The future of fintech: Challenges and opportunities in the fintech world

The expansion of fintech services has accelerated the traditional way of functioning, and now there are more and more inclusions in the way businesses operate. However, the industry also faces new challenges every day as technology grows, shaping the way businesses work on a regular basis.

During this roundtable discussion you will gain valuable insight from highly skilled and experienced professionals to the current trends shaping the fintech wolrd, such as NFTs, digital assets, blockchain technology, cyptocurrencies and more. Our guests will share their personal views on the possible opportunites and challenges they have to face while leading the way to bring innovation to the financial industry.

Schedule:

16:30-17:00 Registration

17:00-17:30 Keynote speech on opportunties and challenges in fintech by Huy Nguyen Trieu, co-founder of CFTE

17:30-18:30 Roundtable discussion

18:30-19:30 Networking

Speakers and panelists:

Tram Anh Nguyen
Co-Founder CFTE

Has a strong belief that in a world dominated by technology, people must remain at the center of society and organizations, drove her to co-found CFTE in 2017 with the objectives to equip professionals and students with the skills to thrive in the new world of finance. She is also Board Member of EDHEC, the ACT, a NED of Tillo, Entrepreneurship Expert at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, Fellow at Imperial College, Top 10 Women Transforming Tech and Top 22 Key Opinion Leaders in Fintech.

Huy Nguyen Trieu
Co-Founder CFTE

An MIT engineer by background, an entrepreneur by nature, and more generally a “big picture” person, Huy Trieu Nguyen has led Citibank, RBS, SocGen as Managing Director through many large scale Fintech ventures. As a leader in the Fintech world, Huy also dedicates to teaching and preparing the next generation for digital finance as a Fellow at Oxford and Fintech Advisor at the World Economic Forum.

Gergely Fábián
Executive Director, National Bank of Hungary; CEO of Budapest Institute of Banking (BiB)

Since September 2017, he has been heading the Executive Directorate of Financial System Analysis and Statistics and acting as Chief Executive Officer of the Budapest Institute of Banking (BIB) Private Limited Company. His goal is to support the competitiveness of the banking system and SME sector with digital transformation and sustainability education in addition to traditional risk management and compliance courses through the operation of the training institute. Within the framework of the EKKV project, he is the author of the Financial Planning and Financing module of a free e-learning program.

Anikó Szombati
Chief Digital Officer, National Bank of Hungary; Managing Director for Digitization and fintech Development

Anikó Szombati promotes the digital transformation of the domestic financial system by supporting the adaptation of innovative solutions that increase the efficiency and competitiveness of traditional institutions. In addition, she aims to facilitate the spread of digitization by developing the Hungarian fintech ecosystem and formulates regulatory proposals to enable the introduction and safe application of new technologies. She’s also a strong supporter of using innovative solutions in the central bank, including its initiatives to digitize money.

Viktor Bodnár
Co-founder and CEO of BlockBen and Natrix; CEO of Benker

Viktor Bodnár is a businessperson trained in a global environment. He is a proud member of The University of Queensland alumni. During his global career he has management several companies both in Europe and Australia. He has been part of the fintech environment for 5 years as a co-founder and CEO of BlockBen and Natrix. Now, he aims to change the financial sector with BENKER to achieve sustainability and equality between users and financial market participants via technological guarantees.

János Pereczes
Managing Director, Foundation - Magyar Bankholding

János Pereczes is a new-age executive passionate about transforming traditional organizations through his value-driven leadership and radical transparency. He has been leading MKB Bank’s digital transformation and is also the founder of its international innovation lab and startup investor, MKB Fintechlab. He is currently an executive leader of the Foundation at Magyar Bankholding with a mission to form a banking world with the best client experience in Central Europe.

Moderator:

Barnabás Málnay

Barnabás is a partner at early-stage startup investor Smartware.Tech and a business development advisor at ELTE's School of Engineering. Earlier he was a business developer at the pan-European digital innovation and international business development organization EIT Digital, managing director at the Hungarian Mobility and Multimedia Cluster and senior advisor at Magyar Telekom’s Innovation and Business Development Directorate.