CUbroadcast Studio Lounge interviews at
CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference
Washington, D.C., March 10-14 ...

Our CUbroadcast Studio Lounge headed back to Washington, D.C., for CUNA's 2019 Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC). Once there, we  interviewed GAC's expert presenters, credit union attendees, as well as many other industry innovators, game changers, and, of course, our fine CUNA hosts and Studio Lounge sponsors.

And a special thank you to our mighty fine Studio Lounge sponsors CO-OP Financial Services, Corelation, CULedger, Trellance, State National Companies, and LSC for supporting our conference coverage -- as well as our great hosts at CUNA.  As a thank you, please be sure to check them out when you get a chance both at the conference and online.

As an added bonus to our GAC coverage, we are also including interviews from our visit to the 2019 Underground Collision event that is making some serious impact at the conference -- and will at other conferences this year, as well. Enjoy these conversation with some of the industry's top minds, brought to you by the fine folks at Mitchell Stankovic & Associates.

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​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:

Sunday, March 10
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Underground Collision
Sarah Cooke, Cooke Consulting
Frank Diekmann, CUtoday
Andrea Rusnak, PSCU
Sue Mitchell, Mitchell Stankovic & Associates
Linda White,  Upward Credit Union
Liz Winninger, Xtend
Cliff Rosenthal, Archer + Rosenthal
Shazia Manus, AdvantEdge Analytics
Lucy Ito, NASCUS
Brandi Stankovic, CU Solutions Group
Scott McFarland, Honor Credit Union
Esteban Camargo, CU*Answers
Sarah Canepa Bang, Consultant and Industry Expert
Jim Blaine, Consultant and Industry Expert
Chip Filson, Callahan & Associates

GAC Opening Night
Troy Stang, President/CEO, NWCUA
(Topic: NWCUA in D.C.)
Ryan Donovan, Chief Advocacy Officer, CUNA
(Topic: Advocacy in Action, What Does That Look Like?)
Elizabeth Eurgubian, Deputy Chief Advocacy Officer & Sr Counsel, CUNA
(Topic: Regulatory and litigation threats to credit unions)
Chad Helminak, Director of DE and Cooperative Values, The Foundation
(Topic: New channels and customization for DE lessons)
Jennifer Oliver, President/CEO, South Bay Credit Union and Chris Otey, Board Chair, South Bay Credit Union (and CU 2.0 Chief Revenue Officer)
(Topic: Fail Forward Fast)
Gigi Hyland, Executive Director, The Foundation
(Topic: 30,000 view and advocacy, Wegner Awards, FinHealth19, CUAid)
Nikhil Lakhanpal, Co-Founder, Narmi
(Topic: The Convergence of FinTech)
Tony Boutelle, President/CEO, CU Direct
(Topic: New mortgage lending platform this year to credit unions, helping them to be more competitive and successful in the mortgage lending arena)
Omar Jordan, CEO, and Ben Rempe, COO, LenderClose
(Topic: What's new at LenderClose, specifically as it relates to product iteration and LOS integration, as well as the topic of e-notary in general)
Todd Spiczenski, Chief Products and Services Officer, CUNA
(Topic: 2019 CUNA GAC expectations)
Mike Weber, Chief Marketing Officer, Credit Union Student Choice 
(Topic: How to Build life-long relationships with young adults/members)
Autobooks’ Co-founder and CEO Steve Robert
(Topic: How core-integrated small business banking solution for community financial institutions of varying asset sizes to compete with non-bank providers such as QuickBooks, Square, or PayPal)
Louis Hernandez, Founder/Managing Director/CEO Black Dragon Capital
(Topic: Why AI must be harnessed in the here-and-now to catalyze long-term growth for community financial institutions)
Tom Sakash, Associate Manager Small Credit Unions, CUNA
(Topic: Small Credit Union movement)
Mansel Guerry, Senior Vice President, Credit Union Community Division at FIS
(Topic: Creating a greater presence and fostering a community with credit unions for FIS, Credit Union Advisory Board, trends in technology investment from credit unions)

Monday, March 11
Victor Corro, President/CEO Coopera Consulting
(Topic: "Segmentation, Segmentation, Segmentation: The Most Important Ingredient in a Hispanic Outreach Effort")
Brian Branch, President/CEO, World Council of Credit Unions
(Topic: Trip to Kurdistan to set up some type of credit union services for refugees to help them rebuild lives, Digital Transformation Lab, 2019 WCUC, GAC goals and takeaways)
Jason Skemp, PolicyWorks’ Director of Audit
(Topic: “The 2019 Compliance Season: Let’s Get Serious”)
Ben Mrva, Executive Vice President, Strategic Resource Management; and Fabio de Sant’Anna, Executive Vice President of Intelligent Automation, Strategic Resource Management
(Topic: Intelligent automation and robotic process automation to better improve their operational efficiency and effectiveness)
James Guild, Co-Founder, Managing Partner and Jenn Addabbo, Co-Founder and Partner CUengage
(Topic: CUengage Ignite)
Steve Hewins, Senior Vice President, CU Members Mortgage
(Topic: "How Millennials Have Ruined Everything")
Steve Hewins, Senior Vice President, CU Members Mortgage
(Topic: "Mortage Lending Update for 2019")
Bill Lehman, Senior Vice President, Managed Services, Trellance, and Dave Chojnacki, Director of Consulting Services, Trellance
(Topic: IronSafe and other Data Solutions from Trellance)
Danielle Brown, Director of Engagement at the Foundation
(Topic: The Foundation's work on member financial health and the CU FINHEALTH19 Conference)
Chris Perry, Managing Director of Corporate Partnerships; and Nick Coleman, Senior Manager; Credit Unions for Kids
(Topic: Launching member facing digital fundraising campaign, 2018 fundraising totals, young leaders w/in the industry doing amazing things)
Lance Noggle, Senior Director Advocacy For Payments & Cybersecurity, CUNA
(Topic: "Cybersecurity Exercises" -- breakout session Lance is leading)
Dean Michaels, Chief Strategy Officer, CO-OP Financial Services
(Topic: "Mergers and Strategic Partnerships in the Credit Union Industry")
Mickey Goldwasser, Vice President, Payrailz, and Ted Hassenfelt, CIO, Suncoast Credit Union
(Topic: update on Payrailz’s credit union clients and their latest developments in AI)
Dave Adams, President/CEO, CU Solutions Group and MCUL
(Topic: The Neo-Bank and Challenger Bank revolution and its relevance to credit unions, along with strategies that CU Solutions Group is pursuing, including LifeSteps Wallet, to help credit unions compete)

State National Company booth interviews
Silver State Schools Credit Union President/CEO Scott Arkills
(Topic: 2019 industry outlook, GAC takeaways, Open Your Eyes awareness campaign)
NWCUA President/CEO Troy Stang
(Topic: Working effectively with vendors, GAC overview, 2019 outlook, Open Your Eyes awareness campaign)
MD|DC Credit Union Association President/CEO John Bratsakis
(Topic: Open Your Eyes awareness campaign, GAC highlights, 2019 outlook, working effectively with today's vendors)
Aventa Credit Union President/CEO Greg Mills
(Topic: Credit union's stellar 2018 performance, what Open Your Eyes awareness campaign looks like in Colorado Springs, GAC highlights)
State National Companies Executive Vice President John Pearson
(Topic: Markel $33 billion acquisition, technology overview -- specifically integration)
1st MidAmerica Credit Union President/CEO Alan Meyer
(Topic: Implementing a new online banking platform, lending platform, and a new mobile application to enhance the credit union's member experience)
Illinois Credit Union League President/CEO Tom Kane
(Topic: Educate all the new faces in the state's legislature on the value credit unions bring to local communities)

LIVE Red Carpet Coverage of National Credit Union Foundation Dinner presenting the Herb Wegner Memorial Awards at the Marriott Marquis Hotel
The 2019 honorees: 

• Outstanding Individual Achievement: Diana R. Dykstra, President/CEO of the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues
• Outstanding Individual Achievement: Crystal Long, President and CEO of GECU
• Outstanding Organization: Nusenda Credit Union Foundation
• Anchor Award: Brett Martinez, President/CEO of Redwood Credit Union

The Foundation Executive Director Gigi Hyland
BECU Cooperative Community Advocate Debbie Wege
The Cooperative Trust Manager Lauren Culp (now CUinsight Publisher and CEO)
Cornerstone Credit Union League President/CEO Caroline Willard
Filene Research Institute's Impact Director Cortney Angeley (now Cooperative Trust Manager)
First Tech Federal Credit Union Chief Retail & Marketing Officer Brad Calhoun (new President/CEO Teachers Federal Credit Union)
Ignite Sales' and former "Crasher" (2014) Whitney Loe
Northeast Family Federal Credit Union President Joanne Todd
SafeAmerica Credit Union President/CEO Tom Graves
Mitchell Stankovic & Associates CEO and 2018 Herb Wegner Memorial Award Winner Sue Mitchell and CU Solutions Group Chief Strategy Officer Brandi Stankovic

Tuesday, March 12
Keith Riddle, President/CEO, Sherpa Technologies
(Topic: ID-Pal -- helping guide credit unions throughout the member experience journey​ using digital ID-enabled processes, CULedger connection)
Libby Calderone, President/COO, LSC
(Topic: Dynamic world of Payments)
Dennis Paul, Vice President of Business and Community Development, Elevations Credit Union
(Topic: Elevations' "Prosperous Together' campaign ("Agile"), predictions for the year ahead, take aways from the conference, etc.)
Michael Mattone, Vice President of Marketing and Member Experience, Hudson River Financial FCU
(Topic: GAC/Young Professional Development/CU Marketing and Member Experience​)
Corey Skadburg, COO of BrightWise
(Topic: Cybersecurity training)
Bruce Dragt, Chief Product Officer, CO-OP Financial Services
(Topics: CO-OP Product Plans for 2019)
Kyle Stutzman VP Business Development, PURE IT Credit Union Services
(Topic: Tech Strategy Assessments for CUs: The common Gaps & Opportunities)
Todd Clark, President/CEO, CO-OP Financial Services
(Topic: Update on CO-OP Financial Services)
Jack Antonini, President/CEO, NACUSO
(Topic: Vendor authority, industry trends/issues, 2019 NACUSO Network)
Erika Hill, VP of Marketing, Trellance
(Topic: Using Data to Enhance Member Experience)
Doug Farrell, AVP, Vendor Evaluation Services, Trellance
(Topic: Guiding Credit Unions with Vendor Evaluation Services)
Pam Perdue, chief regulatory officer for Continuity
(Topic: How regulatory relief has been anything but relaxing)
John Ainsworth, President/CEO, CULedger, and Ted Hassenfelt, CIO, Suncoast Credit Union
(Topic: Working with CULedger's distributed ledger technology)
NCUA Board Member Rick Metsger
(Topic: GAC Fireside chat, NCUA highlights as Board Member (FOM), future plans, etc.)
Sabeh Samaha, President/CEO, Samaha & Associates
(Topic: Technology Market Consolidation​)
Ron Bergamesca, Presient/CEO, Payveris, and Marcell King, Chief Operating Officer, Payveris
(Topic: Payveris announces signing Alaska USA)
Caroline Willard, President/CEO, Cornerstone Credit Union League
(Topic: How State-based Legislative Issues Complement Efforts at the Federal Level)
Lauren Culp, Manager, The Cooperative Trust (Crashers)
(Topic: How to Tame 100 Crashers at GAC)
Alexander Monterrubio Senior Director of Advocacy & Counsel
(Topic: CFPB regulation and ADA litigation)
Luke Martone, Senior Director - Advocacy & Counsel, CUNA
(Topic: Latest developments on FASB and CECL)
Samantha Paxson, Chief Experience Officer, CO-OP Financial Services
(Topic: "Enhancing the Member Experience")
Jeff Olson, President/CEO, Credit Union Association of the Dakotas
(Topic: Updates on CU Social Good, success in the Dakotas in raising funds for OYE​, etc.)
Greg Michlig, Chief Engagement Officer, CUNA
(Topic: Engagement opportunities at GAC and Associate Business Members)
Tansley Stearns, Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer, Canvas Credit Union
(Topic: Credit union rebranding strategies)
​Tom Davis, President & CEO, Trellance & Paul Ablack, M360 Product Executive
(Topic: Trellance & OnApproach Join Forces)
Bret Weekes, President/CEO, CUProdigy
(Topic: A Plan is Nothing without Execution)
Keith Sias, Senior Vice President Governmental Affairs, Illinois Credit Union League
(Topic: Advocacy)
Susan Toalson, Vice President of Enterprise, CUNA
(Topic: Progress on the Open Your Eyes Awareness Campaign)
Stephen King, VP Sales, Franklin Madison
(Topic: New digital term life solution)
Taylor Nelms, Senior Director of Research, Filene Research Institute
(Topic: How credit unions are perceived in a politically polarized time, and what are the risks for credit unions of getting caught up in partisan conflict)
John Pembroke, President/CEO, CUES
(Topic: Professional training to fight the War for Talent)
Hernando Torres, President/CEO, ASI
(Topic: How ASI Got Into the US Market to Serve Credit Unions)
Naseer Nasim_ CEO, QRails
(Topic: Payments trends impacting credit unions today)
Mark Weber, CEO/Chairman, Weber Marketing
(Topic: New company name -- Strum)

Wednesday, March 13
The Cooperative Trust Crashers' Chat Show
​(Meet the 100 Crashers for 2019 GAC)

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