Host and MC
Give the programme pace, warmth and continuity, with an experienced host who can connect speakers, themes and audience energy.
Lesley Li · host, curator and speaker
Shape the story.
Then hold the room.
Lesley brings financial-services depth, founder energy and audience connection to stage hosting, programme curation, keynotes, panels and practical workshops.
More than a speaker slot
A point of view for the stage.
A connective thread for the programme.
Lesley can step into one session or help shape how a broader programme hangs together. Every engagement begins with the audience and the question they should leave carrying.
Curator and chair
Shape the central question, assemble complementary voices and prepare a conversation that moves beyond rehearsed talking points.
Speaker and facilitator
Bring a keynote, panel contribution or participatory workshop grounded in finance, behavioural insight and real founder experience.
Topics
Human questions inside
financial change.
Topics are adapted to the room. These are recurring territories, not a fixed talk menu.
Money, behaviour and inclusion
Why access is only the first step, and how confidence, belonging and decision design shape participation.
Responsible AI in finance
How technology can strengthen human judgement while keeping evidence, uncertainty and accountability visible.
Sustainable intent into action
What the intention and action gap teaches us about relevance, trust, evidence and communication.
Confidence and leadership
A cross-cultural founder perspective on voice, reinvention and thoughtful risk when certainty is unavailable.
A brief that fits the room
Prepared for this audience.
Not lifted from a keynote shelf.
Audience and programme briefing
Purpose, room, other voices, cultural context and the desired shift are made explicit before the content is shaped.
Clear ideas and live connection
Stories, evidence and questions are used to bring the audience into the thinking, not simply deliver information at them.
Participation and follow-through
Add a live u impact assessment, audience workshop, interview content or a practical post-event resource.
Why Lesley
Banker, founder and international stage presence.
Lesley spent more than a decade in global banking before building u impact. Her stage experience spans Money20/20, IFGS, Morningstar, FIBE Berlin, TEDx and community-led workshops.
Her 2025 Money20/20 USA appearance was her eleventh edition. She hosted the Intersection Stage while representing u impact, continuing a relationship that began with the 2019 RiseUp cohort.
Hosting proof
“Lesley always lights up the room: inspiring, interactive, illuminating, and dynamic.”
Tracey Davies, President of Money20/20, via Chartwell Speakers
What should your audience leave thinking about?
Tell us about the room, the role and the conversation you want to create.