MAC Annual Conference 2019 | Merchant Acquirer's Committee | 11 March 2019 | Park MGM Las Vegas, 3770 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109, USA

The Challenge
The annual Merchant Acquirers’ Committee (MAC) Conference is exclusively dedicated to educating individuals responsible for risk mitigation and regulatory compliance. Attendees will hear professionals discuss ways to manage and mitigate portfolio risk by leveraging the proper technology, techniques, and industry shared best practices. Delegates will look through the eyes of experts into the future of fraud and risk trends in the payments industry. MAC leads the industry in addressing and combating acquiring risk. Although the focus is risk management, the MAC conference attendees include CEOs, marketing executives, and many other senior leaders. Risk has become everyone’s business in today’s regulatory times.

With budget restrictions and reduced staff, it is sometimes difficult to justify attending a conference, despite the many demonstrated benefits of attendance. Below are helpful tips and an example letter to justify the expense and your time away from the office.

Benefits of Attending
The MAC Annual Conference includes risk and underwriting content for Acquirers, Processors, Acquiring Banks, ISOs, and Card Brands.

Day 1 - Regulatory Compliance A day of sessions of in-depth discussions from industry leaders and regulatory agencies, timely news, and information that will arm you with the knowledge to keep your organization compliant.

Day 2 - Threats, Trends & Updates Every organization in our industry faces similar threats. We'll spend the day sharing information, discussing new threats, and helping to strengthen each other and face any looming storms.

Day 3 - Tactical MAC What new systems and tools can help guide you to safety? What new technology will bring value-added features to your customers?

Tips & Talking Points
Here are some tips and talking points that you will want to consider when making your request to attend the MAC Annual Conference. Focus specifically on what you will bring back to the organization. Before you discuss benefits, build a plan that shows who will cover for you while you are attending the annual MAC Conference. The following are widely appreciated benefits of attending the annual MAC Conference:

• Networking with other risk professionals in the acquiring space where you will discuss tools, technologies, and processes to mitigate risk.
• Comprehensive, time-intensive learning environment with ample networking events to meet your peers in the industry and share best practices.
• Professional development training at the MAC Conference will provide you with the knowledge and tools to better understand acquiring with an emphasis on risk management.
• The annual MAC Conference offers 1 CPE credit for every 50 minutes of your attendance at the conference toward your ETA Certified Payments Professional education status.
• The content is appropriate for acquiring businesses of all.
• Over 300 people attend and participation grows year over year.
• Materials and artifacts:
• Offer to deliver a short presentation and Q&A to your colleagues to share what you've learned. That way others in your organization will get the benefits of your attendance, too.
• Share the speaker handouts with your peers.

2019 Speakers

Deana Rich
Founder and CEO - Deana Rich Consulting, Inc., Founder - Infinicept

Todd M. Ablowitz
Founder and CEO - Infinicept

Joseph Albitar
VP, Business Security Officer - O&T Products - Mastercard

Marty Allain
Senior Manager - National Association of Boards of Pharmacy

Jordan Bennett
Senior Director, Network Risk - NACHA

Ellen Berge
Partner - Venable LLP

Andrew Bigart
Partner - Venable LLP

Marc Bongers
Vice President Client Development - Web Shield

Derrick Braga
Director, Software Engineering - Mastercard

Lori Breitzke
VP, Prepaid Program Management - FIS

Chris Bucolo
VP Market Strategy - ControlScan

Domenic Cirone
Vice President of Chargebacks Processing - EVO Payments International

Catherine J. Cummings
Senior Director - The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children

Jeffrey De Petro
Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Merchant Services – Esquire Bank

Cihat Fitzgerald
Senior Director, Franchise Risk Management - Visa

Dan Frechtling
President - G2 Web Services, Verisk (NASDAQ: VRSK)

Dan Fritsche
Senior Director, Security Innovation - Global Payments

Jeanette Fox
Senior Director, Risk Investigations / ACH Network Risk Management - NACHA

Jonathan Genovese
Government & Regulatory Affairs - Worldpay

Chris Geron
Vice President, Global Card Brand Management and Client Security - Elavon

Sandra Gogal
Partner - Miller Thompson

Todd Halpern
Partner, Food and Drug Group – Venable LLP

John Horton
President and CEO - LegitScript

Elaine Jamer
SVP Head of Sponsorship and TPPP Oversight Citizens Bank

Theresa Kananen
Partner - Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

David Klotz
Senior Director, Dispute Resolution Management - Visa

Amy Lawrence
Associate, Privacy & Data Security Group - Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Claire Le Gal
Senior Vice President, Fraud Intelligence & Strategy - Mastercard

Li Mao
Product Manager, Fraud and Regulatory Compliance - Experian

Edward Marshall
Partner - Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Gabriel Moynagh
Chief Executive Officer - Sysnet Global Solutions

Bradley Myles
CEO - Polaris

Liz Nutting
Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and Network Relations - Axos Bank (formerly BofI Federal Bank)

Al Pascual
SVP, Research, Head of Fraud & Security - Javelin Strategy & Research

Noam Rabinovich
CTO - EverCompliant

Manikandan Radhakrishnan
Director, Global - Push Payments Solutions

Tom Roewe
Director, Information Security | Architecture & Engineering – Mastercard

Danny Rogers
CEO and Founder - Terbium Labs

Kate Root
SVP/Managing Director - Chesapeake Bank

Shari Savlick
Senior Manager Merchant Compliance - Merrick Bank

Stephanie Schumacher
OFAC Officer and Director of BSA Compliance - MetaBank

Jacqueline Shinfield
Partner - Financial Services Group at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, part of the Fintech Team

Mark Standfield
President - Midigator

Eric Steffensen
Sr Manager Transaction Monitoring - Discover Global Network

Ron Teicher
CEO - EverCompliant

Mike Thompson
Sr. Manager Emerging Standards - PCI Security Standards Council

Jonathan Trivelas
Director, Customer Compliance & Fraud – Mastercard

Doug Whiteside
Vice President, Global Dispute Resolution Management - Mastercard, Law and Franchise

Mark Woelfer
Senior Director of Risk Products - Visa

Ofer Yitzhaki
Senior Vice President Sponsorship Risk Oversight & Risk Analytics – Wells Fargo Bank

2019 Sponsors and Partners

VENDOR SPOTLIGHT:
• Legit Script
• Web Shield
• MidiGator
• Infinicept
• National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
• Sysnet Global Solutions
• Web Services

PREMIUM SPONSORS:
• EverCompliant
• Nacha
• Security Metrics
• Giact

GOLD SPONSORS:
• TriSource
• MappAdvisors
• First American
• KYC SiteScan

SILVER SPONSORS:
• ChargeBacks911
• WestAmerica Bank

VENDOR BOOTH, OPENING RECEPTION & OTHER SPONSORS:
• Chesapeake Bank
• Merrick Bank
• Control Scan
• ChargeBack Gurus
• FIS
• LexisNexis Risk Solutions
• HarborTouch
• SecureTrust
• Aperia
• Discover Global Network
• Lahoma Management ,LLC.
• Esquire Bank
• TPPPA
• Tropical MBC, LLC.
• United Field Chase
• Spectrum
• Paypal

MEDIA & INDUSTRY PARTNERS:
• Digital Instructions
• The Strawecker Group
• WSAA