Bio

A former Banker, Helene’s most recent corporate role is as Interim Director with the think tank LIBF Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation, having previously created and led the Fintech Professional Education Programmes for LIBF’s Centre for Digital Finance. A FinTech Programme Director, entrepreneur, educator and author, her career boasts a number of ‘firsts’, including the FinTech Scale Programme for Rainmaking, the Programme of Education and Events for Innovate Finance, the FinTech Entrepreneurship Masters’ for UCL. Board and advisory roles: RegTech Kalgera, Skillwork development house, and the UK Digital Bank Pennyworth. She is a Trustee for the International Longevity Centre, and a Board member of the ICAEW Financial Services Faculty. On the CW 100 Women in Tech Award list, the Innovate Finance Women in FinTech Power List, & the Fintech Magazine 100 Women in Fintech list, she is also on the Exec Steering Committee of the CapGemini Global FinTech Report, the Advisory Board for MoneyLive. Her book ‘Reinventing Banking & Finance: Frameworks to navigate global fintech innovation’ (Kogan), was the #1 banking book for 2021/22 by Investopedia.

Speaking Topics

Managing the Longevity Risk: A Financial Services Perspective (or how diaper sales became a barometer for the impact of our changing population on financial services and beyond.)

As life expectancy continues to increase in many of the world’s advanced economies, the acknowledgment of and planning for the financial risks associated with people living longer, longevity risk, in both the public and private sectors, have not kept pace.

Are we sleepwalking into a crisis in fiscal sustainability or is there still time to take offensive action and avoid the unanticipated financial consequences of increasing life expectancy but not necessarily increased productivity?

What role do financial institutions, governments, funds, educators, and tech businesses have to play in bringing about effective solutions that can be implemented swiftly and safely at scale? Could the use and integration of the transformative power of emerging technologies act as a powerful ally in navigating this complex challenge by shedding new light on risk, investments, and the creation and delivery of new products and services in financial services? How long can we continue to use old tools to build a new world order?

How to Foster Successful Fintech/Corporate Partnerships

• To license or not to license, that is the question
• What communities should you engage with for success
• Strategies for branding and marketing
• What are the ingredients for the best partnerships
• What about apps?