Agenda: Benzinga Fintech Day & Awards 2025

10:10 AM - 10:15 AM
10:10 AM - 10:15 AM (EST)	Main Stage (Hall 2) Main Stage - Opening Remarks More Info 10:10 AM - 10:15 AM (EST) Add To Calendar
10:15 AM - 10:20 AM
10:15 AM - 10:20 AM (EST)	Main Stage (Hall 2) Title Sponsor Welcome More Info Rob Hoffman, WealthCharts 10:15 AM - 10:20 AM (EST) Add To Calendar
10:20 AM - 10:45 AM
10:20 AM - 10:45 AM (EST)	Main Stage (Hall 2) A New Era of Trading Tech More Info Chris Josephs, Autopilot James Putra, TradeStation Group, Inc. Rob Hoffman, WealthCharts Mat Cashman, The Options Industry Council 10:20 AM - 10:45 AM (EST) Add To Calendar
10:40 AM - 10:45 AM
10:40 AM - 10:45 AM (EST)	Emergent Stage Emergent Stage - Opening Remarks More Info 10:40 AM - 10:45 AM (EST) Add To Calendar
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM (EST)	Emergent Stage 24/5 Trading More Info 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM (EST) Add To Calendar		Main Stage (Hall 2) How AI Is Changing Identity More Info Jelena Hoffart, Mastercard Ajay Amlani, Aware, Inc. Priya Murali, Cobalt ID Nate Soffio, Prove 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM (EST) Add To Calendar
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM (EST)	Main Stage (Hall 2) Networking Break More Info 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM (EST) Add To Calendar		Emergent Stage Networking Break More Info 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM (EST) Add To Calendar
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)	Main Stage (Hall 2) Private Markets: A New Age for Retail Investors More Info Andrew Kroculick, Nasdaq Private Market Guillaume Goussault, Yahoo Finance 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM (EST) Add To Calendar		Emergent Stage Stablecoins: Beyond the Hype: Stablecoins cross the chasm into real-world finance More Info Anirudh Pai, Robot Venture 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM (EST) Add To Calendar
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM (EST)	Main Stage (Hall 2) VC's On Fintech Investing: Where Top Investors are Placing Their Next Billion in Fintech More Info Matt Ober, Social Leverage Juliette Bolea, Sound Ventures 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM (EST) Add To Calendar
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM (EST)	Gallery 1 & 2A Lunch More Info 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM (EST) Add To Calendar
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM (EST)	Main Stage (Hall 2) Keynote More Info 1:00 PM - 1:15 PM (EST) Add To Calendar
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM (EST)	Emergent Stage Options Functionality: Next-gen options rails that make volatility a mainstream asset class More Info Mat Cashman, The Options Industry Anthony Rousseau, TradeStation Brent Kochuba, SpotGamma Oliver Renick, Narrative Capital 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM (EST) Add To Calendar		Main Stage (Hall 2) User Retention: Turning tourists into power users: tactics that keep customers trading through bull and bear cycles More Info Andrey Kovalev, Ramp Andrew Lebbos, Benzinga 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM (EST) Add To Calendar
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM (EST)	Emergent Stage Crypto ETFs and Regulation: Green light or red tape? How regulators and builders are navigating the crypto ETFs space More Info 1:45 PM - 2:15 PM (EST) Add To Calendar
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM (EST)	Emergent Stage Crypto ETFs and Regulation: Green light or red tape? How regulators and builders are navigating the crypto ETFs space More Info Mike Willis, CYBER HORNET ETFs Oliver Renick, Narrative Capital 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM (EST) Add To Calendar		Main Stage (Hall 2) Prediction Markets: The Everything Market More Info Robert Prior, ForecastEx Katie Perry, Katie Perry Katie Perry 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM (EST) Add To Calendar
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM (EST)	Emergent Stage Networking Break More Info 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM (EST) Add To Calendar
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM (EST)	Main Stage (Hall 2) How Stocks And Crypto Are Colliding in 2026 More Info Adi Nishandar, NinjaTrader Katie Perry, Katie Perry Katie Perry 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM (EST) Add To Calendar		Emergent Stage How the Buy-Side Evaluates Data Vendors More Info Gregory Kurzman, Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM (EST) Add To Calendar
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM (EST)	Emergent Stage AI and Banking More Info 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM (EST) Add To Calendar
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM (EST)	Main Stage (Hall 2) Dealmaking in Fintech: What to Expect in 2026: IPO's, M&A, and what to expect in fintech dealmaking next year More Info Pierce Crosby, Merchant Seven Sean Kozak, Tickblaze Asael Meir, CohnReznick Asael Meir 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM (EST) Add To Calendar
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM (EST)	Main Stage (Hall 2) AI Agents In Banking: How autonomous agents are changing financial services More Info 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM (EST) Add To Calendar
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM (EST)	Main Stage (Hall 2) Networking Break More Info 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM (EST) Add To Calendar
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM (EST)	Main Stage (Hall 2) Agentic Commerce More Info 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM (EST) Add To Calendar	Emergent Stage Crypto Private Markets: How VC's Are Investing in 2026 More Info 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM (EST) Add To Calendar	Main Stage (Hall 2) AI In Finance: How autonomous agents are changing financial services More Info Adam Dell, Domain Money 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM (EST) Add To Calendar	Emergent Stage AI and Brokerage: Brokerage 3.0: generative agents that surface alpha, execute, and explain the trade in plain English More Info Ray Poloncic, Robinhood Markets Quinton Pike, Polygon.io Steven Orr, Quasar Markets 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM (EST) Add To Calendar
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM (EST)	1st Floor Happy Hour & Bourbon and Bacon More Info 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM (EST) Add To Calendar
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM (EST)	Awards Stage - (Hall 1) Award Show + Closing Remarks More Info 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM (EST) Add To Calendar
5:45 PM - 6:45 PM
5:45 PM - 6:45 PM (EST)	Awards Stage - (Hall 1) Cocktails & Connections - Networking Reception More Info 5:45 PM - 6:45 PM (EST) Add To Calendar

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