The Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Business School and the Future Finance and Economics Association (FFEA) will host the inaugural conference on "Fintech for inclusivity, growth, and the future," the first time FFEA will offer a conference event in the United States.

From the organizers:

This event will bring together an international group of academics and practitioners who are actively conducting research in the fields of finance, management and related disciplines, as well as practitioners and policy makers to generate debates on current issues of sustainability, fintech and digital finance. The conference provides a forum for presenting new ideas and discussing the future direction of fintech research.

We hope to make this the largest annual niche gathering in the intersection of sustainability and Fintech research in North America, and we look forward to welcoming you in our community of digital finance scholars.

Keynote remarks will feature:

• Michael Goldstein, Babson College
• Sarah Biller, Entrepreneur, Investor, and Fintech Leader - co-founder, FinTech Sandbox