Chris Skinner, author and commentator
Chris Skinner is known as an independent commentator on the financial markets and fintech through his blog, the Finanser.com, as author of the bestselling book Digital Bank and its new sequel ValueWeb. In his day job, he is Chair of the European networking forum The Financial Services Club and Nordic Finance Innovation, as well as being a Non-Executive Director of the Fintech consultancy firm 11:FS. He is on the Advisory Boards of many companies including Innovate Finance, Moven and Meniga, and has been voted one of the most influential people in banking by The Financial Brand (as well as one of the best blogs), a FinTech Titan (Next Bank), one of the Fintech Leaders you need to follow (City AM, Deluxe and Jax Finance), one of the Top 5 most influential people on BankInfoSecurity’s list of information security leaders, as well as one of the Top 40 most influential people in financial technology by the Wall Street Journal’s Financial News.

Described by Seth Wheeler, Brookings Guest Scholar and Former Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy at the White House, as “one of the most authoritative voices on Fintech anywhere”, Chris has previously written many books covering everything from European regulations in banking through the credit crisis to the future of banking. His new book is a sister to his last book, Digital Bank. ValueWeb describes the impact of Fintech and how mobile and blockchain technologies are changing the face of finance in building an internet of value. As a result of the emerging internet of value, banks have to become digitalised, and Digital Bank provides a comprehensive review and analysis of the battle for digital banking and strategies for companies to compete.

The Financial Services Club is a network for financial professionals, and focuses on the future of financial services through the delivery of research, analysis, commentary and debate. Founded in 2004, the Financial Services Club meets regularly in Austria, England, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Scotland, Slovakia and Sweden.
Mr. Skinner is a regular commentator on BBC News, Sky News, CNBC and Bloomberg about banking issues, and is a Judge on many awards programs including the Asian Banker’s Retail Excellence Awards, as well as having worked closely with leading banks such as HSBC, the Royal Bank of Scotland, Citibank and Société Générale, as well as the World Economic Forum.

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Socio de Consultoría de Deloitte con más de 25 años de experiencia en el área de Servicios Profesionales, se desempeña actualmente como Líder de la Industria de Servicios Financieros para Argentina y la Región, así como también como CSO (Chieff Strategy Officer) de Deloitte Latco Region.

Dentro de su ámbito de trabajo se destacan Proyectos de:

• Diseño y Ejecución de Procesos de Planificación Estratégica.

• Evaluación y rediseño de procesos de Risk Management en entidades financieras.

• Desarrollo e implementación de Programas de Compliance y de Gobierno Corporativo

• Diseño de Programas de Prevención de lavado de dinero.

• Digital Banking

• Diseño de Estrategia de Canales y CRM.

• Diseño y puesta en marcha de Oficinas de Proyectos (PMO Services).

• Post Merger Integration (M&A)

• Evaluación de Estructuras Organizacionales y Programas de Gestión del Cambio.

• Diagnóstico y evaluación de Procesos.

Ha liderado diversos proyectos de consultoría en Bancos Locales y Regionales realizados en distintos países de Latinoamérica (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, México, Panamá, Perú, Puerto Rico, República Dominicana y Venezuela entre otros).

Adicionalmente, en la búsqueda constante del próximo nivel, se dedica a la formación e investigación permanente de los temas más importantes de su incumbencia profesional. Como resultado de esta búsqueda ha contribuido como expositor en diferentes congresos y eventos así como también autor de papers relacionados con los temas investigados. Actualmente, además de continuar ejecutando estas tareas colaboro en diversos programas de Mentoring para empresas start Up´s dentro del rubro Fintech entre otros.

EDUCACIÓN
Contador Público Nacional y Licenciado en Administración de Empresas
Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
(1991 y 1993 respectivamente)

MBA en Dirección de Empresas

EDDE (Escuela de Dirección de Empresas de la Universidad Argentina de la Empresa)
(2005)
PMD (Program for Management Development)
ESADE Business School (Campus Buenos Aires)

Daniel Rodriguez is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at United Data Technologies Inc. (UDT), a leading technology enabler that helps clients in major industries evaluate, architect, secure and manage technology on premise, in mobile and in the cloud. Prior to joining UDT in October 2009, Daniel was CTO Global Alliances for 10 years at EMC, a worldwide provider of information technology as a service (ITaaS).

As CTO, he is responsible for UDT’s technology solution strategy and strategic account technology strategy. Daniel is dedicated to helping clients avoid risks and reduce the costs associated with implementing next-generation solutions.

Daniel holds degrees in computer science and management information systems from Miami Dade College and Florida International University.

FAVORITE QUOTE: “Learning and innovation go hand in hand. The arrogance of success is to think that what you did yesterday will be sufficient for tomorrow.”

Mr. Dario Fuentes Alvarez BIO

Eugene Nigro has been working in the remittances industry for almost 20 years with Western Union and Xoom Money Transfer (acquired by PayPal in 2015). Gene is currently Xoom’s Head of Business Development for Latin America, The Caribbean, North and West Africa. Before working in the money transfer industry, Gene worked for the US Department of State, McCormick and Company, and the Walt Disney Company. Gene has a B.A. and M.A. in International Relations, and M.A. in International Management. He has travelled to over 146 countries worldwide, including North Korea and Iran.

Education
MBA, Business Management & Finance
BA, Criminal Justice

Certification

Affiliations
Florida International Bankers Association (FIBA)
South Florida Banking Institute (SFBI)
The Beacon Council
Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce (GMCC)

Contact
United Data Technologies
8825 NW 21st Terrace
Doral, FL 33172
O: +1 (786) 364-6066
Guillermo.benites@udtonline.com

Guillermo A. Benites is Vice President of Financial Services for United Data Technologies, Inc. (UDT), a leading technology enabler that helps clients in major industries evaluate, architect, secure, and manage technology on the go, in the rack and in the cloud. Guillermo is responsible for the creation and innovation of business solutions for the financial services sector as well as for leading business development for this important vertical. He leverages more than 25 years of experience in several areas, including banking, regulatory compliance, computer forensic services, IT security and risk management.

Prior to joining UDT, Guillermo enjoyed a distinguished career that included posts such as CEO of Axxis Solutions and COO of Enterprise Risk Management in addition to having served in various executive leadership positions at Caja Mediterráneo, Banco de Crédito del Perú, and Atlantic Security Bank of Miami.

Guillermo obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Florida International University and holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration and Finance from Nova Southeastern University. He is also a board member of the Florida International Bankers Association (FIBA) and the South Florida Banking Institute (SFBI), and is active in The Beacon Council and the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce.

Haimera Workie is a Senior Director responsible for heading up FINRA’s Office of Emerging Regulatory Issues, which focuses on analyzing new and emerging risks and trends related to the securities market. Previously, Mr. Workie served as Deputy Associate Director in the Division of Trading and Markets at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In this capacity, Mr. Workie was tasked with developing a variety of Dodd-Frank Act related rulemakings, supervising policy matters related to market intermediaries and financial market utilities, and representing the Commission before several international standard setting bodies. Mr. Workie also previously served as Counsel to Commission Chair Mary Schapiro. Prior to joining the Commission, he was an associate at the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, with a practice focusing on corporate law. He is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., M.S.) and Harvard Law School (J.D.).

Ismael is CEO at SocialPubli.com since the startup was launched on July 2015. He is also CEO at online marketing agency Internet República, the parent company of SocialPubli.com, since November 2011.

The three years prior to the establishment of Internet República, Ismael was Head of SEO and Social Media, in the digital department at Havas. As a Technical Engineer in Management Computing, his career has always been linked to the Internet. Previously, he was in charge of Bing in Spain, Microsoft’s search engine, and project manager of many TPI websites, including the Spanish search engine Noxtrum.

Ismael teaches at the Master Internet Business (MIB) program, ESIC and Instituto de Empresa. He also teaches online marketing on the Latin American platform ‘Mejorando la Web’ and has been invited as a visiting professor to the University of Santo Domingo. Always looking to improve his skills and knowledge, he was also a student at the International Digital Business Seminar (ISDI) at Harvard University.

Ismael speaks regularly at events related to online marketing and search engines, such as Search Congress, OME, EventoBlog España (EBE) and Dominicana (EBE Dominicana), SMX, etc. He is also a founding partner of Asociación de Inversores y Emprendedores de Internet (AIEI) and organizes one of Spain’s most important events within the business: Internet Es Tuyo.

Considered a leader in all things online marketing, SEO and social media related, Ismael is a regular contributor to some of Spain’s most important publications including, El Pais, Cinco Días and Expansión.com. He has also been a contributor on several television and radio programs.

He was recently recognized as one of the top 50 Spanish online marketing and entrepreneurial influencers on Twitter. Follow him at @elqudsi.

On his personal blog (www.elqudsi.com) he writes about technology, social media, marketing and the Internet.

Jason Manar
Supervisory Special Agent
Miami Division-Cyber Crime

Jason is a graduate of Murray State University. Prior to joining the FBI, he served six years with the Kentucky State Police as a Trooper and Detective.

He is currently the Miami Cyber Crime Supervisory Special Agent and manages all FBI criminal cyber operations within the Southern District of Florida. Prior to his current role, he served at FBI Headquarters in the Major Cyber Crimes Unit combating cyber criminal threats targeting U.S. entities. He has additionally, served as the Safe Streets Gang & Violent Crime Task Force Coordinator for the FBI’s Springfield Division and worked high level public corruption and health care fraud cases in the Detroit Division. All these experiences have yielded him an invaluable holistic perspective as it relates to today’s cyber landscape.

Joao Fernandes
Supervisory Special Agent
Miami Division-Cyber Crime

Jason is a graduate of Murray State University. Prior to joining the FBI, he served six years with the Kentucky State Police as a Trooper and Detective.

He is currently the Miami Cyber Crime Supervisory Special Agent and manages all FBI criminal cyber operations within the Southern District of Florida. Prior to his current role, he served at FBI Headquarters in the Major Cyber Crimes Unit combating cyber criminal threats targeting U.S. entities. He has additionally, served as the Safe Streets Gang & Violent Crime Task Force Coordinator for the FBI’s Springfield Division and worked high level public corruption and health care fraud cases in the Detroit Division. All these experiences have yielded him an invaluable holistic perspective as it relates to today’s cyber landscape.

Kevin D. Rosen is a partner at the law firm of Shutts & Bowen, where he is a member of the Financial Services Practice Group and the Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Taskforce. Kevin focuses his practice on cybersecurity, privacy and data security.

Previously, Kevin served as Senior Regional Counsel and Cybersecurity Regulatory Specialist in the Department of Enforcement at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the private sector regulator of the U.S. securities industry.

In addition to his private practice, Kevin is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Nova Southeastern University and teaches Cyber and Information Crimes.

Kevin also holds appointments and committee memberships on cybersecurity and technology, including the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Southeast Regional Domestic Security Task Force, the American Bar Association’s Cyberspace Law Committee, and the Florida Bar’s Committee on Technology.

Kevin has frequently spoken on cybercrime, including before the United States Secret Service Electronic Crimes Task Force, the American Bar Association Cyberspace Law Institute, and the Georgetown Law Cybersecurity Law Institute.

In addition to earning a finance degree from the University of Florida and a law degree from Nova Southeastern University, Kevin is admitted to the Florida Bar, a Certified Information Privacy Professional, and a Certified Regulatory Compliance Professional.

As the Citi's Head of Open Innovation and Strategy for Global FinTech Acceleration, I am responsible for the design and deployment of High Impact Innovation initiatives to accelerate the firm's transformation into a Digital Business, by leveraging the power Open Innovation and the community of Tech Innovators and Partners. My role includes designing and executing Open Innovation Initiatives; growing and managing the strategic Partner ecosystem; designing tech innovation platforms to engage with the FinTech and developer community and developing new digital banking models.

Recent examples of Citi's Open Innovation initiatives includes: Citi Mobile Challenge, Data Scientists Challenge and Smarter Worklife Challenge.

Before joining Citi, I was a founding partner and CEO of Broker Dealer and Fund Manager – Vision de Valores; the founder and Executive Director of the Colombian Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Managing Director and Board Member of Bolsa y Banca – Colombian broker dealer amongst other roles. I have also served as a board member for non-profit and profit institutions in institutions such as One Laptop Per Child, Young Presidents’ Organization – YPO and Asobolsa – the Asociation of broker dealers in Colombia. During her career she has worked in the US, Latin America, Europe and China.

MBA from MIT in Innovation and Digital Transformation (as a Sloan Fellow): Legatum Fellowship from MIT and Bachelor’s in Applied Mathematics from American University in Washington D.C.

Lesley Denyes is the Program Manager and a Digital Financial Services (DFS) Specialist with IFC Advisory Services in Africa, which includes 22 projects across the continent with banks, MNOs and MFIs. Lesley has worked in the sector for the last 15 years; specifically in the areas of business modeling, financial analysis, strategic planning, product development and channel management for DFS across Asia & Africa. Before joining IFC, she worked as an independent consultant for UNCDF’s Mobile Money for the Poor program, Oxford Policy Management and Grameen Foundation, among others. In 2014, her program in the Philippines with BPI Globe BanKO won the GSMA award for the ‘Best Use of Mobile in a Development Context’. Based in Johannesburg, South Africa, Lesley has a BSc in Quantitative Economics from Dalhousie University, Canada, and a MBA from Edinburgh Business School, UK.

Luke Wilson is the VP of Business Development – Investigations with Elliptic. With responsibilities for law enforcement engagement and investigations, his skillset includes a deep understanding of Bitcoin and Blockchain Technology, including a Fintech Blockchain Technology certificate from MIT. Most recently employed by the Federal Bureau of Investigations for 9 years. Luke constructed the first interagency task force for investigating illicit uses of bitcoin. Integrating, coordinating, and sharing investigative techniques, tactics, and procedures. Luke has advised the U.S. government and regulators on digital currencies, with his previous employment with Department of Defense and the United States Intelligence Community Luke has over 17 years of law enforcement and intelligence experience.

MINI CURRICULUM

Title Digital Transformation Strategy Expert, Technology Author and the CIO & Technology Executives Network Founder and Chief Editor

“Marco Antonio Cavallo is a technologydigital transformation evangelist and expert when it comes to the Strategic Role of CIOs, Technology Strategy and Trends, FinTech, Digital Transformation Strategy and Technology Applied to Business in many Countries. Given his corporate experience of almost 20 years, he brings, in a very dynamic and creative way, ideas, trends, market perceptions about different technologies and their uses, strategic orientation and market projections promoting a great interaction with his audiences and making them reflect about how to apply the concepts about the great changes brought by the Digital Universe, as well as how they can prepare for the fast an imminent changes of the Technology Global Scenario.

Marco Antonio Cavallo is graduated in Business Administration by ESPM-SP University, MBA in Corporate Finance and Economics by FGV-SP University and has been through different specializations in many international renowned institutions such as Northwestern University/Kellog School of Management (USA), McGill University (Canada), Florida International University (USA) and Erasmus University (the Netherlands). Marco has a successful professional history in many well-known international companies, such as Gartner, SAP Ariba, Comarch, Volkwagen Financial (LeasePlan) and Lexmark, and he also is the Founder and Chief Editor of the CIO & Technology Executives Network Group that gathers 6.300+ CIOs and other IT Senior Executives around the world and author of many articles about Digital Transformation, Technology Trends and The Role of the Strategic CIO amongst other IT-related topics.”

MINI CURRICULUM

Title Digital Transformation Strategy Expert, Technology Author and the CIO & Technology Executives Network Founder and Chief Editor

“Marco Antonio Cavallo is a technologydigital transformation evangelist and expert when it comes to the Strategic Role of CIOs, Technology Strategy and Trends, FinTech, Digital Transformation Strategy and Technology Applied to Business in many Countries. Given his corporate experience of almost 20 years, he brings, in a very dynamic and creative way, ideas, trends, market perceptions about different technologies and their uses, strategic orientation and market projections promoting a great interaction with his audiences and making them reflect about how to apply the concepts about the great changes brought by the Digital Universe, as well as how they can prepare for the fast an imminent changes of the Technology Global Scenario.

Marco Antonio Cavallo is graduated in Business Administration by ESPM-SP University, MBA in Corporate Finance and Economics by FGV-SP University and has been through different specializations in many international renowned institutions such as Northwestern University/Kellog School of Management (USA), McGill University (Canada), Florida International University (USA) and Erasmus University (the Netherlands). Marco has a successful professional history in many well-known international companies, such as Gartner, SAP Ariba, Comarch, Volkwagen Financial (LeasePlan) and Lexmark, and he also is the Founder and Chief Editor of the CIO & Technology Executives Network Group that gathers 6.300+ CIOs and other IT Senior Executives around the world and author of many articles about Digital Transformation, Technology Trends and The Role of the Strategic CIO amongst other IT-related topics.”

Deep space engineer and tech innovator Mary Spio has served in the Air Force and created content and technologies for global titans such as Lucas Films, Universal Music, Miami Children’s Hospital, Microsoft XBOX, Tribune News, Clear Channel and Boeing. Today, she is the CEO and President of CEEK VR INC, a developer of innovative virtual and augmented reality content solutions and experiences. CEEK has created VR experiences for entertainment, healthcare and education. CEEK VR’s recent Virtual Reality Experience with Universal Music won the prestigious Silver CLIO award in the same category as Disney’s Star Wars and Intel’s Lady Gaga Experience and the 2017 Grammy Award. Mary holds several patents in real-time streaming and virtual reality technologies. Spio is an accomplished novelist and screenwriter (A Song for Carmine) and Bestselling author of It’s Not Rocket Science: 7 Game-Changing Traits for Achieving Uncommon Success (Penguin Books), in which she shares inspirational stories to spur readers to move beyond their comfort zones into creating impact and significance.

Matthew was previously Associate Director in the Local Currency and Capital Markets Development initiative of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). He previously covered banks, non-bank financial institutions, and equity funds as sector coordinator for financial institutions in the Office of the Chief Economist. Matthew contributed to initiatives on mobile money and SME finance as part of broader financial infrastructure and financial access investment programs, has advised the African Development Bank on initiatives and partnerships in digital financial services, and is involved in sourcing and vetting potential financial technology investments. Prior to joining EBRD in 2010, Matthew worked in emerging markets finance, private equity, venture capital, strategy and business development, consulting, and international economics.

Matthew has had a longstanding focus on financial services and financial technology, including:

• Automated valuation and portfolio optimization systems at Morgan Stanley

• FIG strategy consulting, including technology strategy and payments infrastructure for global banks; and

• Strategy and business development for a fintech startup co-inventor of the patented business processes for invoice financing

• Venture development at LabMorgan, JPMorgan’s e-financial services venture arm

• Private equity fund focused on emerging markets banks, looking to drive product innovation to deliver financial access

• Mentor at Startup Bootcamp and Barclays Techstars Fintech accelerators in London

Matthew has written on banking, macroeconomic policy, financial systems structure, trade, and monetary policy instruments. He holds an A.B. in Chemistry from Princeton and an M.Phil. in Economics from Oxford, where he studied as a Marshall Scholar.

 Areas of Expertise

• SME Finance

• Local Currency

• Supply Chain Finance

• Business Development

• Capital Markets

• Retail Banking

• Private Equity

• Venture Capital

• Financial Inclusion

• Digital Finance & Fintech

• Payments

Miguel Caldentey es Socio de Ernst & Young a cargo de Consultoría Tecnológica para el Sector Financiero en el Norte de Latinoamérica. Con más de 25 años de experiencia en consultoría de sistemas, Miguel ha liderado múltiples iniciativas de transformación digital y tecnologías disruptivas que llevarán a la Banca a una nueva era.