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FinovateSpring
May 7-9, 2025
Sheraton San Diego Hotel and MarinaSan Diego, CA

Meet executive bankers and fintech innovators

1200+ attendees. 850+ C-level/heads of/directors/VPs. 600+ banks & financial institutions. 200+ start-ups. 200+ VCs/investors.

Three days. 15,000+ meetings.

We won't put you in a room with thousands of people who won't have an impact on your business. We connect you with the people you actually want to see.

Meet the people who matter most to you

Meetings that matter

The ConnectMe Lounge in the expo hall is easily the best place to arrange your meetings during the event. Pre-book through the networking app and connect at your assigned table when the time comes. 

2023 attendee feedback and app data showed an average of 12.5 meetings per person took place across the three days. Resulting in an incredible 15,000+ meetings!

Connect with innovators

Finovate's signature short-form, live-demo format makes it easy to see a large number of innovations in a short space of time. 

We break up the demos with plenty of networking opportunities so that you can meet the founders and teams who caught your interest. 

Join them at their demo stands to see the technology one-on-one or schedule meetings with them through the event app.

Note: Demoers only have a stand on the day of their demo. All companies can be reached through the networking app. 

Stick around for a drink

Sit back, enjoy the networking receptions at end of Tuesday and Wednesday and let the conversations flow. Drinks are on us! 

Supercharge your networking with the app

Register and join the app 6 weeks out!

Your fast-track route to arrive in San Diego with a schedule full of meetings.

The networking section of the app is open six weeks ahead of the event. All attendees have access, opening the door to exploring attendees and booking meetings. 

Build your network

With 1,200+ attendees, it can be hard to speak to everyone you want to build a connection with. 

Use the app's enhanced filtering to find exactly who you want to meet, add them to a list of prospects, send messages and arrange meetings ahead of time. 

Plan your time

The app is easily the best way to plan your time and make sure you get the most out of attending. 

  • View the agenda, save your favourite sessions and build a personalised diary for the event
  • View the demoing companies and see when they'll be on stage
  • Check out speaker profiles
  • Use live polling and Q&A functionality to interact with speakers on stage

Digital business cards

Peer-to-peer scanning in the app makes networking a breeze.

  • Instantly exchange contact info with people you meet during the event.
  • Download a list of your connections to easily follow up post event.
  • Collect points - the person with the most points will win an All-Access pass for next year!

Theo Lau

Founder

Unconventional Ventures

Love the energy and community - the best connections I have made in the years are the ones that originated from Finovate!

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