Discover Notable Keynotes from the Industry at the Event

The fourth edition of CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS AMERICA will take place May 5 – 7, 2015 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. The event will feature 70 sessions, 5 keynotes, 125 exhibitors and 2,000 attendees.

Hot topics such as EMV Integration, Mobile Payment Technologies and The Future of Digital Currencies will be the center of discussion at the upcoming 2015 CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS AMERICA in Washington, DC. Each day of the event is kicked off with keynote presentations.

Tuesday Keynotes:

Patrick Murck, Executive Director, Bitcoin Foundation

Patrick is a founding member and Executive Director for the Bitcoin Foundation. He was formerly General Counsel. His expertise extends across the legal and regulatory issues governing the use of bitcoin, decentralized financial systems, virtual economies, alternative payment systems, and social loyalty and reward programs. He is a member of the bar in Virginia and Washington D.C. Patrick has held executive roles in a number of digital currency companies. He has published in a variety of journals, including Cato Unbound: A Journal of Debate, The Federal Communications Law Journal and The CommLaw Conspectus: Journal of Communications Law and Policy.

David Keenan, Senior Vice President Network Solutions, Fiserv

David Keenan is Senior Vice President, Network Solutions, with responsibility for driving transaction growth and cardholder satisfaction through card-based networks. In addition to managing risk-based solutions and strategic partnerships, he leads the Accel^TM network - one of North America’s premier ATM/POS networks. David has 30 years of payments experience driving growth and innovation across ACH, RDC, debit and credit card, EFT, Fedwire, and SWIFT payment systems, serving in executive-level roles at payment leaders such as Fundtech and MasterCard International.

Wednesday Keynote Panel:

Carolyn Balfany, Senior Vice President of Product Delivery - EMV, MasterCard will moderate and lead a panel of experts from all over the industry – issuers, retailers and manufacturers - with first-hand knowledge of chip adoption that will address EMV questions.

Chip cards are now available and active in the U.S., new merchant locations are being enabled every day and consumers are ready and confident. Constituents across the industry have worked through many challenges over the past three years to make this a reality. This panel convenes in May, just five months before the October liability shift, when the bank or merchant entities with the lesser security are held responsible for any resulting fraud.

Ms. Balfany has led the development and management of Product Delivery since 2005. Her team of experts guides MasterCard issuers, merchants and processors through the successful implementation of MasterCard products and services to include the delivery of all Consumer Credit, Debit, Commercial, Prepaid and Innovations Platforms solutions within the U.S. Markets. Ms. Balfany leads the cross-organizational efforts in response to the regulatory changes in the U.S. Market and is currently responsible for the strategic leadership of the migration of the U.S. Market to EMV.

Thursday Keynotes:

Scott Hagstrom, Senior Director, Financial Cards & EMV Strategy, ABnote

Scott Hagstrom entered the Payment Card Industry over thirty years ago when he joined the team at Datacard Group. He has been counseling financial clients from magstripe to chip and EMV card programs for over fifteen years. During his tenure with Datacard, Scott provided consultative and execution support to financial institutions with EMV migration and implementation of card issuance solutions. Today Scott serves as Senior Director for Financial Cards and EMV Strategy at ABnote North America. He is responsible for setting ABnote’s EMV sales and product strategy in the Americas and leading the EMV financial card sales team.

Karen Czack, Vice President of Global Chip Products, American Express

Karen Czack is Vice President of Global Chip Products within the Global Network Business at American Express. She leads a team of network professionals, who are dedicated to shaping and enabling the next generation of payment capabilities, such as contact chip, contactless and other innovative payment solutions that enhance the customer experience.

For complete information, please visit http://www.cartes-america.com/

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