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Friday, May 15, 2015

• 1:20pm - 2:15pm PDT

  Session I: Entrepreneurial Finance: The Venture View

  Nick Shalek - Ribbit Capital

  Ribbit Capital is a leading venture capital firm in financial technology.  Nick will provide an introduction to the entrepreneurial finance area, and the disruptive potential of merging new technologies into financial markets.

• 1:21pm - 2:15pm PDT

  Session II: Silicon Valley Meets Wall Street: Algorithmic Investing

  Andy Rachleff - Chairman and Co-Founder, WealthFront

  Jeff Maggioncalda - Co-Founder, CEO from 1997-2015, and Senior Advisor, Financial Engines
   

  Moderator: 

  John Shoven -  Charles Schwab Professor of Economics and Trione Director of SIEPR

  
  Two of the leading companies using algorithmic investing to better serve investors will discuss their experiences from founding to "blue chip" status, and how pioneering finance research transforms into entrepreneurial success.

• 2:20pm - 3:00pm PDT

  Session III: Safe and Fair by Design: Making Financial Technology Serve Investors and Consumers

  Mark Donohue, Cristie March, and Steve Buchholz, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

  Dan Aisen - IEX
  
  IEX became famous as the "white knight" startup in the book Flashboys.  By algorithm design, IEX seeks to level the playing field for investors and high-frequency traders.  Joining the discussion are lead members of the San Francisco office of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, tasked with ensuring entrepreneurial finance companies are fair and transparent.  

• 3:00pm - 3:55pm PDT

  Session IV: New Opportunities: Financial Technology Startups

  Robin Hood - Vladimir Tenev

  Invoice2go - Brendan Kereiakes
  CreditKarma - Rama Katkar
  Venmo - Esther Jang
   
  Entrepreneurs are challenging almost all aspects of traditional finance.  Join the discussion with some of the most exciting startups creating new payment systems, consumer credit opportunities, and innovative brokerages.