2025 Speakers

Curt Hess is U.S. executive president of Vitesse, the trusted financial infrastructure connecting the global insurance ecosystem. With more than 25 years of experience in fintech and global banking, he oversees all aspects of the company's U.S. operations, guiding strategy and growth initiatives as it expands into the North American insurance market. 

Most recently, Curt served as chief operating officer at 10x Banking, helping scale operations at one of the U.K.’s most innovative fintech firms. Previously, he spent 12 years in executive roles at Barclays, including CEO of the U.S. consumer bank and CEO of Europe retail and business banking. Earlier in his career, Curt held senior finance leadership roles at Citi and Bank of America in the U.S. 

His deep expertise in digital transformation, operational scale, and client-centric innovation positions him to strengthen Vitesse’s leadership in the U.S. insurance market.