On Saturday 15 October 2022 in Sydney, we called all bulls, bears and party animals to come and trade ideas at Australia’s biggest investing festival.
FinFest was designed to challenge the perception that finance events are boring. With over 25+ educational sessions, some of the best investors, business leaders and entrepreneurs from around Australia, bars, entertainment and food, FinFest left a crowd of nearly 2,000 people feeling inspired, and ready to take that next step on their investing journey.
Below are some of our favourite photos, articles, and social posts from the day.
5 Stages running throughout the day
Stake Main Stage
Magellan Greenhouse
CoinSpot Launch Pad
OENO Trading Floor
Equity Mates Studio
Coverage in the press
Australian Financial Review: Inside Saturday’s 1700-strong festival that made investing look cool
Rask Media: Finfest by Equity Mates was brilliant, here’s why
Business Desk: What investing experts expect for 2023
Reactions on social media
Super impressed with the setup and content at Finfest.
— Angela Thompson (@angela_shares) October 15, 2022
The audience is young and engaged, and unlike so many investing events, there are actually women here!!
Congrats to @EquityMates for putting on such a great event 🤘 pic.twitter.com/G7HwsO3BCX
Looking forward to speaking at the @EquityMates #FinFest today.
— Scott Phillips (@TMFScottP) October 14, 2022
Talking about small caps with @sage_simian at 11.40am, then solo about keeping your head straight at 3.15pm.
Going to be fun!
Come and say g’day if you’re coming along!
🇦🇺 What a great turnout we saw at Finfest 2022 with so many choosing to spend a beautiful Saturday learning about investing and financial literacy 🙌 @EquityMates #koinly #cryptotax pic.twitter.com/yNXOGAnktz
— Koinly (@koinly) October 21, 2022
@EquityMates Finfest event gave us the opportunity to meet industry legends and most importantly, helped us reach the best people we know — our supporters of Rask. @mater_dura
— Owen Rask (@OwenRask) October 16, 2022
Just. Incredible. pic.twitter.com/LleIBV7Lok
@EquityMates “FinFest” yesterday using the Listerine royalty story to encourage “hereafter” investing & showing the dynastic families (Arnault, Agnelli, Porsche, Rupert, vd Vorm etc) who do. h/t @EvanLucas_INV (economist, investor, media star, author, photographer!) pic.twitter.com/9Z7vV3jvaL
— Andrew Brown (anti-crypto;AB plasma donor)🇦🇺🇬🇧 (@abroninvestor) October 16, 2022
Finfest is awesome!
— Aussie Firebug (@AussieFirebug) October 15, 2022
Amazing job putting it all together @EquityMates 👏
Come say hi#Imnotreallywearingahelmet pic.twitter.com/1xxfThaC58
Have to say I was blown away by @EquityMates‘ #Finfest over the weekend.
— Kylie Purcell (@KylieKP) October 17, 2022
The talks were excellent AND catered to everyday younger Aussies. It didn’t feel stuffy (unusual in this space). It was relatable and just bloody fun. pic.twitter.com/0kU9jcwJCm
@laktube Equity Mates Finfest Vlog In Sydney 💰🤩 #equitymates #ausfinance #vlog #finfest #financialadvice #fintok #australia #dayinmylife #adayinthelife ♬ She Share Story (for Vlog) – 山口夕依
Thanks to our Speakers
Adam Dawes – Wealth Manager Shaw & Partners | Finfest | Pod
Adam Keily – Comedian CVE | Finfest | Podcast
Adam Saville-Brown – Regional Head Koinly | Finfest
Andrew Brown – Director East 72 | Finfest | Podcast
Andrew Page – Founder Strawman | Finfest | Podcast
Anna Milne – Analyst WAM | Finfest
Anthony Doyle – Investment Strategy Firetrail | Finfest | Pod
Arvid Streimann – Portfolio Manager Magellan | Finfest
Blair Hannon – Head of Investment Strategy | Global X | FinFest
Blake Cassidy – CEO Bamboo | Finfest | Podcast
Carlos Cacho – Chief Economist | Jarden
Dania Zinurova – Portfolio Manager WAM | Finfest | Podcast
Deni Hoxha – Analyst WAM | Finfest
Effie Zahos | Independent Director InvestSMART | Finfest
Eleanor Swanson – Portfolio Manager Firetrail | Finfest | Pod
Elise Kennedy – VP Equities Research Jarden | Finfest | Podcast
Eliza Clarke – Investment Specialist Firetrail | Finfest
Emma Fisher – Portfolio Manager Airlie | Finfest | Podcast
Evan Lucas – Strategy InvestSMART | Finfest | Podcast
George Whiting – Head of Distribution Perennial | Finfest
Hannah Dickinson – Head of Franchises Magellan | Finfest
Harrison Moot – Investment Manager TDM | Finfest
Henry Jennings – Investing Expert Marcus Today | Finfest | Pod
Jack Mann – Account Manager Magellan | Finfest
James Abela – Portfolio Manager Fidelity | Finfest | Podcast
James Holt – Director Perpetual | Finfest | Podcast
Joe Wright – Analyst Airlie | Finfest
Julian McCormack – Investment Platinum | Finfest | Podcast
Kate Campbell – Finance Educator Rask Australia | Finfest
Kanish Chugh – Distribution Global X ETFs | Finfest | Podcast
Kieran Moore – Portfolio Manager Munro Partners | Finfest
Madeleine Huynh – Analyst Perennial | Finfest
Marcus Padley – Director Marcus Today | Finfest | Podcast
Mark Lamonica – Director Morningstar | Finfest | Podcast
Mary Manning – Portfolio Manager Alphinity | Finfest | Podcast
Matt Leibowitz – CEO Stake | Finfest | Podcast
Maroun Younes – Portfolio Manager Fidelity | Finfest | Podcast
Michael Doerr – Founder Oeno | Finfest | Podcast
Michelle Hepworth – Investment Manager Tattarang | Finfest
Melissa Vincent – Marketing Global X | Finfest
Owen Raszkiewicz – Founder Rask | Finfest | Podcast
Paul Wilson – Co-Founder Bailador | Finfest | Podcast
Sam Koch – Analyst WAM | Finfest
Sam Koslowski – Co-Founder Daily Aus | Finfest | Podcast
Scott Phillips – CIO Motley Fool | Finfest | Podcast
Thomas Keily – Economist CVE | Finfest | Podcast
Vihari Ross – Portfolio Manager Magellan | Finfest
Will Dowd – Co Founder Fairlight | Finfest
William Liu – Analyst WAM | Finfest
William Taylor – Portfolio Manager Global X | Finfest
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