CEMC Fintech Innovation Summit – ‘Innovate or Die’ –Commences Tomorrow
LAGUNA NIGEL, Calif. (PRWEB) June 03, 2018 -- CEMC (Commercial Equipment Marketplace Council), the executive think-tank of senior corporate leaders in Fintech, Asset Finance and Purchase, today announced that they will be meeting for their second annual Innovation Summit at the Ritz Carlton Laguna Beach for the next three days to discuss artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain, internet of things, smart contracts, big data and the sharing economy.
Keynote speakers include:
• Jonathan Andrew, CEO/Global Head, Siemens Financial Services
• Paul Zikopoulos, VP Big Data Analytics for IBM
• Pablos Holman, Futurist, Inventor, Security Expert, Hacker, Intellectual Ventures
• Dr. Michael Gervais, High-performance Psychologist
As well as, Maciej Kranz, Vice President, Strategic Innovation Group at Cisco Systems and business leaders from Genpact, LiquidX, Currency, Filament, Lendit, Guggenheim, ZestFinance and many more.
Some 140 leading senior executives will share their experience and approach to shaping the future of the Equipment and Financial Services industries. Participants will include Fortune 500 companies, tech startups, OEMs, capital providers, publishers, Fintech’s, and many more.
The CEMC was launched in 2016 and co-founded by Currency Capital and The Alta Group to foster a community of leaders focused at the intersection of the equipment finance industry and financial technology.
Charles Anderson, CEMC Executive Director, and CEO of founding sponsor Currency Capital, commented, “We are excited to pair up, at this year’s summit, industry leaders representing companies of all sizes and from a range of industries. Everything from adoption, invention and investment will be discussed and the broadest array of perspectives will be shared. Nothing’s a better catalyst for change than having leading, like-minded industry leaders together to drive disruption across asset finance and purchase.”
Sandhills Publishing is the CEMC 2018 Official Sponsor. “Since joining the event last year, it has been exciting to forge relationships with other members of the community and work hand-in-hand to affect meaningful change in the asset purchase and finance industry,” said Shawn Peed, COO at Sandhills Publishing.
As in previous events, discussions will be kept private to encourage the free exchange of ideas among participants. The Innovation Summit is a unique opportunity to reach an exclusive group of leaders and disruptors who will inspire each other to rethink and innovate their business practices.
Summit participants will stay at the Ritz Carlton over the duration of the event and will participate in a series of discussions, presentations, Q&A sessions as well as casual networking opportunities.
About CEMC
CEMC is a community of corporate practitioners in Fintech, equipment financing and purchase. Its charter is to create a forum in which industry executives can get the insight, interaction, and information they need to make good business decisions. Established in 2016, CEMC provides capital providers, online equipment sellers and equipment industry leaders and practitioners with educational seminars, benchmarking surveys, group workshops, an annual Summit and retreat, white papers by expert faculty, a professional networking web site, and regional working groups.
CEMC’s founding sponsors are Currency Capital and The Alta Group.
For more information about CEMC membership or otherwise, please visit http://www.cemcouncil.com/current_event/innovation2018/
About CURRENCY
At Currency, we're changing what's possible in the asset purchase & finance industry. Our core purpose is to make complex transactions radically simple for every business. We strive to be the most technology-forward transaction enablement company. Every day we work together to extend the payment methods buyers desire most to the platforms sellers leverage to promote their products. Our financing products originate, process and close high-quality transactions through an ecosystem of buyers (providing instant, competitive options), sellers (enabling them to sell more equipment) and banks (delivering cost-efficient access to deal flow). The result of these efforts is Currency, and since embarking on this journey, we’ve processed over $700 million in business transactions. For more information, visit http://www.currencycap.com.
Eric Foster, Currency Capital, +1 310-571-9531, [email protected]
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