Jeannette talks to Sarah Williams-Gardener, the CEO of FinTech Wales, during Wales Tech Week. They discuss the mission of FinTech Wales to give a voice to FinTech businesses in Wales and showcase their solutions on a global stage. They also delve into the importance of collaboration, mentoring, and creating a supportive community within the FinTech industry.
Sarah shares her personal journey in the tech sector, her passion for fairness and philanthropy, and the impact of her own experience with cancer on her desire to give back. They touch on the power of networking, the exciting advancements in AI and technology, and the role of FinTech in creating a more equitable and inclusive world
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Fintech Wales focuses on skills and talent development, investment and funding, building a collaborative community, and promoting businesses in Wales.
The organisation helps bridge the gap for young entrepreneurs by providing mentoring, connections, and support in turning their technical innovations into successful businesses.
Fintech has the potential to create a more level playing field by making financial services and technology more accessible to a wider range of people.
Embracing technology, such as AI, can lead to positive changes in various sectors, but it is important to ensure ethical use, diversity of thinking, and inclusivity in its development and implementation
BEST MOMENTS
"We need to be much louder and prouder about what we have here in our region, what's being developed in our valleys, what's being quietly fed into many systems both in the UK and globally."
"FinTech Wales is about convening, it's about convening groups of people, it's about creating conversations and it's about encouraging collaboration."
"I think it's really important to give. Giving is a wonderful thing to do. I don't give to get. And so I think it's how you take yourself into those environments."
"I think we need to be really mindful about training people to network. It is absolutely building connections. But it is building them with generosity and with purpose."
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ABOUT THE GUEST
Sarah Williams-Gardener is the CEO at FinTech Wales, the not-for-profit members organisation establishing and empowering Wales as a globally recognised hub of FinTech excellence.
Sarah spent 17 years at IBM, latterly as Government Affairs Director with Government departments, as well as working on commercial and innovation projects. She was also a founding member of the team behind the challenger bank Starling. Since leaving Starling in June 2019, Sarah held an interim CEO role at charity Hope for Children, and she supported the early stage set up at Fair 4 All Finance where she leads the consumer insights, market and product design.
As well as being the current CEO for FinTech Wales, Sarah is a trustee for Surviving Economic Abuse."
FinTech Wales' socials to tag into promotional activity:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/fintech-wales/?viewAsMember=true
twitter - @WalesFintech
ABOUT THE HOST
Jeannette Linfoot is a highly regarded senior executive, property investor, board advisor, and business mentor with over 25 years of global professional business experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality, and property sectors. Having bought, ran, and sold businesses all over the world, Jeannette now has a portfolio of her own businesses and also advises and mentors other business leaders to drive forward their strategies as well as their own personal development.
Jeannette is a down-to-earth leader, a passionate champion for diversity & inclusion, and a huge advocate of nurturing talent so every person can unleash their full potential and live their dreams.
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