Clifford Chance International Festival of Fintech 2022

17 May - 19 May 2022

As the fintech industry adapts to a pandemic-transformed world, and uncertainty continues with geo-political events once again taking centre stage, businesses are thinking about how they can continue to build a thriving and sustainable fintech ecosystem for the future.

During this year's International Festival of Fintech, we explored and debated the biggest questions, challenges and trends in fintech, sharing the latest insights from Clifford Chance and industry experts across the globe to help your business embrace the opportunities and manage the risks.

Our experts discussed the impact of accelerated growth in crypto and digital currencies; the benefits and risks of new technologies such as quantum computing and DLT; the development and regulation of digital assets; ESG topics including sustainable finance, carbon trading and sustainable bitcoin mining; and fintech in emerging markets.

We were joined on the virtual stage by leading fintech experts from:

Cryptoassets – does the nature of the asset matter?

19 May 2022

When classifying digital assets it is common to focus on the nature of the asset but is that the right approach or should the focus be on something else? In this session, our expert panel will consider the options from their professional standpoint as lawyer, trader, technologist and investor. This panel will be chaired by Lee Schneider, General Counsel at Ava Labs.

As the fintech industry adapts to a pandemic-transformed world, and uncertainty continues with geo-political events once again taking centre stage, businesses are thinking about how they can continue to build a thriving and sustainable fintech ecosystem for the future.

Panels

Welcome to the Clifford Chance International Festival of Fintech

17 May 2022

Talking Tech with... Julia Hoggett, CEO, London Stock Exchange

17 May 2022

How to make digital assets mainstream?

17 May 2022

Digital cash – CBDCs at the supermarket checkout

17 May 2022

US Fintech Trends

17 May 2022

The rising US crypto enforcement tsunami in 2022

17 May 2022

Integration of CBDC in China and APAC

18 May 2022

The Digital Capital Market: opportunities and challenges

18 May 2022

Talking Tech with… Jeff Young, Executive Vice President, Mutual of America Capital Management

18 May 2022

The fast-evolving fintech regulatory landscape in Latin America

18 May 2022

Crisis management and fintechs: The legal challenges and beyond

18 May 2022

Money in a digital age – can CBDCs derisk the wholesale markets?

19 May 2022

ESG in financial services – the impact of tech and data

19 May 2022

Talking Tech with…Daniel Roberts, CEO, Iris Energy

19 May 2022

Quantum computing. The risks and opportunities for the financial services sector

19 May 2022

Cryptoassets – does the nature of the asset matter?

19 May 2022

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