Morning General Session
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
GLOBAL DISCUSSIONS, DIVERSE SPEAKERS
Event Schedule
DAY 1 - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24
Breakfast Reception
Registration
and Check-In
7:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Opening General Session
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
“Bridgetown Market”
Lunch Reception
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Deep Dive #1 Banking Revolution
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Deep Dive #2 Payments Innovation
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Deep Dive #3 Artificial Intelligence
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Afternoon
Break
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Sponsored
Meetup #1
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Sponsored
Meetup #2
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Deep Dive #4
Open Finance
3:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Deep Dive #5
Modernizing
Central Banking
3:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Deep Dive #6
WEALTH BUILDING
3:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Night at Ilaro Court
The Official Residence of
the Prime Minister of Barbados
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Shuttle Buses to Ilaro Court
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Shuttle Buses to Sam Lord’s
9:30 PM – 10:30 PM
DAY 2 - THURSDAY, JANUARY 25
Breakfast Reception
Registration
and Check-In
7:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Morning Break
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Sponsored
Meetup #3
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Sponsored
Meetup #4
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Deep Dive #7
DIGITAL ASSETS & WEB3
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Deep Dive #8 Future of Commerce
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Deep Dive #9
Climate Fintech
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Grab-N-Go-Lunch
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Shuttle Buses to Tech Tours
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Island Tech
Tour 1
2:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Island Tech
Tour 2
2:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Island Tech
Tour 3
2:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Shuttle buses to Sam Lord’s
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Sunset Cocktails
at Sam Lord’s Castle
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
VIP Reception
(invite-only)
8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
DAY 3 - FRIDAY, JANUARY 26
Breakfast Reception
Registration
and Check-In
7:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Closing General Session – Part 1,
including Startup Pitch Finals
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Morning Break
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Sponsored
Meetup #5
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Sponsored
Meetup #6
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Closing General Session – Part 2,
including Startup Pitch Finals
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Shuttle Buses to Catamaran Cruise
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Sunset Catamaran Cruise
(optional add-on)
3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Shuttle Buses to Sam Lord’s
7:00 PM – 7:30 PM
FIX 2024
DEEP DIVE CONTENT TRACKS!
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
From ChatGPT to robo advice, how is artificial intelligence transforming financial services? And what are the ethical issues we are facing in this AI revolution?
BUILDING TRUST
Building trust is essential for financial services providers. What are the biggest threats? How can fintechs, regulators, and law enforcement mitigate bad actors while allowing financial innovation to thrive?
BANKING (R)EVOLUTION
A new wave of mobile-first banking solutions are providing innovative ways for the previously unbanked or underbanked consumers to access financial services. What’s next for the evolution – or revolution – in banking?
CLIMATE FINTECH
Green Money, Blue Planet: How can fintech powered solutions help protect our fragile planet and provide for those most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change?
DIGITAL IDENTITY
Digital identity is foundational to access and trust in the digital financial economy. How do we protect people’s privacy and security while enabling them to access the financial services they need?
FUTURE OF COMMERCE
From the smallest main street storefronts to gig economy marketplaces to global e-commerce giants, how are fintech solutions powering the future of where, when and how people shop?
MODERNIZING CENTRAL BANKING
Central banks around the world are responding to new technologies and increased adoption of digital payments. What are the opportunities for increased financial efficiency and inclusion? Are CBDCs the future of money?
OPEN FINANCE
Banking’s complex and siloed legacy infrastructure hinders innovation but we’re on the cusp of a new horizon where financial data is securely and reliably shared. What is the promise – and what are the perils – of open banking?
PAYMENTS INNOVATION
Powered by cryptocurrency, mobility, social networks and new real-time solutions, the next chapter for digital payments will transform business and change lives.