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Fintech Generations Conference 2026

he Fintech Generations Conference is the Southeast’s premier gathering for innovators and leaders in finance and insurance, fostering collaboration and cutting-edge ideas. Now in its 11th year, it connects entrepreneurs, investors, and thought leaders to nurture the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Attendees engage with over 4,500 peers, learn from 500+ speakers,…

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20Voices

25Underwriters

0Exhibitors

0On the bill · sessions

42Companies · in total

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The Voices

Programmed at Fintech, in alphabetical order.

Andy Vitale

VP, Head of Product Design & AI Center of Excellence · Taxwell

Armando A Argueta

Director of Early Stage Fintech - National Fintech Team · Silicon Valley Bank

Brian Dobrodziej

Global Head of Capital Markets · Version 1

Chris Johnston

Founder & CEO · Adoreboard

Debjani Mitra

Product Lead · Stripe

Eric Fender

Enterprise Transformation Executive | AI-Driven Process Optimization & Innovation · Truist

Ervin Brabham

Industry Specialist - Banking · AWSI-Financial Services Industry

Greg Brown

Charlotte Angel Fund

Hala Shakra

Director of AI Strategy · LendingTree

John Espey

Chief Growth Officer · Macedon Technologies

Khristian Gutierrez

CEO & Co-Founder · Passport

Kornelia Bastin

Manager, Data Science · LendingTree

Lohita Chamarti

RevTech Labs Capital

Michael Praeger

Co-Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer · AvidXchange

Rickie Robertson

Managing Director · Sia

Ronan Davit

Associate Partner · Sia

Scott Harkey

Executive Director - Payments Strategy · Ally

Steven Smith

Managing Director · Accenture Banking & Capital Markets

Tobi Walter

CoFounders Capital

Victoria Avramović

Executive Director · NC Innovation Council

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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

AIGPlatinum

Brighthouse FinancialPlatinum

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB)Platinum

Fifth Third BankGold

Invest Northern IrelandGold

UNC Charlotte Belk College of BusinessGold

UNC Charlotte College of Computing and InformaticsGold

NC Innovation SandboxSilver

Sia PartnersSilver

BigPandaBronze

BuildSEMedia Partner

Business North CarolinaMedia Partner

Charlotte Fintech WomenCommunity Partner

FinsidersCommunity Partner

Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN)Community Partner

HypepotamusMedia Partner

Key Difference MediaMedia Partner

Method

NC IDEA Foundation

Neon Rose Productions

PayCLTCommunity Partner

RevTech Labs CapitalTitle sponsor

TheFinanceDataMedia Partner

UNCC CO-LAB Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Wayflyer

Intermission

Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 42 companies show up — and 1 bet on three roles at once?

“42 companies. one are betting more than once.”

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

№ 01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House

1All threespeak · spons · exh

24Sponsoringsponsor only

0Exhibitingexhibitor only

17Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

RevTech Labs Capital

№ 02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

65% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

C-suite420%
Founder / Owner15%
VP-level15%
Director / Head of735%
Manager / Lead15%
Product15%
Engineer · IC15%
Other roles420%

Of 20 on the bill · classified by free-text title

№ 03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room

01RevTech Labs CapitalSp·T1V
02AIGSp·P
03BigPandaSp·B
04Brighthouse FinancialSp·P
05BuildSESp·M
06Business North CarolinaSp·M
07Charlotte Fintech WomenSp·C
08Fifth Third BankSp·G
09FinsidersSp·C
10Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN)Sp·C
11HypepotamusSp·M
12Invest Northern IrelandSp·G
13Key Difference MediaSp·M
14MethodSp

№ 04Fig. 04 — By Tier

platinum3

12% of 25

gold4

16% of 25

silver2

8% of 25

bronze1

4% of 25

media partner5

20% of 25

community partner4

16% of 25

title sponsor1

4% of 25

unspecified5

20% of 25