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Discover new thinking at the region’s largest innovation ecosystem.
From startups to big tech, Innovation Month brings together a new generation of creative minds to explore the industry of the future. Be a part of the Innovation Month at DIFC Innovation Hub to meet like-minded people, to discuss ideas, explore new technologies and learn the latest industry trends.
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Discover new thinking at the region’s largest innovation ecosystem.
From startups to big tech, Innovation Month brings together a new generation of creative minds to explore the industry of the future. Be a part of the Innovation Month at DIFC Innovation Hub to meet like-minded people, to discuss ideas, explore new technologies and learn the latest industry trends.
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partners
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speakers
09:00 12:00
10:00 12:00
YAP
9:30 11:00
Future of Innovation in 2050, 2030, 2025
10:00 12:00
13:00 14:00
15:00 16:00
The Culture of Innovation- discussion on innovation and fintech collaboration as the only way forward for bank's in the UAE
9:00 10:00
10:00 12:00
12:00 14:00
15:30 16:15
Venture Capital: Early Stage Funding Structures for Seed Rounds- Convertible v Priced Equity: What are the Pros and Cons
16:15 17:00
Venture Capital: Raising Funds on Convertible Notes - Navigating Convertible and Pre-Money v Post-Money SAFE Notes
10:00 12:00
Technology and Law: How to Embrace Legal Tech Disruptions
12:00 14:00
14:00 15:00
Wealth Tech in the UAE- discussion on democratization of wealth management in the region via digital wealth platforms
10:30 12:00
14:00 15:00
10:30 12:00
14:00 15:00
Wednesday
Thursday
9:30 12:30
Leading the cross border payment revolution – Grow your business while fighting terrorist financing and other financial crimes”
12:30 14:30
15:00-15:30
FinTech Regulation: Regulation of Digital Money Services & Stored Value Instruments in UAE
15:30 16:30
Anti-Financial Crime Academy - the leading digital AFC training campus
Sunday
11:00 12:00
11:00 12:00
12:00 14:00
12:00 14:00
Social Fintech- harnessing the power of snackable short format video content
14:00 15:00
15:00 16:00
The Tech behind RegTech: How machine learning will shape the future of the UAE payments and Banking Industry
Monday
09:30 15:30
16:00 18:00
18:30 19:30
Everything you need to know UK Admissions
Tuesday
09:30 15:30
15:30 16:30
18:30 19:30
Your Path to Top MBA Programs in the US and UK
Wednesday
10:00 11:00
12:30 13:15
VC Funds: Where to domicile, how to structure, how to get up and running cost-effectively
13:30 15:00
15:00 16:30
Thursday
9:30 12:00
Catalysts and Barriers to regional adoption of emerging tech including AI/ML and IoT
12:00 14:00
14:00- 15:00
15:00 16:00
Sunday
9:00 10:30
12:00 14:00
Loyalty Design Thinking
14:00 16:00
15:00 15:30
Intellectual Property For Start-ups: Developing the right IP strategy at the very early stage
15:30 - 16:00
Monday
11:00 - 12:00
Technology as an enabler for insurance efficiency margins
12:00 13:00
13:00 14:00
14:00 16:00
Regulations or Not: Open Banking Enigma
17:00 - 18:00
Tuesday
10:00 12:00
12:00 13:30
14:00 15:00
15:00 16:00
16:00 20:00
18:30 - 20:30
Cohort 2 Founder's Showcase
Wednesday
10:00 12:00
Open Finance Masterclass I – the journey from Open Banking to Open Finance and beyond
12:00 13:00
12:00 13:00
13:00 15:00
16:00 20:00
Thursday
10:00 -12:00
12:00 14:00
12:00 14:00
The Financial Services of Tomorrow: What the future has in store
14:00 16:00
16:00 - 20:00
Sunday
12:00 13:30
14:00 15:00
SME Tech in the UAE- discussion on the importance of empowering SME's with access to finance and the road to digitisation
16:00 16:30
Monday
10:00 12:00
12:00 15:00
15:30 17:00
17:00 19:00
Entrepreunship and Innovation in Learning
Tuesday
11:00 12:00
14:00 15:00
15:30 - 17:00
Wednesday
16:00 - 17:00
Financial Inclusion in the UAE- discussion of the UAE's financial inclusion agenda, the CBD/NM model and the way forward for the region
Thursday
11:00 - 12:00
13:00 14:00
15:00 – 17:00
17:00 18:30
Sunday
12:00 - 13:00
Monday
12:00 - 15:00
Tuesday
10:00 - 11:30
Wednesday
12:30 - 13:00
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