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EVENT AGENDA

IFW continues to foster the innovation ecosystem in the region by bringing experts and leaders. It curates three main summits in its fourth edition: Blockchain Fest, Digital Finance Summit, and Women in Fintech Summit. There will be roundtable discussions, country presentation, startup pitches and a Pioneers of Finance Awards Ceremony.

From 09:30 to 16:15
Blockchain Fest

Main Hall

From 09:30 to 09:45
Blockchain Fest
Keynote: Evolution of centralized trading in a decentralized landscape
From 09:45 to 10:15
Blockchain Fest
The fallout of FTX and its aftermath
From 10:15 to 10:45
Blockchain Fest
Venture investors in crypto--2023 and onward
From 10:45 to 11:15
Coffee Break and Networking
From 11:15 to 11:30
Blockchain Fest
Keynote: How is Web3 changing our lives?
From 11:30 to 11:45
Blockchain Fest
Keynote: Metaverse for Citizens & Public Services
From 11:45 to 12:15
Blockchain Fest
Is metaverse only a hype?
From 12:15 to 12:30
Blockchain Fest
Keynote: Digital assets | Navigating the new reality
From 12:30 to 13:30
Lunch Break
From 13:30 to 14:00
Evolution of regulations in tackling the market challenges
From 14:00 to 14:30
Web3: Marketing Buzz Or Tech Revolution?
From 14:30 to 14:45
Bridging the gap between traditional banking and Defi
From 14:45 to 15:00
Securing crypto and wallets
From 15:00 to 15:30
Coffee Break and Networking
From 15:30 to 16:00
Token crowdfunding in a bear market
From 16:00 to 16:30
Decentralizing the Web
From 16:30 to 17:30
Block Square - Where Is Fintech Headed: The Blockchain Era
From 13:30 to 16:30
Blockchain Fest

Breakout - Hall 3

From 13:30 to 14:00
NFTs: Creating use-cases in a bear market
From 14:00 to 14:30
Are DAOs really game changers?
From 14:30 to 14:45
Fintech for environment
From 14:45 to 15:00
Decentralized Finance: Getting down to the nitty-gritty
From 15:00 to 15:30
Coffee Break and Networking
C-Suite Roundtables
From 11:45 to 12:30
Token Economics
From 12:30 to 13:30
Open Innovation in Banking vs Defi
From 15:00 to 16:00
Web3 & Metaverse
Startup Pitches & Country Presentations

Hall 4

From 12:00 - 14:00
Block Earner
FundX
BTguru
BugBounter
Longstage
Magnus
Metagalaxy Land
OpenPad
Utilify
Nerodata
RisCode
BoostFeel
Tayyab
FINSO
TeklifimGelsin
From 09:30 to 16:15
Digital Finance Summit

Main Hall

From 09:30 to 09:50
Digital Finance Summit
Keynote: Doing digital--Lessons from leaders
by Chris Skinner
From 09:50 to 10:30
Digital Finance Summit
Revolution of banking into Finance as a Service
From 10:30 to 11:00
Digital Finance Summit
Is digital-only banking possible?
From 11:00 to 11:30
Coffee Break and Networking
From 11:30 to 12:00
Digital Finance Summit
Payment 2.0: What will the future bring?
From 12:00 to 12:40
Digital Finance Summit
Banking as-a-Service: a plug and play game
From 12:40 to 13:00
Digital Finance Summit
Keynote: This is a monetary revolution
by Nick Spanos
From 13:00 to 14:00
Lunch Break
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From 14:00 to 14:30
Payments in a fast-converging world
From 14:30 to 15:00
Security in Digital Finance
From 15:00 to 15:15
Keynotes: Insurance Innovation Now!
From 15:30 to 16:15
Panel: Insurance Innovation Now!
From 16:15 to 16:30
Coffee Break and Networking
From 11:00 to 11:30
Breakout

Hall 3

From 11:00 to 11:30
Unlocking the Potential of Digital Investments in a New Era
From 14:15 to 16:00
Women in Fintech Summit

Hall 3

From 14:00 to 15:00
Women at the top
From 15:00 to 16:15
Innovator women make strides
From 16:30 to 18:15
Pioneers of Digital Finance Awards

Main Hall

From 16:30 to 16:45
Opening by Necip Fazıl Kaymak
From 16:45 to 17:00
Keynote: Building leadership on innovation
by Tariq Qureishy
From 17:00 to 17:15
Award Ceremony: Pioneers of Digital Finance
From 17:15 to 18:15
Cocktail Reception
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C-Suite Roundtables
From 11:00 to 12:00
Crypto 2.0
From 12:00 to 13:00
Future Readiness in Fintech
From 13:00 to 14:00
AI in Finance
From 14:00 to 15:00
Embedded Finance
From 15:00 to 16:00
Location-Based Financial Innovation
Startup Pitches & Country Presentations

Hall 4

From 10.45 - 11.00
Country Presentation: Azerbaijan
From 12:00 - 14:00
Interaktif Kredi
Lumnion
OmmaVQ
Recepta
SynthData Land
Tahsilist
Finekra
ConfirmU
F Ray
Tim Byun

OKX

Global Government Relations Officer

Steve Good

Dreams Quest

Co-Founder

Ian Gauci

GTG Advocates

Managing Partner

Mustafa Baltacı

KOOP

Co-Founder

David Atkinson

Holo Chain

Commercial Director

Evgeni Mitkov

Seven Seas

Managing Director

Evren Cantürk

Misyon Investment Bank

EVP

Artur Boytsov

Ptoken

Vice President, CMO

Sandra Ro

Global Blockchain Business

CEO

Prof. Dr Naseem Naqvi, MBE, FBBA

The British Blockchain Association

President

Jorge Sebastiao

EcoX Dubai

Co-Founder

Emin Vali

Metafluence

CEO & Co-Founder

Assad Dar

Co-Founder & Chief Visionary Officer

Medieval Empires

Nick Kerigan

Swift

Managing Director, Head of Innovation

Akshata Namjoshi

KARM Legal Consultants

Associate Partner

Samir Safar-Aly

MENA FinTech & AI Lead

Financial Regulatory, Compliance & Investigations Counsel

Elçin Karatay

Solak & Partners Law Firm

Managing Partner

Caner Jay Baykal

Cointelegraph

Business Development Manager

Viktor Andreas

Buildrs

CEO

Efe Bulduk

FirstBatch

Co-Founder

Oliver Studd

Valhalla Network

CEO

Jean-François Roche

Ledger

VP, International Development

Calvin Chu

Impossible Finance

Core Builder

Shafeeq Qureshi

The Crypto Hub

Founder

Mehmet Büyükakarsu

BNB Chain

Turkey Business Development Lead