Transforming FinTech in Leeds: Lessons from the US and Singaporean Models

• Peter Whelan, director, CBLP, professor of law, University of Leeds School of Law
• Virág Blazsek, lecturer in commercial, corporate and banking law, CBLP, University of Leeds School of Law
• Julian Wells, director, Whitecap Consulting Ltd, Leeds: “Leeds City Region FinTech Report 2023”
• Richelle Schuster, head, Innovation − Design and Impact, Leeds City Council, and Martyn Long, head of employment and skills Development, Leeds City Council

Speakers:

• Virág Blazsek, lecturer, commercial, corporate and banking law, University of Leeds School of Law: “Secondary Financial and FinTech Centres: A Comparative Focus on the Leeds Financial and FinTech Hub (US-UK-Singapore)”
• Aurelio Gurrea Martinez, associate professor of law, Singapore Management University Yong Pung How School of Law: “Building a Fintech Hub: Lessons from Singapore and Hong Kong”
• Richard Squire, Fordham University School of Law, New York; Liberty Fellow 2023, CBLP, University of Leeds School of Law: “New Technologies and Old-Fashioned Bank Runs”
• Andrew Campbell, emeritus professor of international banking and finance law, University of Leeds School of Law: “Non-crypto FinTech and Anti-money Laundering”

Speakers:

• Iain Clacher, professor, pro dean – International, Leeds University Business School (TBC)
• Paul Anderson, partner, financial services, Squire Patton Boggs LLP, Leeds (TBC)
• Christopher Sier, chairman of Fintech North, professor of financial technology, University of Leeds (TBC)
• Pedro Magalhães Batista, lecturer in commercial, corporate, and banking law, University of Leeds School of Law: “Supervisory Architecture for Digital Finance”
• Alison Lui, reader in corporate and financial law, Liverpool John Moores University School of Law: “Enhancing Access to Digital Financial Payment Services for Women and Minority Groups in Urban-Rural Areas of Nigeria”: Learnings for the Leeds Financial and FinTech Centre”

Speakers:

• Nydia Remolina Leon, assistant professor of law; head of industry relations and fintech track lead, Centre for AI and Data Governance (CAIDG), Singapore Management University Yong Pung How School of Law: “Open Finance: Lessons From Singapore”
• Stephen Harris, regional director, head of SME & mid corporate, North East & Yorkshire, Lloyds Banking Group (TBC)
• Andrew Northage, regulatory & compliance partner, head of international trade, Walker Morris LLP, Leeds: "Key Regulatory Issues Currently Facing UK FinTech Businesses"
• Nabi Omidvar, Leeds University Business School: “AI and Its Regulatory Implications and Limitations”