2024 Fintech Conference | The Evolution of Fintech: AI, Payments, and Financial Inclusion
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, the Lam Larsen FinTech Initiative at San Francisco State University, and the Center for Analytical Finance at the University of California at Santa Cruz are jointly hosting the conference on The Evolution of Fintech – AI, Payments, and Financial Inclusion on April 12, 2024.
Building communication channels among regulators, industry, and academia is critical to developing a safe, fair, efficient, and transparent digital financial system. This conference brings together top experts and leaders from policymakers and regulators, industry participants, and academics to contribute to this conversation. The conference’s goal is to provide a venue for a productive dialogue among participant groups to discuss each other’s concerns and experiences from the equal ground and share knowledge on the current state and potential of fintech.
In the past, this conference has covered cryptocurrencies, decentralized finance, central bank digital currency (CBDC), stablecoins, payments, and fintech regulation. This year, the conference focus is on the impact of Artificial Intelligence on traditional financial services as well as exploring themes of financial inclusion and innovations in payments.
Agenda
Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:00 – 9:10 AM
Julia Godinez, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (FRBSF)
Nirvikar Singh, Center for Analytical Finance (CAFIN), University of California, Santa Cruz
Todd Feldman, Lam Family College of Business (LFCoB), San Francisco State University
Discussion Topic: Generative AI (GAI) and Impacts to Financial Services
9:10 – 10:00 AM
Sunayna Tuteja, Federal Reserve System
Julia Godinez, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Discussion Topic: It Takes a Village – FedNow and Fintech
10:00 – 11:00 AM
Tamara Romanek, Plaid
Mollie Markham, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Ani Narayan, Modern Treasury
Jess Chang, Wilson Sonsini
Paper Discussion: Potential of AI and Alternative Data
11:15 – 12:00 PM
Julapa Jagtiani, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Nirvikar Singh, CAFIN, University of California, Santa Cruz
Lunch Fireside Chat
12:30 – 1:15 PM
Mary C. Daly, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (FRBSF)
Paresh Dave, Senior Writer, WIRED Magazine
Paper Discussion: Tokenization of Real-World Assets
1:15 – 2:15 PM
Francesca Carapella, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Nathan Swem, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Todd Feldman, LFCoB, San Francisco State University
Lecture: What is a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and why is everyone talking about it?
2:15 – 2:45 PM
Ashley Lannquist, International Monetary Fund
Erin English, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Panel Discussion: Financial Inclusion in Humanitarian Contexts
3:00 – 4:00 PM
Andrew Gallucci, Circle
Joanna Wisniecka, Glenbook Partners
Alex Zerden, Capitol Peak Strategies
Panel Discussion: Measuring Financial Health – Leveraging Bank Account Data
4:00 – 5:15 PM
John de New, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic & Social Research, University of Melbourne
Daniel Sullivan, JP Morgan Institute
Sean Creehan, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
