Dublin, Ireland
Thursday 18 May 2023
Keynotes and panel sessions: videos and links to editorial content
Speaker:
Ian Hall, Editor, Global Government Fintech
How important is fintech to Estonia?
GLOBAL GOVERNMENT FINTECH – NEWS ARTICLE
Estonia developing first fintech strategy
EXTERNAL LINK TO THE MINISTER’S KEYNOTE
How important is FinTech to Estonia?
Speaker:
Keit Pentus-Rosimannus, Minister of Finance, Government of Estonia
The growth of the global fintech industry
Speaker:
Valentina Ion, Director Business Strategy, Microsoft
HOW CAN GOVERNMENTS ‘GET ORGANISED’ FOR FINTECH?
GLOBAL GOVERNMENT FINTECH – NEWS ARTICLE
Getting into gear: Governments get organised for fintech
Speakers:
Karen Cullen, Head of International Financial Services Unit, Department of Finance, Ireland
Doris Dietze, Head of Digital Finance, Payment Services and Cyber Security Division, Ministry of Finance, Germany
Mari-Liis Kukk, Head of Innovation Department, Financial Supervision and Resolution Authority, Estonia
Moderator:
Siobhan Benita, Event Moderator, Global Government Fintech & Global Government Forum
Presentation:
HOW CAN GOVERNMENTS HELP THE FINTECH SECTOR TO GROW?
GLOBAL GOVERNMENT FINTECH – NEWS ARTICLE
Shifting sands: Governments strive to drive fintech growth
EXTERNAL LINK RELATED TO THIS SESSION
Fintech Latvia
Speakers:
Andrés Barragán, Chief of Staff, Public Treasury, Spain
Dr Ben-Benedict Hruby, Senior Legal Expert and Policy Advisor, Ministry of Finance, Austria
Marine Krasovska, Director, Department of Financial Innovation, Financial and Capital Market Commission, Latvia
Taavi Tamkivi, Board Member, European Fintech Association
Moderator:
Siobhan Benita, Event Moderator, Global Government Fintech & Global Government Forum
Guest presentation
Rostyslav Dyuk, Chairman of the Board, Ukrainian Association of Fintech and Innovation Companies
GLOBAL GOVERNMENT FINTECH – NEWS ARTICLE
‘I hope that, after the war, Ukrainian fintechs will change the world’
HOW CAN FINTECH HELP GOVERNMENTS TACKLE FRAUD, ERROR & DEBT?
GLOBAL GOVERNMENT FINTECH – NEWS ARTICLE
Acceleration under pressure: governments tackle fraud with fintech
Speakers:
Euan Slack, Head of Spotlight, Cabinet Office, United Kingdom
Jerome Bryssinck, Director of Government Solutions, Quantexa
Aleksejs Čekalovs, Senior Expert, Audit Authority, Ministry of Finance, Latvia
Valentina Ion, Director, Strategy Public Finance Industry, Microsoft
Moderator:
Siobhan Benita, Event Moderator, Global Government Fintech & Global Government Forum
HOW CAN FINTECH HELP GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS?
GLOBAL GOVERNMENT FINTECH – NEWS ARTICLE
Overcoming obstacles: governments simplify payments with fintech
Speakers:
Evelyn Liivamägi, Deputy Secretary General for Financial and Tax Policy, Ministry of Finance, Estonia
Dr Michal Tuláček, Head of the General Tax Legislation Unit, Finance Ministry, Czech Republic
Moderator:
Siobhan Benita, Event Moderator, Global Government Fintech & Global Government Forum
Presentations:
HOW COULD CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCIES (CBDCs) HELP DELIVER PUBLIC GOOD?
GLOBAL GOVERNMENT FINTECH – NEWS ARTICLE
CBDCs on the rise: public policy motivations under the microscope
Speakers:
Rainer Olt, Head of Payment and Settlement Systems Department, Eesti Pank, Estonia
Mehmet Kerse, Senior Consultant, Digital Finance and Financial Inclusion, CGAP / World Bank Group
Moderator:
Ian Hall, Editor, Global Government Fintech
Presentations:
GLOBAL GOVERNMENT FINTECH LAB 2022 – NEWS ARTICLE
Estonia finance minister and Ukraine fintech leader speak at inaugural Global Government Fintech Lab