22nd Annual Card Forum & Expo






22nd Annual Card Forum & Expo









Events over the last year changed the entire payments industry landscape — regulatory and legislative activism, shifting consumer attitudes and behaviors, extraordinary loss rates, and the corresponding need to reduce expenses and increase productivity. But change is inevitable. Organizations have been presented with business model overhauls before, often times stimulating new opportunities.

This year's 22nd Annual Card Forum & Expo, May 16-18, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando, FL, features advice and lessons learned from industry veterans, carving a path for both recovery and growth following one of the industry's greatest upheavals.

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Our Keynote Panel Session will feature seasoned executives who have successfully led companies through tremendous change and who will share lessons learned, the challenges each has faced over the course of their careers, and how lessons from the recent past can help the industry adapt to the new environment.

What We've Learned from the Great Recession, and Challenges Past

Panelists:

Daniel J. Frate

Executive Vice President, Retail Banking

PNC Financial Services

Daniel J. Frate leads the Products and Alternative Channels group for the Retail Banking business line. This includes consumer and business deposit products, consumer and business lending products, the online channel and emerging technologies, payment products and telephone banking.



His experience of more than 20 years in the banking industry includes serving as President of U.S. Bancorp's payment systems business and as the company's senior consumer risk officer. Prior to his current position at PNC, he served as vice chairman and executive vice president of National City Corporation, leading the Retail Banking business line, including the branch network, direct lending, deposits, retail services, direct banking, credit card, insurance, customer strategy, channel management, business banking and National City Mortgage.

Siddharth N. "Bobby" Mehta

CEO & President, TransUnion &

Former Chairman and CEO, HSBC Finance Corporation

Siddharth N. “Bobby” Mehta is CEO and president of TransUnion and brings more than 20 years of financial services experience to the position. Before TransUnion, Mehta was chairman and CEO of HSBC Finance Corporation, one of the world's largest banking and financial services organizations. He was also the group managing director of HSBC Holdings plc, with responsibility for the strategic management of the consumer finance customer group and credit cards throughout the HSBC Group.

David D. Wesselink

former Chairman & CEO

Metris Companies Inc.

Mr. Wesselink is the retired Chairman and CEO of Metris Companies, a consumer financial services company that was acquired by HSBC in December, 2005. He joined Metris as chief financial officer in 1998, was promoted to vice chairman in 2000, and was appointed CEO in 2002. Before coming to Metris, Wesselink was with Advanta Corp., which he joined in 1993 as senior vice president and chief financial officer. Prior to Advanta, he spent 23 years at Household International. He was named HFC’s chief financial officer in 1982 and a senior vice president in 1986.

This Keynote Panel will be moderated by Mark Van Ert, Managing Director, FG Solutions. Mr. Van Ert is a 20-year veteran of the card industry, and currently acts as the Managing Director of FG Solutions, a strategic consulting firm that focuses on the needs of consumer financial services firms.

Please check the conference website for agenda updates, news on the latest keynote speakers and sessions you won't want to miss.

Register by February 5th and save additional $200 off the current conference rates! Use PROMO CODE: SAVE200 when registering online or mention this code when you call our customer service representative at 212.803.8348.

We look forward to seeing you in Orlando in May.

Best Regards,



Emily Otani

Manager, Conference Program Development, Payments

SourceMedia

Posted by John B. Frank Wednesday, January 27, 2010

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