
30 Aug, 09:00 – 31 Aug, 17:00
Facebook Ireland, 4-5 Grand Canal Square, Dublin, Ireland
About the event
Dear NFI Women,
We are delighted to invite you to our third NFI Women onsite meeting in Ireland from 30-31 August 2019. We have a fantastic line up of speakers, networking and tour for you.
Caroline Hansson, Client Solutions Manager at Facebook Ireland and responsible for FinTech across the Nordics will be hosting the onsite.
For those staying, we will kick off the Saturday with a half day focusing on Sustainability which will be held at The Marker hotel. After lunch, we will experience Dublin’s special heritage and culture in different ways. This will also be a great opportunity to network and enjoy the city.
Key themes will be:
Innovation – inside out and outside in
Delighting the customer through customer centricity
Personal journeys and learnings
Sustainability and responsible banking
Iren Tranvåg, CEO at Nordic Finance Innovation
Danielle Pamela Neben, Head of NFI Women and Editor
Dublin Conference speakers
30 August 2019

Agenda 30 August
08.30 – 08.45 Arrival at Facebook EMEA HQ, 4 Grand Canal Square. Please bring a valid photo id upon registration
09.00 – 09.15 Welcome – Caroline Hansson, Facebook
09.15 – 09.30 Opening – Iren Tranvåg, Chief Executive Officer, NFI
09.30 – 10.00 Vanessa Fitzgerald, Regional Director - Digital Natives, Northern Europe, Facebook
10.00 – 10.20 Cormac Murphy, Partner, Banking and Capital Markets, Ernst & Young
10.20 – 10.40 Niamh Lawlor, Product Manager of Mobile and Banking, Allied Irish Banks
10.40 – 11.00 Break
11.00 – 11.20 Anna-Lena Wretman, Chief Executive Office, Getswish
11.20 – 11.40 Turid Grotmoll, Chief Executive Officer, Fremtind
11.40 – 12.00 Hege Toft Karlsen, Chief Executive Offiicer, Eikagruppen
12.00 – 12.50 Lunch
12.50 – 13.30 Tour of the Facebook Partner Center
13.30 – 13.50 Sigridur Hrefna Hrafnkelsdottir, MD Personal Banking, Íslandsbanki
13.50 – 14.10 Cathrine Klouman, Chief Development Officer, Fredensborg A
14.10 – 14.30 Break
14.30 – 14.50 Dorthe Håhr Dupont, Head of Nordea Ventures, Nordea
14.50 – 15.10 Marizol Menendez, Chief Open Innovation Officer, Spain Startup
15.10 – 15.30 NFI Sustainability project – Ann-Cathrin Hoffmann, BDO
15.30 – 15.35 Epilogue, Danielle Neben, Head of NFI Women Network
15.30 – 16.30 Nibbles & vino , mingle and the opportunity to take a full
19.00 – Dinner and pubbing Irish style - The Chop House, 2 Shelbourne Rd, Dublin 4, D04 V4K0, Ireland -The set menu is EUR 51 including service charge excluding drinks. Cash only as it is easier for the staff to manage.
31 August 2019

On Saturday 31 August, we will have a special session on Sustainability in Banking with three key speakers
The event will be held at The Marker Hotel
After lunch, we will experience Dublin’s special heritage and culture in different ways. This will also be a great opportunity to network and enjoy the city.
Agenda 31 August
09.00 – 09:05 Overview of NFI and Sustainability as a project (Iren Tranvaag)
09.05 – 09.30 Puleng Ndjwili-Potele, Banking Project Coordinator, UN Environment Finance Initiative
09.30 – 09.50 Anna Asikainen, Associate Director - Environmental and Social Risk Specialist at UBS
09.50 – 10.10 Anne-Maria Salonius , Director Ålandsbanken Finland
10.10 – 10.40 Panel discussion on initiatives
10.40 – 11.00 Break
11.00 – 12.00 Workshop and presentations on “How to Empower Women”
12.00 – 12.15 Epilogue, Danielle Neben, Head of NFI Women Network
12.15 – 13.15 Light lunch with selection of sandwiches and fruit in the conference room
13.15 – 14.00 Departure from The Marker Hotel – by foot or taxi depending on the weather
14.00 – 15.30 Viking Splash Tour: St Stephens Green North, Dublin 2, Ireland - EUR 50 per person – NFI to send invoice post the event as this was pre-paid
15.30 – 16.30 Meet up after Viking Splash – 5 minute walk from Stephens Green. Private area at Porterhouse Central Bar: 47 Nassau St, Dublin 2, D02 RP20
16.30 – 18.00 Whisky Tasting at the Irish Whisky Museum: 119 Grafton Street, Dublin, D02 E620, Ireland. Split into 2 groups – arrival at 16.30 and 17.00 - EUR20 per person upon arrival for the premium tour and includes a glass.
20.30 – Dinner and fun - Fire Restaurant: The Mansion House, Dawson St, Dublin 2, Ireland. Set menu with various options: EUR 54.50 per person with three courses and tea or coffee.

NFI Women Ireland tour 31 august 2019
A great opportunity for networking and to get to see this magical green country, with its historical past in politics, literature and the arts.
Getting there and hotels
Hotels close by:
The Marker is offering the Facebook corporate rate (subject to room availability) of the following:
€250 Bed and Breakfast Single Occupancy per room per night
€270 Bed and Breakfast Double Occupancy per room per night
Email the reservations team reservations@themarker.ie and quote Facebook event ID 462338 to avail on the discounted rate.
There are also other hotels very close by (within 5-10 min walking distance):
Flight availability:
Copenhagen: SAS, Ryanair, Norwegian Air
Stockholm: SAS or Norwegian Air
Oslo: SAS or Norwegian Air
Reykjavik: Iceland Air or WOW Air
We also want to mention that we have a limited space of 50 people at the event in the Facebook office so please make sure to RSVP as soon as you know you are able to attend.
Do join our closed Facebook Group “NFI Women” as we will be posting information about this and future events.