Master Class Lyon "Fintech: AI and Disruption in the Financial Sector, Opportunities in Times of Uncertainty"

Master Class Description

Periods of uncertainty often accelerate innovation, and the financial sector illustrates this dynamic clearly. In the context of geopolitical tensions, countries and regions such as Brazil and the European Union are reassessing their financial ecosystems to reduce dependence on U.S. and other global incumbents in critical infrastructure, including Visa and Mastercard in payments or BlackRock’s iShares in ETFs. Initiatives such as central bank digital currencies, CBDCs, reflect a broader push for financial sovereignty, supported by political backing for new technologies and alternative business models.

At the same time, artificial intelligence, tokenisation and predictive markets, among the fastest growing segments of the industry, are creating significant opportunities for disruption and structural change. Their expansion is unfolding alongside increasingly complex regulatory frameworks, making the interaction between innovation and oversight a central issue for the sector.

Professor Biography

Adjunct Professor at IE Business School and Visiting Professor at the Università delgi Studi di Trento, lecturing on Finance, Innovation and Social Impact Investment, Pablo graduated in Business Management at ESADE (Barcelona, Spain), is a CEMS Master in International Management by HEC (Paris, France) and holds an MBA from Insead (Fontainebleau, France).

Former GEC manager and BCG consultant, he later developed a career as entrepreneur and Business Angel, managing or investing in a number of startups. He currently advises corporations and startups on strategy and digitalisation, and mentors in the international accelerators Finnovista and Startup Bootcamp.

Pablo is a Social Impact Investment, Stakeholder Capitalism and UBI (Universal Basic Income) advocate

Agenda

18h30 – 19h00 : Welcoming attendees

19h00 – 20h30 : Master Class

20h30 – 21h30 : Networking Drink