CUbroadcast Studio Lounge interviews at
Eltropy EMERGE
San Francisco, CA, April 22-25, 2025 ...

Our CUbroadcast Studio Lounge headed to San Francisco, CA, April 22-25, 2025, for Eltropy's EMERGE. Once there, we interviewed EMERGE's expert presenters, credit union attendees, exhibitor partners, as well as other industry innovators, game changers, and our mighty fine host/sponsor: Eltropy.

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Studio Lounge interview schedule...

Wednesday, April 23
Howard Meller, People First Federal Credit Union President and CEO
Topic: From Chaos to Clarity: People First FCU’s One-Platform Advantage
Chasmine McIntosh, Cobalt Credit Union VP, Digital Banking
Topic: Video banking -- Connecting anytime, anywhere
Rob White, Tri-County Area Federal Credit Union VP of Operations
Topic: "Redefining the Branch: Smart Strategies for a Digital-First World" (session)
Bob Hein, Fox Communities Credit Union Member Solutions Manager
Topic: Fox Communities Cracks the Collections Code With Texting
Kelsey Robinson, Coosa Valley Credit Union Director of Collections
Topic: Collections and texting -- a "proactive" success story
Janusea's Founder/CEO Kyle Stutzman and Glide's Founder/CEO Gautam Ajjarapu
Topic: How Janusea and Glide Partnership Allows Any Credit Union to Provide 2-Minute Account Opening
Jeff Sanders, Vice President of IT at Mid Oregon Credit Union
Topic: AI Projects in Voice Technology to Streamline Communications


Thursday, April 24
Shannon N. Stewart, Southland Credit Union Collections Manager
Topic: Power of texting in collections
Adrienne Fischer, STCU VP, Director, Omnichannel Origination & Support
Topic: Video banking helps credit unions like STCU expand into new markets efficiently during labor shortages
Joe Eby, Senior Sales Executive - Consumer Payments, Financial Institutions at REPAY
Topic: How self-service payments enhance the member experience
Sean Holliday Goldenwest Federal Credit Union Product Dev Manager, IT
Topic: How Goldenwest Federal Credit Union has Enhancing Member Communication with AI and Texting
Kate Alter, AVP, Enterprise Applications at TruStone Financial
Topic: Turning AI into Real Impact -- Safely
Samy Kogan, SWIVEL VP of Product Management
Topic: Simplifying the Payments Flow via Texting
Kris Frantzen, VP, Product Strategy | Lifecycle Management Suite at Temenos USA
Topic: How Temenos partnership with Eltropy is enhancing their work in collections and origination
Jackie Taque, Chief Experience Officer at Edwards Federal Credit Union
Topic: AI's integration in customer/member service, highlighting the rising and increasingly effective role of chatbots
Finalytics.ai's CEO Craig McLaughlin and Chief Strategy Officer Baron Conway
Topic: Using data for enhanced personalized member experiences
OneAccord's Managing Principal Michael Kadel
Topic: Retaining top talent while navigating digital transformation
InRoads Credit Union's Chief Technology Officer Ron Winter
Topic: Harnessing AI for Business Transformation
LAFCU's Vice President of Marketing Umar Tahir
Topic: How to Transform Member Interactions with AI

Friday, April 25
Michael Pupil, VP Collections Business Unit, Eltropy
Topic: Modernizing Today's Proactive Collections Practices
Prasad Shrotri, Head of Product/VP of Solutions at Eltropy
Topic: Navigating the future of fintech
Ashish Garg, Co-founder/CEO at Eltropy
Topic: Empowering Communities Through Storytelling and Innovation