Big East Banking Conference 2017 | The Warren Group | 15 November 2017 | The VERVE Crowne Plaza, 1360 Worcester Street, Natick, MA 01760, US

Secure your spot at the region’s newest banking show – The Big East Banking Conference. Through a strategic partnership between New England Automated Clearing House (NEACH) and The Warren Group, you can join professionals from various financial institutions as they gather for an action-packed day learning about emerging opportunities and innovative solutions impacting risk and compliance, payment strategies, and operational improvements.

By aligning resources, NEACH and The Warren Group will provide a focused yet comprehensive event that will serve bankers and suppliers across New England. Attendees of The Big East Banking Conference will include executives, senior management, and staff who specialize in operations, technology, retail banking, security, compliance, and risk management.

The Final Agenda Is Still Shaping up, but Topics Are Expected to Include:

Risk & Compliance
• The Future of Payments After a Tumultuous Year in Politics, What Has Changed?
• Managing Risks Around Electronic Checks Without Laws and Regulations
• Preparing Your Senior Management Team for Anti-Money Laundering Regulatory Changes – AML Regulatory • Changes Require Updates to Your Current Process to Avoid Compliance Issues
• The Impact of Developing Sound Settlement Risk Practices – Settlement Risk Directly Affects the Bottom Line

Payment Strategy
• Payments: Priorities and Profits.
• How Do the Regulators View Innovation? How to Define “Responsible Innovation”.
• New Technologies- Is It a Sprint or a Marathon?
• Financial Institution Mission and Vision: Understand How Your Payments Business Supports Your Goals.
• Driving Innovation or Keeping up with the Jones – Are Your Products & Services Innovative Enough to Ensure.
• Growth? Stay Ahead of the Competition Without the High Costs.
• Refining the Customer Experience and the Importance of Marketing Beyond Customer Engagement
Operational Improvement.

Overcoming Operational Inefficiencies:
• Automation Mitigates Operational Risk, While Inefficiencies Cost You.
• Utilizing Analytics to Drive Efficiency – Unnecessary Data and Inefficient Reporting Creates More Work.
• Fostering a Culture of Compliance: An Ineffective ERM Program Creates Loss.
• Payments Are Speeding Up: Are Your Exception Processes Still in the Slow Lane and Impacting Your Cash .and Investment Positions?
• Offering New Products and Services for Account Holders: Why Involving Your Operations Staff is a Must.

Join us for a jam-packed day of educational sessions, keynote speakers including national experts in ERM, business development, operational efficiencies, and cyber security, as well as raffle prizes and live podcasts. An additional highlight of The Big East Banking Conference is an awards dinner that will recognize financial institutions in three key areas: efficiency, advancement, and security.

Each Attendee Registration Includes:
• Entrance to exhibit hall and 16 educational sessions
• Complimentary Continental Breakfast, Buffet Lunch, Coffee, Tea, and Dessert
• Access to an impressive lineup of 30 different specialized vendors and consultants
• Endless networking opportunities
• Various raffle prizes

2017 Speakers:

Mike Burke
Robbery and Crisis Management Consultant, Shazam

Sean Carter
President and CEO of NEACH

Ray Graber
MBA, Founder, Graber Associates

Matt Lidestri
Internet Services Manager, Network Services, COCC

Tom Long
Founding Manager, The Long Group LLC

Timothy Mills
Vice President, The Clearing House Payments Company

Niranjan “Ram” Ramaswamy
Vice President Product Management, Bank Solutions, Fiserv

Mike Richert
Product Delivery Officer, Juniper Payments

Jim Rusiecki
Senior Vice President, Director of Treasury Management, Bankwell

W. Jackson Schultz
Senior IT Audit & Security Consultant with OCD Tech

David Walker
President & CEO, ECCHO

2017 Sponsors:

• Banksight
• COCC Collaborative to the core
• Innovative Business Systems
• Fiserv
• Jack Henry Banking
• OCD Tech
• The Long Group
• Avidia Bank