Introduction to Blockchain - What, Why, & How?

Please join Vikas Bansal, FinTech Connector Chicago Community Partner, at the Blockchain Technology Conference where he will provide an "Introduction to Blockchain - What, Why, and How?" The event is organized by KnowledgeHut. Use the following code to get 50% off the event ticket (CHISPK) 

Shanghai FinTech Connector Meetup 

The team from trade.io HK will be joining FinTech Connector to answer any questions regarding how they are working to build a next gen exchange, what it takes to successfully launch an ICO, how they are consulting with some of the hottest up and coming ICO projects, and their perspective on how the global FinTech / Blockchain / Crypto ecosystem is evolving. Come out to connect with Community Partners and trade.io HK team members - John-Patrick Mullin, Will Corkin, and Nicholas Krapels.

INNOVATOR FIRESIDE CHAT SERIES: Markus Lampinen - Founder & CEO Difitek

Join us for this exclusive Innovator Fireside Chat featuring Markus Lampinen, Co-Founder & CEO of Difitek. Markus is a fintech entrepreneur and serves as the CEO of Difitek Inc, a San Francisco based financial services back office technology company. Difitek allows the standardization, automation and intelligent connectivity of end to end financial processes, which power modern financial services applications.

FinTech Connector Social Networking

Join us for our inaugural event in our Nation's Capital as we kick off with our very popular FinTech Connector Happy Hour hosted by Community Partner Rashid Mayes. FinTech Connector started in NY in June 2016 as a weekly social meetup to bring together fintech enablers and innovators to discuss their interest in disrupting financial services over a nice cold beverage. Fast forward to 2018 and we are now a global community of fintech members connecting, collaborating, and cultivating fintech ideas into financial services innovation.

Creating value innovation & blue oceans using blockchain technology 

Two CEOs of blockchain finance companies will discuss the benefits of using the blockchain to innovate financial services. Dustin Byington of Wanchain (https://wanchain.org) talks about his blockchain platform that claims to be "rebuilding finance with cross-chain smart contracts" and Sang Lee started Darc Matter (https://dmc.darcmatter.com) in 2014 as a powerful platform to give "a pool of capital access to an asset class that it never had access to in an efficient manner." Now that platform is coming to the blockchain.

BLOCKCHAIN 101 - AN ENGAGING SESSION USING BITCOIN AS A USE CASE

FinTech Connector Dubai, in collaboration with the University of Manchester Middle East Centre present Blockchain101 - An engaging session using Bitcoin as a use case. The event is intended to stir up discussions on the various use cases of Blockchain and will provide an opportunity for like-minded Blockchain enthusiasts to network and share their expertise as influencers, innovators, and thought leaders – one of FinTech Connector’s key goals.

Join us to hear from Dubai Community Partners - Ahmed Al-Balaghi, a Blockchain researcher with a China based market leader in Blockchain technology and Amin El Kholy, an AI-researcher turned investment manager.

Introduction to Crypto Wealth Management

Eagle An is the Co-Founder and President of Bankorus, which is the worlds first AI, crypto wealth management platform & security token marketplace, built on Blockchain. Eagle will speak about buying and selling digital assets, turning illiquid physical assets into liquid digital assets, borrowing crypto against existing assets, robo advisory, and more.

CRYPTOWORLD - Wall Street and The Internet Of Money

FinTech Connector will be collaborating with and participating in the Cryptoworld Conference in New York. Come out to meet and listen to John Patrick Mullin, FinTech Connector Asia Regional Director and Managing Director of Trade.io. John will participate on a panel to discuss - "Raising Capital Using Cryptocurrency." Also, meet FinTech Connector NYC Community Leaders - Mary Olson and John Liz. Use the following code to get 20% off the conference ticket (FTC20).

WORLD BLOCKCHAIN AND TOKEN SUMMIT - DUBAI 2018

FinTech Connector will be collaborating with and participating at the World Blockchain and Token Summit in Dubai. We have the privilege of moderating and participating on a panel to discuss - "Taking Crypto & ICO's Mainstream The Practical & Regulatory Outlook".

Join our Community Partners from Dubai Amin Elkholy and Ahmed Al-Balaghi along with FinTech Connector Asia Regional Director John Patrick Mullin and Hans Christensen (Director of Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Center) as they explore this relevant and timely topic in the crypto world. Use the following special code for FinTech Connector members - WBATSD0018 (use Event Link). 

WeWork & FinTech Connector — Blockchain Use Case Discussion

Please join FinTech Connector at WeWork for an industry deep dive into blockchain and how this amazing technology can be put to use. Two companies, TV-TWO and HeroNode, will share with the community how their start-ups will use blockchain technology and how it will disrupt the current market. Participate in a Q&A with their teams and get a unique insight into this emerging industry.

EISNERAMPER - BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTOCURRENCY: THE HISTORY & FUTURE

EisnerAmper is hosting a Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Info Panel featuring Master FinTech Connector and Founder Angel Lorente. The focus of the panel will be on the impact that cryptocurrencies and blockchain will have on our lives. Some of the questions that will be covered are - What is it? How is it affecting us? Where do we go from here? There is a limited number of available seats for this internal EisnerAmper event and sign-up is on a first come, first served basis.

BLOCKCHAIN & CRYPTO BASICS - INDUSTRY TRENDS AND OPENINGS

FinTech Connector Los Angeles Community Partner Kim Miller-Anderson is excited to introduce Alexandra Damsker as the speaker for our next event.

Alexandra is an experienced corporate and securities attorney (having previously worked for the SEC and international corporations). She has run three successful startups and has been published on Time.com, Forbes.com and other major online publications.

Alexandra is dedicated to the education and sharing of knowledge to bring real world, practical scenarios and advice to those who are looking to learn, develop and innovate in the blockchain space.

Fintech Connector’s Member Platform Launch Event

Join us as we launch in NYC, where it all started, our FinTech Connector Member Profile platform to connect the Global Fintech Community. What started as a local Meetup group for the MIT Fintech cohorts in NYC is now the fastest growing fintech community of enablers and innovators from around the world. Our FinTech Member Platform will allow our members to connect, collaborate, and cultivate fintech ideas from around the world into financial services innovation. Come join us for a night of networking with enablers and innovators and create your very own FinTech Connector professional profile.

Connect with FinTech Connector NYC Community Partners John Liz and Erick Caceres for more information.

FINTECH TRENDS & STRATEGIC IMPERATIVES

Come join Vikas Bansal, FinTech Connector Chicago Community Partner, for an evening of round table discussion about fintech trends and the strategic initiatives happening in the financial services industry.

BLOCKCHAIN - CRYPTO CURRENCIES - PAYMENTS

Come join the exclusive FinTech Connector LA community for an evening roundtable discussion about emerging and current technologies in the Fintech industry.

BLOCKCHAIN 101 - AN ENGAGING SESSION USING BITCOIN AS A USE CASE

FinTech Connector Bahrain and the UAE Community, in collaboration with Angivest Ventures, present Blockchain 101 - An engaging session using Bitcoin as a use case.

BLOCKCHAIN 101 - AN ENGAGING SESSION USING BITCOIN AS A USE CASE

FinTech Connector Bahrain and the UAE Community, in collaboration with Angivest Ventures, present Blockchain 101 - An engaging session using Bitcoin as a use case. PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT IS IN BAHRAIN BUT AVAILABLE TO FINTECH CONNECTOR COHORTS FROM DUBAI THAT MAY BE IN BAHRAIN ON JANUARY 9th!