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Money, behaviour and inclusion
Why access is only the first step, and how confidence, belonging and decision design shape participation.
Mirai 2026
NTT DATA · London
NTT DATA × u impact × Mirai 2026
London, UK
We went live with NTT DATA at its flagship Mirai conference, bringing the Investor Dating Profile to a live professional audience. The event was a milestone in an ongoing partnership exploring more relevant and engaging financial experiences.
NTT DATA’s Mirai reflection ↗Morningstar MIC
London · #MICUK
Morningstar Investment Conference
London, UK · #MICUK
u impact joined the WealthTech Showcase alongside firms moving AI in wealth from experimentation towards practical use. Our contribution brought investor activation, explainable behavioural insight and the human side of adoption into the conversation.
See Morningstar’s showcase recap ↗IFGS 2026
Innovate Finance · London
Innovate Finance Global Summit (IFGS)
London, UK · #IFGS
On From Access to Assets: Fintech’s Role in Wealth Creation, Lesley joined leaders from Robinhood, Fairgrowth, Abound and RetailBook to discuss access, financial literacy and what it takes to create lasting financial outcomes.
See the panel announcement ↗Rise & Shine
AsiaBerlin · Berlin
Rise & Shine: Unlock Your Voice and Build Impact
Berlin, Germany · AsiaBerlin Masterclass
Lesley hosted a three-hour workshop on cross-cultural leadership, confident communication and authentic networks. The format paired a live founder conversation with practical exercises designed to move confidence from an idea into action.
See Lesley’s host post ↗Speak & Connect
Berlin · second edition
Speak & Connect: second edition
Berlin, Germany · NIO House
After the first session sold out, Lesley and Jing Röttger returned with an interactive format built around practice: speaking, moving, trying ideas and leaving with greater confidence and stronger connections.
Browse Lesley’s event posts ↗Money20/20 USA
Las Vegas · 11th appearance
Money20/20 USA
Las Vegas, USA
At her eleventh Money20/20, Lesley represented u impact as a founder, hosted the Intersection Stage and joined Rich Bracken for Find Your Inner Gold, a conversation connecting resilience, confidence and leadership.
Read Lesley’s reflection ↗Speak & Connect
Berlin · public speaking
Speak & Connect
Berlin, Germany
Lesley and Jing Röttger created and co-hosted a practical workshop on public speaking, storytelling and authentic networking, designed to replace passive listening with immediate, confidence-building practice.
See Lesley’s workshop post ↗MSIS25
Green Fintech Showcase
Morningstar Sustainable Investing Summit
Amsterdam, Netherlands · #MSIS25
Lesley presented a contrarian view of sustainable investing and showed how u impact combines generative AI with behavioural science to help the next generation move from interest to action.
See Lesley’s event post ↗FemaleCapital
Fintech pitch · Berlin
FemaleCapital Fintech Pitch
Berlin, Germany
Lesley pitched u impact’s approach to activating overlooked investors and took home the fintech pitch win, placing inclusive wealth creation in front of a capital and founder audience.
See Lesley’s winner post ↗Money20/20 Europe
Amsterdam · tenth edition
Be the Change You Want to See
Money20/20 Europe · Amsterdam
At her tenth edition, Lesley curated and chaired a panel with Sabrina Del Prete, Arthur Brunschwig and Anil Hansjee, shaping both the question and the mix of voices in the room.
See Lesley’s Amsterdam post ↗Berlin City Hall
Award-winning startups
Berlin’s award-winning startups
Rotes Rathaus · Berlin
u impact was among 20 award-winning startups invited to Berlin City Hall. Lesley pitched the company’s work at the intersection of investor behaviour, inclusion, sustainability and generative AI.
See Lesley’s City Hall post ↗Money20/20 USA
Las Vegas · eighth edition
Three roles, one Money20/20
Las Vegas, USA
Lesley MC’d the Briefing Room Stage, co-hosted the Women in Fintech Meetup and joined What the AI…, demonstrating range across programme flow, community building and provocative content.
See Lesley’s eighth-edition post ↗IMpower FundForum
Monte Carlo · Wealth innovation
IMpower FundForum
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Lesley brought u impact’s human-centred view to a wealth-management audience: activating the next generation during the great wealth transfer and responding to ESG scepticism with relevance rather than more generic information.
See Lesley’s event note ↗Money20/20 Europe
Amsterdam · EmpowHer
EmpowHer: Less Talk, More Action
Money20/20 Europe · Amsterdam
Lesley joined a founder conversation about why female-led fintech remains underfunded and how early messages about confidence and risk follow people into work, money and entrepreneurship.
Read the Money20/20 recap ↗FIBE Berlin
ESG · Banks · AI
Cracking the Code: ESG and the Role of Banks
FIBE Berlin · Germany
Alongside leaders from IKB and Inyova, Lesley discussed how banks and fintechs can advance sustainable finance while confronting greenwashing, weak data transparency and the need for a more human-centred use of AI.
Read FIBE’s session recap ↗Money20/20 Europe
FinTalks · Amsterdam
ESG: future of finance or greenwashing?
Money20/20 Europe · Amsterdam
Fenergo recorded a live FinTalks conversation with Lesley at Money20/20, exploring whether ESG could deliver meaningful financial change or disappear into shades of greenwashing.
Listen to the Fenergo FinTalks episode ↗RiseUp Europe
Money20/20 · 2022 cohort
Money20/20 RiseUp Europe
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Lesley returned to the RiseUp academy as CEO and founder of impact4good, joining the 2022 cohort and the wider conversation about visibility, opportunity and diverse leadership in fintech.
See the official 2022 cohort ↗TEDxESMTBerlin
Tomorrow’s Mindset
The power of “leap of faith”
TEDxESMTBerlin · Berlin
Lesley connected the personal, professional and entrepreneurial choices involved in taking a leap of faith with the disproportionate impact those choices can have, including on sustainability.
Watch Lesley’s TEDx talk ↗RiseUp USA
Money20/20 · where it began
Money20/20 RiseUp USA
Las Vegas, USA
Selected as one of 35 participants for Money20/20 RiseUp USA, Lesley entered the community as a fintech founder. It became the starting point for a multi-year progression into curation, hosting and repeat stage work.
See Lesley’s first Money20/20 post ↗No events in that category yet.