Brandeis GPS Sponsors Events at Boston Fintech Week 2022
October 7, 2022
Panelist Sasidhar Sista and Professor Ahmad Namini greet one another before the panel “Global Fintech Spotlight.” Photo by Ashley McCabe.
Last week, Brandeis University Graduate Professional Studies sponsored Boston Fintech Week, hosted by Fintech Sandbox. The three-day event centered on panels and keynote speakers exploring the intersection of finance, technology, and various other industries like healthcare, education, banking, and more.
Brandeis GPS hosted two events in partnership with Brandeis International Business School. The first was a panel, Global Fintech Spotlight, moderated by Ahmad Namini, Professor of the Practice of Business Analytics at Brandeis University’s International Business School. Panelists engaged about the current state of the industry and where they see potential for growth. The panelists included:
- Tal Sharon, Managing Partner at Equitech Ventures and President at FinTech-Aviv, the Israeli FinTech Association
- Micah Sabovik, Chief Operating Officer and Head of Marketing at MentorWorks Education Capital
- Sasidhar Sista, Co-Founder of GradRight Inc.
- Amitabha Sinha, Pentation Analytics
Eric Rosengren and Stephen Cecchetti speak to a full audience during their event, “A Conversation on Central Bank Digital Currencies.” Photo by Ashley McCabe.
The second sponsored event was A Conversation on Central Bank Digital Currencies, featuring Eric Rosengren, Visiting Professor at the MIT Golub Center for Finance and Policy and the former President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, and Stephen Cecchetti, the Rosen Family Chair in International Finance at Brandeis International Business School. The pair discussed personal and economic benefits of using a digital currency.
Brandeis University hosted a reception to cap off a successful week. The events presented opportunities to make valuable connections with others in the industry, and many fruitful discussions were had.
For more information on the Digital Innovation for FinTech program or any other GPS programs, visit our website.