsurTech
4%
Digital Identity
& Inclusion
4%
SHARE OF TOPIC
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MAPPING THE
COMMUNITY AT IFGS 2017
Source:
Onalytica 2017
See the brands and individuals leading the discussion
at IFGS 2017 and the top 10 organisational influencers.
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