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2008 Conference Keynote & General Sessions

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Keynote Address:

Monday, April 21

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Keynote: "Competition and Innovation-Navigating the Forces in the World of Payments" Danne Buchanan, CEO, NetDeposit The payments world is evolving and changing around us. What was once the sole purview of the regulated financial services industry has now expanded to include a number of non-financial institution players who, through technological innovation, have dramatically changed the competitive landscape. These technologies have enabled customers to interact with new forms of payment services. As such, it is increasingly important for financial institutions to embrace new innovations and compete with new market entrants.

General Sessions:

Tuesday, April 22
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM	"Payments Strategies" Judy D. Long, EVP & COO, First Citizens Bank Ralph Price, AAP, First VP, Bancorp South Greg Schratwieser, Pres. & CEO, ICI Consulting, Inc. Linda Mahy, VP Bus. Dev.-Consult., Fidelity National Information Services Learn information to build a strong payments strategy to move your company or financial institution into the competitive payments environment today and in the future. Learn how to leverage image exchange through least cost routing, remote capture and its path to check conversion and best practices concepts for teller capture. Gain new insights into decoupled debit cards, prepaid cards and mobile banking. Bankers and payment strategy specialists will present key elements that will lead to success.
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM	"Legal and Fraud Issues - A MINDfield for Bankers" Paul A. Carrubba, Partner, Adams & Reese LLP As bankers offer new products and services, the bank is exposing itself to new legal and fraud risk. This session will provide you with some specific risks faced by financial institutions as you find more ways to automate products and services. Paul will discuss cases and examples of fraud perpetrated against financial institutions. Some of the topics included are remote deposit fraud, employee fraud, phising scams, and how they can lead to identity theft.
Wednesday, April 23
8:40 AM - 10:10 AM	"Changes in the Federal Reserve System and Its Impact on You" Jim McKee, SVP, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Become aware of key Federal Reserve initiatives and the status of developments in electronic payment trends, services, and regulations.
10:25 AM - 11:55 AM	"Top Tech Trends - Business Technology Gets Personal" Jimmy Sawyers, VP of Fin. Svcs. Consult., Securas Consulting Group LLC Business and personal technology are merging. Your employees and customers expect and demand world-class technology that is easy-to-use, delivered in real-time, and available on a 24/7/365 basis. How does one meet the challenge and evaluate, select, and implement today's hot technologies? Learn the latest in tech trends in this entertaining and interactive session. As an added bonus, updated for 2008 and sure to illicit spontaneous expressions of joy, Jimmy will present his latest list of gadgets and gizmos to make your personal life easier and more enjoyable.
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	"So What Now? Wisdom for the Road Ahead" David Peterson, Executive Vice President, Goldleaf Financial Solutions, Inc. So, with BOC booming, debit cards de-coupling, and remote deposit going retail, how do you know what to do next, which new payment technologies to embrace, and how to move ahead? Join David Peterson for a thoughtful, practical, and comedic reflection on the ways of technology, the opportunity of crisis, and the art of change. Learn principles and guideposts that will help you frame the future and chart your course through the coming chaos of a payments revolution.