Fintech Australia announced that it would host a week-long fintech festival in Melbourne later this year from 27 October-3 November 2017 that is expected to be the most influential fintech event in the Asia-Pacific region.
Australia’s first national fintech festival ‘Intersekt’ will be held in partnership with FinTech Victoria, York Butter Factory and Next Money and presented by the Victorian Government, the release stated. The event will attract over 1000 delegates from the region, involving leaders in the nation’s fintech industry. Intersekt will witness attendees from start-ups, technology companies, investors, financial institutions, Government, regulators and innovation professionals.
“We are delighted to be working with the Victorian Government and fintech community to deliver a festival which should capture world attention and highlight the exciting qualities of the Australian fintech ecosystem,” Rob Findlay, CEO of Next Money, said.
Important insights of the Intersekt festival include two and a half day fintech hackathon, two-day community and corporate Melbourne showcase circuit, an expo – pitchfest and extensive networking opportunities, Collab/Collide summit, which will be a two-day event co-produced by FinTech Australia and Next Money.
Intersekt event will see leading expert speakers from the industry including Philip Dalidakis , Minister for Small Business, Innovation and Trade at Victorian Government; Sam Lee, CEO of Blockchain Global Limited; Alan Tsen, Interim CEO of Fintech Victoria; Danielle Szetho, CEO of Fintech Australia; among others.
“Australia has tremendous potential to be world’s leading intersection for fintech innovation and a large part of that comes from our proximity, common time zone and strong cultural links to Asia,” Simon Cant, President of Fintech Australia, said. “Intersekt will play an important role to help expose our thriving fintech environment to an Asian-Pacific and global audience and bring about the connections and insights to help take our industry to the next level.”
The event is being sponsored by key corporate and government including NAB, Accenture, EY, Acorns, Entersoft, VTWO, the Melbourne Convention Bureau and the City of Melbourne.
