MRC Vegas 2024 | Merchant Risk Council | 25 March 2024 | ARIA Resort & Casino, 3730 S Las Vegas Blvd Las Vegas 89158, USA

Join us at this event, the premier global event for payments and fraud prevention professionals. Dive deep into cutting-edge keynotes, expert panels, and interactive networking sessions. Connect with thought leaders, gain strategic insights, and stay ahead of industry trends. Gain unparalleled exposure to leading eCommerce merchants, key decision-makers, and influencers. As a sponsor, you'll have the chance to engage, educate, captivate, and collaborate with a global audience, shaping the future of payments and fraud prevention. This opportunity gives you a distinct edge, positioning your brand at the forefront of innovation and ensuring you stand out in the competitive landscape.
Why Attend?

• Industry-Leading Education
Get expert insights from thought leaders and learn about the global impacts of the latest developments in the payments and fraud prevention industry.

• Professional Development
Expand your knowledge and gain a solid understanding of critical topics during the many interactive sessions and deep-dive breakouts. Earn CPE credits and grow your career.

• Networking Opportunities
Connect with a community of industry peers and expand your network. Learn best practices from your fellow conference attendees and leverage that knowledge in innovative ways.

2024 Key Topics:
• Tokenization
• Account Takeover
• Omnichannel Payments
• Merchant Advocacy
• Artificial Intelligence
• Payment Innovations
• Fraud Prevention
• KPIs and Benchmarking
• Payments Optimization
• Trust and Safety
• Dark Web & Cybercrime
• First-Party Misuse
• Payments Orchestration
• Real-Time Payments
• Authentication

2024 Speakers

Obrea Poindexter
Partner, Cooley LLP

Sean Ruff
Partner, Cooley LLP

Kelley Knutson
CEO & Founder, Future of Payments LLC

Debbi Abood
Manager of eCommerce Fraud Prevention & Investigations, The TJX Companies, Inc.

Devanshu Agarwal
DTC Payment Risk Manager, On Sportswear

Rafail Akhmetshin
Machine Learning Engineer, Booking.com

Amit Alamsety
Director of Engineering, Payments, Upwork

Brittany Allen
Trust and Safety Architect, Sift

Kelley Andersen
Director of Product, Payment Fraud and Risk, Microsoft

Abhay Antony
Director, Trust & Safety Proactive and Policy, Thumbtack

Uri Arad
CTO & Co-Founder, Identiq

Sarah Arnio
Director of Global Treasury, Walmart

Jessica Backus
VP Collector Sales, Artsy

Anand Bahety
Senior Engineering Manager, eBay

Jeremy Balkin
Founder, TodayPay

Stuart Barclay
SVP Growth, Volt.io

Pete Barker
Director of Product, Appriss Retail

Rodolfo Bastos
Director of Consumer Solution and Intelligence, Globo

Crissy Battle
Director, Payments, Vimeo

Dario Franco Beffa
Payments and Credit Risk lead - Global, On Sportswear

Paula Bellizia
President of Global Payments, EBANX

Roenen Ben-Ami
Co-founder and Chief Risk Officer, Justt

Justin Benson
CEO, Spreedly

Andrew Boos
Director, Trust and Safety, Artsy

Keith Briscoe
VP, Member Advocacy, MRC

Paul Brock
Fraud Manager, Apple

Tom Brown
Partner/General Counsel, Nyca

Mary Chen
Senior Manager, Payments Strategy, Walmart

Tin Cheung
Senior Director, Payments, Ticketmaster

Eric Christensen
Global Director of Payments, Getty Images

Tania Chu
Senior Fraud Program Manager, Super.com

Lee Clifton
Global Head of Payments Performance and Strategy, Stripe

Sandy Condellire
Senior Vice President, Security & Decision Products, Mastercard

Kevin Crockett
Vice President, Strategic Product Management & Delivery - Consumer Authentication, CardinalCommerce, a Visa Solution

Pamela Cronin
Senior Payment and Fraud Manager, Insparx GmbH

Brian Cullen
Global Payments Risk Strategist, Sony Interactive

DC Cullinane
Regional Director, API Security, Akamai

Chris DePorter
Trust & Safety Manager, Marketplace Integrity, Reverb

Una Dillon
Managing Director (Europe), VP Global Expansion & Advocacy, MRC

Kevin Dodson
Director Loss Prevention, Dick’s Sporting Goods

Albert Drouart
CPO/Co-Founder, Pagos Solutions

Natalie Dunne
Senior Director of Payments & Fraud Operations, FanDuel

Kenny Ebanyat
Head of Payments (Direct to Consumer), NBA

Drew Edmond
Associate Partner, Glenbrook Partners

Micheál Egan
Head of Payment Operations, Retail InMotion

Jamal El-Hindi
Counsel, Clifford Chance

Kurt Ernst
Senior Product Manager - Fraud and Payments, Wish

Rob Fassberg
Senior Product Manager, Payments, Upwork

Alisdair Faulkner
CEO, Darwinium

Julie Fergerson
CEO, Co-Founder & Board Emeritus, MRC

Levi Fonseca
Sales & Financial Services Director, C&A

Mike Foster
VP Risk Product, Remitly

Dajana Gajic-Fisic
Director of Fraud, C.H. Robinson

Liz Garner Divelbiss
Head of Strategic Partnerships, CMSPI

Stephane Gasse
Director of Payments Operations, Aylo

Kathryn Gaydos
Fraud Prevention Specialist, Target

Rishu Goel
Lead Risk Analytics and Steering, Riverty Group GmbH

Dan Gonzalez
Vice President – Director, National Account Program, Federal Reserve Financial Services

Prashant Gosavi
Director, Head of Fraud Risk, GrubHub

Vineet Grewal
Senior Manager, Risk and Payments, Wish

Sharon Gross
Director of Recurring Payments Strategy, Optimized Payments

Cathleen Gwaltney
Senior Manager, Trust & Safety, eharmony

Eric Hanson
Director, Engineering - Cyber Defense, Target

Keven Hendricks
Detective - Task Force Officer, New Brunswick Police Department

John Hierholzer
VP Operations and Infrastructure, US Market Development, Mastercard

Therese Hudak
VP, Account Management, PPRO

Iuliana Ilea
Director, Strategy & Operations, FanDuel

Rohan Jain
Senior Product Manager, Worldpay

Augie Kennady
Director of Trust & Safety, Chegg

Warda Khan
Vice President, Product Development, Mastercard

Nate Kharrl
Co-Founder & CEO, Spec

Justin Kim
VP, Product, Vimeo

Rodion Kiriukhin
Senior Machine Learning Scientist, Booking.com

Tracy Kobeda Brown
VP, Programs & Technology, Merchant Risk Council

Veronica Kramer
Director, Product Management - Risk and Payments, Wish

Kiran Kumar
VP, Product, Trulioo

Adam Lee
Chief Product Officer, Boku

Chris Liccardi
Senior Cybersecurity Architect, IBM

Rolanda London
Practice Area Lead, Fraud and Abuse, FiveBy Solutions

Rafael Lourenco
EVP & Partner, ClearSale

Stuart Mann
Director, Digital Identity & Fraud Product Management, Accertify

Chris Marchand
VP, Sales, Verifi, A Visa Solution

Brad Mares
Director, Cyber Fraud and Abuse, Target Corporation

Gissele Marini
Sales & Customer Success Director, Unico

Trevor Martin
Senior Manager- Strategic Partnerships @ Trust, Airbnb

Annette Matthews
Counter Fraud Manager, British Airways

Filipe Matzembacher
Head of Financial Services, C&A Brasil

Marko Medenica
Head of Product, Payments Platform, Grammarly

Pattie Mercier
Vice President of Sales, Americas, Digital & Retail, Nuvei

Tara Mitchell
Senior Director, Chargeback & Abuse Recoveries, Signifyd, Inc.

Alejandro Morón
Fraud Director, Despegar

Blake Morrow
Global Fraud & Payments Risk ECommerce Manager, Estee Lauder

Matthew Murray
Director of Financial Crimes & Regulatory Affairs, GoFundMe

Irina Nichol
Senior Director, Head of Product, Braintree Processing, PayPal

Justin O'Neill
Principal Fraud Investigative Analyst, Capital One

Venkatesh Palani
Sr.Director of Engineering, eBay

Howard Patty
Senior Manager Digital Platforms, Southwest Airlines

Tim Potvin
Director of Customer Success, IPQS

Jessica Prell
Advisor, Fraud Prevention, AARP

Craig Ramsey
Head of Real-Time and A2A Payments, ACI Worldwide

Soups Ranjan
Founder, CEO, Sardine

Casper Rijnsdorp
Head of CDD & KYC, Americas, Adyen

Stuart Rowe
Sr. Manager, Global Payments & Partner Engagement, Gen Digital

Tim Russo
Sr Director Global Partnerships, Navan

Jacob Sanchez
Director, Fraud Operations, FanDuel

Holly Sandberg
Director, Trust and Safety, Reverb

Chris Sanger
VP of Payments, SeatGeek

James Schaefer
Senior Insights Associate, CMSPI

Cecilia Seiden
Vice President, Retail and Ecommerce Strategy, TransUnion

Sidharth Shah
Lead Technical Product Manager, Risk, Novo

Parul Sharma
Sr Director, Fraud and Identity, LexisNexis Risk Solutions

Anirudh Shekhawat
Payments Acceptance & Optimization, Uber

Michael Silver
Payments Fraud Strategy Analyst, 7-Eleven

Martha Southall
Global Market Insights Senior Manager, CMSPI

Oleg Stefanets
Chief Risk Officer, payabl.

Tara Sullivan
Special Agent, IRS Criminal Investigation

Carly Swanberg
Vice President, Head of Global Customer Care, Yahoo!

Keith Thompson
Senior Manager, Fraud and Investigations, Bass Pro Shops

Michael Timoney
Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank Boston

Catherine Tong
Partner, Allyiz

Cindy Turner
VP/GM, Risk-as-a-Service & Payouts, PayPal Braintree

Prerit Uppal
Group Product Manager, Adobe

Lam van Lund
Technology, Account Manager, Mastercard

Luis Vargas
Group Product Manager - Payments, Google

Matt Vega
Director of Fraud Strategy, Novo

Frank Walsh
Field CTO, HUMAN

Blake Whitson
VP, Payments and Global Customer Support, Brainly

Daniel Wigrizer
Product Manager, StubHub

Charles Williams
VP and GM of Alternative Payments at Fiserv, Fiserv

Grace Xu
Global Process Manager | Revenue Operations, Google

Dominick Yin
Payments Performance Fraud Strategist, Stripe

Lan Zhang
Senior Manager of Data Science and Advanced Analytics, Radial

Selena Zhong
Principal Director of Data Science, Microsoft

Mirza Mehmedovic
Data Science & Fraud Strategy Manager, Pitney Bowes

John Lunn
CEO, Gr4vy

Raymond Lee
Payments Performance Lead, Stripe

Thomas Von der Gathen
General Counsel, Payment Services Austria GmbH

Diarmuid Thoma
VP of Fraud & Data Strategy, AtData

Brandt Hoffman
Sales Director, Fraud Services, AtData

Nik Walser
Vice President, Global Head of Risk and Identity Solutions Strategy and Business Operations, Visa

Gus Jacobs
Payment Operations and Strategy, New York Times

Kirti Chitnis
Product Manager, Risk Management, Google

Sumit Singh
Product Management, Google

Mike Wang
Vice President, Relationship Management, J.P. Morgan Chase

Dieter Spangenberg
Fraud VP, Despegar

Jay Mok
Director, Product, PayPal

Akash Kedia
Payments Lead, Uber

Vanessa Culver
Director Global Payments Operations, GoDaddy

Justin Staskiewicz
Director of Consulting, Fraud Solutions, CMSPI

Travis Dawson
Product Management Leader, STOCKX

Sam Anson
Senior Director, Global Payments, Sony Interactive

Amanda Mickleburgh
Director Product - Merchant Fraud, ACI Worldwide

Dave Senci
VP, Partnerships and Commercialization, Blockchain & Digital Assets, Mastercard

Jessica Doerschuk
Manager, Fraud Strategy, Sony Interactive

Samson Chain
Payment Services & Risk, Tickets.com

Tejas Morabia
Senior Engineering Manager, eBay

Manpreet Kaur
Director Global Payment Transaction Risk, eBay

Ariel Futter
Senior Customer Success Manager, Forter

Dmytro Stepovyi
Product Lead, Payments, Grammarly

Gustavo Kok
Head of Payments Fraud, Netflix

Laurice Romero
Product Growth Manager - Payments, Canva

Jennifer Barkley
VP Acceptance Solutions Commercial Marketing, Visa

Todd Labrum
Director of Product, Payments & Financing, Signet Jewelers

Katie Craven
Senior Director, NA Risk & Identity Solutions Management, Visa

Andrea Robinette
Senior Vice President Payments Executive, Bank of America

Chris Tener
Director - Head of Global Digital Loss Prevention, Nike

Darlene Romero
Program Manager, Communities, MRC

Keri Kramers-Dove
Vice President, Acceptance Risk Solutions, Visa

Lisa Polter-Tennant
SVP Global Client Relations, Verifi, A Visa Solution

Purnima Chaudhry
Director, Product Management, PayPal

2024 Sponsors

OVERALL SPONSOR:
• IPQS

SPONSORS:
• Accertify
Adyen
• Darwinium
• Discover
• Forter
• Mastercard
• PayPal
• Persona
• Riskified
• Signifyd
• Stripe
• TodayPay
• TranUnion
• Vesta
• Worldpay