About this Event
Join Fintech leaders and innovators for an evening of insights on scaling your startup.
We'll cut through the noise and focus on what really matters: balancing growth with profitability, mastering cash flow, and making smart moves in a competitive market.
KPMG will present their Pulse of Fintech report (H1’24) and share insights on the latest Fintech trends.
What we’ll cover:
- Financial management: Optimising runway and executing strategic pivots
- Global expansion: Strategies for successful market entry and international scaling
- Operational excellence: Evolving from startup agility to enterprise efficiency
- Growth strategies: Evaluating funding options, M&As, and sustainable growth models
- Leadership & talent: Developing key competencies for organisational success
We can't wait to welcome you all to our event!
Emilie Bellet, Gaelle Drory-Liaudet and La French Tech London Team
Speakers
Stephane Dehaies, CEO of Spendesk Financial Services, the payment institution that provides payment services to Spendesk (French Tech Next40); the complete spend management platform that connects company spend. With over a decade in global banking at RBS/NatWest Group in addition to leading Partner Strategy & Transformation at KPMG, Stéphane led global programmes for commercial banking and worked with FinTechs across the US, UK, and Europe.
Magda Posluszny, Principal Partech Partners. She is an ex-founder and startup operator with over 7 years of experience in investment roles covering early and growth stage investing. Prior to joining Partech, Magda led fintech investing across stages at Lakestar. In her earlier role at Speedinvest, she gained investing experience focusing on businesses with network effects and marketplaces in particular.
Grégoire Hug, CEO and co-founder of Weefin, a fintech company with the ambition to make sustainable finance more demanding and ambitious. He holds a master's degree in econometrics and quantitative economics from Aix-Marseille University, as well as a master's degree in applied mathematics from Ecole Centrale Marseille. Grégoire began his professional career in 2011 at BNP Paribas Securities Services as an analyst in the Risk and Performance department before becoming the head of the same department in 2016.
Moderated by Hélène Alunni-Botteri. After two decades in the financial industry, leading international projects and fostering collaboration with startups, Helene is now part of a Think Tank combating elderly financial abuse in the US. A graduate of ESCP and Northwestern University, she was awarded the Medal of Merit for her work on Brexit.
Pulse of Fintech presented by Lauren Taylor, Associate Director in the Fintech team at KPMG. She is responsible for driving and coordinating KPMG UK’s coverage and business development activities in the fintech space. Lauren helps KPMG’s fast-growing fintech clients access the services and support required to help them achieve their growth ambitions. Lauren previously helped to set up the KPMG UK Blockchain Centre of Excellence.
Thank you to our partners for the event: Wifirst and Business France.
About La French Tech
We are founders, start-up employees, investors, tech enthusiasts and academics. We all believe in sharing, giving back & inspiring others as a way of changing the world. We help entrepreneurs and French Tech companies grow and build their network in London.
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About Wifirst
Wifirst is the European leader in managed WiFi for businesses. The company deploys and operates high-performance, secure and sustainable “as a service” connectivity solutions. With expertise in large-scale projects, Wifirst connects tens of thousands of access points to its network every year, serving major corporations and public institutions such as the Accor Hotels, Havas, The French Ministry of the Armed Forces, Norauto, and The Ascott.
Headquartered in Paris, Wifirst is also established in the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, and Germany, operating across 29 countries. In 2023, Wifirst was honoured to be part of the Next40 program, an initiative by the Ministry of Economy that highlights the leading innovators in the French tech scene.
For more information: https://www.wifirst.com
(Photos from previous French Tech London Sustainable Finance events below)
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Wifirst, 3 Pancras Square, London, United Kingdom
GBP 10.00