Matthew Gardiner will take over as MC for OpenWebForum.

Matthew consults on new centres of gravity for financial institutions. He is a frequent Fintech conference speaker and host and has spoken at events, companies and institutions around the world. Including Next Money, Money 2020, Institutional Investor, AIM Summit, CSFI, The Global Leaders Forum, Barclays, The Amir of Kuwait's Global Informatics Forum, ArabNet, FinTech Australia, Finnovasia, Alipay, Ten Cent, PBoC, Google, Facebook and the Turing Trust.

Matthew sits on several advisory boards and has worked with quantum, AI, DeFi/ Dexs, crypto exchanges, cloud, data and digital ID operations, T1 banks, central banks, challenger banks, green finance/ ESG funds, institutional investors, asset managers, VCs & CVCs, finance ministries, financial centres, regulators and their legal counsel in Europe, the US, MENA/GCC & APAC.

Matthew has led UK Fintech delegations to international events, and delivered guest lectures at international universities and business schools. He is a founding member of Techfugees, a charity focused on financial inclusion and advises institutions on giving.