
About the Summit
At the 2019 Five Star Fintech Summit, subject-matter experts representing leading mortgage and tech companies will discuss the latest advances in financial technology and how these innovations are being implemented to streamline processes, increase transparency, and reduce costs across the financial services sector. You are invited to be part of the conversation and discover actionable solutions and processes for your organization.
Key Discussion Topics Will Include:
Automation | Artificial Intelligence | Blockchain | The New Digital Environment
For more information, please email Derek.Templeton@TheFiveStar.com or call 214.525.6757.
FAQ
What topics will be covered at the Five Star Fintech Summit?
The Summit will cover a few high-level areas, with content focused on their impact on the mortgage and servicing industries:
- automation
- artificial Intelligence
- blockchain
- digital environment
If you are interested in being one of our subject-matter experts, please email a bio and subject areas you are an expert in to Concierge@TheFiveStar.com.
Who Should Attend?
Attendees include mortgage technology drivers, non-endemic tech pioneer, leaders in operations, mortgage lenders and servicers, government officials, service providers, and investors.
Are you looking for additional speakers?
The Five Star is always looking for qualified experts to help direct content and lead our events. If you have either topics or a speaker you would like to recommend for the event, please email Concierge@TheFiveStar.com. Include a professional bio and subject matter in your email.
How can my company be featured at the Five Star Fintech Summit?
For more information on how to get involved and position your company as a leader in the Fintech space, contact Sponsorships@TheFiveStar.com or call 214.525.6700.
Speakers
Check Back Soon for more announcements.
Schedule At A Glance
March 21
Registration: 3 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Opening Night Reception: 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
March 22
Registration: 7 a.m.—8 p.m.
Expo Hall Open: 8 a.m.—5 p.m.
Breakfast: 8 a.m.—10 a.m.
Fintech Sessions: 9 a.m.—12:30 p.m.
Keynote Luncheon: 12:30 p.m.—1:15 p.m.
Fintech Sessions: 1:15 p.m.—4:45 p.m.
HOTEL

The Guest House at Graceland
3600 Elvis Presley Blvd., Memphis, Tennessee 38116
The Guest House at Graceland is just steps away from the music world’s most important and beloved landmark—welcoming music fans, Graceland guests, Memphis visitors, world travelers, and groups alike. A perfect blend of style and Southern hospitality, The Guest House is a whole new way to experience Memphis—the Birthplace of Rock ‘n’ Roll and Home of the Blues. A discounted room rate is available for Fintech Summit attendees.
Sponsors
Thank you to the visionary leaders who are helping to transform the future of mortgage and servicing
through their support of the Five Star Fintech Summit.
CORPORATE SPONSOR

MEDIA SPONSOR
Sponsorship and exhibition opportunities are still available. For more information, please contact us at
Sponsorships@TheFiveStar.com or 214.525.6700.
Schedule
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13
Time
Event
Description
3:00–7:30 p.m.
Registration
5:00–7:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception
Located in the Broadway Ballroom, Prefunction Area.
March 22
Time
Event
Description
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Registration
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Expo Hall Open
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Cryptocurrencies
Intro For the Day
9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Cryptocurrencies
Market Update and Effective Application
How can originators and servicers revamp their businesses through the use of emergent technology? From fintech’s use at the origination level to the impact cryptocurrency may have, this presentation will explore how technology can enhance origination and servicing through the use of automated underwriting and enhanced platforms to drive better payment performance and loss mitigation. Learn from our experts as they delve into the current state of the market and reveal how to implement a plan of action that won’t leave your business stuck in the past.
9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Cryptocurrencies
Paperless Currency for a Paperless World
The fintech sector has been exploring the use of cryptocurrencies as a new innovation to challenge some of the more legacy business models in banking that may stall progress. What’s the best way for your company to prepare for a transition into a cryptocurrency world? Learn from our experts how your business can excel in the digital realm.
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Blockchain
Market Update and Effective Application
Banks and financial tech companies are increasingly embracing blockchain’s native capabilities as the basis for cross-border payment networks. Learn from our experts as we delve into case studies that teach us about the latest state of this expanding technology—and how to utilize it in the mortgage space.
10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Blockchain
The Case for the Blockchain
Where does blockchain fit into an innovation strategy? Blockchain technology has the potential to universally reshape the way business transacts across nearly every industry in the global economy. So what are the premiere cases for utilizing blockchain practices in servicing, mortgage, and title?
11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Blockchain
Security and Regulation: How to Adapt
The mechanisms of blockchain technologies lead to lowered cost of audit and regulatory compliance with improved transparency—as contracts being executed with business networks using blockchain technologies are smart and automated. However, it is important to understand how to properly incorporate blockchains in a hyper regulated environment—it could mean the difference between failure and success.
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch Presentation
Harnessing The Power of Big Data
1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Big Data & Robo-advisors
Market Update and Effective Application
Today, machine learning plays an integral role in many phases of the financial ecosystem. From approving loans, to managing assets, to assess risks. Yet, only a few technically-sound professionals have a precise view of how machine learning finds its way into their daily business endeavors. With new innovations comes its obstacles—so what’s the best way to engage machine learning into your business? Learn from our experts how to better your company’s machine learning strategies.
1:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Big Data & Robo-advisors
The Future of Closing Strategies
As difficult as strategic choices may be, mortgage professionals are finding it even more challenging to adapt their operating models quickly to a new strategy—indeed, it’s often the biggest obstacle to implement a distinctive strategy. As faster timelines, less defects, and improved clarity for all parties is the end-game of closing, how are you going to incorporate the best strategies into your business?
2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Big Data & Robo-advisors
Automatic Opportunity
The financial sector is one of the best examples in which decision-makers will need the guidance of automated systems in making better data-driven decisions. Online mortgage lenders, web marketplaces, brokers and non-bank lenders are all trying to streamline processes with automated systems. But what does all of this mean for servicing and re-fi reviews? Learn from our experts if robo-advisors mean instant revenue growth for banks based—or if there is more to the story.
2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Machine Learning
Market Update and Effective Application
Today, machine learning plays an integral role in many phases of the financial ecosystem. From approving loans, to managing assets, to assess risks. Yet, only a few technically-sound professionals have a precise view of how machine learning finds its way into their daily business endeavors. With new innovations comes its obstacles—so what’s the best way to engage machine learning into your business? Learn from our experts how to better your company’s machine learning strategies.
3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Machine Learning
The State of Current Systems
Recent advances in technology have enabled financial institutions to explore the applications of machine learning techniques in areas like customer service, personal finance and wealth management, and fraud and risk management. While increasing reduction of human effort is the main aim of implementing machine learning, are the current systems built for our industry prepared for large intelligence operations?
3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Machine Learning
Instant Gratification
A human brain, if pushed to its extreme, is capable of doing only a few tasks at the same time. Whereas machines having no boundaries can concentrate on several thousands of tasks—one of the reasons why we should use machine learning in fintech. And while machine learning may provide the most immediate opportunities for the servicing and mortgage space, how can this artificial intelligence change the game?