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2017 Program

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Monday, September 25, 2017

Time Topics
8:00 – 10:00 p.m. Welcome Reception for Participants and Speakers
The Money Museum, First Floor, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Time Topics
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Check-In and Breakfast
8:30 – 8:45 a.m. Welcome
Charles L. Evans, President & Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
8:45 – 10:00 a.m. Opening Keynote: Lessons on Industry Improvement Initiatives
Gary Shapiro, President & Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Technology Association
10:20 a.m – 12:00 p.m. The Faster Payments Ecosystem: Maintaining Collaboration and Momentum (PDF)
Sean J. Rodriguez, Executive Vice President & Faster Payments Strategy Leader, Federal Reserve System
Grace Hou, Partner, McKinsey & Company
Bradley Wilkes, Founder and President/Chief Executive Officer, WingCash
Richard W. Burke, Jr., Head of Corporate Products & Services, TD Bank
Charles Ellert, Payment Strategy Manager, Verizon
12:00 – 1:45 p.m. Luncheon Keynote: Activating Innovation for Success
Introduction: Gordon Werkema, Outgoing Payments Strategy Director, Federal Reserve System
Jonah Berger, Author and Expert on Decision Making, Consumer Behavior, Word of Mouth and How Products and Ideas Become Popular
1:45 – 3:15 p.m. Infrastructure Readiness & Outlook
Cyrus Bhathawalla (PDF), Director, KPMG US
Kevin Christensen (PDF), Senior Vice President, SHAZAM Network
Steve Ledford (PDF), Senior Vice President, The Clearing House
Bob Steen (PDF), Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Bridge Community Bank
Magnus Carlsson, Manager for Treasury & Payments, Association for Financial Professionals
Chris Hamilton, Chief Executive Officer, BankServ Africa
3:45 – 5:15 p.m. Payments Security & Sustaining Activities (PDF)
Todd Aadland, Senior Vice President & Payments Security Strategy Leader, Federal Reserve System
Glen E. Ulrich, Senior Vice President, U.S. Bank
Reed Luhtanen, Senior Director of Payments Strategy, Walmart
Peter Tapling, Chief Revenue Officer, Early Warning
5:15 – 6:45 p.m. Onsite Reception

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Time Topics
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Check-In and Breakfast
8:30 – 8:40 a.m. Welcome
Shonda Clay, Executive Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
8:40 – 9:00 a.m. Opening Keynote
David Sapenaro, Chief Operating Officer & Payments Strategy Director, Federal Reserve System
9:00 – 10:15 a.m. International Payments Outlook: Challenges & Opportunities
Hank Uberoi, Chief Executive Officer, Earthport
David Kretz, Head of Global Payments, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Nishu Thukral, Chief Executive Officer & President, Pangea
Ryan Zagone, Director of Regulatory Relations, Ripple
Javier Pérez-Tasso, Chief Executive, Americas & UK Region, SWIFT
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 – 12:00 p.m. Next Generation Money: Challenges & Opportunities
Beth Horowitz Steel (PDF), Partner, Glenbrook Partners
Bradley Wilkes (PDF), Founder and President/Chief Executive Officer, WingCash
Danielle Gotkis (PDF), Senior Vice President- Marketing, d local
Lisa Hrabosky, Director, Payments Products & Engineering, PayPal
12:00 p.m. Closing Remarks