What happens when
the audience starts building.
The previous edition moved 250 participants from listening to doing. After the conference program, students worked in teams on banking innovation concepts and presented their solutions to a professional jury.
Edition 1 · The Money Paradox · November 15-16, 2025 · NORD Events Center by Globalworth, Bucharest
FinMinds' first branded edition (2025, 'The Money Paradox') is referred to as Edition 1. The 2026 conference is Edition 2.
The 2025 theme examined fear and greed in financial markets and their influence on economic and investment decisions.
Day 1 featured presentations, panels, financial activities, and discussions on investment, risk, markets, entrepreneurship, and financial decision-making.
One brief.
Teams.
A professional jury.
Using the Jobs To Be Done framework, participants developed banking innovation concepts under time pressure and had to explain why their ideas could work outside the room.
The full schedule.
Conference day
Presentations, panels, financial activities, and conversation on investment, risk, markets, entrepreneurship, and financial decision-making.
Workshop day
An opening presentation by Victor Spiridon, Alain Heureux's banking-innovation workshop, team presentations, and jury evaluation.
Scenes from the previous edition
The work didn't end
with the pitch.
Sixteen participants went on to summer work experiences in banking and consulting. The winning team presented its concept directly to senior bank officials.