What is FINOPOLIS 2019?
The FINOPOLIS Forum of Innovative Financial Technologies is an annual event hosted by the Bank of Russia in partnership with industry leaders in the fields of IT and finance.
The Forum aims to review contemporary FinTech trends, showcase the latest domestic and international technology products and infrastructure solutions, and facilitate discussions between those involved in initiatives and projects to develop the digital economy in the financial sector.
Each year the Forum brings together around 1,500 participants, including representatives of Russian and international companies, industry experts, and government officials.
When and where will FINOPOLIS 2019 take place?
In 2019, the Forum will take place from 9 to 11 October in the Olympic Park Main Media Centre in Sochi.
1, Olimpiyskiy Prospekt, Adler, Sochi, Krasnodar Territory.
What events make up the Forum’s business programme?
The Forum’s business programme includes panel sessions, roundtable discussions, and exhibition area presentations. In 2019, the main business programme events are scheduled on 10–11 October. The FINOdays youth programme is a separate part of the programme, which is directed at young people and students at Russian universities, and is scheduled for 7–11 October 2019.
The FINOPOLIS 2019 business programme is published in the Programme section.
To learn more about the key themes of FINOPOLIS 2019, please visit the About the Forum section of the Forum website.
What is the FINOdays youth programme?
FINOdays youth programme will take place on 7–11 October 2019 in Sochi as part of the FINOPOLIS 2019.
A highlight of the event will be a hackathon, where student teams will work on various scenarios proposed by some of the leading players of the financial market. FINOdays participants will be able to attend FINOPOLIS business programme events.
For more information about the FINOdays youth programme, please visit www.finodays.ru.
How can I take part in the Forum as a moderator or speaker?
To participate in FINOPOLIS 2019 as a moderator or speaker, an application should be sent to Forum organizers at orgcommittee@finopolis.ru. We ask you to indicate precisely in your application where the talk would fit key themes for FINOPOLIS 2019.
Who is responsible for organizing the Forum?
The Bank of Russia is responsible for organizing of the Forum of Innovative Financial Technologies FINOPOLIS 2019.
The Roscongress Foundation serves as the Forum operator.
The Roscongress Foundation is a socially oriented non-financial development institution and a major organizer of international conventions, exhibitions, and public events.
How can I take part in the Forum?
Only those individuals who have received an invitation from the Organizing Committee can attend the Forum.
Interested parties must apply to participate in the Forum on the FINOPOLIS website.
Applications will be reviewed by the Organizing Committee. If approved, applicants will receive an invitation and an information letter containing the username and password to their personal web office and details on how to confirm their participation.
Please note that the application review process takes a minimum of 10 days. The exact length of the process varies for each applicant.
Following successful completion of the application, the participant’s personal data is sent for processing and the participant receives an automatic message informing them that their application has been submitted.
Can an application to participate be denied?
The Organizing Committee reserves the right to refuse to issue an invitation to an applicant without explanation.
How much does it cost to participate in FINOPOLIS 2019?
Information about the participation fee can be found in the Participants section of the website. The participation fee does not include the cost of hotel accommodations or travel to and from Sochi.
How do I decline to participate in the Forum?
If you have received an invitation but do not plan to attend the Forum or have change your mind about participating in the Forum after confirming your attendance, please decline participation in your personal web office or notify your Roscongress Foundation contact person.
The login and password for your personal web office were included in the letter that accompanied your invitation to the Forum.
If a participant cannot attend the Forum, can a colleague from the same organization take their place?
Participants can only be replaced with the approval of the Forum Organizing Committee. Please contact your Roscongress Foundation contact person in the event that a participant cannot attend the Forum for any reason. The relevant contact information can be found in the personal web office and the Forum invitation letter.
How do I pay the Forum participation fee?
To pay the participation fee, the participant should go to the Payment section of the personal web office, enter the payer’s information, and select the payment method (invoice in roubles or bank card for residents of the Russian Federation or invoice in roubles/US dollars/euros or bank card for non-residents of the Russian Federation).
The participant may then select their preferred type of payment document: a participation agreement or an invoice/agreement (a document serving as both an agreement and an invoice).
More information about the payment procedure can be found in the Participation fee payment section.
How do I pay by agreement?
The participation fee may only be paid by the individual or legal entity indicated as the Customer in the participation agreement.
If the participant wishes to pay by agreement, they should email a scanned copy of the signed agreement to their contact person at the Roscongress Foundation to complete the payment process. An invoice will then be created and the fee can be paid at a bank (payment may take more than 3 banking days) or via the personal web office using a bank card (payment will go through immediately).
More information about the payment procedure can be found in the Participation fee payment section.
How do I pay by invoice/agreement?
The participation fee may only be paid by the individual or legal entity indicated as the Customer in the invoice/agreement.
If the participant wishes to pay by invoice/agreement, they should download the payment document and pay the fee at a bank (payment may take more than 3 banking days) or via the personal web office using a bank card (payment will go through immediately).
More information about the payment procedure can be found in the Participation fee payment section.
How can I pay for participation at the Forum venue?
Participants may also choose to pay the participation fee in cash or by bank card immediately before the event at a financial services stand (payment will go through immediately). Please note that a 5.5% commission will be charged for fee payments made at a financial services stand.
How can my organization become a FINOPOLIS 2019 partner?
Participating in the Forum as a partner will grant your company to gain a number of advantages. Detailed information on participating in FINOPOLIS as a partner is available on the Forum website in the Partners section.
Contacts:
Olga Kalacheva
olga.kalacheva@roscongress.org
What is the personal web office?
The personal web office is a participant’s personalized section of the official Forum website and offers a range of features allowing to help them organize their time at the Forum.
How do I access my personal web office?
In order to access your personal web office, you will need to enter your personal login and password, which can be found in the letter you received with your invitation to the forum.
Should a participant lose or forget their username and password, they may ask their contact person at the Roscongress Foundation to reissue the information. The contact person’s details can be confirmed by calling the Forum information centre:
+7 (495) 640 7868
What measures have been taken to make sure that the personal data submitted in the personal web office remains confidential and protected?
The Forum of Innovative Financial Technologies FINOPOLIS 2019 strictly adheres to legal requirements for the protection of every participant’s personal data.
The personal web office has been developed using SSL data encryption to ensure the security and confidentiality of your personal information.
For more information about our privacy policy, please visit the Forum website.
How are my personal data being used?
Forum participants must confirm their consent to the processing of their personal data before completing the application form or when first logging into their personal web office.
The conditions for personal data processing can be found in the Participate section.
Why should I consent to having my information published?
Once a participant confirms their participation in the Forum via the personal web office, they will be given the opportunity to consent to having information about themselves published on the Forum website and the meeting scheduler.
If a participant does not grant consent, other participants will be unable to send them messages in the meeting scheduler.
The meeting scheduler will come on line closer to start of the Forum in the Day planner section of the personal web office.
How can I make changes to my personal information in the personal web office?
Personal information can be edited in the personal web office. If changes need to be made to fields that cannot be edited, the participant’s contact person at the Roscongress Foundation should be notified. The relevant contact information can be found in the personal web office or in the information letter that arrived with the invitation to the Forum.
Are there any requirements for the photograph in the personal web office?
Participants can upload a photograph for their badge in the personal web office. Accreditation badges will not be issued without photographs.
Photograph requirements:
Participants can use their personal web office to:
The Day planner section of the personal web office allows participants to plan their personal schedule and arrange business meetings at the Forum venue.
The ‘Day planner’ section will appear in the personal web office closer to the start of the Forum, after the Forum participation fee has been paid.
The Day planner section can also be accessed in the free FINOPOLIS 2019 mobile app, which will be available on the App Store and Google Play Store closer to the start of the Forum.
Mobility assistance at the Forum venue
If a participant requires mobility assistance at the Forum venue, please submit a request via the personal web office no later than three days before arrival.
What is the accreditation process?
The accreditation process consists of the submission of a completed participation application, approval by FINOPOLIS organizers, and the issue of an accreditation badge.
What do I need to access the forum venue?
To access the Forum venue, a participant must be in possession of an accreditation badge.
In the interest of avoiding inconveniences when accessing the venue, participants are advised to leave any items prohibited from the FINOPOLIS venue at their accommodations or in their personal vehicle.
A full list of prohibited items is published in the Badge collesction section on the Forum website.
What is a participant accreditation badge?
The participant badge is a pre-programmed proximity card; a unique key linked to the participant’s information in the Forum’s database. The badge contains the holder’s name and surname in English, their organization, level of access, and photograph, and Forum branding.
Accreditation badges are required for access to the Forum venue. The badge is the only valid document confirming a participant’s Forum accreditation at event venues.
Accreditation badges are issued to specific individuals and are not transferable. A participant should keep their badge and ID with them at all times during the Forum.
What should I check before collecting my badge?
Before collecting their badges, participants are advised to ensure that:
They have confirmed their participation in the Forum via the personal web office
The personal information in the personal web office matches the information on their ID (passport) exactly
A badge photo has been uploaded to the personal web office (colour photo against a light background, photo size 480x640 pixels, file format – jpg or jpeg, photo subject is facing forward with no head covering, the face takes up at least 70% of the photo)
Participation fee is paid.
During the accreditation process, your personal data will undergo processing. Processing takes a minimum of 3 days.
Participants can check whether their accreditation badges are ready for collection in the personal web office, via their contact person at the Roscongress Foundation, or by calling the Forum information centre:
+7 (495) 640 7868
What documents are required to collect participant badge?
A participant badge can only be collected upon presentation of the identification document (passport) listed in the participant’s personal web office on the Forum website.
If there have been any changes to a participant’s ID since the application was submitted, the participant should make the necessary changes to the data in the personal web office.
The participant’s contact person at the Roscongress Foundation should be notified if changes need to be made to fields that cannot be edited.
When issuing badges, the accreditation point attendant will first make sure that the information entered in the personal web office is correct and up to date. In the event of any discrepancies, it will not be possible to issue a badge the same day.
What is the procedure for having a third party collect my badge?
Participant badges can be collected by a third party (proxy) acting under a power of attorney. If someone is collecting a badge by power of attorney, they will need to present the following:
A document confirming their identity (passport)
An original copy of a standard power of attorney document*
A list of all participants whose badges the proxy is collecting (attached to the power of attorney)
Copies of the passports of participants whose badges the third party is collecting (copies of passports will be returned once badges have been issued).
* The power of attorney form and a completed sample is available for download from the Badge collesction section of the Forum website closer to start of the Forum.
Where can a participant collect their badge?
Participants can collect their badges by visiting one of the accreditation points.
Locations of accreditation points and hours of operation is published in the Badge collesction section of the official website closer to the start of the Forum.
How can a participant badge be replaced?
If a badge has been lost or damaged, it is important to immediately speak to an administrator at any accreditation point, or Help Desk, or call +7 (495) 640 7868. The lost badge will then be blocked and a duplicate badge will be issued at the accreditation point or Help Desk to the holder upon written request.
The list of recommended hotels for Forum participants is available in the Hotel accommodation section.
For assistance in booking comfortable accommodations, please send a message to finopolis@roscongress.org.
Shuttle buses
During FINOPOLIS 2019 shuttle buses for participants and media representatives will run on the following routes:
Between Sochi International Airport and hotels for Forum participants
Between Sochi International Airport and the Forum venue
Between hotels for Forum participants and the Forum venue
Detailed information about shuttle routes and timetables is available in the Shuttle section of the Forum website.
For additional information, please, contact the FINOPOLIS 2019 information centre:
+7 (495) 640 7868
