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Tomorrow will see the kickoff of the 2020 @SASE_Meeting. I’ll have the pleasure of discussing the landscape of FinTech regulation on the Financial Institutions panel next Tuesday, 5 PM (BST). The full program for the conference can be found here: https://bit.ly/30k0bvo
Apart from the exciting composition of the panel - which has Patrick Le Galès, @ChristianPWal, and Markus Heckel - we will have the brilliant Bruce Carruthers as our moderator. I am humbled to have the chance to engage with authors I have read in the past.
However, this thread is to give a shout-out to how well @SASE_Meeting managed to transport the conference to the virtual format, considering the experiences I had in other events so far.
First off, each day has only three slots of sessions, with sessions from each network running alongside each other. These slots are widely spaced between themselves, which gives both participants and panellists time to breathe and avoid Zoom-fatigue.
All sessions will have a moderator (which helps a lot in the virtual environment) and a small number of panellists with short presentations (10m). This will allow more space for discussions and dynamic engagement, in line with the attention span that seems to be possible in Zoom.
Even the keynotes, workshops, and other events that happen between sessions allow for plenty of space to digest the discussions.
A very responsive and intuitive online scheduling system also makes the experience of choosing what to watch that much easier. You can see the meeting calendar, browse by networks, mini-conferences, and panellists.
Plus, SASE has provided everybody - attendees, panellists, and moderators - with a very thorough guide of best practices, which helps everybody to know what to expect and how to get the most out of the conference, despite the limitations imposed by the virtual format.
Considering all of that - and the absolutely brilliant programme - I can only imagine the amount of work that went into organising that. Thank you for that - I am looking forward to it!
