January 19, 2018
Santa Clara Convention Center Theater, 2nd Fl., Santa Clara, CA

Description

We are at a crucial point in the technological revolution, one which may see computing, IoT, security, machine intelligence, and blockchain become foundational to our future digital world. Ant Financial has spent the last decade and more exploring every field of financial services, from the earliest online payments to microcredit to internet banking.

And on the back of its achievements, it has made repeated breakthroughs in credit, risk management, and integration services, making them more equitable and accessible to all. But the value of technology isn’t in itself, it’s in the solutions it brings to bear on the problems facing us, both present and future.

As a technology company, Ant Financial strives to innovate and expand digital access to financial technology. In this conference, we will share how Ant Financial is using the power of technology to explore innovations in the financial field, and through dialogues with leaders of the fintech industry, delve into the future developments of technology and finance.

Program
Ant Technology Exploration Conference

PART 1: Technology for Financial Equality

Fintech isn’t something just for bankers and investors. If anything, the next generation of financial technologies has the potential to lift up hundreds of millions of consumers and small businesses all over the world, granting them greater control over their own financial futures than ever before, and with that, the chance to break past longstanding barriers to financial equality.

  • 1:30-2:00 Keynote:

    New Technology: Bringing the World Equal Opportunities

    Hu Xi, Vice President and Chief Architect, Ant Financial

  • 2:00-2:30 Keynote:

    Finance-Ready AI: AI Applications in Financial Services

    Alan Qi, Vice President and Chief Data Scientist, Ant Financial

  • 2:30-3:10 Panel:

    How Technology Is Reshaping the Future

    Min Wang, Senior Vice President, Head of Research at Visa

    Hans Tung, Managing Partner at GGV Capital

    Alan Qi, Vice President and Chief Data Scientist, Ant Financial

    Moderator: Thomas Luo, Cofounder & CEO of PingWest

PART 2: Pioneers in Fintech

All hype aside, is blockchain really all it seems? And if it’s for more than just cryptocurrencies, how far can the technology go, and what comes next? There’s a lot on the horizon, and tomorrow’s financial technologies are only just beginning to take shape.

  • 3:10-3:40 Keynote:

    Silvio Micali, Professor at MIT and Turing Award Winner

  • 3:40-4:10 Keynote:

    Trust Builders: Ant’s Blockchain Platform and Application Scenarios

    Geoff Jiang, Vice President and Head of Ant Technologies Lab, Ant Financial

  • 4:10-4:50 Keynote:

    Is Blockchain Really a Gamechanger?

    Umar Farooq, Managing Director, Head of Blockchain Initiatives, CIB JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    Emi Yoshikawa, Director, Joint Venture Partnerships, Ripple

    Xiahong Lin, Founder at Bodhi Prediction Market

    Geoff Jiang, Vice President and Head of Ant Technologies Lab, Ant Financial

    Moderator: Thomas Luo, Cofounder & CEO, PingWest

PART 3: Powering the Fintech Revolution

Driving fintech forward requires a clear roadmap, an intricate understanding of what existing and emerging technologies can do and how to leverage them, and the reach and resources to bring them all together.

  • 4:50-5:20 Keynote:

    Ant Financial's Computing Journey

    Charles He, Chief Architect of Infrastructure, Ant Financial

Speakers

Hu Xi

Vice President and Chief Architect, Ant Financial

Alan Qi

Vice President and Chief Data Scientist, Ant Financial

Geoff Jiang

Vice President and Head of Technology Labs, Ant Financial

Charles He

Chief Architect of Infrastructure, Ant Financial

Min Wang

Senior Vice President, Head of Visa Research

Silvio Micali

Professor at MIT and Turing Award Winner

Emi Yoshikawa

Director, Joint Venture Partnership Ripple

Xiahong Lin

Founder at Bodhi Prediction Market

Hans Tung

Managing Partner, GGV Capital

Umar Farooq

the Head of Digital Channels, JPMorgan Chase

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