MC for Day 3: Stephanee Smith, AVP of Business Development, Nuvei

Educational Session: Stablecoins & Digital Currency - a Focus on Settlement Structures | New Emerging Payment Infrastructure & Instrument

Session Format: Training

Description: This session is ideal for professionals, and stakeholders, in fintech, banking, compliance, and anyone interested in understanding the dynamic evolution of digital assets.

Speaker: Nitin Gaur, Co-Founder, LedgerLink

Main Stage - General Session 1 | 120 minutes

8:00 - 10:00 AM

Compliance Educational Session: "You're Responsible, Period!" : How to survive in the new sponsor - bank / fintech-client regulatory environment

Session Format: Training

Description: During this session, we’ll break down the key tenants for BaaS programs and similar third-party relationships and the expectations for both banks and fintechs looking to partner. We’ll look at the risk management lifecycle beginning with the initial due diligence and vetting process.

Speakers: 

• Travis Dulaney, Founder & CEO, BalancedTrust
  • Payments | Risk Management | Fintech | Banking
• Kimberly Hebb, Co-Founder, BalancedTrust
  • Chief Risk & Compliance Officer | Former OCC Regulator | OCC/BSA Co-Author | Field Examiner Trainer

General Session Room 2 | 120 minutes

Opening Remarks

Speaker: John Stewart, Editor-in-Chief, Digital Transactions

Main Stage - General Session 1 | 10 minutes

General Session Sponsored by ICBA: Third Party Compliance & Risk Management

Session Format: Fireside Chat

Moderator: Charles Potts, EVP & Chief Innovation Officer, ICBA

Panelist: Michael Carpenter, Vice President of Risk Management, Ncontracts

Main Stage - General Session 1 | 35 minutes

General Session: U.S. Investment Climate

Session Format: Panel

Moderator: Peter Gordon, Founder & Managing Partner, Atlantic Fintech Advisors

Panelists:

• Joe Proto, Investor & Chairman, Finexio
• Larry Berlin, Founder and Co-CEO, Blue Point Advisory Systems
• OB Rawls, Partner & Executive Director, Wellesley Hills Financial LLC

Main Stage - General Session 1 | 50 minutes

Breakout Session Sponsored by ICBA: Banks and Technology Partners for Community Banks

Moderator: Charles Potts EVP & Chief Innovation Officer, ICBA

General Session Room 2 | 50 minutes

Breakout Session: Battle of Payments - Cash, Check, Instant Payments, Card

Session Format: Panel

Moderator: Ken Musante, President, Napa Payments and Consulting LLC

Panelists:

• David Tente, Executive Director, USA & Americas, ATM Industry Association (ATMIA)
• Lynn Dufrane, Head of Sales, CheckAlt
• Jessica Washington, AVP, Payments Forum Research Division, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
• Sheila Gunby, Vice President, Mastercard

Main Stage - General Session 1 | 35 minutes

Breakout Session: Blockchain and Cryptocurrency: Shaping the Future of Financial Technology

Session Format: Panel

Moderator: Craig Borysowich, Head Partner, Int'l Monetary Edge Consulting

Panelists:

• Nitin Gaur, Co-Founder, LedgerLink
• Jagruti Solanki, CFO, BitPay

General Session Room 2 | 35 minutes

Keynote Session: Payments Fortune Telling - A Crystal Ball into Simplicity, Speed, and Safety

Speaker: Chris Ward, EVP & Head of Enterprise Payments, Truist

Main Stage - General Session 1 | 35 minutes

Expo Hall with Lunch Sponsored by B4B Payments and The Side Hustle 

Bernstein Ballroom | 70 minutes

Fireside Chat 

Session Title: Digital Currencies In An Instant Payments World

Speakers:

• Peter Tapling, CEO & Managing Director, PTap Advisory
• Craig Borysowich, Head Partner, Int'l Monetary Edge Consulting

Main Stage - General Session 1 | 20 minutes

Breakout Session - Not your Normal BNPL

Session Format: Panel

Moderator: Ali Raza, Director, Protiviti

Panelists:

• Ammar Ahmed, Product Leader, Affirm
• Rob Seidman, Chief Product Officer of POS Lending / BNPL, U.S. Bank | Elavon
• Sarah Hill, SVP Product, Sezzle

Main Stage - General Session 1 | 35 minutes

Breakout Session: Is Pay by Bank a Sustainable Strategy - Instant Payments (FedNow & TCH) Adoption

Session Format: Panel

Moderator: Marcia Klingensmith, CEO, FinTech Consulting

Panelists:

• Blake McDaniel, SVP & Head of Payments Product for FedNow, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
• Kevin Olsen, "Payments Professor", Pidgin
• Mark Majeske, SVP of Faster Payments, Alacriti

General Session Room 2 | 35 minutes

Networking Break

 15 minutes

Breakout Session: Invest in Your Career & Life - The ROI of Executive Coaching

Session Format: Panel

Moderator: Polly Van Duser, VP of Talent Acquisition at One Inc and President of PayTech Women

Panelists:

• Carlos Navarro, CEO, Corvia
• Tina Reese, Executive Director, CoE - Head of Client Success, J.P. Morgan
• Jodi Durst, CEO, ePaymints

Main Stage - General Session 1 | 35 minutes

Breakout Session Sponsored by PAX: Creating Positive Customer Experiences at Checkout

Session Format: Panel

Moderator: Kris Wells, Digital Acceptance Executive Relationship Manager, Discover Global Network

Panelists: 

• Stephanie DeLeve, VP of Strategic Partnerships, PAX Technology
• Benjamin Rainwater, Chief Risk Officer, Solutios
• Dominic Morea, President of Platforms and Payments, Fullstream

General Session Room 2 | 35 minutes

Keynote / Interview: Leveraging Data for Risk & Compliance in Fintech

Session Format: Keynote / Interview

Speaker: Harsh Daiya, Staff Software Engineer /  Architect, Risk Platform, PayPal

Main Stage - General Session 1 | 20 minutes

Closing Statement

Speaker: Wendy Holliday, CEO, PayTech Women

Main Stage - General Session 1 | 10 minutes

Happy Hour in Expo Hall

 Bernstein Ballroom | 75 minutes