At the AI Symposium 2026, FinRegLab has built space into the two day AI Symposium which will be used for innovators to discuss and “demo” products, services, or tools which align with the event’s goals. The FinRegLab AI Symposium is a forum for collaborative dialogue at the nexus of financial innovation, public policy, the market, and society. Attendees include policymakers, technology leaders, banking and fintech executives, consumer advocates, and nonprofits to explore how we can, and should, deploy AI across the financial system to reap its powerful capabilities that are good for financial companies, the broader economy, and individuals and small businesses.

Dates: November 18 and 19, 2026 

Location: Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream (MCAAD), a 360-degree interactive museum and conference space located at 1503 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington DC, just steps from the White House.

Purpose of the Discussions & Demos:

As an additional session type this year, our goal is to present opportunities for direct dialogue and engagement with AI applications, tools, and services being built to improve consumer financial well being,  enhance financial systems and processes, and defend against bad actor risks. The purpose of the discussions and demos is to: 

• To diversify the AI Symposium’s speaker and organization roster by featuring earlier-stage companies, and to create a place where the audience can engage with and  innovators can “show and tell” their products, with a focus on agentic AI, to regulators, financial services institutions, and advocates and nonprofits.
• To augment and deepen the audience’s understanding of AI applications and AI solutions across the themes of external threats, internal use and applications, and consumer financial well-being, and agentic AI capabilities.

Criteria:

In order to qualify for participation, each demo must:

• Build people’s financial well-being and safety either:
  • Directly with people or small businesses in areas such as personal finance, credit building, addressing debt, providing financial advice, integrating with banking information, or help people borrow, spend, save, or plan OR
  • By working with financial services providers, in regtech, or other consumer-facing entities which and address model risk, cybersecurity,
• Use AI or in some way that’s easily explainable, and which is touching real people’s experience
• Have been developed enough to actually show its capabilities, not simply a pitch deck
• Its leader/ CEO needs to be fluent and capable of answering questions live in a clear, concise, compelling way and be able to connect the idea with our conference themes

The organization must:

• Be a legitimate, registered business or non-profit organization with a relevant track record
• Provide its own computer or technology on which to run the demo
• Commit to 2-3 pre-event coaching calls to practice your demo and storytelling and receive feedback
• Participate in person on November 17 (run-through), 18 and 19; virtual participation is not accepted. That representative should be able to speak clearly, slowly, and fluently about their product or service, and be able to explain both how the technology works and how it improves people’s financial lives or small businesses’ financial well-being.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Who is the right person to represent each organization?

Organizations should send one to two people on stage. The spokesperson must be able to connect their product or service to the problems FinRegLab cares about most, including the challenges and possibilities facing people, small businesses, and regulators.

How long will each organization have on stage?

Each organization will give a short demo under eight minutes, followed by a panel discussion around the opportunities for technology to address the relevant theme.

What’s in it for the company?

Participating organizations will receive two complimentary tickets to the AI Symposium, brand exposure and inclusion in our marketing, and invaluable networking opportunities to share your solution with policymakers, regulators, financial solutions providers and fintech companies, and more. You will also be listed on our esteemed speaker faculty page.

How will FinRegLab select organizations?

Given overwhelming demand in preliminary conversations, FinRegLab will be extremely selective in the organizations chosen to participate. We will choose organizations based on alignment with its mission and themes, as well as balance, relevance, and quality of storytelling.

How to Apply: Complete the application here. Applications close at midnight Eastern on September 16.

Selection Plan & Timeline:

• Sept. 1: Application Period Opens
• Sept. 16: Applications Due
• Sept. 30: Organizations Notified
• October – November: Finalize demo logistics
• November 17: Rehearsal at the venue
• November 18 and 19, 2026: Present demos and participate in the AI Symposium