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Technology for Growth in Corporate Service Providers in Luxembourg
2021-04-20 09:30 - 10:30 (Europe/Luxembourg)
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 AI spotlight series - From incremental innovations to creative destructions
2021-04-23 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/Luxembourg)
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2021-04-23 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/Luxembourg)
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THE AI SPOTLIGHT SERIES - INSURANCE 4.0!
2021-04-23 12:00 - 13:15 (Europe/Luxembourg)
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THE AI SPOTLIGHT SERIES - INSURANCE 4.0!
2021-04-23 12:00 - 13:15 (Europe/Luxembourg)
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 financial services processes.
THE PROGRAMME
12h00 – 12h35 PM – Panel Discussion – INSURANCE 4.0!
with

Nigel Walsh, Managing Director, Insurance at Google Cloud✌️
Adina Grigoriu, CEO & Co-Founder at Active Asset Allocation
German Castignani, CEO & Co-Founder at Motion-S

moderated by Alessia Bonanno, Country Manager of BTO Research
During the panel discussion, we’ll explore how insurers and carriers remain competitive by deploying cutting-edge AI.
We’ll focus on:

The impact of enhanced data-driven insurance opportunities reaching beyond fully connected devices
The rise of AI-backed Robo advisors shaping insurance underwriting process and pricing
The standards to set for 2030, today!

12h35 – 12h40 PM – Quiz Session: If you’ve paid attention you’ll be able to score high
Top 3 scores will be displayed and 1st scoring player able to introduce himself! Fingers crossed
12h40 PM – 1h10 PM (two workshops to choose from)
Workshop 1: Towards data-driven insurance for connected vehicles with German Castignani, CEO & Co-Founder of Motion-S
In less than 30 minutes you’ll learn about the opportunities of launching connected products without technological overhead in a fully privacy-preserving mode. Introduction & use-case
Workshop 2: Artificial intelligence for risk management and asset allocation with Hala Najmeddine, Quantitative Researcher at AAA
In this workshop, Hala will discuss use-cases conducted by Active Asset Allocation since 2010:

the stochastic design of risk-based dynamic allocation algorithms with the help of Genetic Algorithms,
the optimization of strategic asset allocations based on the chances of success of an investment objective using a Global Optimization technique under constraints,
the anticipation of market crises using Supervised Learning algorithms.

LUXEMBOURG BLOCKCHAIN WEEK 2021
2021-04-26 08:00 - 2021-04-30 17:00 (Europe/Luxembourg)
Luxembourg Blockchain Week, taking place as a digital conference this April, brings together local and international players as well as spotlights some of the exciting grand duchy businesses operating in blockchain and distributed ledger technologies.
Luxembourg Blockchain Lab projects to be showcased include Evercity, Neofacto, Compellio, Medlogistics and Filedgr.

Monday 26th of April. 4pm (CEST)
Luxembourg Blockchain Lab Welcome Speech

Ministerial Keynote by the Prime Minister of Luxembourg
Boston Blockchain Association Keynote
Block to be announced
Debate: “Is Blockchain the way to go?”

Tuesday 27th of April

Stream Logistics: 2pm (CEST)
We are building the blocks! Stay tuned
Luxembourg Blockchain Lab project: Filedgr
Stream Health: 5pm (CEST) We are building the blocks! Stay tuned
Luxembourg Blockchain Lab project: Medlogistics

Wednesday 28th of April

Stream Technology: 2pm (CEST)
We are building the blocks! Stay tuned
Luxembourg Blockchain Lab project: Compellio
Stream Research and Development: 5pm (CEST)
We are building the blocks! Stay tuned

Thursday 29th of April

Stream Finance: 2pm (CEST)

2:00pm: Opening speech by the Finance Minister, H.E. Mr Gramegna
2:10pm: Luxembourg Blockchain Lab project: Evercity
2:20pm: Deep-dive session CBDC decrypted. Moderated by Biba Homsy (Homsy Legal); Panelists: Steven Becker (Maker Foundation), Scott Hendry (Bank of Canada), Jon Helgi Egilsson (Monerieum), Dr. Thomas Moser (Swiss National Bank), Pierre Thissen (Banque Centrale du Luxembourg),
2:55pm: Fireside chat To which extent Blockchain/DLT is the solution to facilitate access to financial services? Moderated by Nasir Zubairi (LHoFT); Panelists: Patrick Corker (Circle), Candace Kelly (Stellar Network), Elizabeth Rossiello (AZA), Joseph Seibert (Signature Bank)

Stream Public Sector: 5pm (CEST)

5:00pm Keynote by Nena Dokuzov
5:10pm Luxembourg Blockchain Lab project: NeoFacto
5:20pm Fireside chat Public & private sector collaboration for a bright future: on trust and identity moderated by Alexia Martinel (Nomadic Labs); Panelists: Anne Cécile Davron (Popcorn), Alain Broustail (Sword Group), Daniel Du Seuil (Public / European Blockchain Partnership), Johanes Ebert (Gravity), Attila Vágvölgyi (IOP ), Wayne Chang (Spruce Systems)
5:50pm Interactive session Use cases in the public sector. Moderator: Patrick Weber (Ministry of Digitalisation); Use cases: Nimit Sawhney (Voatz), Todd Miller (Chromaway)

Side event – 3:45pm: Boston Blockchain Association – 4C’s Payments

Friday 30th of April

Stream SDGs & Climate: 2pm (CEST)
We are building the blocks! Stay tuned
Luxembourg Blockchain Lab project: GreenEarthAgro
Stream Digital Assets: 5pm (CEST)
We are building the blocks! Stay tuned
Luxembourg Blockchain Lab project: Climate Action Blockchain

For more information, visit www.blockchainweek.lu

IDEATION CAMP 8 by Uni.lu Incubator
2021-04-27 18:00 - 2021-05-01 15:00 (Europe/Luxembourg)
The Uni.lu Incubator and the Entrepreneurship Programme are pleased to present this unique challenge that imparts the knowledge and skills needed to become an entrepreneur or intrapreneur!
After the huge success of the previous editions, we had to give the students and staff of the University of Luxembourg a chance to take part in the Ideation Camp even during the pandemic so we are going fully online.
Spread the news among your fellow students/colleagues and register individually to develop innovative ideas together and take your chance to impress a high profile jury!
SPACES ARE LIMITED so BOOK YOUR SEAT ASAP.
We will contact you at the earliest possible to let you know if you are among the lucky ones.
You don’t need to have an idea to attend the Ideation Camp but if you have one, we encourage you to share it on the first evening. It could be an idea you’ve had in mind for years or something you come up with while listening to the idea pitches of the other participants. It’s a great experience and invaluable practice for public speaking !

CALL TO MENTORS
The unique challenge that conveys knowledge and skills needed to become an entrepreneur or intrapreneur is back ! Due to the continuation of the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic, Ideation Camp goes fully online for this edition. Please choose on which dates and timeslots you would like to support our students.

EU-Startups Summit 2021
2021-04-28 09:45 - 2021-04-30 17:00 (Europe/Luxembourg)
The EU-Startups Summit is the annual flagship event of EU-Startups.com – the leading online publication about startups in Europe

About this Event

At this year’s EU-Startups Summit, which will happen online on April 28-30, we will showcase a selection of Europe’s hottest startups and come together to learn from some of the most successful European entrepreneurs of our time!
At the 2020/2021 edition of the EU-Startups Summit we expect over 1,500 startup founders, tech folks, corporates, business angels, media people and investors from all across Europe. The event offers great networking opportunities, educational talks, fireside chats and inspiring speakers.
The LHoFT Team will attend the event and present you the Catapult #Kickstarter programme: a Fintech Acceleration Program with 50K€ in grants. More info HERE
The EU-Startups Summit will also gather many of Europe’s leading Venture Capital investors, business angels and accelerators. As a startup, you can directly engage with them, and we are proud to have one of the best startup-investor ratios of any startup event out there. Below we’ll list some VC firms who joined us in previous editions of the event:

More information regarding the EU-Startups Summit can be found here.
In case of any questions, please feel free to directly reach out to Thomas@EU-Startups.com.

The Global FinTech Forum
2021-04-28 12:00 - 14:30 (Europe/Luxembourg)
The world is adapting to enable FinTechs. Are you up-to-date with the latest frameworks in place around the world that have been put in place to support budding entrepreneurs in the startup space?
DIFC FinTech Hive bring together global FinTech hubs to share different insights, industry trends, discuss regulation in the region and exchange news and perspectives.
Agenda:
o 12:00 PM Opening remarks
o 12:10 Overview of FinTech Trends by DIFC FinTech Hive
o 12:30 Panel discussion: Country Perspectives: Global FinTech ecosystems and local trends
o 13:30 DFSA’s Financial Innovation Agenda
o 13:50 Forward Looking Regulations and Guidance on FinTech by Central Bank of UAE
o 14:10 How to join the Fintech community of startups at DIFC
o 14:30 Closing remarks
Panelists & Speakers:

Khalid Dannish, Chief Executive Officer of Bahrain FinTech Bay
Shu-Pui Li, Advisor, The Governor Office, Central Bank of U.A.E.
Peter Smith, Managing Director, Head of Strategy, Policy & Risk, DFSA
Hemant Kshirsagar, EY India FinTech Leader
Noha Shaker, Founder and Secretary General of the Egyptian Fintech Association
Paddy Ramanathan, Founder and Managing Director of iValley Innovation Center
Nasir Zubairi, CEO of the LHoFT Foundation
Joseph Lim, Head of Tribe Accelerator and Head of Global Business Development at Tribe
Mohammad AlBlooshi, Sector Head Fintech – Business Development at DIFC Authority

Master the art of pitching with Nasir Zubairi - Episode 3 - Focus on VCs
2021-04-30 12:00 - 14:00 (Europe/Luxembourg)
Master the art of pitching with Nasir Zubairi – Episode 3 – Focus on VCs
Demystify the art, Understand the science of pitching yourself
Join us on Friday 30th of April at 12.00PM for the third episode of our series with Nasir Zubairi, CEO of the LHoFT on “Mastering the art of Pitching, Episode “” dedicated to How to Pitch to VCs
Nasir will offer you a joined session followed by 5 private slots where you will be able to dig deeper with your questions.
REGISTER NOW
Agenda

12.00PM: Opening of the session “Master the art of pitching with Nasir Zubairi”
1.00PM – 1.10PM: Break
1.10PM: 5 slots X 10 minutes > Book HERE 1 private slot of 10 min to ask all your question – First come, First Serve
2.00PM: End of the session “Master the art of pitching with Nasir Zubairi”

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The LHoFT Foundation will offer you several “Master the art of pitching with Nasir Zubairi” sessions this year.
Stay tuned for the next date.

SFF: GREEN SHOOTS SERIES - The role of technology in green finance
2021-05-05 11:00 - 12:30 (Europe/Luxembourg)
Join this webinar for the launch of the 6th edition of the Global Fintech Hackcelerator (GFH), which seeks to apply innovative market-ready solutions to address real industry needs. This year’s focus is on Green Finance and accelerating Singapore’s growth as a Green Finance hub for the region.
Industry leaders from across the world have submitted problem statements under the following categories:
1. Mobilize capital: Improve access to capital for green financial products, projects or solutions
2. Monitor commitment: Enhance ease of monitoring commitments pledged to the development of green finance and sustainable projects
3. Measure impact: Improve efficacy of impact measurements in every phase of green projects and developments

Up to 15 finalists will be shortlisted through a global scouting programme, mentored by industry players (Corporate Champions) and will eventually demonstrate their solutions at Singapore FinTech Festival 2021. Finalists will also receive cash prizes of S$ 20,000 and qualify for up to S$200,000 MAS FSTI Proof-of-Concept grant to develop a POC in Singapore.
The SFF is hosting a launch event which will include an opening keynote by MAS’ Chief FinTech Officer, Sopnendu Mohanty on the role of technology in Singapore’s ambitions as a Green Finance Hub for the region.

This will be followed by a panel discussion on “Role of technology in Green Finance” with:
Ben Balzer – Partner, Head of Corporate Finance & Advisory for Asia-Pacific, Oliver Wyman
Connie Chan – Managing Director, Investment, Temasek
Herry Cho – Managing Director, Head of Sustainability and Sustainable Finance, SGX
Puneet Chaddha, Member, SFA Sustainability Committee
Sopnendu Mohanty – Chief FinTech Officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)
Tek Yew Chia – Chairman, Sustainability Subcommittee, Singapore FinTech Association (Moderator)
Have any questions for our speakers? Submit your questions live during the session!

THE ALL-IN-ONE FUTURE SKILLS & CAREER DAY
2021-05-07 10:00 - 17:30 (Europe/Luxembourg)
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Are you a university student, recent graduate, or young professional and would like to:

Meet & Match with recruiters? ( Are you looking for internships, student jobs, and permanent positions?)
Explore future skills and interact with leading stakeholders shaping work and employment?
Learn about how scale-ups and incumbents are fostering tomorrow’s innovation and grow talent?
Meet inspiring HR & Innovation Leaders and learn how to get your career started and upskill?

Then don’t blink and reserve your spot for an all-in-one learning experience.
(HR executives and entrepreneurs are welcome to join the conference but invited not to take part in the quizzes)
WELCOME TO THE THE PROGRAMME
10h00 am: FUTURE SKILLS & CAREER DAY – THE DAY OF FUTURE SKILLS with Nasir Zubairi
10h15 am: FUTURING ENTREPRENEURSHIP & EDUCATION IN FINANCIAL SERVICES
with Andy Bryant, Philipp Sandner, Sergio Coronado, and Tram Anh Ngyuen
moderated by Pranjul Shah, Head of Uni.lu Incubator
Your Future at stake – Panel & Game Quiz: Have you paid attention? Score and stand out!
Top 3 scores get a 20 minutes coaching session with the speaker of their choice
+

1st prize: CFTE Fintech Foundation Course by Tram Anh Nguyen
2nd prize: Our Choice – Circular Fashion Sneakers by Filip Westerlund
3rd price: Swiftr – Membership to unlimited on and offline training by Denisa Susalova

10h55 – Break
11h00 am: THE FUTURE OF WORK – AN ERA OF SMART CREATIVES
with

Hande Gungor, Head of Executive Recruitment at Amazon
Erica Lhomme, HR Leader EMEA at PayPal,
Miguel Pineiro, HR Leader at bitFlyer
Theresa Cook, EU Head of Talent Development at TikTok

moderated by Sonia Koulikoff, Manager at DO Recruitment Advisors

Your Future at stake – Panel & Game Quiz: Have you paid attention? Score and stand out! Top 3 scores get a 20 minutes coaching session with the speaker of their choice +

1st prize: Our Choice – Circular Fashion Sneakers

3 top scores will receive a one-to-one meeting with the firm of their choice
11h40 am: The Future of Work – Meet HR

Room 1: Amazon Web Services
Room 2: Paypal
Room 3: Do Recruitment Advisors

12h30 pm: WELCOMING GLOBAL LEADERS with Paula Mariani
moderated by Himadri Pathak, Co-Founder at Checkmath
1h00 pm: GENERATION TALENT – KPMG, DELOITTE, PwC with Ekaterina Iuraga, Giulia Pescatore and Soizic Crombez-Guery
moderated by Luca Clausen, 3rd year Bachelor in Business Studies from EBS
Your Future at stake – Panel & Game Quiz: Score and stand out – 3 top scores will receive a one-to-one meeting with the firm of their choice

1st prize: Our Choice – Circular Fashion Sneakers

top 3 scores will receive a one-to-one meeting with the firm of their choice
1h40 pm: GENERATION TALENT – KPMG, DELOITTE, PwC – We are RECRUITERS!

Room 1: KPMG Careers with Mr. Arnaud Lorrang, Talent Attraction & Sourcing Team Leader
Room 2: Deloitte Careers with Ms. Alizée Delcourt, Sourcing & Recruitment Senior Officer
Room 3: PwC Careers with Ms. Noemi Biro, Head of Talent Acquisition & Talent Management

2h15 pm: BANKS REWIRED! (Full list of panelists out soon)
with

Steve Melan, Team Manager of IT Innovation (Innotribe) at Spuerkeess,
Laurent Marochini, Head of Innovation at Société Générale
Nicolas Gerard, Managing Director at State Street,
Norman Kaden, Head of Strategic Planning Clearstream,
Anne Goujon, Director of Data Science Lab, BGL BNP Paribas

moderated by Armin Thon, Msc student in Quantitative Economics & Finance from the UNI.lu
Your Future at stake – Panel & Game Quiz: Score and stand out – 3 top scores will receive a one-to-one meeting with the firm of their choice

1st prize: Our Choice – Circular Fashion Sneakers

2h55 pm: Banks rewired! – Meet HR

Room 1: Société Générale Careers with Aurélie Ederle, HR Business Partner
Room 2: Spuerkeess Careers with Didier Lemeire, Deputy of Business Unit – HR & People Management Leadership Coach
Room 3: BGL BNP Paribas with Noëlline Chereau, HR Busienss Partner
Room 4: Clearstream, Emma Rix, Emma Rix, Campus Recruiter

3h30 pm – 5h00 pm: – Open Fair – Meet & Match with your future recruiters, today! + Explore top executive education, entrepreneurship programs & student initiatives.
Ongoing presentations with Q&A (every 30 minutes starting at 3h30 pm) by LHoFT partners, affiliated members, and partner universities
Learn about adem’ support system toward employees, entrepreneurs, and recent graduates!
Have a chat with recruiting partners, leading Innovators & Fintech Entrepreneurs
You are a student, employee, or entrepreneur and would like to explore top executive education and partnership opportunities with leading academic and student initiatives? They’ll be waiting for you!
Ongoing presentations (every 30 minutes starting at 3h30 pm) by LHoFT partners, affiliated members, and partner universities.
5H00 pm: A FINTECH STORY UNTOLD with Alex Panican
Your Future at stake – Final Quiz: Score and stand out – top score will receive a one-to-one meeting with the speaker or team leader

4° LuXtalks - Fintechs & Catapult : Kickstarter
2021-05-07 21:00 - 22:00 (America/Sao_Paulo)
No quarto webinar da série LuXtalks:

Matias Rubiolo, representante da Luxembourg for Finance – agência para a promoção da praça financeira luxemburguesa,
Daniele Calderai, representante da Luxembourg House of Financial Technology – principal aceleradora para Fintechs do país
e Cris Lunardi, representante da fintech Luxemburguesa PrimeiroPay, explicarão as características e benefícios do ecossistema para empresas de technologia financeira no Grão-Ducado.

Além do mais, os participantes terão a chance de conhecer as etapas para inscrição no programa CATAPULT:KICKSTARTER, programa de aceleração dedicado a fintechs com apoios de 50 mil euros.
O Webinar será conduzido em inglês, Zoom
Início a las 15h00 – horario de Santiago – 16h00 horario de Buenos Aires – 21h00 horario de Luxembourg

CHINA FINANCE FORUM 2021
2021-05-11 09:00 - 11:00 (Europe/Luxembourg)
We stand at a crossroads. There is an ongoing readjustment of the relationship between China, the EU and the US. These frictions have reverberated around the world, bringing with them the risk of ‘decoupling’. And yet, the global pandemic has highlighted, more than ever, that we are living in an interconnected, planet-wide ecosystem, where the actions of one party have ramifications for everyone. Looking forward, the shared challenge of climate change and a global recovery will require cooperation, capital and coordination on a planet-wide scale heretofore unseen.
This year’s China Finance Forum will explore this complex environment in which global investors find themselves operating today, as well as delving into depth on specialist financial topics in terms of market access, investment trends and ESG developments in China.
Take a look at last year’s event !
For sponsorship opportunities and information, please contact Caroline Hoeltgen.
