# 2025 NYU Stern Fintech Conference

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##  NYU Stern Fintech Conference: Fintech and the Future 2025

**Friday, February 28, 2025 from 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM EST**
Join leading academics, top investors, innovative startups, and forward-thinking financial institutions in the Fintech space, with an exciting lineup of fireside chats and panel discussions.

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##  Conference Speakers

[ ![Charlotte Asdal](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2025-03/c_asdal.jpeg?h=f7495f53&itok=OEe1MNev)

](https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlotte-asdal-620a499b/) [##  Charlotte Asdal

](https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlotte-asdal-620a499b/)China Risk Advisor with the Asdal Advisory Group

[BIO](https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlotte-asdal-620a499b/)

[ ![Kirsten Asdal](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2025-03/k_asdal.jpeg?h=f7495f53&itok=U0ZkMMz-)

](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirsten-asdal/) [##  Kirsten Asdal

](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirsten-asdal/)China Risk Advisor with the Asdal Advisory Group

[BIO](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirsten-asdal/)

[ ![KD](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2023-04/Kathleen%20DeRose_Headshot.jpg?h=c63721b7&itok=bJHSGabu)

](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/kathleen-derose) [##  Kathleen DeRose

](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/kathleen-derose)Fintech Director of the Fubon Center at NYU Stern

[Bio](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/kathleen-derose)

[ ![Adrienne Harris](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2025-03/a_harris.jpeg?h=707be63d&itok=Jifp8BSh)

](https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrienneaharris/) [##  Adrienne A. Harris

](https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrienneaharris/)Superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services

[BIO](https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrienneaharris/)

[ ![Caetano Lacerda](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2025-03/lacerda.png?h=01e15906&itok=-MdZvMMJ)

](https://www.linkedin.com/in/caetanolacerda/) [##  Caetano Lacerda

](https://www.linkedin.com/in/caetanolacerda/)CEO and co-founder of Barte

[BIO](https://www.linkedin.com/in/caetanolacerda/)

[ ![Alondra Nelson](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2025-03/nelson.jpg?h=01e15906&itok=18FpjDFn)

](https://www.linkedin.com/in/alondranelson/) [##  Alondra Nelson

](https://www.linkedin.com/in/alondranelson/)Former Deputy Assistant to President Joe Biden and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

[BIO](https://www.linkedin.com/in/alondranelson/)

[ ![Abhishant Pant](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2025-03/pant.png?h=598dae58&itok=nIYiHJOw)

](https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhishantpant/) [##  Abhishant Pant

](https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhishantpant/)Founder of the Fintech Meetup

[BIO](https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhishantpant/)

[ ![Marshall Porter](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2025-03/porter.png?h=01e15906&itok=z1vW94IW)

](https://www.linkedin.com/in/marshall/) [##  Marshall Porter

](https://www.linkedin.com/in/marshall/)General Partner at AlleyCorp

[BIO](https://www.linkedin.com/in/marshall/)

[ ![Maria Ressa](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2025-03/maria-ressa.png?h=01e15906&itok=tAu0HGYI)

](https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-ressa-473166/) [##  Maria Ressa

](https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-ressa-473166/)Nobel Laureate and the CEO and Executive Editor at Rappler

[BIO](https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-ressa-473166/)

##  PROGRAM

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Opening Remarks  Kathleen DeRose

Fireside Chat  Adrienne A. Harris
Kathleen DeRose

Practitioner Panel  Marshall Porter
Caetano Lacerda

Abhishant Pant  Abhishant Pant

Fireside Chat  Maria Ressa
Kathleen DeRose

"Party Playbook: Ant Group, DeepSeek, and China’s Tech Agenda”  Kirsten Asdal
Charlotte Asdal

Fireside Chat  Alondra Nelson
Kathleen DeRose