Under The Hood Of ESG Investing : What Is The Real Impact In The Benelux ?
2021-06-22 16:00 - 17:35 (Europe/Luxembourg)
LHoFT, Holland FinTech and FinTech Belgium have joined forces to share essential insights on ESG developments and the relevance for fintech in the Benelux.
Sustainability has become a hot topic across industries, including financial services:

The European Green Deal aims to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent in 2050.
The EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) requires the integration of sustainability risks into investment decision-making and advisory processes applying to both financial market participants and financial advisers.
There are still a lot of businesses applying greenwash advertising showing pictures of windmills and waterfalls without changing their underlying business models.

So where does that bring us today ? How are financial services companies responding to these critical changes in the regulatory environment ? And how to execute the required transformation successfully ?
To answer these questions, LHoFT, Holland FinTech and FinTech Belgium have joined forces to share essential insights on ESG developments in the Benelux. Environmental, social and governance aspects have become such an important topic for our FinTech communities that we have decided to organise 3 different sessions.
In this first digital MeetUp we will mainly focus on the Environmental part. Next meetups will zoom in on the ‘Social’ and ‘Governance’ aspects of ESG.
Our program will consist of a selection of key stakeholders sharing how they achieve lasting impact in their domains, from across the BeNeLux :
Hear from Blackfin, Blackrock, LabelR, Luxembourg Stock Exchange and Greenomy. More speakers to be announced soon!
Please register free of charge for this online MeetUp. There will be an online networking opportunity right after the webinar.

Kickstarter: Final Pitches
2021-06-25 16:00 - 18:00
Welcome to The Catapult Kickstarter final pitching session. 10 selected firms will pitch their solution to jury of leading financial services professionals and investors on their final day of the programme. Only 5 firms will receive €50.000 in subsidies. They have followed a four-week acceleration programme that introduced them to local financial services stakeholders, investors, and potential clients.

4h00 pm – 4h10 pm: Opening Speech
by Nasir Zubairi, CEO of the LHoFT

4h10 pm – 5h30 pm: The Pitches
PayPact with Dan Alexandru Cobeanu
Greenomy with Denis Noonan
Cygnetise with Steve Pomfret
Meliora with Hugo May & Claran MacDevette
unum with Revel Wood
Autopay Mobility with Milosz Kurzawski & Bartłomiej Gast
Node Venture with David Schnetzer
Go2insure with Darko Medved & Mateja Treven
Divizend with Thomas Rappold & Julian Nalez
Ethics Grade with Charles Radclyffe
5h30 pm – 5h50 pm: Jury Deliberation
5h50 pm – 6h00 pm: First Picks and closing words

Aligning with Luxembourg’s ambition to create a leading startup and entrepreneurial nation, the Ministry of the Economy, in partnership with the LHoFT, have built the Catapult: Kickstarter programme to further catalyse Fintech innovation. Targeting ten Fintech startups from around the world, Catapult: Kickstarter 2021 is a programme that provides support and critical guidance to the selected participant firms in their growth. In order to effectively leverage the strengths of Luxembourg’s community and capabilities, the selected firms, in general, focus on delivering services to financial institutions (B2B), with particular emphasis on Insurtech, Regtech, Fundtech as well as ESG (Greentech). B2C payments is also represented in the inaugural cohort of Catapult: Kickstarter. Learn more about the programme by clicking here enclosed

Blockchain & Crypto-Assets Meet Up
2021-06-30 11:00 - 12:00
PwC Luxembourg is introducing the Blockchain & Crypto-Assets Meet Up series aiming at supporting and facilitating discussions amongst the local Blockchain and Crypto community.
Through this series, we intend to discuss the latest developments and insights on the ever-evolving blockchain technology and its applications.
For this upcoming session, we propose to deep dive into the Crypto-Assets Custody topic, which is a critical piece and a key enabler of the broad crypto-assets value chain in the financial sector.
We will have the pleasure of welcoming the following speakers and provide a unique combination of business, technology and regulatory standpoints:

Karen O’Sullivan, Head of Department – Innovation, Payments, Market Infrastructures and Governance, CSSF
Nasir Zubairi, CEO, The LHoFT Foundation
Alexandre Lemarchand, Vice President of Global Sales & Partnerships, Ledger
Lamine Brahimi, Managing Director, Taurus SA

If you have any questions about the organisation of the event, please do not hesitate to contact Philipp Doni via email pwc-events@lu.pwc.com

LTS Hackathon - Digital Financial Services for Seniors developed by Juniors
2021-07-02 18:00 - 2021-07-04 16:30
The Luxembourg Tech School Hackathon: Digital Financial Services for Seniors developed by Juniors
This is a Phygital Hackathon, taking place between 2 and 4th July 2021, sponsored by Fondation ABBL pour l’éducation Financière and supported by the LHoFT, Croix Rouge Luxembourgeoise, Help and Vodafone.
CONTEXT
As populations age and birth rates decline in many parts of the world, digital solutions have an important role to play in ensuring financial well-being for older adults. Globally, the number of people aged 60 years or over has more than doubled since 1980, and the share of older adults is projected to double again by 2050.
WHY a dedicated hackathon focusing on Digital Financial Services for Seniors developed by Juniors?
Over the past years the usage of digital financial services increased dramatically, making our lives easier, faster and more productive. However, such services are often not adopted nor used by older generations due to lack of trust or technological knowledge.
WHAT?
In this two-day hackathon LTS Level One students will get together to design and build digital financial products to help the senior citizens overcome technological barriers and keep up with the pace of change.
THE AGENDA

The Mentors
Why join as a mentor?
There’s nothing more rewarding than helping and advising young creative minds to achieve a goal. It’s also exhilarating to discover new ways of thinking and approaching a problem. You can have a real impact on their generation but also on your industry. Some projects launched during hackathons have even been implemented in the market.
How does it work?
All Mentoring Sessions are hold online. Mentors are grouped in teams of 3-4 and each Mentor Team is allocated to 2 teams of students. Mentors are expected to spend 20 minutes with each team. The goal is to provide constructive feedback on the project and help the students crystalise their ideas, find the uniqueness, the “gem” of their specific project.
When are mentors’ sessions?
The mentorship session starts on Saturday July 3rd at 1pm and will finish around 3pm. Login details to the platform will be provided a few days before the hackathon.
Reach HERE if you want to join the adventure as mentor.
👀 Live Pitches on Sunday, 4th of July 2021
After 2 days of intense hacking, students from the Luxembourg Tech School will present on Sunday new products and solutions around the topic of Digital Financial Services for Seniors developed by Juniors
Join us on YouTube to watch the live pitches and discover the winners!

Fintech Friday Summer Edition
2021-07-09 17:00 - 23:30
ON INVITATION ONLY
We are thrilled to invite you to the grand return of our Fintech Friday events, with a special Summer Edition !
Finally, it looks like we can gather our friends and colleagues again for an evening of fun, with a barbecue, drinks and our resident DJ, Ben Leo. What better way to have a good time ?
Safety comes first, so please be advised that attendance is strictly limited to the guest list, no exceptions granted. There are 110 tickets, for 110 attendees. First come, first served.
The list of attendees and their contact details will also be kept for up to 15 days after the event, and will be available to the various health services that may need it.
For peace of mind, a nurse will be present to test each participant before entering – unless you already have a certified test, or are fully vaccinated/recovered.
For people who already have a CovidCheck Certificate (recovered, fully vaccinated or with a certified test), the test will not be necessary and a special queue will allow you to enter the event.
We’ve missed you all ! So join us for a fun, happy, sunny gathering with the Luxembourg Finance and Fintech community – with all the sensible precautions.
Thank you !
The LHoFT Team

The Search, Global Tour: Central Europe
2021-08-04 14:00 - 15:00
The Search, Global Tour: Central Europe
4 August 2021, 2:00 PM CET / 4:00 PM GST

Agenda

2:00 PM – Welcome to FinTech Abu Dhabi 2021 with Julia Smith, Head of Startups, Unbound
2:05 PM – Fintech: From Wall Street to Main Street with Simon Paris, CEO, Finastra and Peter Zemsky, Dean, INSEAD
2:20 PM – Startup Pitching Session
2:45 PM – Central European Market Opportunities with Kaloyan Ratchev, Founder, Vangavis
2:50 PM – A Look Inside the ADGM Digital Lab with Gabrielle Inzirillo, Head of Market Development, FSRA, ADGM + Judges deliberation and audience vote
2:55 PM – Winner announcement and closing remarks with Julia Smith, Head of Startups, Unbound

Register to attend

Fintech Friday Summer Sunset
2021-08-20 17:30 - 23:00
Summer Sunset Fun at the LHoFT !
We are thrilled to invite you to our August Fintech Friday.
Barbecue, drinks, friends and associates – a perfect place for those of you who are missing their time away on vacation or building up to go away!
Join us for what will be a highly enjoyable gathering of the Luxembourg Finance and Fintech community
Your safety is paramount, so please be advised of the following :
1) Entry is strictly limited to the guest list, no exceptions granted. If you have not signed up on eventbrite, you will not get in.
2) You must present your certificate of full vaccination (2 jabs), or

A negative Antigen test performed within the previous 48 hours
A negative PCR test performed within the previous 72 hours

3) For those without test results, we will be available at the event to administer a test.
4) The list of attendees and their contact details will also be kept for up to 15 days after the event, and will be available to the various health services that may need in the event of any positive cases.
As you know, organising an event has a price and places are limited. If you register to attend and decide not to or cannot, please cancel your ticket asap by sending an email to info@lhoft.lu , so we may offer it to others. The event has limited space and demand to attend is usually high. If you do not cancel and then do not attend, we will blacklist you from future events and you will not have the pleasure of our company !
The LHoFT Team

THE VC SCHOLAR SUMMER PROGRAM - BECOME THE NEXT VC SCHOLAR
2021-08-30 08:00 - 2021-09-18 17:00

ICT Spring 2021
2021-09-14 - 2021-09-15
The LHoFT is pleased to sponsor the ICT Spring 2021, a Global Tech Conference hosting an array of international professionals.
ICT Spring offers the participants a unique opportunity to deepen their digital knowledge, capture the Value of the fast-growing Fintech, drive innovation in the Supply Chain industry, pierce the secrets of IT Security and explore the impact of Space Technologies on Terrestrial Businesses.

All this through high level conferences, exhibitions and demonstrations of the latest Tech Trends and Innovations.
The LHoFT Team will welcome you on our dedicated stand gathering the amazing Fintech community.
Dive into a unique experience, and join us. You can take your ticket using the LHoFT Code: LHOFT21
For any question, send an email to marketing@lhoft.lu

HoST Garden Party and LHoFT Fintech Friday
2021-09-17 18:00 - 23:00
It feels like a sweet “Indian Summer” in this September month … and another good reason to celebrate with our Fintech and Startup community here in Luxembourg.
The House of Startups and The LHoFT have joined forces, alongside the Luxembourg-City Incubator and Le Village By CA for a very special House of Startups Garden Party & LHoFT Fintech Friday
Join us in the HoST Garden on Friday 17 September, starting at 6.00PM
On the program: Grill, Fine Food & Drinks, for a casual chill-out atmosphere in the garden area.

6.00PM: Opening
7.00PM: Welcome Words
7.05PM: VC Scholar Winner Announcement & Awards
7.30PM: Summer Barbecue and Nice Music with our DJ in residence Ben Leo

Where? : 9, rue du Laboratoire, L-1911 Luxembourg
Upon prior reservation only, to comply with sanitary rules.
Please reserve you place before September 14,2021
To keep you safe and to freely enjoy this convivial networking moment, sanitary provisions will be guaranteed at the entrance.
How to be compliant? Bring your CovidCheck certificate or do a self-test on the spot.
We are looking forward to seeing you all there!
This is an event on invitation only. To request your invitation, please send an email to info@lhoft.lu

The LHoFT at Money 2020
2021-09-21 - 2021-09-23
The LHoFT is attending Money 2020 Europe.
With over 4,000 people, (with 1 in 4 Exec Team or Board level), from 1,500+ companies, get back to business IN REAL LIFE with the who’s who of Payments, Banking, Fintech and Financial Services.
PANEL
Our CEO, Nasir Zubairi, will moderate a panel on Wednesday 22, 11:40 – 12:20 alongside Nigel Verdon, CEO of Railsbank and Shachar Bialick, CEO of Curve dedicated to quite a disruptive topic: “Does your brand need to exist?”

With the arrival of open finance and de-monopolisation of financial data, which all result in more and more financial services companies becoming aggregators/connectors/platforms/one-stop-shops, does company-specific branding matters at all? Do today’s consumer fintech darlings’ brands matter at all in the eyes of the end user if they become just one of 10+ accounts the user aggregates into one card and one app?
European Social Gathering
Are you participating in Money20/20 or just happen to be in Amsterdam? Join us on invitation
FINTECH BELGIUM, Holland FinTech and The LHoFT – Luxembourg House of Financial Technology are inviting you to a fabulous Fintech #networking night!
📌 September 21, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Send us an email on info@lhoft.lu for registration

ALFI Global Distribution Conference
2021-09-21 - 2021-09-22
ALFI Global Distribution Conference
A standing item in many a fund professional’s agendas, the Global Distribution Conference focuses on global distribution, Luxembourg’s core specialism. Hosted in partnership with Nicsa, the US National Investment Company Service Association, and HKIFA, the Hong Kong Investment Fund Association, it brings together major fund distributors and asset managers from around the globe.
This year the virtual edition of the event will be held on 21 & 22 September.
CALL FOR STARTUP
To fuel the growth of the start-up ecosystem, ALFI has an exclusive offer for start-ups active in the financial sector.
Increase visibility and raise awareness about the services to your potential new clients and partners within the fund industry.
We are looking for startups based in Luxembourg with less than 3 years experience and no more than 10 employees. Your startup also must make no more than EUR 2 million annually.
If this description fits your startup, then apply today.

Money 2020 - European Social Gathering
2021-09-21 18:00 - 21:00
Money 2020 – European Social Gathering
Fintech Belgium, Holland Fintech and The LHoFT Foundation are inviting you to a fabulous Fintech networking night – like Covid never happened…

Are you participating in Money2020 or just happen to be in Amsterdam, join us on invitation.
We are looking forward to spending the evening with you.
As a special theme, we are discussing ESG in Fintech… Bring us your thoughts!

To register, send an email to info@lhoft.lu

THE 360° OF MARKETING SERIES
2021-09-22 11:55 - 2021-10-06 13:15
The 360° of Marketing Masterclass series introduces you to how top Marketers and Fintech brands set new standards to resonate, compete and lead.

REGISTER IN ONE CLICK THROUGH THE BANNERS BELOW

THE PARTICLES OF BRANDS - THE EMPLOYER BRANDING PLAYBOOK
2021-09-22 12:00 - 13:15
Welcome to the 360° of Marketing Masterclass series introducing you to how top Marketers and Fintech brands set new standards to resonate, compete and lead in a marketplace of divided attention.
For our 1st episode we’ll cover the topic:
CREATING UNICORN BRANDS THROUGH PEOPLE & CULTURE – SPECIAL FOCUS ON EMPLOYER BRANDING, moderated by Troy Bishop, Head of Marketing & Communications at KPMG Luxembourg
We’ll learn and take away:

How to build and transform your employer branding from early-stage to scale-up and unicorn
How to embed and practice culture in your branding competitive advantage
Mindsets and tools to transform and evolve

Agenda:
12h00 – 12h40 PM – PANEL DISCUSSION– THE PARTICLES OF BRANDS
12h40 – 12h45 PM – QUIZ – Have you paid attention? score what you know and win your exclusive circular sneakers from ONECHOICE.ECO
Take part in the live quiz and score. The best scores and names will be displayed and be able to introduce themselves to the audience.
12h45 PM – 1h10 PM (Two workshops to chose from)
WORKSHOP 1: The Unicorn Employer Branding Playbook with Katarzyna Dyrcz

Ingredient X – a special element that will make your Employer Brand unique
EB Campaigns stripped bare
Real life case studies of world top employers and why their offers are so sexy for candidates
Tips and tricks that will help you survive and succeed on the market

WORKSHOP 2: The Power of Brands – with the guys from Foxy Nerds

What are the key metrics to measure the power of your brand
Use case: impact of a strong brand on sales efficiency
Steps to define and implement your strategy to empower your brand one milestone at a time

1h10 PM – 1h15 PM – Closing words

UPCOMING

Horizon Conference - Making an impact since 2011
2021-09-28 09:00 - 13:00
Horizon Conference goes phygital
Breaking the Horizon

The Horizon Conference is tailored to offer attendees innovative and cutting-edge insight into current concerns and opportunities within the context of the evolving financial industry landscape. The Horizon Conference gathers industry professionals from around the world to discuss the future of the financial sector, and present key trends affecting the market today and tomorrow. Positioned as an ideal platform for industry professional and experts alike to immerse themselves into key debates, the Horizon Conference highlights critical and decisive subjects and their effect on the market.

For this 10th edition of our Horizon conference, which will be a phygital event, we are proud to have crafted a highly engaging and topical agenda this year! It is an opportunity to analyse the future of the financial sector by challenging the status quo and getting insights from industry leaders. What topics will affect the market? What technologies can we imagine using? Where should we focus our resources?
Agenda

09:00 – 09:30
Welcome & Introduction
John Psaila – Deloitte Luxembourg

09:30 – 10:05
Technology, Innovation & Sustainability
Avanti & Leo Sharma – Workshop 4 me

10:05 – 10:40
Future of Money
Bruno Colmant – Degroof Petercam

10:40 – 11:15
Customer centricity for FSI
Nancy Rademaker – Nexxworks

11:15 – 11:50
Motivational speaker
Rainer Hersch & Orchestra

11:50 – 12:25
Future of the Luxembourg financial place
Nicolas Mackel – Luxembourg for finance

Moderator
Sarah Khabirpour
