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CTO Craft Con: Fintech 2026

CTO Craft Con: Fintech 2026 is a focused two-day conference for senior technology leaders in fintech, banking, and regulated financial platforms. It explores the realities of shipping in highly regulated environments, the rise of AI and compliance, and the leadership required to succeed. Attendees will gain insights into responsible AI adoption, compliance-d…

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110Speakers
18Sponsors
2Exhibitors
71On the bill · sessions
94Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at CTO, in alphabetical order.
Abhishek Patel
CTO · BPX
Abiodun Olowode
CTO & Co-Founder · Metrifox
Adam Horner
CTO Coach and fractional CTO
Adelina Chalmers
CTO Strategic Advisor and Founder · The Geek Whisperer
Allistair Crossley
CTO · Coconut
Andy Ayim
Director Leadership Development · Ayim Ltd
Andy Skipper
CTO Coach, former CTO · Comic Relief and Made.com
Anton Kireev
Co-Founder & CTO · Muj Fres
Arbaaz Dossani
ex-CTO, Cookbook · HelloFresh
Arif Shanji
Head of Development · Kano
Ashutosh Saxena
VP of Technology · &Open
Becki Wordsworth
CTO · Meela
Carl Sverre
Field CTO · Antithesis
Carol Palombini
Coach & Consultant · Palombini Consulting & Coaching
Charaka Goonatilake
CTO · Panaseer
Christena Jethwa
Senior Director of Engineering
Christy Salter
Staff Engineer · Flagstone
Claire Donald
VP Engineering · MOO.com
Dan Smith
Executive Coach; Tech & Product Due Diligence and M&A Advisor
David Yakimischak
Chief Technology Officer
Dennis Pannuto
Executive Technology Leader & Coach
Dr Ole Moeller-Nilsson
CTO · Pivigo
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
DXPlatinum
SonarSourcePlatinum
AntithesisGold
Octopus DeployGold
Skiller WhaleGold
YLDGold
AikidoSilver
Albany PartnersSilver
Forte GroupSilver
Noxus AISilver
Architus
Build Circle
Cloudflare
CoderBreakout Session
Imaginary CloudExhibitor
InstilExhibitor
Noxus
Ten10
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Agenda

Selected from 71 sessions on the bill.
  • 08:15-09:15

    CTO Breakfast

    An interactive breakfast session where CTOs and senior engineering leaders practice Troika Consulting, sharing a real-world challenge and getting advice and perspectives from peers…

  • 08:30-09:25

    Women in Tech Breakfast

    A staple at CTO Craft Con events, this is a space for women in technology leadership to come together, share experiences, and build meaningful connections with others who get it.

  • 08:30-09:30

    Tech Leaders Breakfast

    Join us for breakfast and start day 2 in the strongest possible way by tackling a real challenge facing you in your leadership role and supporting your fellow technology leaders wi…

  • 09:00-09:55

    Women in Tech Breakfast

    A staple at CTO Craft Con events, this is a space for women in technology leadership to come together, share experiences, and build meaningful connections with others who get it.

  • 09:30-09:35

    Chair’s Opening Remarks

    Building on the conversations, ideas, and connections from yesterday. A quick look at what's ahead, and how to make the most of your final day at CTO Craft Con.

  • 09:35-10:05

    Keynote – Communicating Effectively with Non-Technical Leaders

    One of the hardest and least appreciated challenges for a CTO is communicating with, negotiating with, and building trust with non-engineering leaders. There are three independent …

  • 09:35-10:05

    Keynote – Moving Towards Self-Optimising Products

    Steve Martin brings a rare breadth of engineering leadership experience, spanning digital banking, AI-powered consumer products, global platforms and gaming. His keynote will draw …

  • 09:35-10:05

    Keynote with Steve Martin

    Steve Martin draws on a career spanning Amazon, Riot Games, Google, Apple, and Monzo, sharing a senior leader’s perspective on building products and teams at scale.

  • 09:40-10:10

    Keynote – Owners Not Renters: How We Build an Intelligent Future That Belongs to Everyone

    Your AI stack is built on infrastructure you don’t control. Models, platforms, data pipelines: all rented from companies whose interests don’t always align with yours. Drawing on …

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 94 companies show up, and 6 bet on three roles at once?

94 companies. six are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
6All threespeak · spons · exh
12Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
76Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Coder·Imaginary Cloud·Antithesis·DX·Octopus Deploy·Skiller Whale

Speakers by seniority

82% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite5651%
  • Founder / Owner76%
  • VP-level1110%
  • Director / Head of1615%
  • Manager / Lead11%
  • Product11%
  • Engineer · IC65%
  • Marketing / Brand11%
  • Advisor / Investor22%
  • Other roles98%

Of 110 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01CoderSp·BEx1V
  2. 02Imaginary CloudSp·EEx
  3. 03AntithesisSp·G1V
  4. 04DXSp·P1V
  5. 05Octopus DeploySp·G1V
  6. 06Skiller WhaleSp·G1V
  7. 07AikidoSp·S
  8. 08Albany PartnersSp·S
  9. 09ArchitusSp
  10. 10Build CircleSp
  11. 11CloudflareSp
  12. 12Forte GroupSp·S
  13. 13InstilSp·E
  14. 14NoxusSp
Sponsors by tier
platinum2
11% of 18
gold4
22% of 18
silver4
22% of 18
breakout session1
6% of 18
exhibitor2
11% of 18
unspecified5
28% of 18
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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