The fintech industry is transforming how enterprises manage financial services, from digital payments to blockchain and AI-driven banking solutions. An experienced fintech speaker brings a deep understanding of these disruptive technologies and their practical applications, offering valuable insights into how your business can leverage them for competitive advantage. They can help you understand key trends, navigate regulatory changes, and adopt cutting-edge solutions that improve efficiency, reduce costs, and drive innovation.
Fintech speakers can also offer fresh perspectives on managing digital transformation within your organisation, ensuring that your team is equipped to respond to the demands of a tech-savvy consumer base. Whether you’re seeking to optimise your existing systems, develop new financial products, or better understand the implications of global fintech trends, an expert speaker can provide the knowledge and strategies needed to succeed. Their presentations often include case studies, real-world examples, and actionable takeaways that can be immediately implemented, ensuring your business stays ahead of the curve.
At Great Business Speakers, we specialise in connecting businesses with industry-leading speakers who are not just fintech experts but also adept at delivering engaging, informative, and actionable talks that resonate with your audience. Whether you’re hosting a corporate event, an executive workshop, or a large conference, our carefully selected fintech speakers will help inspire and empower your team to embrace innovation, drive change, and ultimately enhance your business’s performance in the competitive world of financial technology. With their expertise, your business will be better positioned to navigate the complexities of fintech and unlock new growth opportunities.
Discover our Fintech Speakers below, or contact the team at Great Business Speakers to enquire or book. +44 1753 439 289
Recently named as a global top 10 speaker by MSN, Nick Jankel is a transformative keynote speaker at the very top of his game. A professional futurist, Nick helps leaders both see and shape the future of work, leadership, education, business, healthcare, and more.
With over 30 years of experience, Nick is a world authority of leading in and through change, and how to unlock innovation, business transformation, and rapid adaptation through an uncertain and volatile business landscape. A Cambridge-educated medic, Nick is the creator of the neuroscience-led BTX® Method for leading change and transformation, which he has presented to over 100,000 leaders, and more than 100 Fortune 500 companies.
He is highly sought after for his customised and WOW-making keynotes that inspire hearts, influence minds, and ignite change. He has worked with some of the top corporations, including Google, Pfizer, LEGO, Unilever, HP, and with No 10 Downing Street. His keynotes dazzle even the smartest minds, and are designed to plant seeds of concrete change in his audiences. With over 250 leadership development journeys and 100+ innovation programs designed and led by him, he is a highly experienced facilitator and transformation catalyst who sees a keynote as the accelerator of change.
Named by The Observer as “one of the world’s leading thinkers”, and by Vogue as “one of the world’s most inspiring women”, economist Professor Noreena Hertz is a board member, senior advisor, bestselling author, and keynote speaker.
Noreena, a global economist whose work intersects the nexus of economics, politics, society, and technology, is a pioneering and renowned thinker on AI, community building, decision-making, and the post-millennial generation. She is also an advisor to some of the world’s largest organisations on strategy and transformation.
She sits on the boards of Nasdaq-listed companies Mattel and Warner Music Group and also the board of the HR Tech Company, Workhuman. She has served on Citigroup’s Politics and Economics Global Advisory Board, the Inclusive Capitalism Taskforce’s Advisory Group, and RWE’s Digital Transformation Board. Her thinking served as the inspiration for Bono’s Product (Red).
Dominic O’Connell is one of the UK’s leading business commentators and broadcasters.
A former Sunday Times business editor and BBC Radio 4 Today programme business presenter, he is now a business presenter for Times Radio and columnist for The Times.
He is now a much sought-after keynote speaker, top moderator and facilitator, and event MC.
Emilie Bellet is one of the UK’s leading investing and personal finance experts, particularly when it comes to women and finance.
With a career in private equity, Emilie is an entrepreneur who founded Seed Recruit, a web-based recruiting platform, in 2013, followed by Vestpod, a digital platform aimed to empower people to improve their financial wellbeing, in 2016.
She is a successful financial author and contributor to a range of publications; she is also the host of the award-winning The Wallet podcast, is a member of the Women in FinTech Powerlist, and curator of the Money Matters Festival.
Emilie was also part of the national French hockey team for over a decade!
Paul Johnson is Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, the UK’s leading economic research Institute. He has held this position since 2011, during which time the IFS has won Economic and Financial Think Tank of the Year four years in succession.
As well as working at the IFS, Paul has also worked at the FSA, was chief economist at the Department for Education, and director of public spending at HM Treasury as well as deputy head of the Government Economic Service. In addition, Paul was a board member of the Climate Change Committee for over ten years.
He writes a weekly column for The Times and is a Visiting Professor in the UCL Policy Lab and at the UCL Department of Economics.
Paul Johnson is not just a figure in the economic world, but also a captivating speaker. He is a popular choice for keynote addresses, panel discussions, and after-dinner speeches, engaging audiences with his insights and perspectives.
Professor Trevor Williams is an author, academic and consultant, analysing and providing insight into how politics, demographics and trade shape economies and economic trends. For 30 years he worked as an economist in the City, including ten years as Chief Economist at Lloyds Bank.
From patterns in inflation and earnings to trade deals and stock markets, Trevor analyses what is going on within the economy and the significance for organisations and individuals.
Trevor Williams provides analysis of the risks businesses and governments face and how the economy will react, as well as looking at the political economics of climate change and possible energy shortages, alongside the risks and costs to businesses and consumers.
Focussing on ‘big data’, Trevor has written and spoken extensively on how data can be used to analyse trends in macro-economic individual company performance.
Mark Beer is a solution orientated, innovative and client-centric lawyer with experience working in big law firms, in-house, in finance, in Government and in the judiciary.
His extensive, global and diverse experience allows him to find answers where others find problems, and has led Mark Beer to be twice named as one of the ‘Top 50 most influential Brits in the UAE’, as one of the 100 most influential people in Dubai and by Forbes Middle East as one of the top 50 most influential expats in the UAE.
Mads Faurholt-Jorgensen is a serial entrepreneur and bestselling author.
He has started over 20 companies across technology, financial services, marketing, HR, food and education, with thousands of employees, and investors such as Goldman Sachs, Alibaba, Peter Thiel and the World Bank.
Jason Bradbury is the host of The Gadget Show UK & The Gadget Show US. He has worked as a TV presenter and producer on hundreds of shows in a career spanning two decades.
When it comes to gadgets, science, and all things tech, Jason is a force of nature. His own inventions, which include the world’s first working jet-powered hoverboard, have become legendary with viewers of The Gadget Show.
He is now a very popular technology keynote speaker.
Jasmine Birtles is best known as a financial expert, TV presenter, author, journalist, business commentator, and humourist, often combining all her experience into one job.
Her mission is to demystify money and give practical advice to help people get out of debt and manage their finances by spending less, making more, and investing for a secure future.
She has money-saving and money-making ideas, as well as wise spending habits. With a background in stand-up comedy and comedy writing, she’s a financial expert with a twist. She is able to combine her knowledge of business and personal finance with her comedy skills, making a worrying subject palatable and easy to understand.
James Ashton is an expert in business, finance, geoeconomics, and technology.
He was the Chief City Correspondent for The Daily Mail, Media & Telecoms Editor and then City Editor for The Sunday Times, and then Head of Business and Executive Editor for The London Evening Standard and The Independent.
Through his journalism career, he has covered everything from the UK economy, disruptive technologies, the banking crisis, multibillion-pound takeover battles, and the personalities that shape global business.
He is a popular keynote speaker on the topics of finance and business, a successful podcaster and interviewer, and a bestselling author.
Gerd Leonhard is a global citizen of the future who spends his life travelling to worldwide meetings, workshops, and conferences on transformational change.
A star speaker on topics of major strategic importance – from digital disruption to business remodelling to specific vertical scenarios across public and private sectors, Gerd Leonhard is a rare hybrid of artist and researcher/scientist, with a pioneering background in digital music ecosystems and a head start in the disruption game. For the last fifteen years, he has been the first choice in business leaders’ minds for inspirational and paradigm-shifting advice.
Listed by Wired Magazine as one of the top 100 most influential people in Europe, Gerd Leonhard’s work focusses on the future of humanity and technology, digital transformation, the mega-shifts, artificial intelligence and robotics, media, content, marketing and advertising, telecommunications, culture and tourism, banking and financial services, government and leadership.
In his keynotes, presentations, workshops and advisory sessions, Gerd Leonhard addresses what it means to be human in a world of machines and algorithms, the coming redefinition of human-machine relationships, the future of work and jobs and many more. His presentations are renowned for a hard-hitting and provocative yet inspiring, humorous and motivating style.
Chuka Umunna is a sought-after keynote speaker and strategic corporate advisor to companies on business-critical issues that impact on long term value, reputation and narrative – environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) factors in particular.
Chris Skinner is an award-winning speaker and one of the most influential people in technology, as well as a best-selling author. He is an independent commentator on the financial markets and fintech through his blog, the Finanser.com, which is updated daily.
He helped to found one of the first mobile banks in the world and has advised CEOs and leaders from every continent of the world including the United Nations, the White House, the World Bank and the World Economic Forum.
Chris Brindley MBE is a prominent UK Business Leader, Chair AT MCRactive and Zellar Limited, and Non-Executive Director (NED) at companies including Four Recruitment, Her Spirit, Equilibrium Asset Management, and Goodson Thomas. He is also an Elite Sports Business Mentor for The Premier League, Leadership Coach for Metro Bank, and a Trustee of Switch the Play Foundation.
He is the former Chair and NED of the Rugby Lead World Cup 2021 Board, Chair of GreaterSport Manchester and Sporting House, a Non-Executive at Rugby Football League, Super League, Move With Peppa, Rapport, and Manchester Football Association, and former Executive of British Gas, Metro Bank, and NatWest.
A leading authority on sales management, employee engagement and satisfaction, and customer experience, Chris holds Non-Executive Director positions at multiple organisations, and has been awarded UK Non-Executive Director (NED) of the Year, Most Outstanding Employer, and Britain’s Best Boss.
He has studied for a range of topics including strategic retail management at Manchester Business School, performance management, and executive coaching at Hult Ashridge, customer experience at Duke University, managing strategic risk at The Wharton School, managing for value creation at INSEAD, and executive leadership from the prestigious Harvard Business School.
Emmanuel Asuquo is a financial speaker, advisor and founder of Noir Excel and The Eman Effect. He works with individuals and business owners to help them plan and prepare for their financial future.
Emmanuel has a fun, energetic and passionate delivery style and manages to bring financial advice to life in a relatable and easy-to-understand way. The feedback from his seminars and talks has been extremely positive and he looks forward to helping change the lives of many more people.
A personable, down-to-earth, entertaining character, Emmanuel Asuquo’s career has been driven by his desire to help everyone with their finances, making him the perfect speaker for all audiences.
Caroline Scott is an engaging television presenter, panel moderator and broadcast journalist, having grown up hosting Irish television on RTE.
Caroline hosts panels, conferences and interviews for corporate organisations on topics such as gender diversity, ESG, biodiversity, renewable infrastructure and current themes permeating the investment industry.
She studied Law at Trinity College Dublin and worked extensively in the legal profession in the City of London for various asset managers, giving her direct insight into many issues facing corporate entities today.
Incorporating her corporate experiencing with her excellent presentation and communication skills, Caroline Scott makes an excellent, moderator, facilitator and event host.
Named as one of the world’s Top 30 Professional Speakers by Global Guru, and one of the Top 10 Thought Leaders on AI by Thinkers360, Karl Lillrud is one of the most experienced eCommerce business professionals, as well as a business coach, and bestselling author.
His book You, Me and AI (2023), Karl delves into the AI revolution from 54 different angles, underscoring his extensive understanding of the subject. He also explores how AI is transforming society in areas such as education, creativity, work, and our sense of identity, identifying topics including digital immortality, machines understanding spirituality, and the reinvention of democracy through AI governance.
In huge demand, Karl provides keynotes on the topics of business growth, eCommerce, consumer behaviour, and online business strategies. He has worked with and spoken to clients across the globe, from the UK and the US to Norway, Sweden, Spain, and France.
For over a decade, Andrew Vorster was the Head of Technology Research for Visa Europe, gaining a reputation for fresh thinking, and proposing pragmatic solutions to complex problems.
Andrew has over 30 years of experience identifying and tracking trends in technology and business behaviours across a variety of industries. His colourful and engaging storytelling drawn from his real-life experiences helps businesses to harness the current pace of change, identify the opportunities it presents, and stimulates transformation.
David Rowan is one of the world’s leading technology speakers and thought leaders.
He is founding UK Editor-in-Chief of the highly respected WIRED magazine, and author of Amazon #1 business bestseller Non-Bullshit Innovation: Radical Ideas from the World’s Smartest Minds (Penguin). David Rowan has delivered over 600 keynote talks around the world and event moderator for governments, WIRED, TED and the World Economic Forum.
Elsewhere he is technology columnist on The Times, GQ and Condé Nast Traveller. Not just a speaker, David Rowan practice’s what he preaches, being an active adviser to & investor in 60+ tech start-ups to date.
Jeremy White is a public speaker and executive editor of Wired, the influential technology and trends magazine that covers the innovations and businesses building the future.
In charge of analysing and identifying emerging trends and technological shifts that will affect both consumers and businesses, Jeremy is an expert speaker in a multitude of subjects from the Internet of Things to AI, smart homes to cybersecurity, autonomous cars to innovation in the financial sector.
His expansive knowledge of the product world and forecasting design and tech trends has seen him be commissioned for consultancy services to some of the world’s largest consumer brands on industrial design and user experience.
Danni Hewson is an accomplished financial commentator, broadcaster, and corporate event host, with over two decades of experience covering business, markets, and personal finance.
Her career began in journalism, but she rose to national prominence as the trusted voice of business news on BBC Radio 5 Live, fronting the flagship programme Wake Up To Money. She also became a familiar presence on BBC Breakfast, the BBC News Channel, and the BBC World Service, where her clear, engaging delivery helped demystify complex financial stories for a wide audience.
Today, Danni serves as a Financial Analyst at AJ Bell, where she delivers expert analysis and insightful commentary on everything from global markets and economic trends to household budgeting and investment strategies. Her work spans broadcast media, digital platforms, and live events. Danni has appeared on a number of media platforms and podcasts, including Talk TV sharing her financial analysis and expertise.
Highly sought after as an MC, panel moderator, and conference chair, Danni has partnered with clients across the corporate sector, financial services, and public bodies. She is also a founding ambassador for AJ Bell’s Money Matters campaign, advocating for greater financial confidence among women, and co-hosts its popular bi-weekly podcast covering practical money topics.
