About Greg Palmer

Greg Palmer host and leads strategy for the popular Finovate conference series, a demo-based showcase of new innovations in banking and financial technology. Over the past decade, he has overseen Finovate's growth into an internationally-recognized leader in the fintech events space, while working through Finovate's acquisition by Informa, a leading events and media company. He works closely with the companies who appear on the stages, helping them to refine their messaging and demos prior to stepping on stage. In his time with Finovate, he has coached thousands of speakers on the best way to present their companies to an influential audience of bankers, venture capitalists, analysts, and more. He has also delivered presentation coaching sessions to accelerators, economic development agencies, and more to help their cohorts use speaking engagements to maximum effect. In addition to his coaching duties, Greg Palmer is a seasoned keynote speaker himself, delivering well-received presentations to senior-level executives at events across the US and beyond. You can also find him online as the host of the Finovate Podcast, a weekly interview-based show highlighting the individuals and companies who are pushing the industry forwards. These experiences have given Greg a unique bird’s-eye-view of the fintech industry as it has come to prominence. He’s seen thousands of demos and interviewed countless industry experts, watching not only individual innovations as they gain traction, but also the high-level trends that have shaped the industry. While he sometimes serves as a “fintech translator,” taking ideas and language from inside fintech and making it accessible to those “outside the bubble,” Greg’s true passion lies in pushing financial service providers to do more for the people all over the world who need new technologies to create a brighter financial future for themselves. A more diverse, inclusive, resilient financial ecosystem benefits everyone, and there’s nothing Greg likes more than providing a platform and a spotlight for fintech’s innovators and dreamers.