Empire Startups Fintech Conference
Event Details
CONFERENCE AGENDA
8:00 am Conference Registration
9:00 am Chairman’s Welcome and Opening Keynote
PRESENTATION
9:30 am Tapping the Startup Ecosystem to Accelerate Growth
PANEL
How is your company leveraging the startup ecosystem? Can you remain competitive in recruiting tech talent? Is the accelerator the modern skunkworks and if so, can any bank live without one?
10:10 amThe Next Gold Rush – Insurance Startups
PANEL
Dating back to 1700 BC, Insurance is one of the oldest industries – and one that remains in the Stone Age. With price comparison tools, only paying for what you need, peer-to-peer coverage, and client onboarding, the industry is hungry for innovation.
10:50 am Break & Networking
11:20 am Beyond Check Deposits and Stock Quotes – The Future of Mobile Finance
PANEL
Banking is becoming less personal, but is it a lasting trend or just for millennials? If brick and mortar is truly a thing of the past, we’ll explore what the future of mobile finance will look like.
12:00 pmLunch & Networking
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1:00 pm Afternoon Keynote PRESENTATION
1:20 pm Real Estate’s Tech Boom
PANEL
NYC real estate is growing at tremendous rates, and technology has been lockstep to match. According to a new report from real estate consulting firm RE: Tech, investors funneled $743.7 million globally into commercial real estate tech startups between the second quarter of 2012 and the second quarter of 2014.
2:00 pm 6-month Jobs Act Title III Status Report – Crowdfunding is Here
PANEL
Crowdfunding is here and we have the experts on stage! Did you get $100 of Hedgeable for Christmas? Is JOBS Title III living up to the hype? How long to shake the perception of negative selection? How do traditional Venture and crowdfunding work in harmony? Find out here.
2:40 pm Break & Networking
3:00 pm How to Growth Hack FinTech PANEL
Marketing and PR are significant barriers to entry and challenge of the FinTech startup. The role of the marketer is evolving rapidly in consumer tech, spawning a new breed of „Growth Hackers“. Part marketer, part hacker, all hustler. Can this be done in the conservative world of FinTech? An inside look at how FinTech startups are also adopting new methods and mediums for growth.
3:40 pm VC Rearview Mirror – What We Had Right and Wrong
PANEL
Entrepreneurs and investors alike must constantly learn and iterate from their experience. We found a panel of straight-shooting FinTech venture veterans to share what they had right, and for each of those instances, nine they had wrong. As expected, it’s usually not if, but when.
4:20 pm Break & Networking
4:40 pm 5 Hot Startups Demo
5:30 pm Cocktails, BBQ & Music
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7:30 pm Conference Concludes
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