LHoFT

FinTech Hackathon - Bucharest
2019-07-27 - 2019-07-28 | Luxembourg
Description
This FinTech Hackathon brings together FinTech developers and designers to develop financial products and discover new technologies. Example applications include innovations in risk management, trading, investing, personal finance, big data, retail banking, regulatory compliance, mobile payments and enterprise social.
Attendees will spend 24 hours coding, validating their ideas, networking and then demoing their hacks to a panel of VCs, executives and entrepreneurs. This hackathon is highly focused on the engineering component of your solution. Your ability to architect, design, and build your technology stack has significantly more weight than your ability to create a powerpoint pitch!
Join the competition NOW and check out the prizes
Discover the mentors
Agenda
Day 1 (Saturday 27th of July)

08:30 – 09:30 Coffee + Breakfast + Registration
09:30 – 10:15 FinTech Hackathon “1st Edition” Introduction
10:15 – 10:45 Mentors and Jury Introduction
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11.15 – 12:00 Presenting the Contest “Challenges”
12:00 – 14:00 Mandatory strategy meetings in the “war rooms”
14:00 – START HACKING!
14:00 – 15:00 Lunch
14:30 – 20:00 Continue Hacking!
20:00 – 21:00 Dinner & Networking
21:00 – 8:00 Hacking all night!

Day 2 (Sunday 28th of July )

08:30 – 09:30 Coffee & Breakfast
09:00 – 09:30 Progress Review Sessions
09:30 – 14:00 Continue Hacking!
14:00 – STOP HACKING!
14:00 – 14:45 Lunch
14:45 – 15:15 Preparation for the presentations
15:15 – 17:30 Team Pitches
17:30 – 18:30 Jury huddle to pick the top winners
18:30 – 19:00 Awards Ceremony + “Public Vote Winner” and “Golden Buzzer Winner”
19:00 – Closing Presentation + Networking + Dinner

Fintech Friday – Accelerate Your Summer sponsored by NadiFin Program
2019-07-12 17:30 - 23:30 UTC
Description
Our next, and last Fintech Friday of the season before the summer break, is just around the corner.
We are looking forward to gather the Fintech Community and celebrate the winning Fintech of the NadiFin Acceleration program.
The NadiFin Acceleration program powered by MiddleGame Ventures and Farvest in partnership with the LHoFT brought together 10 Fintech startups from around the globe over two in person sessions in Dublin and Luxembourg, competing in a trademarked peer-voting startup accelerator curriculum (powered by Village Capital) leading to a €100,000 investment from MiddleGame Ventures.
As special guest, we welcome Mr. Paul CHAN, Hong Kong Financial Secretary (Minister of Finance).
Agenda:

5.30pm – Open door
6.00 pm – Introduction of Mr. Paul CHAN, Hong Kong Financial Secretary (Minister of Finance)
6.30pm – Welcome Note by Nasir Zubairi and Presentation of the NadiFin Program
6.45pm – Announcement of the winning Fintech of the NadiFin program and the grant of €100,000 investment from MiddleGame Ventures
7.00pm – 9.00pm – Networking (as usual drinks and food will be served)

​ If you want to know more about The NadiFin Acceleration program, check out the website: https://www.nadifin.com
We would like to thank the partners of the 2019 NadiFin Fintech accelerator programme including Pictet, Fuchs, Telindus, Arendt, Enterprise Ireland, the Banking and Payments Federation of Ireland, Grant Thornton, WeWork Labs, Amazon Web Services and Stripe.
Fintech Friday is Luxembourg’s fastest growing (and coolest) Fintech networking event, bringing together Fintech entrepreneurs, executives, VCs, Fintech enthusiasts, and business angels.
This is a private event, for registration please contact us at info@lhoft.lu

Many companies start up, but too few scale up!
2019-07-12 16:00 - 17:00
Description
Many companies start up, but too few scale up!
How to scale up your company and take it to the next level

Introduction/takeaways:
Start up, then scale up or stall out (fail to scale)!
This sequence describes the life cycle of most businesses.
Your takeaways from this conference:

Identify the key challenges of the growth journey
Learn about a structured way to systemize your scaling efforts
Get an insight into the tools to master the journey – without drama

Presenter:
Dr. Jean-Marc Fandel is an experienced operational manager, trainer and performance coach. JM runs his own training and advisory firm in partnership with “ScaleUp.team” a European-wide consulting consortium, leveraging over 20 years of experience in various growth industries advising clients on business issues and opportunities associated with growth. In the recent past, JM has contributed to scaling up MASH, a fast growing Fintech50 company, and has developed CETREL and SIX Payment Services, as CEO and Managing Director by growing the business exponentially. JM is also a board member in various companies and a mentor to entrepreneurs. He holds a PhD and MSc from the Ecole des HEC, University of Lausanne and is an AMP alumni of the Harvard Business School. jmf@scaleup.de

4th Annual Meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
2019-07-12 - 2019-07-13
Description
Luxembourg will be hosting the 4th Annual Meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) on 12th & 13th July 2019.
It will be the first Annual Meeting to take place outside of Asia. At the Annual Meeting, the Asian Infrastructure Forum is the business-dedicated part focused on creating connections and business development opportunities for participants.
At the 2019 Annual Meeting, private sector businesses, including start-ups, will have the unique opportunity to meet counterparts from Asia and beyond, to develop business partnerships and to showcase their products and services at the Exhibition.
Industries and focus areas

Digital Infrastructure and Connectivity
Urban Development and Mobility
Clean and Renewable Energy
Sustainable Finance and Development
IT and Fintech
PPP and Resource Mobilization
Railways, Airports, Roads and Highways
Water and Sanitation
Logistics and Multimodal Transport
Satellite and Space Resources

Why exhibit ?
During the Annual Meeting, a Host Country Exhibition will be organized to offer Luxembourg’s private sector an opportunity to actively take part in the Annual Meeting and to showcase their innovative services and business solutions. The Exhibition will take place in the Foyer of the European Convention Center Luxembourg on 12th and 13th July 2019.
The objective of the exhibition is to promote the economic and financial sector and offer companies operating in Luxembourg the opportunity to share their know-how in the field of consulting, infrastructure, project development, logistics, financing and delivery.
How to exhibit ?
Businesses operating in Luxembourg have the possibility to reserve an exhibition stand at the AIIB Annual Meeting.
Exhibitors can request a personalized stand for a preferential package rate of EUR 1500.
The stand package comprises a 3m x 2m x 2.5m booth, personalized print for the booth walls, 40” LCD screen, high table, two bar stools, document holder, carpet, light, electric socket and WIFI.
Exhibition space is limited and stands are allocated on a first-come first-served basis. Companies interested in taking part in the Exhibition can express their interest by contacting the Chamber of Commerce
>> Contact persons: Violaine Mathurin, Kinkai XU – E-mail: china(at)cc.lu
For more information, check hereafter

A Guide Through the Common Features of Digital Asset Generating Events.
2019-07-11 17:00 - 19:00
Description
The LHoFT Foundation, Allen & Overy, Elvinger Hoss Prussen, Fieldfisher, Clifford Chance, Loyens & Loeff, Lëtzblock and Melvin Tjon Akon are pleased to invite you to a conference presenting their new joined White Paper going through the common features of Digital Assets Generating Events (DAGEs).
After a first White Paper, produced by the LHoFT in collaboration with Stellar in September 2017, aiming to explain the functioning of DAGEs, this new working paper aims at providing an analysis of the existing regulatory and legal framework and its application to the fundraising mechanism called Digital Assets Offering or Digital Asset Generating Events (“DAGE”), as well as discussing certain options to address these offerings within the Luxembourg regulatory framework in the future.
Please find here below the agenda of the event:
17.00 > 17.30: Registration
17.30 > 17.45: Welcome note – Why Luxembourg should look into DAGEs: benefits & economic impact

Patrick Mischo, Senior Partner, Allen & Overy Luxembourg
Paul Péporté, Partner, Allen & Overy Luxembourg
Emilie Allaert, Head of Operations & Projects, LHoFT Foundation

17.45 > 18.30: Ask the experts – White Paper presentation: A Guide Through the Common Features of Digital Asset Generating Events. The after-dark: how current regulations apply, and how to characterize digital assets.

Paul Péporté, Partner & Philippe Noeltner, Associate, Allen & Overy Luxembourg
Steve Jacoby, Managing Partner, Clifford Chance Luxembourg
Ingrid Duboudieu, Asset Management, Finance, Funds and Regulatory, Country Managing, Fieldfisher
Gary Cywie, Partner, Elvinger Hoss Prussen
Monique Bachner, Attorney at Law, Director LëtzBlock
Alvaro Garrido Mesa, Senior Associate, Loyens & Loeff
Melvin Tjon Akon, Attorney at Law, Independant Contributor
Moderator: Emilie Allaert, Head of Operations & Projects, LHoFT Foundation

18.30 > 19.00: Ask the Doers – Roundtable: How do you manage to navigate the current framework?

Christian Dohmen, Luxembourg Stock Exchange Luxembourg
Philippe Van Hecke, COO, Tokeny
Alexander Tkachenko, CEO, VNX Exchange
Moderator: Emilie Allaert, Head of Operations & Projects, LHoFT Foundation

19.00 > 21.00: Cocktail
This is a private event and we have a limited capacity. For any queries, please send an email to marketing@lhoft.lu

Lighthouse talk with Prof. Ted Zoller - Event by Uni.lu Incubator
2019-06-28 15:00 - 17:00
Description
Lighthouse talk: June 28th – Room Loic – Floor M
Time 3 pm – 5 pm
Event by Uni.lu Incubator
Dealmakers: The drivers of entrepreneurial ecosystems
From years of shaping and tracking entrepreneurial ecosystems around the globe from their inception, Prof. Ted Zoller has devised a unique algorithm to identify most important actors in entrepreneurial ecosystems. Accounting for the role and structure of the entrepreneurial networks and interrelationships of investor syndicates, the algorithm offers advise on how best to leverage these dealmakers and empower them to accelerate the maturity of startup ecosystems.
About Ted:
Ted serves as an Executive Director of the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Ted also serves as Director at the Council for Entrepreneurial Development, founder CommonWeal Ventures, is a Member of Boards at the New Markets Venture Partners, Southeast Techinventures, Rex Strategic Innovagions, Rex Health Ventures, Iddea Fund Partners and CollectiveIQ Private Equity. He is Former VP at Kauffman Foundation and founded the US Small and Medium Business Association, among other positions he still continues drive on daily basis.

Have we lost Belgium? The story of our missing forests and what we can do... by Investing for Development
2019-06-27 17:30 - 18:30
Description
In the development world, we often talk of the missing… the missing middle, the missing piece of the puzzle, the missing link. The area of our missing forests is also increasingly coming to the fore.
Each year, an area of forest the size of Belgium is lost from our planet. This comes with devastating consequences as forests are integral to the well-being of our planet. Forests regulate ecosystems, protect biodiversity, play an integral part in the carbon cycle, support livelihoods, and can help drive sustainable growth. When forests are lost and degraded, we see very different effects: greenhouse gas emissions, less chances to sequester carbon, development challenges, dif culty conserving ecosystems and perhaps most notably climate change. These effects are by no means isolated; here in Luxembourg, the young recently took to the streets, aware of how climate change is likely to affect their future.
The severity of these issues mean that a united effort is needed to stem the problem. It is not possible to combat deforestation through public initiatives alone, we all need to commit to change the current situation. As the WWF reported, it is through functioning forests that we have the best chance of withstanding climate change.
This conference explores the impact of “the Missing Belgium” and looks at projects which are helping to restore forests in Central America.
Agenda

17h30: Ordinary General Meeting
18h30: Welcome – Mr. Rudi Belli, Senior Vice President, Secretary General, Spuerkeess
18h40: Keynote (problems) – Professor Dr. Ravi Fernando, Global Strategic Corporate Sustainability (Pvt) Ltd
19h20: Keynote (solutions) – Mr. Kaspar Wansleben, Investing for Development SICAV
19h40: Questions & Answers with the audience
19h50: Networking cocktail

Special invitee: Mr. Pierre Gramegna, Minister of Finance
Moderation by Ms. Apricot Wilson, Investing for Development SICAV

Investing for Development SICAV is an umbrella fund as such operates separate Sub-Funds:
– Luxembourg Microfinance and Development Fund
– Forestry and Climate Change Fund

ZKLux#1 - Luxembourg's First Zero Knowledge Days
2019-06-26 14:00 - 17:00
Description
ZKLux#1: Luxembourg’s First Zero Knowledge Days by Sikoba Research
ZKP (zero-knowledge proofs) is a method to prove the knowledge of some fact, without revealing that fact. It is already used in several blockchains and is expected to have a major impact on applications that involve transactions, identity systems, and proprietary information in general.
ZKLux#1 is the perfect occasion to find out about this exciting and important new technology!
Wednesday 26th June, 14:00-18:00
Technical Sessions & Hands-on Workshop

Targeted audience: students, researchers and IT developers. Some mathematical background required.
Location: LHoFT, “Bajcsy” meeting room on the 3rd floor
Attendance limit: 20

Thursday 27th June, 10:00-17:30
ZKLux#1 Conference

Target audience: C-level executives wishing to learn about the impact of Zero Knowledge proofs, managers in charge of technology and innovation, blockchain practitioners, professionals interested in data privacy.
Conference program: The goal of the conference is to provide a wide-ranging overview of Zero Knowledge Proofs without requiring any prior technical knowledge.
Location: House of Startups, “Big Bang” room (level -1)

Blockchain, a simple chain of blocks?
2019-06-26 12:00 - 14:00
Description
Lunch & Learn #2 – “Blockchain, a simple chain of blocks?” (English)
Speaker: Emilie Allaert, Head of Operations and Projects at The LHoFT.
Description: Do you really know about blockchain? Are you willing to understand how it can impact our lives and what it has to offer? Blockchain is more than bitcoin and hype. The possibilities are endless. Let’s discover them!
Agenda:

11h45 – Registration
12h00 – Conference / Workshop (30-60 minutes)
13h00 – Lunch (food & drinks provided by House of Startups)
13h30 – End

Why:
The Lunch & Learn sessions provide you with an opportunity to exchange with experts and network with the Luxembourg startup ecosystem.

2nd Sustainable Finance Forum
2019-06-26 08:30 - 11:30
Description
On the 26 June 2019, the second edition of the Sustainable Finance Forum will be held in presence of HE Pierre Gramegna, Minister of Finance.
For more details about the agenda and the full list of speakers, please see here.
Because of limited seat capacity, online registration for this event is now closed.
Check out the FULL PROGRAM here
Contact persons: Aurélie Zambeaux and Tatjana Schaeffer

Innsomnia Tech Summit ’19 & Talent Route Meeting III
2019-06-26 - 2019-06-27
Description
We are pleased to announce that the 3rd Meeting of the Talent Route Meeting and the Innsomnia Tech Summit ’19 have been scheduled for Wednesday, 26th of June and Thursday, 27th of June. The event will be held at Innsomnia.
Check below the complete program:
26th of June 2019

18.00h: Welcome Speech Fran Estevan, CEO Innsomnia
18.15h: Innsomnia ́s Ecosystem- Small guided tour around Innsomnia, introduction to the installations and the startups and companies who are working with us
18.30h: Talent Route Meeting – Define key actions and continue with the agenda proposals agreed in Paris last January
21.00h: Dinner

27th of June 2019 – Innsomnia Tech Summit ’19

9.30H – 10.00H – Welcome Coffee
10.00H – 10.30H – The Talent Route: connect with Accelerators in Europe

The co-founders of the first international network of Accelerators and Venture Buiders, The Talent Route, will discuss how to bring the talent through different innovation ecosystems. Speakers: ICEX, The LHoFT and Innsomnia

10.30H – 11.30H – Fintech & Insurtech opportunities in Europe

Accelerators and Corporates will present their open innovation programmes. Learn first-hand about main fintech & insurtech programmes from: Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Luxemburg and Spain. Speakers: EU Accelerators, Corporates and Innsomnia (to be confirmed)

11.30H – 11.45H – Coffee Break
11.45H – 12.45H – Industry 4.0. & Agritech Pannel

Accelerators and Corporates will present their open innovation programmes

12.45H – 14.15H – Presentation of the public- private Project PORTS 4.0

Spain National Porths Authority, KPMG and Innsomnia will present the keys to the first open call for the digitization of Spain’s Ports ecosystem: timetable, expected results and ways of cooperation. Don´t miss this panel to connect with one of the main industries all around de world. Speakers: Puertos del Estado, KPMG, Innsomnia

16.30H – 18.00H – Corporates & Startups MeetUPS

After the presentations you could meet each Corporate, Accelerator or Programme to introduce your Startup and analyze future opportunities.

DIA AMSTERDAM 2019 - Insurtech
2019-06-25 - 2019-06-27
Description
DIA sets the Digital Insurance Agenda for the years to come.
The insurance industry in 2020 will look very different from what it is today.
The winning insurance firms of the future will be those that leverage the most innovative fintech solutions to accelerate their digital strategy.
In the last few years we attended and spoke at many conferences and in board room sessions around the globe. In these discussions we have learned that there is a great need to connect insurance executives and change agents to fintech leaders efficiently and effectively.
DIA is exactly tapping into that need.
DIA is dedicated to accelerating the crucial innovation of the insurance industry.
DIA is the first global community and two-day conference connecting insurance executives to fintech leaders.
DIA is the biggest global conference offering a rare opportunity to see more than 50 of the world’s most innovative new technology providers that will disrupt the insurance industry live in action; in just two days!
All the details available hereafter

Fintech Friday - Superpowers join forces on the Blockchain, sponsored by Apla & Stampify
2019-06-21 17:30 - 23:30
Description
Our next Fintech Friday – Superpowers join forces edition sponsored by Apla and Stampify – is just around the corner
Celebrate and join us for Apla’s new product launch and Stampify’s new corporate governance solution for start-ups & scale-ups powered by Apla.
Agenda:

5h30 – Open door
6h30 – Apla new product launch
6h40 – Presentation of Stampify
6h50 – Apla and Stampify partnership announcement
7h00 – Networking (as usual drinks and food will be served)

PS: Don’t forget to take a memorable picture in our Photo Booth corner.
Fintech Friday is Luxembourg’s fastest growing (and coolest) Fintech networking event, bringing together Fintechentrepreneurs, executives, VCs, Fintech enthusiasts, and business angels.
You will also get to meet our newly joined members and celebrate the growth of Luxembourg’s ecosystem with us!
This is a private event, for registration please contact us.

Head in the clouds - Does cloud outsourcing matter?
2019-06-21 16:00 - 17:00
Description
Head in the clouds – Does cloud outsourcing matter?
The HowTo of outsourcing arrangements in general and in the context of cloud
Allen & Overy lawyers will give you an overview about:
1. The changes adopted in the European Banking Authority (EBA) revised guidelines on outsourcing arrangements
2. The guidelines arrangements’ impact on the Luxembourg outsourcing framework (including the revised circular CSSF 17/654 on cloud outsourcing).
by Allen & Overy in Luxembourg
Meet the Speakers
Catherine Di Lorenzo
Catherine specialises in information technology with a particular focus on data protection, IT contracts and negotiations, e-commerce, advertising, media and telecommunications, intellectual property and regulatory issues . She has been active in these areas in Luxembourg since 2006
Marie-Sultana Langa
Marie-Sultana Langa advises on regulatory matters with a focus on outsourcing, AML and PSD II related issues. She has a particular interest in Fintech matters, supporting clients from established financial institutions, incumbents and start-ups in developing innovative products.

Fintech Awards 2019
2019-06-18 - 2019-06-19
Description
The applications for the 4th edition of the Fintech Awards Luxembourg are now closed.
Twenty start-ups have been selected to go through to the competition day on 19 June, where they will be whittled down to eight finalists who will compete to be Fintech Start-up of the Year. Prizes will also go to the first and second runner-up.
The winners will be announced during the awards ceremony and after-party on the KPMG Plage beach in Luxembourg on 19 June in the presence of Luxembourg’s Finance Minister Pierre Gramegna.
The start-ups will be competing for prizes designed to help them grow and develop their company in Luxembourg. Prizes include 50 free consulting hours from KPMG; one free advertisement with our media partner Maison Moderne and a free LHoFTmembership including three months of hosting at the LHoFT’s premises.
The awards are organised by the LHoFT and KPMG Luxembourg, in collaboration with Digital Lëtzebuerg, the Luxembourg ICT Cluster, Luxinnovation, Luxembourg for Financeand Maison Moderne.
https://www.fintechawards.lu
