CUbroadcast Studio Lounge interviews at
CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference
Washington, D.C., February 24 - March 1 ...

Our CUbroadcast Studio Lounge ventured cross country to Washington, D.C. for CUNA's 2018 Governmental Affairs Conference, February 24 - March 1, 2018. Once there, we interviewed GAC's expert presenters, credit union attendees, as well as  industry innovators, game changers, and, of course, our fine CUNA hosts.

And a special thank you to our mighty fine Studio Lounge sponsors CO-OP Financial Services, Corelation, LifeSteps Wallet, and LSC for supporting our conference coverage -- as well as our great hosts at CUNA.  As a thank you, be sure to check them out when you get a chance.

​And a tradition we are started last year: For every Studio Lounge interview we conduct, we will donate $10 to Credit Unions for Kids to help Children's Miracle Network Hospitals nationwide. So sign up to chat -- the kids win, too!

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Studio Lounge interview schedule: (all times EST)

Sunday, February 25
CUES President/CEO John Pembroke
(Topic: CUES Payments University)
PSCU VP, Account Management​ Andrea Rusnak
(Topic: Global Women's Leadership Network)
Corelation Business Development Services Team
(Topic: What are Today's Credit Unions Looking for in a Core Processor)
Corelation Executives:  President/CEO Theresa Benavidez (Topic: How to Achieve Unparalleled Client Service), Director of Administrative Services Bruce Cormode (Topic: Leveraging Vendor Relationships), Chief Technology Officer Jeff Dent (Topic: Tech trends in core process for 2018)
SwitchThink CEO Scott Butler
(Topic: Unlock new strategic possibilities for credit unions through continuous performance improvement and rapid innovation in today's core tech)
Narmi Co-founder Nikhil Lakhanpal
(Topic: "Fintech and Credit Unions - How to Get the Best of Both Worlds")
CUNA Chief Products and Services Officer Todd Spiczenski
(Topic: Leading the development of the entire conference)
Filene Chief Knowledge Officer George Hofheimer
(Topic: Groundbreaking research topics to come from Filene in 2018)

Monday, February 26 
Credit Unions for Kids Executive Director Joe Dearborn and Development Manager Felicity Guerin
(Topic: Review 2017 campaigns and CU4Kids plans for 2018)
LSC EVP/COO David Griffiths
(Topic: Leveraging technology to offer exemplary service)
WOCCU President/CEO Brian Branch
(Topic: WOCCU 2018 activities/plans, Young Credit Union Professionals Scholarship)
Kaufman & Canoles Co-Chair of the firm's Credit Union Team Dustin DeVore
(Topic: ADA litigation status)
Filene Chief Impact Officer Tansley Stearns
(Topic: All things strategy with Filene)
Illinois Credit Union League SVP, Governmental Affairs Keith Sias
(Topic: ADA)
CO-OP Financial Services President/CEO Todd Clark
(Topic: Update on CO-OP -- MyCO-OP, a new client portal that will provide credit unions with secure, universal access to CO-OP applications through a single, highly intuitive user interface)
CU Solutions Group President/CEO Dave Adams
​(Topic: Today's credit union mobile banking: Is it leading edge or the latest example of marketing myopia?)
CU Strategic Planning Chief Strategic & Advocacy Officer, DC FCU Board member and CDFI expert Mike Beall
(Topic: 5 CDFI Winning Secrets)
Affinion Insurance Solutions Client Program Senior Director, Vendor Management Vanessa Stanfield
(Topic: Keys to a successful vendor management program)
Affinion Insurance Solutions Regional Vice President Michelle Tyler
(Topic: Affinion's latest product offerings)
AdvantEdge Analytics Director, Client Relations Anne Legg & Summit Credit Union President/CEO Kim Sponem
(Topic: Impact Session on Summit Credit Union's digital analytics success story)
Payrailz Vice President of Marketing Mickey Goldwasser
(Topic: Payments in a "Do It For Me World")
Trellance President/COO Tom Davis
(Topic: New brand at GAC. The way forward for Trellance.  Immersion18, etc.)
Trellance SVP for Managed Services​ Bill Lehman
(Topic: Trellance solutions overview)
PSCU EVP, Chief Talent Officer Lynn Heckler
(Topic: #MeToo/Sexual Harassment and the Credit Union Movement)
The Foundation Executive Director Gigi Hyland
(Topic: BizKid$, GAC "Give Back," Foundation plans for 2018, Wegner Award Winners, etc.)
PSCU President/CEO Chuck Fagan
(Topic: “Creating Success in the Digital Channel,” PSCU Member Forum)
The Foundation National Program Director Lois Kitsch and Director of Credit Union Development and Cooperative Values Engagement Chad Helminak
(Topic: DE Program and the transition from Lois to Chad)
Constellation Digital Partners CEO Kristopher Kovacs
(Topic: Resolving the fundamental problem in modern digital financial services)
SRM President Patrick Goodwin
(Topic: Definition and outlook on vendor cost benchmarking)
Credit Union 2.0 Founder/Author Kirk Drake and Chief Revenue Officer Chris Otey
(Topic: Evolution of CU 2.0 from Book to Enterprise -- It's All About the Process)

Red Carpet Coverage of National Credit Union Foundation Dinner presenting the Herb Wegner Memorial Awards at the Marriott Marquis Hotel
The 2018 honorees: 

• Outstanding Individual Achievement: Chuck Purvis, President/CEO at Coastal Credit Union
• Outstanding Individual Achievement: Susan Mitchell, CEO of Mitchell, Stankovic & Associates
• Outstanding Individual Achievement: Angel V. Castro, President of Castro y Asociados
• Outstanding Individual Achievement: Bill Hampel, retired Chief Policy Officer and Economist at Credit Union National Association (CUNA)

Tuesday, February 27
Credit Union of the Dakotas Chief Officer of Member Engagement and Director of the Credit Union Foundation of the Dakotas Katie Dressler
(Topic: CU Social Good update)
Elevations Credit Union Chief Operating Officer Jay Champion
(Topic: Branch Expansion and Business Banking)
Filene Research Institute CEO Mark Meyer
(Topic: What is making Mr. Meyer so excited about credit unions these days)
Tom Kane, President/CEO of Illinois Credit Union System
​(Topic: ADA and the League’s experience with ADA Legislation)
Dollar Associates Principal Partner and former NCUA Chairman Dennis Dollar
(Topic: The New Tax Law and Credit Unions - The Long-Term and Short-Term Impact on Executive Pay and Benefits)
Municipal Credit Union Vice President, Public Relations/Corporate Communications Michael Mattone
​(Topic: The value of partnerships with sports entities {MCU Partners with NY Jets To Donate $200,000 to help DOE Fight Bullying} and NCUA $736 million payout​)
PolicyWorks interim CEO Brian Godwin
(Topic: Regulatory compliance)
CUNA Mutual Group Director of Lending Solutions Karim Habib
(Topic: Lending disruption)
The Cooperative Trust Managing Director Lauren Culp
(Topic: Crashers' GAC activities, post-Thunderpunch report, Crashers' 2018 plans, etc.)
CUNA Mutual Group Vice President, Lending Product Executive Theran Colwell
(Topic: Benefits of secondary capital for credit unions)
NCUA Board Member Rick Metsger
(Topic: ADA litigation, CFPB status, NCUA's $736 million payout, Hatch--credit union tax exemption outdated​)
CUNA Mutual Group Director, Lending Compliance and LOANLINER Product Manage Andrea Stritzke
(Topic: Growing Loans in a Digital World)
CO-OP Financial Services Chief Marketing/Experience Officer Samantha Paxson
(Topic: Enhancing the Client Experience)
Amy Weiland, Director of Training & Education Development at PositiveIQ and Tim Pranger, Product & UX Manager at POPin
(Topic: POPin Video Banking Collaboration with DERIVE and TaskShare)
CO-OP Financial Services Head of Corporate Development and Strategic Partnerships Dean Michaels
(Topic: Strategic partnerships)
NACUSO President/CEO Jack Antonini
(Topic: Industry's latest trends, issues, and NACUSO Network preview)
PSCU VP, Digital Experience & Payments Priya Dozier
(Topic: Innovation, New Technology and Fintech)
CO-OP Financial Services Chief Information Officer Nick Calcanes
(Topic: Information and Digital Transformation)
CUNA Mutual Group Sales Manager Executive Benefits & Retirement Scott Albraccio
(Topic: New Tax reform and Its Impact on Executive Benefits Expenses) 
CU Members Mortgage Senior Vice President of Credit Union Lending Steve Hewins
(Topic: What's hot in mortgage lending right now, home buying season, 2018 lending outlook)
AdvantEdge Analytics President Tim Peterson
(Topic: Topic is Data Analytics Momentum Update​)
CO-OP Financial Services Director of Product Development Michelle Thornton
(Topic: Launching MyCO-OP for easier access and enhanced security)
CU Direct President/CEO Tony Boutelle
(Topic: Outlook in marketplace from an auto lending perspective, what CUs need to be looking at to help ensure success in an increasingly competitive, digital marketplace, and some of the new lending technologies CU Direct pursuing/developing CUs at new Innovation Lab in Irvine, CA)
CO-OP Chief Product and Strategy Officer Shazia Manus
​(Topic: Integration is Innovation and MyCO-OP Client Access Portal)
Star One Credit Union EVP Margarete Mucker
(Topic: How to provide a better digital value proposition for digital savvy members)
CUNA Chief Advocacy Officer Ryan Donovan
(Topic: Why credit union advocacy efforts so important for 2018)
Cornerstone Credit Union League President/CEO Caroline Willard
(Topic: Conference expectations, industry issues/trends from League perspective, etc.)
PSCU SVP, Sales and Solutions Consulting Brian Scott
(Topic: Fraud Stories - Real life examples of how Machine Learning and Linked Analysis prevent fraud)
CU Rate Reset CEO/Founder Keith Kelly and President Joe Brancucci
(Topic: The launch of "KnocKnock")
Coopera Consulting Client Relations Associate Kenia Calderon
(Topic:  Financial needs of Hispanic Millennials, DACA, GAC takeaways, etc.)
CUNA President/CEO Jim Nussle
(Topic: ADA litigation, GAC expectations, Advocacy, Reg relief, CFPB changes, Credit union momentum in 2018, etc.)
VISA Head of Community and Regional Accounts Doug Leighton and Senior Director, Global Financial Inclusion Rob Meloche
(Topic: Filene Research Institute incubator programs and financial inclusion)
CULedger President/CEO John Ainsworth
(Topic: CU Ledger, Blockchain and the Digital Revolution)

Wednesday, February 28
Crashers' Chat Show (Room 154AB)

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