THE NEW WORLD OF DIGITAL PAYMENTS
Keep up with the latest trends in fintech, how automation and artificial intelligence are changing the game, and what you can do to keep funds and customer data safe while you grow and experiment.
9:00am - 9:15am
Venetian, Level 4 | Lando 4302
In Money We Trust
Welcome to a world with no cash that’s totally intertwined with your digital identity.
Moderator:
Michael Casey
Senior Advisor, Digital Currency Initiative
MIT Media Lab
9:15am - 9:45am
Venetian, Level 4 | Lando 4302
Payments Deconstructed
Real time reporting, frictionless transactions, secure, immediate from any device, manageable, and smart … that’s the promise. What’s the reality?
Moderator:
Thad Peterson
Senior Analyst
Aite Group
Speakers:
Beric Farmer
Co-Founder
XE
Edward Glassman
EVP, Account Management
Mastercard
Sih Lee
Senior Vice Presdient, Payments Technology & Innovation
Synchrony Financial
Nana Murugesan
Vice President and General Manager, Services and New Business
Samsung Electronics America
9:45am - 10:25am
Venetian, Level 4 | Lando 4302
Never Talk to a Human Again
From Alexa to your car from your fridge to your thermostat, they’re spending money like crazy. And it’s yours.
Moderator:
Matt Minoff
Chief Digital Officer
Meredith Corporation
Speakers:
Jeff Bender
Vice President
Diebold Nixdorf
Amelia Powell
Sr. Director of Marketing and Strategic Partnerships
USA Technologies
Joe Ziemer
Vice President of Communications and Policy
Betterment
10:25am - 10:45am
Venetian, Level 4 | Lando 4302
Sophia: A Robot Worth Talking To
Hear what Sophia (the most humanoid of robots) has to say about the future of money.
Moderator:
Michael Casey
Senior Advisor, Digital Currency Initiative
MIT Media Lab
Speakers:
Dr. David Hanson
Founder & CEO
Hanson Robotics
Sophia Hanson
Robot
Hanson Robotics
10:45am - 11:15am
Venetian, Level 4 | Lando 4302
Convenience vs. Privacy in the Emerging Digital World
Governor Tim Pawlenty leads the Financial Services Roundtable which includes the leading banking, insurance, asset management, finance and credit card companies in America.
Presenters:
Tim Pawlenty
CEO
Financial Services Roundtable
WHO’S ON TOP: LEADERS IN THE MOVEMENT
A look at the companies, nations, and minds at the forefront of innovation and adoption in digital payments.
11:30am - 12:30pm
Venetian, Level 4 | Lando 4302
Leaders in Digital Money
These 5 ideas about money are going to rock your world in 2018.
Chris Feeney: Cybersecurity: Keeping Commerce Safe
Cleveland Brown: VR/AR Meet the World of Digital Money
Jesse Lund: The World According to BlockChain
Jason Mars: AI’s Place in the World of Digital Money
Moderator:
Chris Feeney
President, BITS
Financial Services Roundtable
Speakers:
Cleveland Brown
Chief Executive Office and Co-Founder
Payscout
Jesse Lund
VP, Global Blockchain Market Development, FSS
IBM
Dr. Jason Mars
CEO
Clinc
PERSONALIZING TRANSACTIONS
From the person who’s never banked to the one who’s saved for decades, from the first home buyer to the in-debt college graduate, how can tech help expand the ranks of the financially stable?
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Venetian, Level 4 | Lando 4302
Personalizing Transactions
Artifical intelligence, robo advisors, data analytics and intuitive user interfaces are helping people who have never banked before get into the game. We look at everyone from first time borrowers to small business owners, and see how fintech is expanding the ranks of the financially empowered.
Moderator:
Dan Tynan
Journalist
Improbable Ventures
Speakers:
Derrick Carpenter
SVP - Product, Portfolio and Integrated Payments
Bank of America Merchant Services
Giff Carter
Chief Revenue Officer
Stash
Dani Cushion
Chief Marketing Officer
Cardlytics
Scott Roen
Managing Director, head of Digital
BlackRock
Tim Hong
CMO
MoneyLion
1:45pm - 2:15pm
Venetian, Level 4 | Lando 4302
Cybersecurity and Privacy: Keeping Commerce Safe
Digital identity is one of the biggest problems we face as we head to a cashless society. We explore biometrics, tokenization, authentication and the nitty gritty of the data that is YOU.
Moderator:
Robin Raskin
Founder
Living in Digital Times
Speakers:
Charles Dachs
Vice President and General Manager of Secure Embedded Transactions at NXP Semiconductors
NXP
Vincent R. Ramoutar
Founder & CEO
uConekt
CRYPTOCURRENCY: A VOLATILE “GAME OF COINS””
After years of doubt and derision from the mainstream finance community, cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, and hundreds more, have become fodder for cocktail party chatter. Get an insider’s look at how to evaluate them all.
2:15pm - 2:45pm
Venetian, Level 4 | Lando 4302
Game of Coins
The last few months of cryptocurrency pricing feels more like gambling than investing. We’ll look at a variety of coins, old and new, and help you learn about the differentiating characteristics.
Moderator:
Michael Terpin
Founder & CEO
Transform Group International
Speakers:
Brad Garlinghouse
CEO
Ripple
Jonathan Johnson
President, Medici Ventures
Medici Ventures
Philipp Piper
CEO
Swarm Fund
Bill Shihara
CEO
Bittrex
Vinny Lingham
Co-founder & CEO
Civic
2:45pm - 3:00pm
Venetian, Level 4 | Lando 4302
Crytpocurrencies: The New Asset Class
The market value of the cryptocurrencies has exploded from $15 billion a year ago, to over $300 billion today. Every corporation and government on the planet is exploring cryptocurrencies. The “tokenization of things” is upon us — money, identity, trust, privacy, security and beyond are being reimagined in this new decentralized technology frontier. Are we in a bubble? What does the regulatory landscape look like? Where is the compass pointed over the near term?
Presenters:
Matthew Roszak
Co-founder & Chairman
Bloq
3:00pm - 3:15pm
Venetian, Level 4 | Lando 4302
Potential Hazards in the New Crypto Marketplace
What is the potential for fraud when it comes to virtual currencies? Brent Tomer from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission talks about how traders and investors can protect themselves.
Presenters:
K. Brent Tomer
Chief Trial Attorney
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
THE FUTURE OF BLOCKCHAIN
It’s obvious that blockchain technology is here to stay, and we’re just beginning to see its potential to transform the world. Explore the possibilities with true blockchain innovators, and hear from some companies hoping to be the next big thing.
3:30pm - 3:45pm
Venetian, Level 4 | Lando 4302
Moving Business to the Blockchain
Speakers:
Halsey Minor
Founder & CEO
VideoCoin Network
3:45pm - 4:15pm
Venetian, Level 4 | Lando 4302
100 Uses for a Blockchain
With no centralized data depository, a distributed ledger that’s both private and public, and links that can be added ad infinitum, the blockchain looks like it’s going to be the shapeshifter of every business.
Moderator:
Andrew Vorster
Innovation Catalyst
AndrewVorster.com
Featured Speaker:
Halsey Minor
Founder & CEO
VideoCoin Network
Speakers:
Tabitha Creighton
SVP iQmetrix Payments
iQmetrix
Jalak Jobanputra
Founder, Managing Partner
Future\Perfect Ventures
Scott Kessler
Director of Business Development
LO3 Energy
Adi Sideman
CEO/Founder
YouNow
4:15pm - 5:00pm
Venetian, Level 4 | Lando 4302
The Blockchain/ICO SlugFest
Twelve five minute presentations from the newest entrants in the ICO and blockchain worlds, judged by a panel of top blockchain investors.
Moderator:
Enzo Villani
Managing Director
Transform Group
Presenters:
Theodor Forselius
CEO
Everipedia, Inc.
Dr. Mihaly Kertesz
Co-founder, COO
Etheal
Dr. Wallace Lynch
Founder & CEO
Alpha Token
David Avital
Osher Coin
CEO & Founder
Kirill Gourov
Chief Investment Officer
Full Node Capital
Kevin Barnes
Founder
Blocksafe
Jonathan Chou
CEO
Bee Token
Steven Sprague
CEO
Rivetz Corp
Alan Safahi
Zed
Jake Vartanian
Founder
Native Token
Peter Vessene
Managing Director
New Alchemy
Dominik Zynis
Co-Founder
WINGS
