Luxembourg is set to welcome more than 5,000 IT, finance, banking, space, web, manufacturing and marketing representatives, as well as investors, entrepreneurs and start-ups from over 70 countries o on 9 and 10 May for this year’s ICT Spring.
To discuss these FinTech topics, the line up includes Harrie Vollard (Head of Innovation & FinTech, Rabobank), Kim Fuglsang (Head of MobilePay Operational Excellence, Danske Bank), Daniel Drummer (VP Fintech Strategy & Partnerships, J.P. Morgan), Matteo Carbone (Founder and Director, Connected Insurance Observatory), Nicolas Mackel (CEO of Luxembourg for Finance), Nadia Manzari (Head of Innovation, Payments, Markets Infrastructures and Governance, CSSF), Nasir Zubairi (CEO, Luxembourg House of Financial Technology), Pascal Rogiest (CEO, Luxtrust), Jonathan Prince (Co-founder, DigiCash Payments), and Sarah Khabirpour (Head of Strategy, Regulatory Affairs & MarCom, BIL).
Prime Minister Xavier Bettel and Minister of Economy Etienne Schneider will also address the conference.
Digital technologies are constantly revolutionising the financial sector, so the conference will look at whether companies are ready to implement these new processes in order to reduce their costs, tax fraud and to increase security and reliability?
Other subjects covered include the growing use of machines, a space forum, and the ways insurance, fund and regulatory industries are also being affected by technology,
From Ubisoft to Forbes, digital solutions are hitting every single industry, from mobility to entertainment. It plays an essential role in our society and is forcing all sectors to upgrade and reinvent themselves. Virtual reality which allows us to have a unique immersive experience, is now starting to establish itself in numerous sectors and is becoming an important marketing tool. And with the rise of new technologies, customers' expectations can finally become real.
On May 9th and 10th, local and international experts Olivier Schaack (Art Director, Canal+), Anne-Claire Le Conte (former Studio Marketing Manager at the Walt Disney Company), Jean Rognetta (Editorial Director, Forbes France), Emmanuel Vivier (Co-founder of the HUB Institute), Bernard Michaux (SAMSA Film), Georges Mohmmed-Chérif (CEO, Buzzman), Jo Bertram (Head of Northern Europe, Uber), will notably discuss the future of video & movies, the impact of VR, Blockchain and the Internet of Things on their industries, and will also focus on content relevance, storytelling and the importance of customer experience.
Dealing with massive amounts of Data, the rise of Algorithms and the need for Cybersecurity are some of the main trends CIOs keep a close eye on around the world. Cyberattacks are more and more common and companies are being forced to adopt an information security policy to protect their data and the role of CIO is constantly being redefined. Moreover, these trends, along with machine learning, automation and artificial intelligence are completely reinventing manufacturing, one of Luxembourg's historical industries. What are the main threats and opportunities? How can operational excellence be achieved? What's new in AI? These sessions will bring together Paul Schockmel (Vice-President Strategy, Business Development and Marketing, IEE), Raja Chatila (Research Director, CNRS, ISIR - Institute of Intelligent Systems and Robotics), Dr. Robert Plana (Director, Innovation and Ecosystem, GE Digital), Jaap Zuiderveld (VP EMEAI, NVIDIA), Rohitashwa Pant (Vice President, KUKA AG) and many more. In a world where productivity and profit are the top priority, companies must learn how to minimize their costs and waste. Digital transforms all sectors of the economy forcing industrial companies to adapt quickly to change. Not being able to keep up with the new technologies will end up with decline in the near future.
Following the success of last year's Space Forum and with the multiplication of space initiatives launched by the Luxembourg government, the organizers have invited experts from some of world's biggest companies and agencies of the space industry: Airbus Safran Launchers, Arianespace, NASA, ESA, and much more. To discuss mobility, mobile internet, planetary defense, space mining, exploration, data and space innovation in general, Sam Scimemi (Director for International Space Station (ISS), NASA Headquarters), Pete Worden (former Director of NASA Ames Research Center), Jean-Jacques Dordain (former Director of ESA and advisor of spaceresources.lu), Jacques Breton (Senior VP, Sales & Customers, Arianespace), Peter Frans Pauwels (Co-founder of TomTom), Dr. Patrick Michel (Research Director, CNRS), Chris Lewicki (President & CEO, Planetary Resources) and Steve Collard (CEO, O3b Networks) will meet in Luxembourg next May. The spatial sector is of paramount importance in the high-tech industry. Its crucial challenge is the speed of data highways as well as securing the cyberspace. Technological innovations are required for this growing sector because of the importance of spatial telecommunication on earth.
As part of the worldwide ICT community, the aim of ICT Spring Europe is to encourage emulation and networking between CIOs, innovation managers, start-ups, researchers and venture capitalists on a European scale: 500 guests are expected on the evening of the first day of the conference (May 9th) for the European ICT Awards Dinner and Ceremony. Its aim is to reward the best practices in the ICT field.
For more information and to register, see their website: www.ictspring.com
