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SUMMARY:Fin|Tech|Bio - Sandbox to Scale
DESCRIPTION:Sandbox to Scale\n​Moving AI initiatives beyond experimentation and into business-wide adoption\n​This edition of Fin|Tech|Bio will explore how fintech and biotech businesses can move beyond pilots\, demos and sandbox environments to achieve real-world adoption and scale. \n​Bringing together founders\, corporates\, investors\, researchers and innovation leaders\, this cross-sector session will examine the shared challenges of scaling innovation in highly regulated and data-sensitive industries. \n​Together\, we’ll explore: \n\n\n​The practical steps needed to move from pilot to live business integration. \n\n\n​How to navigate challenges around data\, regulation\, governance and procurement. \n\n\n​How fintech and biotech can learn from one another to build confidence\, secure buy-in and scale successfully. \n\n\n​Speakers and further event information will be announced soon\, so save the date and be among the first to hear when registrations open. \n​Join us for an evening of insights\, networking and discussion as we explore the future of Canary Wharf’s innovation ecosystem. \n​By signing up to this event you agree to receive marketing emails from Level39 and CWG. These will only be about sectoral-relevant events and you can opt out at any time. \n  \nRegister here
URL:https://level39.co/event/fintechbio-sandbox-to-scale/
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SUMMARY:MentorHours39 with Tom Spraggs
DESCRIPTION:​About Tom:\n​With an insurance career that began in 2011\, Tom has focused exclusively on the Financial Lines market\, working with firms that provide professional and technology services to their clients to arrange their financial risk insurance programmes. His experience spans large\, complex placements for firms managing billions in assets\, through to smaller\, boutique advisory businesses. Starting his career at Baronsmead Partners\, Tom progressed to become Head of Asset Management in 2017\, following Baronsmead’s integration into AssuredPartners London. In 2021\, he became Divisional Director at Protean Risk\, a trading name of the Howden Group\, before establishing the UK Retail Team at BMS Group in 2024. \n​Within BMS\, Tom works closely with clients to deliver tailored and easy-to-understand insurance programmes. As well as being accessible and dependable throughout the renewal process\, he and his team provide year-round advisory support on regulatory matters\, claims\, and broader insurance-related issues. \n​Tom specialises in arranging broad\, market-leading coverage for Professional Indemnity (including Tech Liability)\, Crime\, and Directors’ & Officers’ insurance policies. He is committed to ensuring that every client has access to experienced\, specialist advice and guidance. \n​Alongside this offering\, Tom collaborates with several specialist teams within BMS\, enabling clients to access Cyber Liability and General Liability cover as part of a comprehensive\, one-stop solution for their insurance requirements. \n​\n​About Mentor Hours:\n​MentorHours are exclusively for Level39 members. These form part of the weekly curriculum offered to our 180 technology businesses who call Level39 home. For more information\, email the team on members@level39.co
URL:https://level39.co/event/mentorhours39-with-tom-spraggs-2/
LOCATION:Level39
CATEGORIES:Members Only
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SUMMARY:InvestorHours39 with Edward Keelan (Octopus Ventures)
DESCRIPTION:About Ed:\n​Edward Keelan is a Partner at the venture capital firm Octopus Ventures. At Octopus\, Edward leads a £500m venture capital fund focused on high-growth software companies. His responsibilities include team management\, overseeing new investment activity and representing Octopus Ventures on various boards. He is also an occasional angel investor. \n​His career has seen him invest into a multitude of sectors from international sports teams to renewable energy. His career started in San Francisco at the British American Chamber of Commerce\, before joining Rolls Royce\, the startup KorteQ and finally joining Octopus Group in 2008. \n  \n​Criteria:\n​- B2B software (including SaaS and Enterprise AI) \n​- Companies with PMF (usually £0.5m+ ARR) \n​- Companies with UK operations. \n​- Cheques of between £2-20m. \n​ \n​Outside of his work at Octopus\, he has a passion for entrepreneurship. He is a regular speaker at Said Business School\, Oxford University\, on topics surrounding early-stage investment and business strategy. As well as mentoring various small businesses through fundraising and strategic decision making. \n​He has been an advocate for social mobility\, participating in several mentoring programs\, running the highly successful Octopus Ventures work experience week\, and was awarded Career Ready mentor of the year in 2020. \n​In 2020\, was awarded a distinction in his Executive MBA from Said Business School. Following his graduation he decided to share a blog called “The Dyslexic Investor” mapping his journey from the remedial huts at school to Oxford University graduate. Since writing the blog he has regularly spoken and blogged on dyslexic thinking\, and in 2024 he was featured in Jamie Waller’s book “The Dyslexic Edge”. \n​ \n​About InvestorHours:\n​InvestorHours are exclusively for Level39 members. These form part of the weekly curriculum offered to our 180 technology businesses who call Level39 home. For more information\, email the team on members@level39.co
URL:https://level39.co/event/investorhours39-with-octopus-ventures-2/
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SUMMARY:MentorHours39 with Kristina Mydlar
DESCRIPTION:About Kristina: \n​Founder and Fintech Advisor\, Mydlar Consulting\nKristina Mydlar\, known as The Fintech Doctor\, is the founder of Mydlar Consulting\, a London-based advisory firm helping fintech and financial services companies build\, scale\, and commercialise their products. She has over 20 years’ experience across banking\, fintechs\, and startups\, working with founders and leadership teams to drive operational efficiencies\, increase revenue\, and integrate AI into their businesses. \n​Key Criteria: \n\n\n​Size: Startups\, scaling businesses\, VCs\, and larger financial institutions \n\n\n​Stage: All growth stages considered \n\n\n​HQ: Primarily UK-based\, but global fintech clients are also supported \n\n\n​Kristina is an Amazon #1 bestselling author of The Fintech Doctor and is recognised for her pragmatic\, results-focused approach to turning complex ideas into commercially viable\, investable ventures. She combines deep industry expertise with hands-on commercial insight to help companies focus on what truly drives value and deliver measurable impact. \n​ \nAbout Mydlar Consulting:\nMydlar Consulting is a London-based advisory firm specialising in fintech and financial services strategy\, operational optimisation\, and AI integration. The company supports organisations at all stages – from early-stage startups to scaling businesses\, VCs\, and larger financial institutions – to scale effectively\, increase revenue\, and streamline operations while staying commercially competitive. \n​Our mission is to help companies unlock their full potential by focusing on areas such as: \n\n\n​Operational efficiency and process optimisation \n\n\n​Revenue growth and commercial strategy \n\n\n​AI adoption and digital transformation \n\n\n​Product strategy\, launch\, and scaling \n\n\n​By combining sector-specific expertise\, strategic insight\, and practical execution\, Mydlar Consulting works closely with clients to ensure solutions are actionable\, measurable\, and aligned with business goals. The firm’s goal is to help fintech and financial services companies operate more effectively\, grow sustainably\, and remain competitive in an evolving marketplace. \n​ \n​About MentorHours: \n​MentorHours are exclusively for Level39 members. These form part of the weekly curriculum offered to our 180 technology businesses who call Level39 home. For more information\, email the team on members@level39.co
URL:https://level39.co/event/mentorhours39-with-kristina-mydlar-2/
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SUMMARY:MentorHours39 with Garry Leacock
DESCRIPTION:About Garry:\n​Garry is a technology and information security leader who builds things from scratch in regulated environments. \n​ \nKey Areas of Expertise \n\n\n​Information Security & ISMS Build \n\n\n​Technology Risk & Governance \n\n\n​AI Governance & Agentic AI / MCP Security \n\n\n​Regulatory Compliance (FCA-regulated environments) \n\n\n​IT Leadership & Operations \n\n\n​Third-Party & Vendor Risk \n\n\n​Scaling Technology Through Growth \n\n\n​Garry spent six years at Flagstone\, the UK’s leading cash deposit platform\, growing from IT Operations Manager to Head of Technology\, including eighteen months as interim Head of Information Security\, and sat on the Extended Leadership Team. In that time he scaled IT through the business’s growth from 80 to 400+ people\, built the ISMS from the ground up\, drove ISO 27001 to certification readiness\, held Cyber Essentials Plus across four consecutive cycles\, and wrote Flagstone’s first AI governance policy in March 2023\, well before most regulated firms had started asking the question. \n​More recently he co-developed MCP server security guidelines as agentic AI entered the technology estate\, working through data classification\, shadow MCP risk\, and the gaps legacy DLP and CASB tooling can’t cover\, ahead of the NSA’s first MCP security advisory in May 2026. \n​His approach to security is practical over theatrical\, the real win is when governance becomes part of the culture rather than a layer of friction on top of it. He mentors on building governance and AI adoption that hold up to regulatory scrutiny without slowing the business down\, grounded in what’s actually been built and tested\, not theory. \n​ \nAbout MentorHours:\n​MentorHours are exclusively for Level39 members. These form part of the weekly curriculum offered to our 180 technology businesses who call Level39 home. For more information\, email the team on members@level39.co
URL:https://level39.co/event/mentorhours39-with-garry-leacock/
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SUMMARY:FinTech Connect 2026
DESCRIPTION:Level39 members: get in touch with the Membership team for your exclusive discount code for exhibiting and for attending as a visitor \nWe’re pleased to be partnering with FinTech Connect 2026\, bringing together innovators\, financial institutions\, investors and technology leaders to explore the future of financial services. \nAs one of the UK’s leading tech community hubs\, Level39 is looking forward to connecting with founders\, scaleups and ecosystem partners from across fintech and the wider innovation landscape. \nEvent details\n\nDates: 1-2 December 2026\nVenue: Excel London\, Royal Victoria Dock\, London E16 1XL\nRegistration: Free for qualifying financial services professionals\n\nWho should attend?\nFinTech Connect is for professionals working across financial services\, bringing together leaders in technology\, payments\, compliance\, risk\, AI\, digital assets\, corporate finance and marketing. The conference programme is built around the key opportunities and challenges shaping the industry in 2026. \nConference themes\n\nAI in Finance – governance\, model risk\, agentic AI and responsible deployment\nCorporate Finance Innovation – tax transformation\, treasury technology and ERP innovation\nDigital Assets and Tokenisation – institutional custody\, tokenised funds\, CBDCs and digital infrastructure\nPayments Innovation – real-time payments\, embedded finance\, B2B payments and open banking\nFinancial Security and Compliance – DORA\, AI regulation\, AML reform and compliance automation\nDigital Transformation – core banking\, cloud adoption and vendor management\nFinTech Marketing and Growth – financial promotions\, product-led growth and AI-driven personalisation\n\nBeyond the sessions\nFinTech Connect offers plenty of opportunities to connect and discover what’s next in financial technology\, including: \n\n150+ exhibitors showcasing established platforms alongside emerging technology providers.\nStartup Launchpad\, where early and growth-stage fintechs will pitch and demonstrate their latest innovations.\nNetworking with 5\,000+ professionals from across the global financial services ecosystem\, including representatives from HSBC\, Barclays\, Lloyds\, NatWest\, JPMorgan\, Deutsche Bank and BNP Paribas.\nInsights from regulators\, with representatives from the FCA and Bank of England sharing updates on the regulatory developments shaping the future of financial services.\n\nWhether you’re looking to discover new technologies\, build partnerships or stay ahead of industry change\, FinTech Connect provides an opportunity to connect with the people and organisations driving innovation across the sector. \nRegister free  |  View the programme  |  See who attends  |  Enquire about exhibiting \nWe look forward to seeing you there.
URL:https://level39.co/event/fintech-connect-2026/
LOCATION:ExCel London\, Royal Victoria Dock\, 1 Western Gateway\, London\, London\, London\, E16 1XL\, United Kingdom
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