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2025 filene big.bright.minds

CUbroadcast Studio Lounge interviews at
Filene's big.bright.minds
Nashville, TN, December 2-4, 2025

Our CUbroadcast Studio Lounge is heading back to Nashville, TN, December 2-4, 2025, for Filene's 2025 big.bright.minds.  Once there, we will interview BBM expert presenters, credit union attendees, exhibitor partners, as well as other industry innovators, game changers, as well as our mighty fine hosts from Filene Research Institute -- and our supporting sponsors: Origence, Abacus, Backbone, and Despite Impossible podcast.

If you have a few minutes, feel free to stop by our Studio Lounge for a quick, 5-minute interview on your conference takeaways and insights, as well as addressing any industry trends and/or issues, or anything else you would like to briefly discuss that will be beneficial to the industry.

Listed below is our interview schedule. Please select a day and time that works best for you, as well as a topic. Simply email me at [email protected] or fill out the form (upper right), letting me know the preferred interview time, person/title, and timely topic to discuss and I will get you on the schedule right away -- and we'll see you there! And let me know if you have any questions in the meantime.
Credit Unions for Kids
Give back...
​A give-back tradition we started a few years ago: 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 and the kids win, too!


Studio Lounge sponsors..
filene
origence
abacus
backbone
despite impossible podcast

Studio Lounge interview schedule...

Wednesday, December 3
Taylor Ellison, Community Engagement Strategist  at VISA, and Cortney Arnold, Director of Partnerships at Filene Research Institute
Topic: "Authentic Collaboration: Fueling the Next Generation" (session)
John Ainsworth, General Manager at Metallicus
Topic: Stablecoins on steroids and how it ties with agentic commerce
Todd Mazurek, Senior Director Community Growth Accelerator Program at Visa
Topic: World Council of Credit Unions and Visa are partnering to improve the cross-border remittance member experience.
Dr. Lamont Black, Founder of Wide Open Ventures, Economics Professor at DePaul University, and Filene Fellow of the Credit Union of the Future Center of Excellence
Topic: "The Stablecoin Roadmap for Credit Unions" (session)
Lamont Black, Wide Open Ventures, and Randy Stolp, LoanNFT
Topic: The Stablecoin Roadmap for Credit Unions (session), LoanNFT - new CUSO for Tokenizing Loans
Ami Iceman, Chief Experience Officer at MSU Federal Credit Union (credit union perspective)
Topic: Putting Insights into Action: Understanding and Engaging Members with Member Pulse (session)
Caroline Vahrenkamp, Advisory Services Director at Filene Research Institute (research perspective)
Topic: Putting Insights into Action: Understanding and Engaging Members with Member Pulse (session)
Mitch Rutledge, Co-Founder & CEO at VerticeAI (tech perspective)
Topic: Putting Insights into Action: Understanding and Engaging Members with Member Pulse (session)
JohnPaul McGee, CEO/president at EvergreenDIRECT Credit Union
Topic: Credit Unions Unite CUSO
David Moscatelli, Founder/CEO at Abacus
Topic: Who's Abbi Assist? (empowering credit unions with AI-powered assistance: member service, branch operations, knowledge management)

Thursday, December 4
Heather McKissick, President/CEO at CUES
Topic: 
Stretch, Hold, Snap: Elastic Leadership for Mission-Driven Organizations (session)
Steve Greig, Senior Vice President Marketing & Communications at Redwood Credit Union
Topic: 
Creating Connection: Reaching New Audiences Through Influencer Partnerships (session)
Louis Hernandez Jr, Founder & Chairman of Black Dragon Capital at Black Dragon Capital 
Topic: The Digital Tsunami
Kenny Stivers, General Manager at GenAspire
Toipc: Teenage banking -- 
values-driven teen banking app and financial literacy program, trusted by +2,200 schools, designed for families, built for Credit Unions​
Shirley Senn, Chief Community Development and Impact Officer New Orleans Firemen's Federal Credit Union
Toipc: Leveraging Filene's i3 program to help small credit unions survive and thrive with new projects tailored for this group

Shanthi Shanmugam, CEO & Co-Founder at Casap
Topic: Faster, Fairer, and More Human: How Automation is Rebuilding Trust in Fraud Disputes (session)
Brit Barker, Senior Vice President of Sales at Origence
Topic: Driving Growth & Efficiency: The New Era of Intelligent Lending (session)
Chris Fraenza, Chief Revenue Officer at SavvyMoney
Topic: 
Empowering the Next Generation: Financial Wellness & Credit Growth for Gen Z and Beyond (session)
Lewis O'Neill, Founder at Niovant
Topic: How can Credit Unions use AI and data to turn complexity into opportunity? (Reclaim your time with ​AI automation for credit union back office tasks)

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