The Fintech & Sports Wagering (FTSW) Innovation Center is bringing together a community in the FinTech and Sports Wagering industries. Our goal is to foster connections, provide learning and workforce development opportunities, connect employers to talent, and to help launch new businesses in these spaces. Additionally we seek to be a leading voice in these industries around sustainable and responsible practices (particularly Responsible Gambling) and grow Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. To do this, FTSW Innovation Center will pursue the following activities: -Networking events and issue focused events with expert speakers -Classes and other educational programming for professionals and students -Internship programs -Annual conferences -Create research and publications -Co-working space -Pitch competitions and hackathons -Start-up incubation and acceleration programs -Resource and best practice sharing -Provide guidance to regulators and government -Connect industry to education for curriculum development