DISCUSSION: Michael Gardner, Managing Director/Head of Center BNY Mellon Innovation Center, Silicon Valley; Steve Kirsch CEO Token; Sam Ostler, Venture Analyst Wells Fargo Startup Accelerator; CS Lai, HSBC; John Stewart, Global Head Scouting & Research Royal Bank of Scotland; Brian Hamilton EIR BBVA Digital Ventures/CEO Azlo; Jessica Chen Riolfi, Head Asia TransferWise; MODERATOR: Pierre-R. Wolff Managing Director ExecConnect
Banks
Brian Ley, CEO/Founder Alpharank #fintechbanking
Brian Ley CEO/Founder Alpharank. Alpharank helps banks and credit unions monetize their data by turning transaction data into social influence data. He has always been fascinated with how viruses, behavior, trends, and emotions travel through human networks. Alpharank publicly launched in April 2017 at Finovate where it was voted best new technology by over 1000 bankers. Brian was then listed in June as one of the top innovators in banking to watch alongside the CEO of Plaid and CTO of Ripple. The seemingly fast rise to success is actually a 6-year story of persistence in the face of countless signs to quit.
Trevor Thomas, Partner CrossCultureVC #workingwithbanks
Trevor Thomas Partner Cross Culture Ventures. Before this he was Vice President at Gastronome Ventures. Earlier, he was a member of the investing team at Roll Global, a $3.2 billion diversified holding company and Family Office in Los Angeles. Before venture investing, Trevor was the Founder and CEO of The Third Space, an airport lounge startup that sought to reinvigorate the airport travel experience through art, entertainment, and local food options. Trevor began his career in management consulting at Accenture where he worked on supply chain strategy projects for clients such as Microsoft, Best Buy, Syngenta, and Centerbridge Partners. Trevor has an MBA from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia, a MEng in logistics from MIT, and a BS in industrial engineering from Morgan State University. He is also a Kauffman Fellow (Class 17).
Jerry Nemorin,Founder/CEO Lendstreet #workingwithbanks
Jerry Nemorin Founder/CEO LendStreet. Prior to founding LendStreet, Jerry worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in its Global Corporate & Investing Banking division, helping major companies restructure their debt during the financial crisis and raise money from the high yield debt market. Jerry is now putting that expertise to use in a way that helps consumers in financial distress deal with their debt and rebuild their credit. Jerry served as Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Darden School of Business Incubator. He began his career in Tyco’s Treasury group and received a B.S. in Finance and Exercise & Sports Science from the University of Florida and an M.B.A. from the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia.