Finteract 2021 - Schedule

Jan 27, 2021

Wednesday

12:00 pm to 1:10 pm

Session 01

Inauguration

Inauguration followed by the launch of SANDBOX, Market Place.

5:45 pm to 6:30 pm

Session 02

Keynote session

Keynote for 15 mins. followed by 30 mins of fireside conversation.

(Pillar 1: International Partnership)

Keynote Session:
The Rt. Hon The Lord Mayor of the City of London, Alderman William Russell

Fireside chat:
Moderator:
Rahul Ahluwalia, First Secretary, Financial Services, British Deputy High Commission, Mumbai
Speaker:
Guilherme Mota, Head of Operations India, SalaryFits, India
Shrikant Tiwari, Partner - Clients & Markets, Valuefy

6:30 pm to 7:15 pm

Session 03

Panel discussion

One moderator, 3 Panelists
Panelists: FinTech focused VC, Startup and Angel investor

(FinTech Funding – Opportunities, Challenges, and Best Practices)

Moderator:
Mahesh Ramachandran, Governing Council Member, TiE Chennai and FinBlue FinTech Centre of Excellence
 

Panelists:
Padmaja, Co-Founder, Indian Angels Network
Prem Barthasarathy, Managing Partner, Pontaq
Jaijeeth, Zerone Microsystem

7:15 pm to 8:00 pm

Session 04

Speaker session

Keynote for 15 mins. followed by
30 mins of fireside conversation.

(Pillar 2: VC Funding)

Keynote:
Vishesh Rajaram, Founder, Speciale Invest
 

Moderator:
Arun Natrajan, Founder, Venture Intelligence

Jan 28, 2021

Thursday

5:30 pm to 5:45 pm

Session 01

Introduction

Introduction

5:45 pm to 6:30 pm

Session 02

Keynote session

Keynote for 15 mins. followed by 30 mins of fireside conversation.

(Pillar 3: Technology)

Keynote Speaker:
Sopnendu Mohanty, Chief Fintech Officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore

Moderator:
Puneet Pushkarna, General Partner, Solmark

6:30 pm to 7:15 pm

Session 03

Panel Discussion

One moderator, 3 Panelists

(Pillar 4: Policy)

Panelists
1. Siddharth Shety (Policy), DEPA (India Stack)
2. Dr. Chandramouliswaran, Sr. Director, Global Data Governance and Regulatory Technology and Center Head @ PayPal Chennai

Moderator:
Chandu Nair, Business advisor & Investor

7:15 pm to 8:00 pm

Session 04

Speaker session

Keynote for 15 mins. followed by
30 mins of fireside conversation.

(Enabling a conducive FinTech ecosystem – The role of stakeholders)

Keynote:
Susanne Chishti (TBD).
CEO, FINTECH Circle and FINTECH Circle Institute, Co-Editor of The FINTECH Book Series, published by Wiley. Global fintech influencer, investor and board member.

Moderator:
Sanjay Tyagi, Director, STPI - Chennai

Jan 29, 2021

Friday

04:30 PM TO 5:30 PM

Launching of PitchFest

Launching of PitchFest by DG STPI.

5:30 pm to 5:45 pm

Session 01

Introduction

Introduction

5:45 pm to 6:30 pm

Session 02

Keynote session

Keynote for 15 mins. followed by
30 mins of fireside conversation.

(Pillar 5: Buyer (Customer experience))

Keynote:
Nominated person from ICICI
 

Panelists:
1. Soumendu Ganguly, Vice President - Product, Analytics and Design at CAMS
2. Nominated person from ICICI
 

Moderator:
Sathish N, Dy. Chief Product Officer, FSS.

6:30 pm to 7:15 pm

Session 03

Panel discussion

One moderator, 3 Panelists

(Training for FinTech)

Moderator:
Sameer, CEO of Digital Fifth
 

Panelists:
Anand Bajaj, CEO, PayNearby
Raj N. Phani, Founder and Chairman of Zaggle
Hero Choudhary, Partner, Beenext

7:15 pm to 8:00 pm

Session 04

Keynote for 15 mins. followed by
30 mins of fireside conversation

Keynote speaker:
Arun jain, Chairman & MD, Intellect Design Arena