THURSDAY 31 AUGUST 2017
Focus on Fintech

09:00-12:00

Fintech is re-inventing financial services. From crowd sourcing to peer-to-peer lending, from robo-advisors to digital currencies, technology continues to disrupt financial services and in turn, fintech companies are invigorating the capital markets. Through an interactive and interactive session, you will learn where this developing sector is heading.

Part 1: Introduction

• Jennifer Maxwell, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Canada
• Natalia Danilova, ALRUD Law Firm, Russia

Part 2: Overview on general regulatory aspects

• Susumu Tanizawa, Nishimura & Asahi, Japan
• Dieter Veestraeten, ASTREA bv cvba Advocaten/Avocats/Attorneys-at-law, Belgium
• Benjamin Dürig, Froriep Legal AG, Switzerland
• Tereza Cristina de Almeida Marins Gorito, Kincaid | Mendes Vianna Advogados, Brasil

Part 3: Break

Part 4: Payment implications

• Matthias Gstoehl, LALIVE , Switzerland
• Mariella Både-Landell, Castrén & Snellman, Finland
• Natalia Danilova, ALRUD Law Firm, Russia
• Alex Carbonell, Gómez-Acebo & Pombo Abogados, S. L. P., Spain

Part 5: Discussion and Q&A

GENERAL NATIONAL REPORTS