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World Fintech Forum 2016 SeoulIntroduction

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Overview of the Event

The ‘World Fintech Forum 2016 Seoul’ will be held at the Korea Exchange (KRX), Seoul, Korea, during June 1st & 2nd, 2016, with the main theme of “The Future of Money: From Analog Money to Digital Money” with a subtitle of “The shapes and the flows of money”. ‘Money’ has been used by mankind as a means to store value as well as a means to exchange goods for thousands of years and it will continue to stay around mankind. However, as time changes and the technology advances, the shapes of the currency and how the currencies are exchanged – the infrastructure – has been evolving continuously. Through ‘FinTech’, a new industry created by combining ‘finance’ and ‘technology’, our mankind once again will experience various new shapes of money and many innovative ways to exchange money through new infrastructure. The first of its kind, ‘World Fintech Forum 2016 Seoul’ will gather experts of FinTech from more than 16 countries around the globe in the capital of Korea and will share the latest knowledge, business model and the regulations and support policies of different governments around the world on how the existing analog money has been transforming into the digital money, and how the infrastructure of the money exchange is going through an innovation and how the shapes of the money will look in the future.

The Forum will provide an in-depth knowledge for the FinTech industry participants, and intriguing information on the latest ‘currency economy’ for the general public and the consumers of money.

The Forum is Officially Supported by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MISP) and the Financial Services Commission (FSC) of the gov-ernment of the Republic of Korea as well as Korea Exchange (KRX), Korea’s leading public stock exchange. The event also is driven by its Official Partners; Korea FinTech Forum, Silicon Valley Forum, Korea Mobile Finance Forum, Korea CFO School, Open Source Promotion Association, Finance ICT Con-

vergence Society, K-OTC Business Association and The Block Chain Forum.

Purpose of the Event

The FinTech industry is new to all of us as it produces new shapes of financial services and products by combining the innovative technology and business models to the existing financial industry. It also gets so diverse, as the entire FinTech industry is categorized into a wide array of business sectors. Understanding and sharing an accurate and in-depth knowledge is important for the governments, businesses, investors as well as the consumers as they all make up the stakeholders of this new ecology. The way we conduct financial transactions, both individually and at a corporate level, will go through a dramatic face-lift because of the FinTech. Countless hot start-ups will be created in the Fintech arena and will become a new financial major in no time. A fierce war is expected among the existing financial giants to stay alive and to pursue a new leap toward the future. Governments will also try very hard to not miss the opportunity in supporting the Fintech industry. Governments will be presenting various new policies to support the growth of the FinTech industry which will evidently change and expand the size the macro economy to an unimaginable domain. World Fintech Forum 2016 Seoul will host insightful lectures, discussions and networking on various key areas in the growth of the FinTech ecology. We will witness: Global FinTech Trends & Best Practices, Innovative Models & Hot Start-Ups, Alliance Building and Partnering, Infrastructure & Technology, Sharing of the Research Data, Government Policies and Regulations

National associations and forums representing 16 participating nations will be present as well as hot start-ups, government organizations, investors, banks, major corporations, universities as well as general public and students will eye on this global scale event that focuses on Fintech – which will change their future before they know it. All attendees will experience ‘Everything about Fintech’ at the event.

As a highlight of the Forum, the ‘World FinTech Association (WFA)’ will be founded with the participating 16 national associations and forums. (Founding Member Nations: USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Israel, Australia, United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Sweden, Netherlands, Singapore, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia and the Republic of Korea). Korea will be the Chairing Nation and Ms. Soyeong Park, the Chairperson of the Korea FinTech Forum, will presume the founding Chairperson of the WFA.

Forum Date and VenureDate: June 1st & 2nd, 2016 (Wednesday & Thursday)

Venue: Korea Exchange (KRX), Seoul, Korea

Date Time Place Topics Info Presenter Type

　 09:00~09:10 　 Opening 　 Chairman 선포

2016.6.1.

09:10~10:40

국제회의실

FinTech Security

To be announced To be announced Lec


To be announced To be announced Panel

10:50~12:20 P2P LendingCrowdFunding




13:30~15:00

Robo Advisor To be announced To be announced Lec

Big Data To be announced To be announced Lec

System Trading To be announced To be announced Panel

15:10~16:40 Payment




Forum Date and VenureDate: June 1st & 2nd, 2016 (Wednesday & Thursday)

Venue: Korea Exchange (KRX), Seoul, Korea

2016.6.2.

09:00~10:30

국제회의실

International Transfer

Info Presenter Type


To be announced To be announced Panel0

10:40~12:10 FinTech Regulations & Law




13:10~14:40 Internet Banking




14:50~16:20 BlockChain & Bitcoin




　 16:30~17:30 　 World FinTech Forum Declaration 　 박소영 회장 선포

How to registerLog on to www.WorldFintechForum.org and register or send an email to

[email protected]

Sponsorship

We are currently receiving applications for the various levels of sponsorship for this highly exposed global event. Email your inquiry to: [email protected].

Expected OutcomeLearn the latest knowledge on the global Fintech industry, build a network with the leading experts of the industry and listen and speak on the policies and regulations of different government around the world. If you are in the Fintech industry, it is a must-attend event. If you are a general consumer and college students, it is a good opportunity to learn about the new trends of the economy. VisionWorld Fintech Forum will be held every year, touring major cities around the globe after this kick-off event in Seoul. Next year’s Forum is expected to take place either in Silicon Valley/New York, Europe or in Hong Kong. The final decision for the next year’s venue will be announced at the Seoul Forum. We welcome the participation of many friends and colleagues in the Fintech industry.

World Fintech Forum Organizing CommitteeCasey Ilsun Kim, CBB VI, ChairAlfred JongHyun Kim, Secretary General

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