Press release
25 Mar. 2024 

EY spokespeople available for insights and commentary at Canadian Fintech Summit

EY Canada is thrilled to be sponsoring the Canadian Fintech Summit in their goal of uniting the people and companies redefining the global financial services industry.

TORONTO | Traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples – EY Canada is thrilled to be sponsoring the Canadian Fintech Summit in their goal of uniting the people and companies redefining the global financial services industry.

The focus of the conference is based on Fintech 2.0 – the integration of financial products and services into everyday applications and programs that people and businesses use. This year, the conference is introducing another dimension that highlights the synergy between generative AI and FinTech, representing the transformative potential to reshape the world.

EY will host a masterclass session, as well as a pitch battle competition at the MaRS Discovery District Auditorium during the conference:

  • Masterclass hosted by Vishal Gossain, EY Canada Risk Analytics Leader, who will discuss responsible Generative AI applications for financial services, on April 9 at 11:40 a.m. EDT.

  • Pitch battled hosted by Alex Mohelsky, EY Canada Data, Analytics and AI Leader, which will bring together curated, high-quality fintech startups from around the world, large international corporations, global investors and financial institutions to network, build relationships, foster partnerships and compete for chance to win game changing investment prizes. The competition is on April 10 at 9:40 a.m. EDT.


Both spokespeople are available to speak to media and share insights from their sessions upon request. Please email Dina Elshurafa at dina.elshurafa@ca.ey.com to connect with the speaker.

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