RegTech 2017 - Opportunities and the Future

The PRMIA Boston chapter presents RegTech 2017! The technological advances in the last decade have been remarkable. The cloud is maturing, big data is no longer a buzz word, open source has caused tectonic shifts in the software landscape; Artificial Intelligence and machine learning are finally seeing the light of day and FinTech is changing the decades old status quo in the banking sector. There have been many new players and products in these spaces and financial industry has shown eagerness to learn and adopt many of the technology innovations in the quest of opportunities.

Event Information

Date: October 3rd, 2017
Time: 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Venue: Suffolk University
120 Tremont St. Boston, MA 02108

At this event, we will discuss the key innovations and the landscape of FinTech with a focus on RegTech or Regulatory technology. RegTech deals with addressing regulatory challenges in the financial services sector through innovative technology and cost effective ways. In this context we will discuss:

Regulatory sandboxes, open source and compliance challenges
Obstacles, benefits and risks to Industry-wide RegTech success
Where, what and how to orchestrate the right information for financial regulations
Regulations and the future of digital tokens for cryptocurrency vendors

Agenda

5:00pm Registration
5:30pm Opening Remarks and Speaker Introductions
Sohayla Fitzpatrick, CRP, Co-Regional Director, PRMIA Boston
Mr. Shahriar Khaksari, Ph.D, CFA, Professor of Finance, Suffolk University and Ms. Lin Guo, Ph.D., Professor of Finance, Suffolk University

6:00pm Defining the FinTech Challenge, Chuck Senatore, Head of Risk Oversight for Devonshire Investors, a unit within Fidelity Investments
6:20pm RegTech Overview, Sri Krishnamurthy, CFA, CAP
6:40pm Obstacles to Success, Sarah Biller, Chief Data Officer, Distilled Analytics
7:00pm Operational Excellence, Robert Guberud, Digital Transformation Architect, Prolifics
7:20pm Blockchain Regulation, Peter Horne, Director, Online Services, Northfield Information Services Inc.

7:40pm Panel Discussion and Q&A
Moderated by Ms. Ying Becker, Ph.D, Professor of Finance, Suffolk University

8:15pm Cocktail Reception and Networking

SPEAKER BIOS

Registration

Sustaining and Contributing Members: $35.00
Free Affiliate and Non-members: $50.00
Suffolk University Students: FREE - Please contact [email protected] to receive access to your free registration.

Thank you to our event host, Suffolk University!

We look forward to seeing you in October!
PRMIA Boston