Christian Faes is the co-founder and Exec Chair of LendInvest, which is a marketplace platform for property finance, and one of the leading Fintech businesses in the UK. The business has raised over £2 billion in debt and equity, from institutions such as Atomico, the European Investment Fund, Citibank, HSBC, and the National Australia Bank. It also has a listed bond programme on the London Stock Exchange.
Christian comes from a legal background having practised as a real estate lawyer in Australia and a corporate finance lawyer in London, prior to setting up LendInvest in 2008.
Christian is a keen advocate for the Fintech sector, and sits on the Government’s Fintech Delivery Panel; is a member of the DIT's Trade Advisory Group; and founded and chairs the industry group called Fintech Founders. He is also an active angel investor in the space.
Keynote
13th July 2022 | Will McCurdy
29th June 2022 | Oliver Smith
6th June 2022 | John Reynolds
25th February 2022 | John Reynolds
4th February 2021 | Aisling Finn
23rd September 2020 | Aisling Finn
31st March 2020 | Aisling Finn
12th August 2019 | Daniel Lanyon
10th June 2019 | Daniel Lanyon
8th April 2019 | Oliver Smith
6th February 2019 | Daniel Lanyon
23rd October 2018 | Ryan Weeks
28th July 2018 | David Stevenson
27th July 2018 | Ryan Weeks
22nd March 2018 | Ryan Weeks
10th August 2017 | Ryan Weeks
27th July 2017 | Ryan Weeks
9th May 2017 | Ryan Weeks
13th June 2016 | Ryan Weeks
28th April 2016 | Ryan Weeks
8th April 2016 | Sam Griffiths
23rd February 2016 | Ryan Weeks
23rd October 2015 | Ryan Weeks
13th October 2015 | Guglielmo de Stefano
9th February 2015 | Ryan Weeks
21st February 2014 | Ryan Weeks