WHAT IS FFCON
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In its 8th year, the 2023 Fintech & Financing Conference and Expo (FFCON23) is an established ecosystem conference that brings markets to life, industry together and advances the growth of fintech in Canada. When you bring smart people together and facilitate engagement, debate and sharing of ideas, the opportunities flow. FFCON23 fosters crucial relationships between entrepreneurs, investors, financial institutions, government, and major financial stakeholders in the future. This is a must attend event that will help you build your venture and leave inspired, possibly with investment, grow strategies to make your business more resilient and future-proofed, and long term partnerships to launch, and propel your company in 2023 and beyond.
REGENERATIVE FINANCE & THINKING
REGEN your portfolio and business with fresh ideas and an immersive Fintech and Funding experience
If there’s one word to describe FFCON it’s IMMERSIVE. FFCON23: REGEN covers the hottest fintech and funding trends from not just a policy and economic perspective but social and environmental, too. This approach provides participants with expert insights and unique opportunities for growth across sectors: fintech, blockchain, web3, crypto, embedded finance, metaverse, refi, defi, NFTs, DAOs, GameFi, AI, public & private capital markets, open banking, lending, cyber security, decentralization and privacy, digital identity, payments, wealthtech, regtech, and more! Tech and channel agnostic, highly collaborative, and focused on strengthening Canada’s fintech ecosystem while plugging into global expansion opportunities. In 2023 successful fintechs must go beyond technology to find purpose, create value, and build sustainable ventures. FFCON23: REGEN will explore the following themes designed to revitalize your thinking, and strengthen your knowledge, network and business journey.
- REGEN THINKING (Policy / Competition / Innovation / Technologies)
- REGEN FINANCE (Funding / Investing / Beyond banking and Fintech)
- REGEN ECONOMY (Society / Impact / Work / Productivity / Inclusion)
- REGEN MODERN DIGITAL ORGANIZATIONS (DAO / Governance / Capabilities)
HYBRID CONFERENCE
Best of both worlds
Thursday, March 2, 2023: Digital Program
Tuesday, March 7, 2023: In-person at the Design Exchange, Toronto
FFCON23 is a hybrid conference taking place both online AND in-person held in the booming city of Toronto, one of the largest and fastest growing tech markets in North America and a hub for disruptive technologies). With a globally recognized financial industry and a strong startup tech sector combined with a concentration of highly-educated talent, access to pioneering incubator-accelerator programs, thriving entrepreneurial community and a supportive government, Toronto is increasingly competitive and the choice for investors and entrepreneurs to build sustainable value and commercialize their next great venture.
2 Day Program: MAR 2 (Digital) + MAR 7 (In-person, Toronto), 2023
Growing Canada’s Fintech ecosystem with collaborative industry partners
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WHY ATTEND
Business Outcomes + Perks
FFCON23, a leading fintech conference for high growth fintech, blockchain, web3, AI and alternative investing ventures to launch, build, invest, connect & scale. Learn vital education from leading experts on the latest financial technologies, investment, regulation, best practices and opportunities. Network and partner with both startup and incumbent industry networks, investors, influencers, and participating regulatory and economic development agencies. Regenerate your assets and strengthen the value of your business. Rediscover and celebrate emerging companies from various sectors and growth stages. Participate and interact in engaging sessions, expo, pitching competition, innovation challenge, and prime networking.
*New this year: attendees with qualifying tickets can win perks from the network! Get your ticket now
SPEAKERS LAST YEAR
Fintech, Blockchain, AI, Open Finance, Investors, Leadership & Innovation
SophiaDAO
Don Tapscott, Blockchain Research Institute
Cathy Hackl, Futurist
Hon. Colin Deacon, Senate of Canada
Ben Geortzel, SingularityNET
Hon. Peter Bethlenfalvy, Ontario Finance Minister
Brittany Kaiser, Gryphon Digital Mining
David Hason, Hanson Robotics
Commissioner Judith Robertson, FCAC
Winston Ma, Author The Digital War
Hrish Lotlikar, SuperWorld
Hon. Doug Schweitzer, Alberta Minister of Jobs, Economy & Innovation
Christin Friedrich, Innovestment & ECN
Ethan Pierse, Crypto Assets Institute
Krista Kim, Digital Artist
Georgia Quinn, Anchorage
Kendrick Nguyen, Republic
Zinat H. Damji, Alliance Trust Company
Jeff Lynn, Seedrs and Coalition for a Digital Economy
Éliane Ubalijoro, Sustainability in the Digital Age
Lee Schneider, Block.One/EOS
Betty DeVita, Finconecta
Craig Asano, NCFA
Lise Estelle Brault, Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF)
David Lucatch, Liquid Avatar Technologies
Jennifer Reynolds, TFI
David Taylor, Versabank
Jennifer Arnold, MinervaAI
Aidan Hyman, ChainSafe Systems
Amy Peck, EndeavorVR
Hamed Arbabi, VoPay
Heather Dahl, Indicio.tech
Farshad Abasi, FWD Security
Elizabeth Mulholland, Propser Canada
Timothy Li, Alchemy / Wikipro
Lauren Linton, CIX
Paul Allard, Impak Finance Inc.
Sandi Gilbert, InterGen
Rich Longo, Mambu
Tammy Kim-Newman, University of Waterloo
Praveen Varshney, Varshney Capital Corp.
Daina Proctor, IBM
Ryan Wang, Outpost Capital
Sandra Jakab, Finhaven
Toufi Saliba, Toda.Network / AI Standards IEEE
Donna Bales, Balmoral Advisory
Som Seif, Purpose Financial
Taylor Thoen, Business Television
Jason Butcher, CoinPayments
April Fong, The Logic
Kris Read, NEO Financial
Joni Brennan, DIACC
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