Fintech Is Femme Leadership Summit: AI Edition
San Francisco, let’s talk fintech, AI, and the future — welcome to the Fintech Is Femme Leadership Summit.
📅 San Francisco · October 8 · SF Tech Week
Built for 200 funded fintech founders, investors, and industry leaders navigating growth, GTM, AI, and performance.
Hosted at The Green Room, San Francisco.
Why AI, Why Now
To change the story of AI in finance, we need to change the storytellers.
This year, the Fintech Is Femme Leadership Summit goes AI Edition — not chasing the hype, but unlocking the fundamental strategies to scale, raise, and lead with AI in 2025.
Think tactical frameworks, unfiltered conversations, and founders showing exactly how they’re weaving AI into product, GTM, and growth.
Who’s in the Room?
✨ Fintech founders scaling, fundraising, and building for the future
✨ Investors sourcing the next breakout AI-native fintechs
✨ Operators + execs where finance meets technology (and disruption)
What You’ll Get
🚀 Transparent founder stories
🚀 Investor insights you actually need
🚀 Playbooks that work (and what doesn’t)
🚀 Curated networking that puts you in front of the people who can change your career or company’s trajectory
👉 Only 200 seats.
This isn’t just another AI panel. This is where fintech’s boldest leaders rewrite the playbook.
Agenda at a Glance
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Doors Open + Networking Brunch ☕
Arrive early, grab coffee, and start building connections before the day kicks off.
1:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Welcome Remarks
With Nicole Casperson & Asya Bradley, VC partnership lead at Stripe.
Content Block 1: AI in Action
1:15 PM – 1:45 PM – Fireside Chat: AI in Action: Real Strategies for Fintech Growth
1:45 PM – 2:15 PM – Panel Discussion: Integrating AI Into Your Business Channels — From Hype to ROI
2:15 PM – 2:20 PM – Founder’s Spotlight
2:20 PM – 3:20 PM
The Power Hour: Curated Networking 🤝
Structured, high-impact networking designed for meaningful founder, investor, and partner connections.
3:20 PM – 3:30 PM – Break + Refresh
Content Block 2: Identity & Fraud
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM – Fireside Chat: It’s Personal: Reclaiming Identity in a Digital World
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM – Panel Discussion: The Fraud Frontier: Designing for Trust & Defending the User
4:30 PM – 4:40 PM – Founder’s Spotlight
4:40 PM – 4:55 PM – Break + Connection Time
Content Block 3: Leadership & Performance
4:55 PM – 5:25 PM – Fintech Mavericks LIVE: Real Stories of Founder Resilience & Growth
5:25 PM – 5:55 PM – Panel Discussion: Human First: Bringing EQ Back to B2B Relationships in the AI age
5:55 PM – 6:10 PM
15-minute interactive Networking activation
Startup Pitch Competition
6:10 PM – 6:40 PM – 3 Fintech Founders Pitch Live + Rapid Q&A
6:40 PM – 7:00 PM – Judges’ Deliberation + Audience Choice Voting
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Wellness Hour & Mixer 🍸
Unwind, connect, and celebrate the day with peers and partners.
Why Attend?
Get insider strategies from top investors, operators, and founders
Build genuine, high-value connections with people who can move your business forward
Walk away with actionable playbooks for growth, fundraising, and leadership
Access a curated community of innovators shaping the future of fintech
Interested in Sponsoring?
We offer sponsorship packages that put your brand in front of 200+ founders, investors, and fintech leaders. Opportunities include:
Networking Brunch (Presented by YOUR BRAND)
Pitch Competition Sponsorship
Panel & Content Sponsorships
VIP Lounge & Mixer Activations
Email collab@fintechisfemme.co to discuss sponsorship opportunities.
Images from last year's event at the Chandran Gallery...
About:
Fintech Is Femme is a media company and community dedicated to shaping fintech's future. The publication provides news and analysis on women-led companies, from innovative startups to established institutions, showcasing their impact and vision through an industry-leading newsletter, podcast, and event series.
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Nicole Casperson is an award-winning journalist, author of Fintech Feminists, and one of the most influential voices shaping the future of fintech. As the Founder and CEO of Fintech Is Femme, she leads a media and events platform that reaches 50,000+ industry operators, founders, and investors—all united by a mission to build a more inclusive financial system. Through her high-impact newsletter, podcasts, and packed event series, Nicole delivers the kind of smart, bold analysis that’s defining a new era of fintech leadership. She also lectures at Parsons School of Design, contributes to Forbes, speaks on global stages, and champions women as fintech’s most powerful—and overlooked—advantage.