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Startup Showcase - Future of FinTech Gary Event

With Dustin Lucien (COO, Betterment), Charles Birnbaum (Bessemer Venture Partners), Tom Ryan (Head, Anthemis N. America), Sunny Parikh (Dir., Partnership Fund for NYC), Victoria Cacicedo (Head of Platform, Startupbootcamp Fintech).

	Anchin Block, 1375 Broadway, 18th Fl
	Oct 18 (Tue) , 2016 @ 05:30 PM
	$35

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MIT Enterprise Forum of NYC Presents:
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A dollar saved is a dollar earned, the saying goes. And 21stcentury digital trends are rapidly reshaping how and where we invest. A host of tools and platforms are teaching the next generation of investors about investing while allowing them to put their money where their hearts, minds, and money (yes, money) already are.
MITEF of NYCs FinTech Startup Showcase of 2016 will featurepresentations to a panel of experts by five early-stagestartups focused on leveraging web,social media and AI to educatepeople on investments and strategies that areimportant to new investors. Anyone with a bank account or a future investor will benefit from learning about these companies and their innovative technologies. In this new paradigm questions arise such as:
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 What are the best ways to engage and encourage new investors?
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 How is finance leveraging todays mobile, web and cloud technologies?
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 How can this reduce costs for investors, banks and financial institutions?
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Come listen to five startups in the early stages of building their businesses present their plans. Join our esteemed panel of industry experts to gain insight into where the best opportunities are to invest in FinTech today. As in thepast, this event is interactive both the panel of experts and the audience will weigh in on and ask pivotal questions to the presenting startups.
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Dustin Lucien, Chief Operating Officer Betterment
Dustin Lucien is the Chief Operating Officer of Betterment and has been with the company since 2013. Prior to becoming COO, Dustin served as Betterment's Chief Technology Officer, as well as the VP of Engineering. Dustin received his Bachelors degree in Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University, as well as his Masters degree in Biomedical Imaging & Computing.
 
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Charles Birnbaum Investment Team Bessemer Venture Partners
Charles Birnbaum joined Bessemer in 2013 and is a Vice President in the New York office. He focuses on investments in financial services, education, Internet of things and consumer Internet sectors, and has helped lead Bessemer's investments in <A HREF="http://august.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noreferrer nofollow">August Home</A>, <A HREF="https://www.quantopian.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Quantopian</A>, <A HREF="http://www.omsignal.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noreferrer nofollow">OMsignal</A>, <A HREF="https://www.abacus.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Abacus</A>, <A HREF="http://brightbytes.net/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noreferrer nofollow">BrightBytes</A> and <A HREF="http://www.mainstreethub.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Main Street Hub</A>. He currently represents BVP as a director at United Capital and is actively involved at August Home, Betterment, BrightBytes, Main Street Hub, OMsignal, Quantopian and Yodle.
 
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Tom Ryan Head of Anthemis North America Anthemis
Tom Ryan leads Anthemis North America from the firms New York offices. Prior to joining Anthemis, Tom oversaw investments in early stage media technology companies for Anthemis sister company, Archer Gray. Tom was also a Director at Barclays investment bank for nine years, overseeing sales, product and marketing initiatives within the firms BARX electronic markets business in London and New York. Prior to joining Barclays, Tom was responsible for marketing strategy for eSpeed and Cantor Fitzgerald across the firms brokerage, market data, banking and gaming businesses. Tom currently serves as a mentor to the Barclays Accelerator New York powered by Techstars and the University of Marylands Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship.
 
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Sunny Parikh Director Partnership Fund for New York City
Sunny Parikh focuses on the FinTech and Digital Health sectors at the Partnership Fund. As part of his role, he leads the FinTech Innovation Lab, which works collaboratively with growth stage companies and 25+ Financial Institutions in NY to help develop cutting edge technology products for the financial services industry. Prior to the Partnership Fund, Sunny was the Director of Strategy & Business Development at RedVision, a real estate data platform. Previously, Sunny was an Investment Associate at Updata Partners focusing on growth-equity technology investments including RedVision. Prior to Updata Partners, Sunny worked in technology investment banking at ThinkEquity. He holds a dual BS/MBA from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.

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Victoria Cacicedo Head of Platform, Startupbootcamp Fintech
Victoria joined Startupbootcamp (SBC) Fintech NY in February 2016. With more than 15 programs in 13 cities, SBC is a global industry-sponsored accelerator network that invests financial, technical and human capital in rising startups . As Head of Platform for the New York team, Victoria leads the startup scouting efforts. She diligenced 420+ early stage startups from multiple sectors in 40+ countries for the accelerators 2016 cohort. She is also responsible for building a community of local investors, industry experts, and mentors. Previously, she worked at Goldman Sachs on a cross-asset sales and trading desk for sophisticated individuals, family offices, and institutional investor. Victoria graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering.

Presenting Companies
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Event sponsor
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