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Dan Schulman
Dan Schulman is focused on democratizing the global financial services system and improving the financial health of people, families, and businesses around the world. With extensive experience in payments, e-commerce and mobile technology,
Dan led PayPal to empower people in their financial lives and reimagine how merchants can continually strengthen their businesses.
Dan previously served as Group President at American Express. Prior to joining American Express, Dan was President of the Prepaid Group at Sprint Nextel Corporation following its acquisition of Virgin Mobile USA, Inc., where he led the company as its founding CEO for eight years. Earlier in his career, Dan was President and CEO of Priceline Group, Inc., where he led the company through a period of rapid growth and expansion. He also spent 18 years at AT&T, where he held a series of positions, including President of the Consumer Markets Division. Dan is actively involved in the World Economic Forum, as a member of the International Business Council, and the Board of Governors and Board of Stewards for the Future of Financial & Monetary Systems platform.
Christian Lindner
Christian Lindner is Germany’s Federal Minister of Finance and a member of the German parliament (Bundestag).
Lindner was elected party leader of the Free Democrats in December 2013. As chairman of the Free Democrats Parliamentary Group (2017-2021) Christian Lindner established a constructive and successful parliamentary group in the German Bundestag.
Lindner studied political science, philosophy and public law at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University in Bonn. Between 1997 and 2004 he owned an advertising agency and was co-founder of an IT-business. Lindner is a major of the German Air Force reserve.
Hélène Falchier
Hélène Falchier is a Partner at Portage, a global fintech investor with $2.5B AUM.
As a member of Portage, Hélène leads European investments including startups like Mooncard and CLARK. She is one of Europe's pioneer fintech investors, both at the early and growth stages.
Prior to Portage, she founded and served as CEO of Open CNP, the corporate venture program of CNP Assurances (“CNP”). During this period, Open CNP supported startups such as Lydia, October and Alan. Hélène was also CNP’s Head of Private Equity, managing a €7.5bn AUM portfolio with investments in Europe and the US. Before joining CNP, she served as the Head of Investments in real estate, private equity and stocks for Ecureuil Vie. Hélène holds a Master’s degree in economics and an Executive MBA from HEC Paris.
Valentin Stalf
Valentin Stalf is the CEO and Co-Founder of N26, Europe’s leading digital bank.
Having founded the company in 2013, he leads its team of 1,500 highly skilled professionals from more than 80 nationalities. N26 offers a current account with a simple and secure platform for all financial needs, including saving, investing, and lending. Processing over 130 billion EUR in transaction volume per year, the company enables millions of customers across 24 European markets to improve their financial wellbeing, while protecting their finances using state-of-the-art technology.