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Studio Lounge interview schedule:
Sunday, February 27 (GAC Opening Night)
Anne Legg, THRIVE Founder
Topic: Data education that THRIVE is doing and the impact that data has as a necessary game changer for the industry
Gigi Hyland, NCUF Executive Director
Topic: General overview of the Foundation, Herb Wegner Dinner, FinHealth Conf., etc.)
Kent Anderson, Alogent SVP of Partnerships
Topic: What's new at Alogent (digital, payments modernization, etc.) and GAC insights
Rob Landis, Corelation President, and Jeff Dent, Corelation CIO (SPONSOR)
Topic: Credit union core evolution, Corelation leadership changes, etc.
Todd Spiczenski, CUNA Chief Products and Services
Topic: "2022 CUNA GAC kick off", new keynote, Ukraine messaging
John San Filippo, Co-founder of Finopotamus
Topic: Fintech at GAC
Mickey Goldwasser, Payrailz VP, Marketing & Chief of Staff, Jim Kern, Payrailz Chief Sales Officer
Topic: Payrailz P2P and latest in payments trends affecting credit unions
Monday, February 28
Seth Brickman, CEO of QCash Financial
Topic: Update yon all the exciting things happening at QCash
Jill Nowacki, President/CEO Humanidei
Topic: Today's labor market and its effect on credit unions
Greg Michlig, CUNA Executive Vice President/Chief Engagement Officer
Topic: Digitization Working Group and breakout session on digital in the CU movement
Cheryl Middleton Jones, Chief People Officer, CO-OP Financial Services (SPONSOR)
Topic: “CO-OP and Developing an Engaged Workforce”
Tom Davis, Trellance President/CEO (SPONSOR)
Topic: What’s new at Trellance / New Business Unit Announcement
Patrick McElhenie, Chief Sales Officer at Trellance (SPONSOR)
Topic: Credit unions' migration to the cloud
Barry Kirby, SVP at CuenXus, and Teddy Flo Chief Legal Officer at Zest AI
Topic: Zest AI's AI-based credit scoring model within the CuneXus platform allows credit unions to help consumers on the lower credit spectrum build healthier credit scores, improving their long-term financial wellness
Samantha Paxson, Chief Experience Officer, CO-OP Financial Services (SPONSOR)
Topic: "Update on CO-OP”
Jennifer Davis, Callahan & Associates' VP, Information Systems & Technology
Topic: Launch of Callahan’s Peer+ Platform
Katy Slater, Callahan & Associates' SVP
Topic: Credit Union Purpose & Impact
Mark Volz, Corporate Central Credit Union National Account Manager
Topic: Experience with the CU organizations and DEI Tuesday; the AACUC, CU Pride, NLCUP, and Inclusiv, as well as i3 project
Troy Stang, NWCUA President/CEO
Topic: Advocacy in the Northwest, crushing it with over 60% marketshare
Jim Nussle, CUNA President/CEO
Topic: GAC opening remarks, back in person, financial well-being, Cubs/Commanders, etc.)
Jay Budzik, Zest.ai CTO (SPONSOR)
Topic: what is AI-underwriting, momentum that Zest is seeing with credit unions, why credit unions are turning to AI-driven lending
LUNCH!
Miriam De Dios Woodward, ViClarity Global CEO; Ogie Sheehy, ViClarity Global CIO and CEO of European Business; Erin O’Hern, ViClarity VP of Strategic Initiatives
Topic: ViClarity update
Bruce Dragt, Chief Product Officer, CO-OP Financial Services
Topic: “Update on Products and Technology from CO-OP"
Kyle Stutzman, CRO / CoFounder of PURE IT Credit Union Services
Topic: Fintechs & Cores – they can now talk!
CUNA Mutual Director, Credit Union System Relations, John Cassidy and CUNA Mutual Director, Corporate & Legislative Affairs, Megan Balogh
Topic: CUNA Mutual CU System Support and Advocacy
Alexandra Gekas, Callahan & Associates VP of Marketing & Media and Chris Howard, SVP
Topic: How Building An Emotional Connection With Members Improves Financial Wellness
Josh Sledge, Filene Senior Director, Incubation
Topic: Announcing a new innovation program called The Lab at Filene during GAC
Scott Hansen, Vericast’s Executive Vice President, Marketing
Topic: Transformative journey we are on from Harland Clarke to Vericast -- and more
Jack Antonini, NACUSO President/CEO; Becky Reed, Lone Star Credit Union CEO; Guy Messick, NACUSO Business Services CEO
Topic: New way credit unions can invest in a CUSO (quick clip focused on NACUSO)
Steve Danco, CUNA Mutual SVP, Direct to Consumer Experience
Topic: Consumer Centricity Monday
Angela Russell, CUNA Mutual Chief Diversity Officer
Topic: DEI evolution
Omar Jordan, CEO of LenderClose, and Martina Schubert, CTO at LenderClose
Topic: The Shift to Home Equity Lending; Technology & Home Equity Lending
Check out The Foundation Dinner presenting the Herb Wegner Memorial Awards at the Marriott Marquis Hotel
The 2022 Herb Wegner Memorial Award winners are:
Outstanding Individual Achievement Award
Tuesday, March 1
Reneé Sattiewhite, AACUC President/CEO; Larry Sewell, Vice President, Community Outreach at Together Credit Union and AACUC Chair
Topic: Anchor Award win for AACUC
Todd Clark, President/CEO, CO-OP Financial Services (SPONSOR)
Topic: Update on CO-OP Activities, 2022 outlook, and busting the myth that banks are more technology advanced than credit unions
Trey Hawkins, CUNA Deputy Chief Advocacy Officer for Political Action
Topic: Credit Unions and the 2022 Midterm Elections: A Look Ahead (Breakout session)
Caroline Willard, Cornerstone Credit Union League President/CEO
Topic: Cornerstone's vision for amplifying CUNA’s financial well-being for all initiative
Tony Boutelle, CU Direct President/CEO
Topic: Product, technology, direction, etc. in 2022 to help CU’s advance their lending programs
Jason Stverak, CUNA Deputy Chief Advocacy Officer for Federal Government Affairs
Topic: Capitol Hill Update: An insider's view of Congress and how it works (Breakout session) and Preview for the State of the Union
Thomas Belekevich, WYCUP Director and Regional Representative - Latin America and the Caribbean, and Esther Rajadurai, Policy Analyst at the Customer Owned Banking Association in Australia
Topic: WYCUP efforts and featuring scholarship winner Esther Rajadurai from Australia
Karan Bhalla, Chief Growth Officer at Trellance (SPONSOR)
Topic: Need for IT staff in industry/professional staffing
Alexander Monterrubio, CUNA Senior Director of Advocacy and Counsel
Topic: CFPB Outlook
Paolo Teotino, Chief Product Officer, Trellance, and Ankit "AJ" Jhaveri, Vice President of Customer Success at DQLabs
Topic: Trellance Partner Program/DQLabs
Elan Mevasse, VGS Head of Banking Solutions, and Hoang Leung, VGS Head of Payments Products & Solutions (SPONSOR)
Topic: Managing Sensitive Data in Digital Channels
LUNCH -- Trellance booth tour with Director of Business Intelligence Patrick McElhenie (stay tuned for the video)
Lee Miller Co-Founder & CEO of RenoFi
Topic: How Credit Unions Can Capitalize on Home Renovation Market
Mike de Vere, Zest.ai CEO (SPONSOR)
Topic: "Are We Serving the Underserved" GAC panel session highlights
Lois Kitsch, ACCOCSA (Pan-African Trade association for credit unions) Chair, and George Ombado the Executive Director of ACCOSCA
Topic: Climb Africa program
Ryan Donovan, CUNA Chief Advocacy Officer
Topic: "2022 Advocacy Agenda: Credit unions improve financial well-being and advance communities" (breakout session)
Jeff Olson, President/CEO Dakota Credit Union Association and Eric Berg, Co-founder/President NetGiver
Topic: Unique joint venture we have going between CU Social Good and Netgiver.
Sam Das, Managing Director at CMFG Ventures with Nicholas Hinrichsen, Co-Founder & CEO of Clutch
Topic: How credit unions can best position themselves to compete well in today's marketplace
Ronny Chapman, SVP at CUNA Mutual Group with Chad Collier, Co-Founder & CEO of CarSaver
Topic: Online auto lending/buying trends and where credit unions fit into this new model
Brian Kaas, President & Managing Director of CMFG Ventures with Marvin Chang, Chief Commercial Officer at MortgageHippo
Topic: How MortgageHippo fits with CUNA Mutual Group's investment strategy and help serve credit unions in the mortgage lending arena
Abigail Truhart, CUNA Director of Advocacy
Topic: Best Practices on Capitol Hill (Breakout session)
Mark Cummins, President/CEO of Minnesota Credit Union Network and Foundation, and Debra Hurston, Executive Director of the Association for Black Economic Power
Topic: Minnesota Credit Union Foundation Announces Capital Drive to Support Black-led De Novo Credit Union
Canvas Credit Union President/CEO Todd Marksberry and Chief Operations Officer Tansley Stearns
Topic: Growth of the brand and talk about how Canvas is bringing the brand to life experientially
Wednesday, March 2
Bonifii's President/CEO John Ainsworth and Best Innovation Group's Founder/CEO John Best
Topic: Credit unions in the metaverse
154 Advisors' Glen Sarvady
Topic: Cryptocurrency and credit unions
Richard Gose, CUNA Chief Political Officer
Topic: Advancing Communities and the future of Grassroots (Breakout Session)
Cortney Angeley, Community Development Director The Cooperative Trust | Filene Research Institute
Topic: Crasher mentors share their 2022 GAC experiences
Lena Giakoumopoulos, Global Women's Leadership Network Program Director
Topic: Latest on GWLN
Elissa McCarter LaBorde, President & CEO of World Council of Credit Unions
Topic: A Future Focused Global Credit Union Movement, Ukraine credit unions
Mike Reuter, Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions Executive Director
Topic: What's new with the Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions, as well as international support for Ukraine credit union beneficiaries
Studio Lounge interview schedule:
Sunday, February 27 (GAC Opening Night)
Anne Legg, THRIVE Founder
Topic: Data education that THRIVE is doing and the impact that data has as a necessary game changer for the industry
Gigi Hyland, NCUF Executive Director
Topic: General overview of the Foundation, Herb Wegner Dinner, FinHealth Conf., etc.)
Kent Anderson, Alogent SVP of Partnerships
Topic: What's new at Alogent (digital, payments modernization, etc.) and GAC insights
Rob Landis, Corelation President, and Jeff Dent, Corelation CIO (SPONSOR)
Topic: Credit union core evolution, Corelation leadership changes, etc.
Todd Spiczenski, CUNA Chief Products and Services
Topic: "2022 CUNA GAC kick off", new keynote, Ukraine messaging
John San Filippo, Co-founder of Finopotamus
Topic: Fintech at GAC
Mickey Goldwasser, Payrailz VP, Marketing & Chief of Staff, Jim Kern, Payrailz Chief Sales Officer
Topic: Payrailz P2P and latest in payments trends affecting credit unions
Monday, February 28
Seth Brickman, CEO of QCash Financial
Topic: Update yon all the exciting things happening at QCash
Jill Nowacki, President/CEO Humanidei
Topic: Today's labor market and its effect on credit unions
Greg Michlig, CUNA Executive Vice President/Chief Engagement Officer
Topic: Digitization Working Group and breakout session on digital in the CU movement
Cheryl Middleton Jones, Chief People Officer, CO-OP Financial Services (SPONSOR)
Topic: “CO-OP and Developing an Engaged Workforce”
Tom Davis, Trellance President/CEO (SPONSOR)
Topic: What’s new at Trellance / New Business Unit Announcement
Patrick McElhenie, Chief Sales Officer at Trellance (SPONSOR)
Topic: Credit unions' migration to the cloud
Barry Kirby, SVP at CuenXus, and Teddy Flo Chief Legal Officer at Zest AI
Topic: Zest AI's AI-based credit scoring model within the CuneXus platform allows credit unions to help consumers on the lower credit spectrum build healthier credit scores, improving their long-term financial wellness
Samantha Paxson, Chief Experience Officer, CO-OP Financial Services (SPONSOR)
Topic: "Update on CO-OP”
Jennifer Davis, Callahan & Associates' VP, Information Systems & Technology
Topic: Launch of Callahan’s Peer+ Platform
Katy Slater, Callahan & Associates' SVP
Topic: Credit Union Purpose & Impact
Mark Volz, Corporate Central Credit Union National Account Manager
Topic: Experience with the CU organizations and DEI Tuesday; the AACUC, CU Pride, NLCUP, and Inclusiv, as well as i3 project
Troy Stang, NWCUA President/CEO
Topic: Advocacy in the Northwest, crushing it with over 60% marketshare
Jim Nussle, CUNA President/CEO
Topic: GAC opening remarks, back in person, financial well-being, Cubs/Commanders, etc.)
Jay Budzik, Zest.ai CTO (SPONSOR)
Topic: what is AI-underwriting, momentum that Zest is seeing with credit unions, why credit unions are turning to AI-driven lending
LUNCH!
Miriam De Dios Woodward, ViClarity Global CEO; Ogie Sheehy, ViClarity Global CIO and CEO of European Business; Erin O’Hern, ViClarity VP of Strategic Initiatives
Topic: ViClarity update
Bruce Dragt, Chief Product Officer, CO-OP Financial Services
Topic: “Update on Products and Technology from CO-OP"
Kyle Stutzman, CRO / CoFounder of PURE IT Credit Union Services
Topic: Fintechs & Cores – they can now talk!
CUNA Mutual Director, Credit Union System Relations, John Cassidy and CUNA Mutual Director, Corporate & Legislative Affairs, Megan Balogh
Topic: CUNA Mutual CU System Support and Advocacy
Alexandra Gekas, Callahan & Associates VP of Marketing & Media and Chris Howard, SVP
Topic: How Building An Emotional Connection With Members Improves Financial Wellness
Josh Sledge, Filene Senior Director, Incubation
Topic: Announcing a new innovation program called The Lab at Filene during GAC
Scott Hansen, Vericast’s Executive Vice President, Marketing
Topic: Transformative journey we are on from Harland Clarke to Vericast -- and more
Jack Antonini, NACUSO President/CEO; Becky Reed, Lone Star Credit Union CEO; Guy Messick, NACUSO Business Services CEO
Topic: New way credit unions can invest in a CUSO (quick clip focused on NACUSO)
Steve Danco, CUNA Mutual SVP, Direct to Consumer Experience
Topic: Consumer Centricity Monday
Angela Russell, CUNA Mutual Chief Diversity Officer
Topic: DEI evolution
Omar Jordan, CEO of LenderClose, and Martina Schubert, CTO at LenderClose
Topic: The Shift to Home Equity Lending; Technology & Home Equity Lending
Check out The Foundation Dinner presenting the Herb Wegner Memorial Awards at the Marriott Marquis Hotel
The 2022 Herb Wegner Memorial Award winners are:
Outstanding Individual Achievement Award
- Lucy Ito, President & CEO of NASCUS (VA)
- Roger Heacock, retired President & CEO of Black Hills Federal Credit Union (SD)
- Faith Based Credit Union Alliance (IL)
Tuesday, March 1
Reneé Sattiewhite, AACUC President/CEO; Larry Sewell, Vice President, Community Outreach at Together Credit Union and AACUC Chair
Topic: Anchor Award win for AACUC
Todd Clark, President/CEO, CO-OP Financial Services (SPONSOR)
Topic: Update on CO-OP Activities, 2022 outlook, and busting the myth that banks are more technology advanced than credit unions
Trey Hawkins, CUNA Deputy Chief Advocacy Officer for Political Action
Topic: Credit Unions and the 2022 Midterm Elections: A Look Ahead (Breakout session)
Caroline Willard, Cornerstone Credit Union League President/CEO
Topic: Cornerstone's vision for amplifying CUNA’s financial well-being for all initiative
Tony Boutelle, CU Direct President/CEO
Topic: Product, technology, direction, etc. in 2022 to help CU’s advance their lending programs
Jason Stverak, CUNA Deputy Chief Advocacy Officer for Federal Government Affairs
Topic: Capitol Hill Update: An insider's view of Congress and how it works (Breakout session) and Preview for the State of the Union
Thomas Belekevich, WYCUP Director and Regional Representative - Latin America and the Caribbean, and Esther Rajadurai, Policy Analyst at the Customer Owned Banking Association in Australia
Topic: WYCUP efforts and featuring scholarship winner Esther Rajadurai from Australia
Karan Bhalla, Chief Growth Officer at Trellance (SPONSOR)
Topic: Need for IT staff in industry/professional staffing
Alexander Monterrubio, CUNA Senior Director of Advocacy and Counsel
Topic: CFPB Outlook
Paolo Teotino, Chief Product Officer, Trellance, and Ankit "AJ" Jhaveri, Vice President of Customer Success at DQLabs
Topic: Trellance Partner Program/DQLabs
Elan Mevasse, VGS Head of Banking Solutions, and Hoang Leung, VGS Head of Payments Products & Solutions (SPONSOR)
Topic: Managing Sensitive Data in Digital Channels
LUNCH -- Trellance booth tour with Director of Business Intelligence Patrick McElhenie (stay tuned for the video)
Lee Miller Co-Founder & CEO of RenoFi
Topic: How Credit Unions Can Capitalize on Home Renovation Market
Mike de Vere, Zest.ai CEO (SPONSOR)
Topic: "Are We Serving the Underserved" GAC panel session highlights
Lois Kitsch, ACCOCSA (Pan-African Trade association for credit unions) Chair, and George Ombado the Executive Director of ACCOSCA
Topic: Climb Africa program
Ryan Donovan, CUNA Chief Advocacy Officer
Topic: "2022 Advocacy Agenda: Credit unions improve financial well-being and advance communities" (breakout session)
Jeff Olson, President/CEO Dakota Credit Union Association and Eric Berg, Co-founder/President NetGiver
Topic: Unique joint venture we have going between CU Social Good and Netgiver.
Sam Das, Managing Director at CMFG Ventures with Nicholas Hinrichsen, Co-Founder & CEO of Clutch
Topic: How credit unions can best position themselves to compete well in today's marketplace
Ronny Chapman, SVP at CUNA Mutual Group with Chad Collier, Co-Founder & CEO of CarSaver
Topic: Online auto lending/buying trends and where credit unions fit into this new model
Brian Kaas, President & Managing Director of CMFG Ventures with Marvin Chang, Chief Commercial Officer at MortgageHippo
Topic: How MortgageHippo fits with CUNA Mutual Group's investment strategy and help serve credit unions in the mortgage lending arena
Abigail Truhart, CUNA Director of Advocacy
Topic: Best Practices on Capitol Hill (Breakout session)
Mark Cummins, President/CEO of Minnesota Credit Union Network and Foundation, and Debra Hurston, Executive Director of the Association for Black Economic Power
Topic: Minnesota Credit Union Foundation Announces Capital Drive to Support Black-led De Novo Credit Union
Canvas Credit Union President/CEO Todd Marksberry and Chief Operations Officer Tansley Stearns
Topic: Growth of the brand and talk about how Canvas is bringing the brand to life experientially
Wednesday, March 2
Bonifii's President/CEO John Ainsworth and Best Innovation Group's Founder/CEO John Best
Topic: Credit unions in the metaverse
154 Advisors' Glen Sarvady
Topic: Cryptocurrency and credit unions
Richard Gose, CUNA Chief Political Officer
Topic: Advancing Communities and the future of Grassroots (Breakout Session)
Cortney Angeley, Community Development Director The Cooperative Trust | Filene Research Institute
Topic: Crasher mentors share their 2022 GAC experiences
Lena Giakoumopoulos, Global Women's Leadership Network Program Director
Topic: Latest on GWLN
Elissa McCarter LaBorde, President & CEO of World Council of Credit Unions
Topic: A Future Focused Global Credit Union Movement, Ukraine credit unions
Mike Reuter, Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions Executive Director
Topic: What's new with the Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions, as well as international support for Ukraine credit union beneficiaries
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