MPC - The Digital Commerce Event
Conference Agenda
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM ET
REGISTRATION
7:00 – 9:00 AM ET
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
WORKSHOP #1
Sponsored by
8:00 – 8:15 AM ET
INTRODUCTION
Speaker: TBD
8:15 – 9:00 AM ET
NEW CHARGEBACK RULES TO IMPROVE WIN RATES
Speaker: TBD
9:00 – 9:45 AM ET
MANAGING FRAUD WHILE SCALING GLOBALLY
Speaker: TBD
9:45 – 10:30 AM ET
PIVOTING FRAUD FOR PROFIT
Speaker: TBD
10:30 – 11:15 AM ET
CHARGEBACK MANAGEMENT IN THE DATA AGE
Speaker: TBD
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM ET
ROUND TABLE Q&A
Moderator: TBD
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
WORKSHOP #2
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8:00 – 8:20 AM ET
BANKING AS A SERVICE, THE SIDE DOOR OF THE BANK
Speaker: Travis Dulaney, President, Timeis.io
8:20 – 8:55 AM ET
HAS YOUR BANK FALLEN OUT OF LOVE WITH YOU?
Speaker: David Hadesty, Business Development, Balanced Trust
8:55 – 9:30 AM ET
ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT
Speaker: Kimberly Hebb, Owner & Consultant, Balanced Trust
9:30 – 10:05 AM ET
THE ABCs OF CAPITAL RAISING
Speakers:
- Larry Berlin, Founder, Blue Point Advisory Services
- Ariana Gammel, Consultant, Blue Point Advisory Services
10:05 AM- 12:00 PM ET
EDUCATIONAL: HOW TO GET A SPONSOR BANK TO SWIPE RIGHT
Speakers:
- Travis Dulaney, President, Timeis.io
- Kimberly Hebb, Owner & Consultant Balanced Trust
12:00 – 12:55 PM ET
LUNCH BREAK
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12:55 – 1:00 PM ET
OPENING REMARKS
Speaker: Will Hernandez, Media Strategist, BackBay Communications
1:00 – 1:20 PM ET
KEYNOTE: SOLVING FOR THE DISTINTERMEDIATION BETWEEN BANKS, MERCHANTS, AND CUSTOMERS
Big tech is controlling consumer awareness, choice, and experience via their walled gardens, disintermediating the relationships between banks, merchants, customers. In this keynote, we will explore the transformative impact of commerce platforms to strengthen and re-intermediate relationships, foster loyalty, and drive business growth through innovative engagement and payments tech.
Speaker: Will Graylin, CEO and Chairman, OV Loop
1:20 – 1:55 PM ET
REVOLUTIONIZING FINANCIAL SYSTEMS: Exploring the Rapid Evolution of Institutional Payments, Stablecoins, and CBDCs
Moderator: Ganeshram Ramamurthhy, Head of Blockchain Practice, Relevantz
Panelists:
- Nitin Gaur, Global Head of Digital Asset & Technology Design, State Street
1:55 – 2:15 PM ET
KEYNOTE: WORLDPAY
Speaker: Brad Pinneke, Head of Enterprise SaaS, PayFac, Payrix
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2:15 – 2:40 PM ET
BREAK
Live Demos Exhibit Hall
2:40 – 3:15 PM ET
BNPL: IS IT THE FINANCIAL WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION OR THE FINANCIAL HERO FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS?
Moderator: Bob Bilbruck, CEO, Captjur
Panelists:
- Ali Raza, Director, Technology Strategy – Payments Industry, Protiviti
- Rob Seidman, Head of Product, BNPL/POS Lending, U.S. Bank / Elavon
3:15-3:50pm ET
EMERGENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR CARD BRANDS
Moderator: Wendy Holliday, CEO, PayTech Women
Panelists:
- Kris Wells, Executive Relationship Manager – Integrated Payments, Discover
- Ginger Schmeltzer, Principal – Data & Services, Mastercard
- Gerry Mitchley, Vice President – Connected Commerce, Visa
3:50 – 4:25 PM ET
KEYNOTE: KOUNT
Speaker: Casey Zenner, VP Global Direct Sales, Kount
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4:25 – 4:45 PM ET
PANEL: 2023 STATE OF CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCIES
Moderator: Peter Tapling, Managing Director, PTap Advisory, LLC
Panelists:
- Craig Borysowich, Global Payments Strategist, IMedge Consulting Group
4:45 – 5:20 PM ET
PAYMENT STRATEGIES, PAYMENT REALITIES
Moderator: Greg Wilfarht, Chief Mobility & Marketing Officer, AP Technology
Panelists:
- Richard Love, CEO, AP Technology
- David Morris, Principal Analyst – Payments & Commerce, Insider Intelligence
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5:20 – 5:55 PM ET
FASTER PAYMENTS = FASTER FRAUD : WHAT TO CONSIDER
Speaker: Shari Krasinski, SVP & Regional Sales Manager, U.S. Bank
5:55 – 6:00 PM ET
DAY 1 WRAP UP
MC: Will Hernandez, Media Strategist, BackBay Communications
6:00 – 7:30pm ET
HAPPY HOUR RECEPTION – EXPO HALL OPEN
Co-Sponsored by:
DAY TWO WELCOME – THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 2023
MC: Angela Murphy, Photon Commerce
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM ET
8:00 – 9:00 AM ET
REGISTRATION
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:00 – 8:10 AM ET
OPENING REMARKS
Speaker: O.B. Rawls, PayMaple
8:10 – 8:45 AM ET
MODERN APPROACHES TO SECURITY AND IDENTITY
Moderator: Karen Helmberger, Director of Fintech and Payments, FS-ISAC
Panelists:
- Jeremiah Mason, Chief Product Officer, authID
- Troy Leach, Chief Strategy Officer, Cloud Security Alliance
- John Yeoh, Cloud Security Alliance
- Karen Helmberger, FS-ISAC
8:45 – 9:20 AM ET
EMERGING FRAUD THREATS – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Moderator: Andy Peters, IT Audit Expert, PwC
Panelists:
- Andy McHale, Spreedly
- Michael Timoney, VP – Secure Payments & FinTech, Federal Reserve Financial Services
9:20 – 9:55 AM ET
THE RISE OF SUPER APPS: INSIGHTS FROM INDUSTRY LEADERS
Speakers:
- Will Graylin, CEO and Chairman, OV Loop
- Danny Mikhail, Founder and CEO, Melka Capital
9:55 – 10:40 AM ET
NETWORKING BREAK – EXPO HALL OPEN
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10:40 – 11:15 AM ET
TRANSITIONING INTO THE FUTURE PANEL
Moderator: Robert Daniel, FinTech Catalyst, ATDC
Panelists:
- Michael Reed, Payments Division President, Deluxe
- Shashank Singh, CEO, Bakstage
11:15 – 11:50 AM ET
EMERGENCE OF TOKENIZED PAYMENT RAIL: STABLECOIN, CBDC, AND MORE…
Moderator: Nitin Gaur, Global Head of Digital Asset & Technology Design, State Street Bank
Panelists: TBD
11:50 AM – 12:25 PM ET
ARE YOU READY FOR INSTANT PAYMENTS IN 2023?
Moderator: TBD
Panelists:
- Melissa Brady, Director of Financial Institutions & Intermediaries, ACI Worldwide
- Dan Baum, SVP & Head of Payments Product Management, FedNow
12:25 – 12:45 PM ET
KEYNOTE – TRUIST
Speaker: Chris Ward, Head of Wholesale Payments, Truist
12:45 – 1:10 PM ET
LUNCH BREAK – EXPO HALL OPEN
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1:10 – 1:15 PM ET
DAY 2 WELCOME PM
MC: Will Hernandez, Media Strategist, BackBay Communications
1:15 – 1:50 PM ET
RESHAPING THE PAYMENT LANDSCAPE: THE RISE OF CONTACTLESS, PAYMENTS, DIGITAL WALLETS, AND RTP TOWARDS A CASHLESS AND CARDLESS ECONOMY
Moderator: Francis Borgians, VP Business Development, Relevantz
Panelists:
- Ravi Vekatesan, CEO, Cantaloupe
- Yogaraj (Yogs) Jayaprakasam, SVP & Chief Technology and Digital Officer, Deluxe
- Rajendra Gangavarapu, SVP Credit & Portfolio Analytics, Pathward
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1:50 – 2:25 PM ET
SOFTPOS, THE NEXT GENERATION OF POS, OR ANOTHER BRIGHT SHINY OBJECT?
SoftPOS is emerging with Apple Tap-to-pay and Android equivalents hitting the market in the past few months. How will SoftPOS change the payment acceptance ecosystem, and what impact will it have on traditional POS? The panel will discuss the importance of SoftPOS, its potential to change payment acceptance behavior, and potential challenges to implementation.
Moderator: Thad Peterson, Strategic Advisor, Aite Group
Panelists:
- David Leppeck, President & Executive Payment Consultant, Pace Software
- Bohdan Myroniw, Sales Director America, Preludd Payment Services
- Kris Wells, Executive Relationship Manager – Integrated Payments, Discover Financial Services
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2:25 – 3:00 PM ET
REAL TIME PAYMENTS PANEL
Moderator: Wayne Brown, Managing Partner, The Walker Group
Panelists: TBD
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3:00 – 3:45 PM ET
NETWORKING BREAK – EXPO HALL OPEN
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3:45 – 4:05 PM ET
KEYNOTE – TBD
Speaker: TBD
4:05 – 4:40 PM ET
WHOLISTIC PAYMENTS OFFERING THROUGH PAYFAC AND FASTER PAYMENT RAILS
Moderator: TBD
Panelists:
- Steven Velasquez, Elavon Sales Executive & VP, Elavon | U.S. Bank
- Madison Donnini, VP Treasury Management & Technical Sales Consultant, U.S. Bank
4:40 – 5:15 PM ET
CHANNEL OPPORTUNITIES
Moderator: TBD
Panelists:
- Natasha Royer Coons, CEO of Advantix Solutions Group, and Founder of TeraNova Consulting Group
- Kelli McMillan, Director of Global Partners, Five9
5:15 – 5:50 PM ET
NET-GEN LENDING & PAYMENTS
Moderator: Bob Metodiev, Head of Business Development, Inovatec Systems
Panelists:
- Geoff Brown, President, Highline Technologies
- Mirza Baig, President, PayMaple LLC
- Tod Chisholm, President, Integrated Financial Technologies
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5:50 – 5:55 PM ET
DAY 2 WRAP UP REMARKS
Speaker: Will Hernandez, Media Strategist, BackBay Communications
DAY THREE WELCOME – FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 2023
MC: Scott Goldthwaite, EVP, Payvus
8:00 – 9:00 AM ET
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:00 – 8:10 AM ET
DAY THREE WELCOME REMARKS
MC: Scott Goldthwaite, EVP, Payvus
8:10 – 8:45 AM ET
THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX WITH ALTERNATIVE PAYMENTS
Moderator: TBD
Panelists: TBD
8:45 – 9:20 AM ET
BUILDING ENGAGED TEAMS IN TODAY’S (HYBRID) ENVIRONMENT
Moderator: Polly Van Duser, VP – Talent Acquisition, One Inc.
Panelists:
- Sarah Owen, Chief Product Officer, One Inc.
- Tina Reese, Executive Director & North America Head of Sales for Technology, Media & Telecoms, JP Morgan Chase
- Jodi Durst, CEO, ePaymints
9:20 – 9:40 AM ET
KEYNOTE – RELEVANTZ
Speaker: TBD
9:40 – 10:15 AM ET
THE POWER OF BANK & FINTECH PARTNERS TO DRIVE REAL-TIME, EMBEDDED PAYMENTS
Moderator: TBD
Panelists:
- Bryan Schneider, Product Head – FinTech Strategy & Partnership, U.S. Bank
- Moa Agrell, Senior Banking Partnerships Manager, Trustly
- Kim Schwendeman, Senior Vice President of Payment Adoption, Stax Payments
10:15 – 10:25 AM ET
THE APPIVERSE AWARD WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT
MC: Dale Laszig, VP Content Strategy, Mobile Marketing & Technology
10:25 – 11:10 AM ET
NETWORKING BREAK – EXPO HALL OPEN
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11:10 – 11:45 AM ET
EXPAND CHANNEL REACH WITH POS PARTNERS
Moderator: Natasha Royer Coons, CEO, Advantix
Panelists: TBD
11:45 AM – 12:15 PM ET
PANEL – TBD
11:45 AM – 12:15 PM ET
HIGH RISK, HIGH-REWARD MERCHANT SERVICES
Moderator: Erin O’Donnell, Founding Partner, Infused Banking
Panelists:
- Chris Boone, Senior Associate Regulatory Group, Venable LLP
12:15 – 12:50 PM ET
HIGH RISK, HIGH-REWARD MERCHANT SERVICES
Moderator: Erin O’Donnell, Founding Partner, Infused Banking
Panelists:
- Chris Boone, Senior Associate Regulatory Group, Venable LLP
12:15 – 12:50 PM ET
HIGH RISK, HIGH-REWARD MERCHANT SERVICES
Moderator: Erin O’Donnell, Founding Partner, Infused Banking
Panelists:
- Chris Boone, Senior Associate Regulatory Group, Venable LLP
DAY THREE CLOSING REMARKS
MC: Scott Goldthwaite, EVP, Payvus
