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23 May 2023, 18:00 BST
Science Gallery, London, UK
Women in Open Banking Meetup
The next Women in Open Banking membership event takes place at the Science Gallery in London on 23 May 2023 at 18:00. Only 80 tickets are available, so please register if you wish to attend. We’re delighted to welcome Charlotte Crosswell, First Chair of CFIT (Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology) to the stage - who will reveal how she honed her negotiation skills to promote the benefits of Open Banking to banks, regulators and third parties – followed by a panel of experts who will debate the art of effective communication and how you can perfect it to advance your career. We’ll also be streaming the event for international members.
Registrations Closed
Speakers include
Angela Yore
Angela Yore
Managing Director & Co Founder SkyParlourFrom social inclusion activist to entrepreneur and NED, Angela is the co-creator of SkyParlour, an award-winning Fintech PR Consultancy. She has supported hundreds of Fintech’s to raise millions in funding by creating transformative stories with purpose. Prior to this, Angela was a marketing leader at ReD (now an ACI Company), Xerox and Canon.
Angela has faced difficulties in juggling a work life balance with family commitments, which was one of the reasons why she decided to take her career into her own hands. She has never looked back. In 2020 Angela and her business partner responded to the global pandemic by launching three new highly tailored business divisions of SkyParlour to help Fintech businesses better express their own purpose and lead through uncertain times. SkyParlour Started, Scale and Consult support the ever-evolving Fintech market at all stages of development, from start-ups, to scale-ups, and scale-outs. This approach has helped firms secure series A and above funding rounds, merge, be acquired, and float via IPO.
Angela is a regular advocate for diversity, inclusion and all things payments, having presented on these topics at Money20/20, Finovate, EWPN, Fintech Connect and Pay360, among other events. Angela has a Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and a BA in Business Studies and Marketing. She’s a governor of Wilmslow High School and the Chair of the Executive Committee of The Inclusion Foundation.
Charlotte Crosswell
Charlotte Crosswell
Chair CFIT (Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology)Charlotte has been involved in capital markets, fintech and technology throughout her career – as CEO, Chair, Board Advisor and Non-Executive Director. Prior to CFIT, Charlotte was Chair and Trustee of Open Banking and was also CEO of the fintech industry body, Innovate Finance. In this role, she supported the work of Sir Ron Kalifa in delivering the strategic fintech review (“The Kalifa Review”). She works closely with entrepreneurs, financial services firms, academia, government and regulators on fintech advocacy and strategy. Charlotte received an OBE for her contribution to financial services in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2021. She believes firmly in a diversity and innovation-first approach.
Charlotte Wise
Charlotte Wise
Director, International Open Banking Payments American ExpressCharlotte leads Business Development for American Express’ Open Banking payments business, Pay with Bank transfer. She is passionate about the potential of open banking and alongside leading the business development team, Charlotte works with the ecosystem to consult on the future of open banking, educate consumers and further drive adoption in the space.
Previously, she has spent 6 years in the payments industry with a cross-functional background across strategy & business planning, business development, marketing, data & insights.
Eline Blomme
Eline Blomme
Vice President Product Strategy & Ventures TrueLayerEline is Vice President of Product at Truelayer where she focuses on open banking for the eCommerce segment as well as developing relevant value-added services on top of payments. Eline has been working in the payments industry for almost a decade. Prior to Truelayer, she was responsible for the Digital Commerce product management team at Worldline, which is the largest merchant acquirer and payment processor in Europe and the 4th largest payment player worldwide.
Ellie Duncan
Ellie Duncan
Head of Editorial & Broadcast Open Banking ExpoFormer Financial Times Group journalist Ellie Duncan has a decade of experience across financial services. While arguably best-known for her asset management work, she has also covered open banking, credit, private equity and entrepreneurship.
Fiona Fenn Smith
Fiona Fenn Smith
Head of Ecosystem Communications Open Banking Limited
Agenda
All timings are BST
Arrival drinks
Welcome
Open Banking Expo
Ellie Duncan
Head of Editorial & Broadcast Open Banking ExpoFormer Financial Times Group journalist Ellie Duncan has a decade of experience across financial services. While arguably best-known for her asset management work, she has also covered open banking, credit, private equity and entrepreneurship.
FIRESIDE CHAT: Banking on persuasion: Charlotte Crosswell’s secret sauce for success!
As a former trustee of the Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE), Charlotte Crosswell honed her negotiation skills to help create trust in the Open Banking entity and its programme of work and help showcase the benefits of Open Banking to banks, regulators, third-party providers, government officials and ministers. By using her communication and persuasion skills, she was able to work with these stakeholders to promote the creation of new financial products and services to empower customers and improve the financial services sector as a whole. She highlights the critical role of persuasion in driving change and innovation, including how to build relationships and gain trust, overcome resistance, and achieve buy-in. She now has a mandate from HM Treasury to look at finding solutions for the most challenging issues for financial innovation to thrive.
CFIT (Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology)
Charlotte Crosswell
Chair CFIT (Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology)Charlotte has been involved in capital markets, fintech and technology throughout her career – as CEO, Chair, Board Advisor and Non-Executive Director. Prior to CFIT, Charlotte was Chair and Trustee of Open Banking and was also CEO of the fintech industry body, Innovate Finance. In this role, she supported the work of Sir Ron Kalifa in delivering the strategic fintech review (“The Kalifa Review”). She works closely with entrepreneurs, financial services firms, academia, government and regulators on fintech advocacy and strategy. Charlotte received an OBE for her contribution to financial services in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2021. She believes firmly in a diversity and innovation-first approach.
Open Banking Expo
Ellie Duncan
Head of Editorial & Broadcast Open Banking ExpoFormer Financial Times Group journalist Ellie Duncan has a decade of experience across financial services. While arguably best-known for her asset management work, she has also covered open banking, credit, private equity and entrepreneurship.
The language of leadership: How women in Open Banking can leverage storytelling to succeed
Effective communication is a skill that everyone needs – whether you’re seeking buy-in from senior leadership, raising a funding round, motivating your team, or dealing with difficult people. Storytelling is a powerful negotiation skill, and deployed correctly, can be used as a tool to advance your career. Our panel will discuss how to craft compelling narratives that resonate with your audience, how to leverage effective and creative communication strategies to build relationships, overcome resistance, and drive change. You’ll leave feeling empowered to use the power of storytelling to achieve success in Open Banking and beyond.
Moderated by Ellie Duncan
Open Banking Expo
Ellie Duncan
Head of Editorial & Broadcast Open Banking ExpoFormer Financial Times Group journalist Ellie Duncan has a decade of experience across financial services. While arguably best-known for her asset management work, she has also covered open banking, credit, private equity and entrepreneurship.
TrueLayer
Eline Blomme
Vice President Product Strategy & Ventures TrueLayerEline is Vice President of Product at Truelayer where she focuses on open banking for the eCommerce segment as well as developing relevant value-added services on top of payments. Eline has been working in the payments industry for almost a decade. Prior to Truelayer, she was responsible for the Digital Commerce product management team at Worldline, which is the largest merchant acquirer and payment processor in Europe and the 4th largest payment player worldwide.
Open Banking Limited
Fiona Fenn Smith
Head of Ecosystem Communications Open Banking Limited
American Express
Charlotte Wise
Director, International Open Banking Payments American ExpressCharlotte leads Business Development for American Express’ Open Banking payments business, Pay with Bank transfer. She is passionate about the potential of open banking and alongside leading the business development team, Charlotte works with the ecosystem to consult on the future of open banking, educate consumers and further drive adoption in the space.
Previously, she has spent 6 years in the payments industry with a cross-functional background across strategy & business planning, business development, marketing, data & insights.
SkyParlour
Angela Yore
Managing Director & Co Founder SkyParlourFrom social inclusion activist to entrepreneur and NED, Angela is the co-creator of SkyParlour, an award-winning Fintech PR Consultancy. She has supported hundreds of Fintech’s to raise millions in funding by creating transformative stories with purpose. Prior to this, Angela was a marketing leader at ReD (now an ACI Company), Xerox and Canon.
Angela has faced difficulties in juggling a work life balance with family commitments, which was one of the reasons why she decided to take her career into her own hands. She has never looked back. In 2020 Angela and her business partner responded to the global pandemic by launching three new highly tailored business divisions of SkyParlour to help Fintech businesses better express their own purpose and lead through uncertain times. SkyParlour Started, Scale and Consult support the ever-evolving Fintech market at all stages of development, from start-ups, to scale-ups, and scale-outs. This approach has helped firms secure series A and above funding rounds, merge, be acquired, and float via IPO.
Angela is a regular advocate for diversity, inclusion and all things payments, having presented on these topics at Money20/20, Finovate, EWPN, Fintech Connect and Pay360, among other events. Angela has a Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and a BA in Business Studies and Marketing. She’s a governor of Wilmslow High School and the Chair of the Executive Committee of The Inclusion Foundation.