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FinTech Conference

Financial Services and the New Digital Economy

Friday, January 24, 2020

USF Sarasota-Manatee campus, Selby Auditorium, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Objectives

The University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus and Northwestern Mutual are proud to present the Financial Services and the New Digital Economy Conference. This one-day conference provides wide-ranging perspective on how cutting-edge technologies are re-shaping the digital economy.

CEOs, business executives, digital marketers, investors
and innovators will hear experts discuss topics including:

Speakers List

Craig Schedler

Managing Director with Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures

John Jorgensen

President & CEO
The Sylint Group, Inc.

Karen A. Holbrook, PhD

Regional Chancellor
USF Sarasota-Manatee campus

Rachel Wei West

CEO and Co-Founder,
InfoAlliance LLC

Bhuvan Unhelkar, BE, MDBA, MSc, PhD

Professor of IT
USF Sarasota-Manatee campus

Nick Wichert

Senior Director of Strategic Business Development,
Northwestern Mutual’s Corporate Office in Milwaukee

Kiran Garimella, PhD

Chief Scientist & CTO
KoreConX

Dr. Thomas E. Becker Professor of Management & Interim Dean of the College of Business USF Sarasota-Manatee

Thomas E. Becker, PhD

Professor of Management & Interim Dean of the College of Business
USF Sarasota-Manatee campus

Dr. Greg Smogard Assistant Vice President of Innovation and Business Development USF Sarasota-Manatee

Greg Smogard, PhD

Assistant Vice President of Innovation and Business Development
USF Sarasota-Manatee campus

Eddie Sanchez, Jr., PhD

Professor of Finance
USF Sarasota-Manatee campus

Gabe Higgins

BlockSpaces Cofounder/CBO (Chief Blockchain Officer)

Ehsan Sheybani, PhD

Associate Professor, Information Systems and Decision Sciences
USF Sarasota-Manatee campus

Tom Witmer

Founder and CEO, SageLegion Inc.
Instructor, Data Mining for Healthcare Analytics, University of California- Davis Continuing and Professional Education

Brian Sallee

CEO for Avorit

Brent Arslaner

Chief Revenue Officer, Aperity

Faizan Ali, PhD

Assistant Professor, College of Hospitality and Tourism Leadership
USF Sarasota-Manatee campus

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Sessions

8:00-8:30	Breakfast and Registration
8:30-8:45	Welcome: Karen A. Holbrook, PhD -- Regional Chancellor, USF Sarasota-Manatee campus Greg Smogard, PhD -- AVP Innovation and Business Development, USF Sarasota-Manatee campus
8:45-9:30	Session 1 -- FinTech -- Is the Future Already Here? An Introduction to the New Digital Economy: Kiran Garimella, PhD -- Chief Scientist and CTO KoreConX AI, Machine Learning and Blockchain are the digital foundations of a new financial economy and the enablers of new business models.
9:30-10:15	Panel: Blockchain, Crypto Assets and Their Impact Moderator: Tom Becker, PhD -- Interim Dean College of Business, USF Sarasota-Manatee campus Kiran Garimella, PhD -- Chief Scientist and CTO KoreConX Ehsan Sheybani, PhD -- Professor, Information Technology, USF Sarasota-Manatee campus Gabe Higgins -- Co-Founder at BlockSpaces & Tampa Bay Bitcoin Group
10:15-10:45	Big Data and Machine Learning as Disruptors Bhuvan Unhelkar, PhD -- Professor of Information Technology, USF Sarasota-Manatee campus Is Big Data and the ability to extract value from that data through machine learning poised to disrupt the financial services industry?
10:45-11:00	Break
11:00-11:45	Session 2 -- Digital Impact - A Business Perspective Panel: Analytics, Big Data, Privacy, and Consumers Moderator: Tom Witmer -- President & CEO of SageLegion Rachel Wei West -- CEO, InfoAlliance Faizan Ali, PhD -- Professor of Hospitality Management, M3Center, USF Sarasota-Manatee campus Brent Arslaner -- Tech entrepreneur and investor
11:45-12:30	Keynote Speaker -- Remaining Relevant in a Rapidly Changing Digital World Craig Schedler -- Managing Director with Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures A rapid transformation is underway throughout financial services. Startups are leading the way but incumbent firms are responding to remain relevant in an increasingly digital world.
12:30-1:30	Lunch and Networking (Bloomberg Lab Demo – Limit 15 participants) Eddie Sanchez, Jr., DBA -- Director, Bloomberg Financial Markets Lab, College of Business, USF Sarasota-Manatee campus
1:30-2:30	Session 3 -- Business Challenges/Opportunities What Management Should Know About Cybersecurity in the Digital Age John Jorgensen -- CEO and Founder, Sylint
2:30- 3:15	Innovating in a Highly Regulated Industry Nick Wichert -- Senior Director of Strategic Business Development, Northwestern Mutual Companies are challenged to grow and transform in a highly regulated industry which raises new challenges as to how to keep up with disruptive technologies and startups.
3:15-3:30	Break
3:30-4:15	Session 4 -- The Future is Here Entrepreneurs and Investors in the New Digital Economy Brian Sallee -- CEO, Avorit Consulting
4:15-4:30	Concluding Remarks
4:30-5:30	Reception and Networking

Registration

Conference Attendees Early Bird Registration: $179 (Up to two days prior to conference) Regular Registration: $199
Streaming Attendees Early Bird Registration: $79 (Up to one day prior to conference) Regular Registration: $99

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