We’re all still reeling from the inaugural Pioneer Awards on Friday 24 April at the Underglobe, Shakespeare’s Globe. It was a night to remember for a myriad of reasons.
It was our first ever awards ceremony for the title and with that came some significant considerations as we prepared for the big night.
The main area of focus: Our guests. A huge part of the evening’s success came down to the people in the room. The conversations taking place covered all aspects of the capital markets landscape as custodians were brought together with capital raisers and everyone in between.
Another key topic of discussion internally was around setting precedents. This event is the only one of its kind in the industry and while that brings a lot of excitement, it also means we’re setting the standard and the decisions we make can have a lasting impact.
Of course, the top item on the agenda for the evening was celebration. The teams trying to reshape financial markets rarely have time to stop and admire the view as they climb, and I know many of our guests were pleased to take the opportunity to recognise their achievements.
Now that the weekend is over, I’m sure many of them are back on the grind, working hard to produce the next innovative product or launch a new initiative. We look forward to hearing about those achievements when we open the nominations for next year’s awards…
You can access the full list of winners across 19 categories here.
What a way to round off UK FinTech Week!
So, what’s next for the Capital Pioneer community? We will once again be bringing leaders and innovators together on 21 September at the Hilton Bankside, where we expect even more networking as people connect and share ideas.
The conference will feature panels across four stages: the keynote stage, the market infrastructure stage, the regulation, policy and compliance stage and the innovation stage.
