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The AI spotlight series - From incremental innovations to creative destructions
2021-04-23 12:00 - 13:00, 2021-04-02 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/Luxembourg)
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The AI spotlight series - From incremental innovations to creative destructions
2021-04-23 12:00 - 13:00
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Technology for Growth in Corporate Service Providers in Luxembourg
2021-04-20 09:30 - 10:30
TrustQuay services are delighted to invite you to attend the launch of in Luxembourg with our webinar event ‘Technology for Growth in Corporate Service Providers in Luxembourg‘ in partnership with Centralis, Deloitte and coming from our new offices at the LHoFT.
We will be discussing how, over the past decade, a key Industry trend has been the consolidation in the corporate services market – yet at the same time this area has remained remarkably under-served by technology. Our research has shown that a typical financial institution spends around 7%-12% of revenue on technology in contrast to the corporate services market where spend is barely half of this.
We’ll be joined by key industry leaders where I’ll be discussing the current market situation, the future and how TrustQuay and Centralis have worked together to develop their client offering.
Agenda
Introduction – Keith Hale introduces TrustQuay and our launch into the Luxembourg market, discussing our new office, new team and new productfunction.
FinTech growth with The LHoFT – Keith Hale and Nasir Zubairi reflect on how Luxembourg FinTech has grown during the lifetime of The LHoFT.
Market Perspectives – Thibault Chollet of Deloitte discusses the key changes and drivers in the current Luxembourg market.
Customer Discussion – Aidan Foley and Keith Hale discuss how Centralis are leveraging technology in 2021 and beyond.
This 45 minute webinar will be held on 20th April 2021 at 09:30 Luxembourg Time, with a replay of the event following on 22nd April 2021 at 14:00.

The Expert Corner: Attract and Retain Highly Skilled Labor With the New Luxembourg Tax Code
2021-04-19 11:30
Welcome to the LHoFT Expert Corner introducing you to high-end legal, tax, and corporate experts. Each session delivers rapid up-to-date best practices, followed by exclusive one-on-ones. (one week gap in between the theme introduction and one-on-one sessions)
Whether you are considering setting up your business or adding to Luxembourg’s existing presence, the country’s recently updated tax code offers flexibility in rewarding highly skilled workers. Two provisions are worth highlighting in particular: the impatriate regime and a participative bonus.
AGENDA
11h30 am – Introduction & Use-Case: Attract and retain highly skilled labor with the new Luxembourg Tax Code
11h50 am – Q&A with the audience

Attend the LHoFT expert corner with Katharina Thielges and Ada Schmitt from Clifford Chance on Monday, April 19, and book your exclusive one-on-on for 26/04/2021 here. (slot only available for first session attendees on 19/04/2021)

Telindus Live Week event
2021-04-19 10:00 - 2021-04-23 13:00
You’re invited to Telindus Live Week 2021
5 thematic days from April 19th to April 23rd
20 sessions – 30 experts

Digital Transformation is a focus area of any industry today. Increased IT technology abstractions allows companies to focus on their core business and to deliver products and services in a shorter time.
However creating a perfectly integrated and secured technology stack, allowing to serve the business in the best possible way, can be a complex undertaking and needs a global ICT overview and strategy.
This is why we are excited to invite you to a full week of presentations and interactive sessions that will provide you with the necessary information to make the right technology choices.
Join us and immerse yourself into the latest technologies and best practices around cloud, telco, cybersecurity, advanced workplace, emerging technologies.
During this week, you will have the opportunity to participate to many panel and webinars, but also to interact and meet the experts in private meetings.

DAY 1: NETWORK AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
DAY 2: CLOUD
DAY 3: SECURITY
DAY 4: EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
Emerging technologies more than ever enable companies to make a difference. The pace of technological progress continues to accelerate and this creates new challenges for even the most innovative companies. During this day, you will be invited to discover how new technologies can help you rethink and optimize your corporate applications and processes.
AGENDA OF THE DAY :
9.55am : Day introduction by Jacques Ruckert, Chief Solutions & Innovation Officer at Proximus Luxembourg
10.00am : Tango’s RPA Success story by:

Benoit Delobbe, Head of Business Consulting, Telindus
Julien Baudouin, Senior Manager, KPMG

10.30am : Management checklist for running an AI project by:

Nasir Zubairi, CEO, The LHoFT Foundation ( Moderator)
Ralf Hustadt, Digital Acceleration Lead, Telindus
Maxime Dehaut, Lead Architect, Codit Luxembourg
Ron Pooters, Business Strategy Manager, Microsoft BeLux

11.15am : Digital Retail Client Experience as Revenue Driver by:

Frank Roessig, Head Cloud application, Data & AI, Telindus ( Moderator)
Tobias Seidel, Co- Founder, Stoker
Yves Dechilly, Director Billing & Credit risk, Proximus

12.00am : Wrap-up by Jacques Ruckert, Chief Solutions & Innovation Officer at Proximus Luxembourg
DAY 5: ADVANCED WORKPLACE

Full agenda here

FINTECH WEEK TEL AVIV 2021
2021-04-19 08:00 - 2021-04-22 17:00
Fintech Week Tel Aviv 2021 will be a fully virtual 4-day event, which will address today’s most pressing challenges and identify what’s next for financial services.
As Covid-19 continues to cast its shadow of upheaval, the accelerated digitisation of the economy that it’s triggered has given rise to new opportunities for the fintech sector and placed it firmly in the spotlight. Challenges notwithstanding, the sector is poised to leverage its unique attributes to aid the recovery process, and to bolster financial services.
You’ll have seamless connectivity to key industry decision makers, thought leaders and experts, and the ability to engage with the brightest minds in fintech. It’s an opportunity to meet the success stories of tomorrow and learn about the trends and disruptions that will shape the future of the industry.

Full agenda

Game of Code 2021
2021-04-09 17:30 - 2021-04-11 19:00
Join us for this unique online hackathon. Create your team, choose among the 3 challenges proposed – to be announced soon – to develop an innovative digital product in 36 hours and exchange with international coding enthusiasts.
Test yourself and prove that you and your team are the best developers in the competition.
FRIDAY

05:30 pm | Welcome Words

05:40 pm | Introduction Speech

05:50 pm | Presentation of the Challenges

06:30 pm | Matchmaking session for individual participants

07:30 pm | Beginning of the 36-hour coding

11:59 pm | Draft Project submission deadline

SATURDAY

all day | Coding

SUNDAY

07:30 am | End of the 36-hour coding

BREAK

09:30 am | Launch of the pitch session

09:40 am | Pitch sessions

02:40 pm | Jury Deliberations

03:10 pm | Closing and Awards Ceremony

FOCUS ON INDIA
2021-04-08 10:30 - 12:00
Luxembourg for Finance invites you to join our livestream session:
FOCUS ON INDIA
Thursday, 8 April 2021
10:30-12:00 CET (14:00-15:30 IST)

The Republic of India and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg have a long and storied history of strong economic and trade relations dating back to 1948. Working as partners in trade and investments, a number of synergies have been gained both in the economic and cultural spheres.
H.E. Mr. Jean Claude Kugener, Ambassador of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to India, will provide the welcoming address. Following which Philipp von Restorff, Deputy CEO of LFF, will interview Julie Becker, Deputy CEO of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, on growing markets in sustainable finance.
Our two panel discussions will bring together experts from both the financial services sector as well as the corporate sector to touch on solutions for Indian investors and businesses. Finally, the event will close with a fireside chat with Siddharth Karmarkar, Associate Director and Head of India at CommSol Associates, to discuss Luxembourg’s place an as EU FinTech Hub.
Interactive polls and Q&A sessions will provide the audience with the opportunity to engage with our experts during the panel discussions.
For more information on the programme, as well as speaker details, please click here.
For sponsorship opportunities, please contact the events team: Caroline Hoeltgen, Tatjana Schaefer, Aurélie Zambeaux

THE AI SPOTLIGHT SERIES - THE RISE OF AI IN ASSET & WEALTH MANAGEMENT
2021-04-02 12:00 - 13:15
The Rise of AI in Asset & Wealth Management
From cutting-edge automation to AI-driven investment strategies
London, Luxembourg, Monaco
With our first Industry Showcase series, we focus on how Artificial Intelligence is impacting and augmenting financial services from the banking and wealth management industry to the insurance sector. Our “AI Spotlight Series” introduces you to Industry Leaders and high-end entrepreneurs from different geographies for a best-practice guide on applying the latest AI to your financial services processes.
THE PROGRAMME
12h00 – 12h35 PM – Panel Discussion – The Rise of AI in Asset & Wealth Management
with

Tommaso Migliore, CEO & Founder of MDOTM joined by Yvonne Pichert, Senior Vice-President
Dr. Markus Schuller, CEO of Panthera Solutions joined by Prof DDr. Shabnam Mousavi, Advisor to the board and fellow of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin since 2007
Davide Martucci, CEO of Next Gate Tech

moderated by Dr. Dimitrios Kampas, Data & Analytics Lead – Lighthouse, Center of Excellence at KPMG Luxembourg.
During the panel discussion and workshop sessions, we will explore how AI-fueled investment strategies and innovative SaaS solutions are changing the rules for succeeding in today’s competitive wealth and asset management landscape.
You’ll learn about:

How actionable investment strategies based on state-of-the-art AI and behavioral finance are drastically enhancing investment decision processes
How cloud-based SaaS solutions powered by machine learning are transforming middle and back-office efficiencies
The latest skills to acquire in AI as an executive, investor, and senior manager to compete and stay ahead

12h35 – 12h40 PM – Q&A with the audience
12h40 PM – 1h10 PM (two workshops to choose from)
Workshop 1: AI-backed Decision-Making in Investment Committees with Dr. Markus Schuller, CEO of Panthera Solutions

Investment committees are well-established decision-making bodies. They are expected to enrich the competencies of their participants in order to make the most informed investment decisions. Instead, they often get exposed to group biases, conflicts, and formalities, leading to suboptimal investment decisions. Learn how to configure an investment committee to achieve the most evidence-based decisions. Also, how can Artificial Intelligence contribute to improving the decision quality of Human Intelligence gathered in such a committee?

Workshop 2: The Win-Win Opportunity of AI-Driven Investing with Yvonne Pichert, Senior Vice President of Business Development at mdotm
Today, AI is successfully used across many industries. Financial markets are no different, as AI has been proven to be a powerful tool to catch the signal in the noise of data and deliver consistent investment results that are coherent with the investors’ expectations. In this sense, AI is a game-changer technology able to remove human biases from the investment process whilst adapting to market changes. During the workshop, we will talk about how AI creates value for asset managers, institutional clients (e.g. banks, wealth, and asset managers), and end-clients and how the role of humans is fundamental to build reliable and robust investment strategies.
COMING UP THIS WEEK! – The 360° of Product Design – Masterclass Series – 3rd and closing episode
UP NEXT! – The All-In-One Future Skills & Career Day

The 360° of Product Design - Lean Agile Remastered - When everything has failed, unplug and reboot!
2021-03-31 12:00 - 13:15
In our second series of digital events in 2021, we introduce you to how successful brands and firms create remarkable product design for distinct user experiences.
Are you a start-up, scale-up or financial services professional who would like to start building Design Thinking strategies into your daily decision-making processes?
Then connect on Wednesday, March 31th at 12h00 and learn how to distinguish your product from the crowd.
12h00 – 12h35 PM – Panel Discussion – When everything has failed, unplug and reboot! with Luis Cilimingras, Sylvain Chery and Stefanus Sunarja
moderated by Ekaterina Iuraga, Innovation Advocate at KPMG Luxembourg
How a combination of design thinking, lean movement, and agile software development is making a crucial difference in succeeding as a customer-centric product and brand

How to train your team to adopt agile methodologies for continuous and rapid synergistic results
How to rapidly adapt and pivot your strategy when facing setbacks (techniques and mindset)

12h35 – 12h40 PM – Quiz – Have you paid attention?
Take part in the live quiz and score. The best scores and names will be displayed and be able to introduce themselves.
12h40 PM – 1h10 PM – “Lean-Agile Remastered! – Workshops” powered by Agile Partner
Workshop 1: “Houston, let’s solve your problem” with @Guy Fabien
Live use-case & interaction
How to recharge and reboot when your product launch fails
Workshop 2: “How to pull the agile trigger” with @Eric FERROT
Live use-case & interaction
Agile practices for faster go-to-market
Up next!

DIGITAL ECONOMIC MISSION WISCONSIN – LUXEMBOURG
2021-03-29 08:00 - 2021-03-31 17:00
The Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, in close partnership with the Ministry of the Economy, Luxinnovation, The Luxembourg House of Fintech and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), is organising an
e-Trade Mission to Wisconsin, USA from March 29th to 31st, 2021.
Thanks to the collective efforts of all partners involved, and in view of the current health crisis, a digital programme was developed that will offer a wide range of opportunities to meet key decision makers and make contacts with leading business representatives.

Fintech Innovation. Tuesday, 30 March 2021 – 16:00 – 17:30 CET (9:00 – 10:30 Wisconsin time)
Luxembourg and Wisconsin Fintech leaders share their view on the future of fintech and describe how their ecosystem will meet those challenges.
Moderator: Annick GOERENS
9:00 am CST 16:00 CET

Brief Introduction
Mr. Sam RIKKERS, Deputy Secretary of WEDC
Introduction of the Wisconsin FinTech Ecosystem
Mr. Byron VIELEHR, Chief Digital and Data Officer, Fiserv, Inc.

Introduction to the Luxembourg Fintech Ecosystem
Mr. Alex PANICAN, Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT)
Breakout Rooms (Future of B ankingor Future of Insurance or Beyond Blockchain)
Roundtable 1 – Future of Banking (55 minutes), Moderator: Ms. Alice Danoy (KPMG)
Panel of Experts (35 min)

Mr. Byron C. VIELEHR, Chief Digital and Data Officer at FISERV
Ms. Rose OSWALD-POELS, President and CEO Wisconsin Bankers Association
Ms. Ananda KAUTZ, Head of Innovation at ABBL’s Luxembourg
Mr. Jacques PUTZ, CEO Luxhub
Mr. Thibault DE BARSY, General Manager EPA EU

Q&A (20 min)
Roundtable 2 – Future of Insurance (55 minutes) (Moderated by Mr. Mike ANSAY)
Panel of Experts (35 min)

Craig SCHEDLER, Managing Director Future Ventures Northwestern Mutual
Alex KUBICEK, CEO UnderstoryWeather
Laura SIEVERT, CUNA Mutual Group
Marc HOTTON, Head of Innovation, Foyer Group
Frederic MOIOLI, Managing Director Luxembourg, Lingua Custodia
Thomas FRIEDERICH, CEO, Earthlab

Q&A (20 min)
Roundtable 3 – Beyond Blockchain (55 minutes), Moderator: Mr. Frank Roessig, (Head of Digital Solution @ Proximus)
Panel of Experts (35 min)

Frank ROESSIG, Head of Digital Solution at Proximus
Emilie ALLAERT, Head of Operations and Projects at LHoFT, and Leader of the Luxembourg Blockchain Lab.
Tobias SEIDL, Co-Founder and Strategist at Stokr
Radu STATE, Head of Sedan at SnT (University of Luxembourg)
David KRAUSE, PhD Professor of Finance at Marquette University
Bruce ROSENHEIMER, BlockTimeFinancial
David MCININCH, SVP of Strategy, Marketing and Product Management, Account Processing Solutions Group – Fiserv
Girish RAMACHANDRA, Technology Industry Leader, WIPFLI

Q&A (20 min)
Q&A (5 min). Moderator closes the event.

For the full agenda, click here
