The Women in Payments 2022 USA | Women in Payments | 4 April 2022 | The Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City, 1250 South Hayes St, Arlington, VA 22202, USA

Be inspired by women making waves in the United States payments industry and beyond. Join us at the 2022 Symposium!

Our keynotes, panels, and break-out work sessions will help strengthen your skills while keeping you on top of industry trends. Hear from women leaders on a variety of subjects including current payments issues and initiatives, fintech, and leadership. You’ll also have the opportunity to network with women at all levels and with diverse backgrounds in payment and fintech. This is a must-attend event for any woman who’s serious about accelerating her career in the payments industry.

This symposium is a unique event that provides perspectives from key women leaders in payments, supports diversity and gender parity, and includes topics impacting all aspects of the payments ecosystem. The format is split between networking breaks, keynote addresses, executive panel discussions and career development breakout sessions. This forum is an unparalleled opportunity that is empowering, current and immediately relevant to any woman pursuing a career in payments.

2022 Speakers

Martha Beard
Head of Public Sector Payment, J.P. Morgan Payments

Jessica Kemp
VP of Product, Banked.com

Amy Nauiokas
Founder and CIO, Anthemis Group

Kristy Duncan
Founder and CEO, Women in Payments

Gonca Latif-Schmitt
Global Head of Commercial Cards, Treasury & Trade Solutions, Citi

Kalyani Y Bhatia
Global Head of Payments & PMI Go to Market, Business Development, SWIFT

Roseanne Silva
Senior Vice President, Security Director, PNC

Alyssa Perez
Payments Innovation Strategy Manager, Discover

Christeline Velazquez-Roso
Global Product Strategy Associate, Bank of America

Benjamin Jessel
Banking and Payments, Digital Strategy IBM

Nicola Grant
North America Consumer Marketing Mastercard

Maya Williams
President Director of Oracle EBS, AvantCom Payments Corporation

Jennifer Philo
GVP, Sales, Blackhawk

Kim Osborn
Chief of Staff, Head of Employee Experience, Elavon

Melissa Burns
North America Sales Director, Volante

Geetha Gandhi
Executive , AVA Global Payments CoE, Avande

Marla Sofer
Financial Services Cloud Lead, Industry Solutions CTO, Microsoft

Kay Taylor
Senior Vice President, Office of the CIO, FLEETCOR

Rachel Brown
Senior Product Manager, Altruist

Johanna Pugh
Managing Director- North America, Mambu

Cathi Stanton
Head of US Bank Consumer & Business Credit & Debit Cards, US Bank

Garima Shah
President, Biller Genie

Briana Ruhl
VP, Business Unit Operations, ACI Worldwide

Patricia Partelow
Managing Director, Financial Services Consulting, EY

Debby M. Wyatt
Director/ Sr Group Manager, Strategic Delivery, Citi Retail Services, NA

Nayelli Cruz
HR Head TSS North America Region, Worldline

Nik Sathe
Chief Technology Officer, Blackhawk Network

Elena Whisler
SVP, Sales and Relationship Management, The Clearing House

Gloria Colgan
SVP and Global Head of Product, Business Solutions, Visa

Nicole Haskins
Vice President of Sales, Paymentus

Elspeth Bloodgood
Technical Product Manager, Jack Henry

Elena Whisler
SVP, Sales and Relationship Management, The Clearing House

Connie Theien
Senior Vice President and Director, Payments Industry Relations, Federal Reserve System, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Carrie Blankenship
Director of Product Management, Instant and Emerging Payments, Fiserv

Jess Turner
EVP, New Digital Infrastructure & Fintech, Mastercard

Beatriz Saldivar
Global Payments, Treasury & ERP Bank Connectivity Advisor, Kyriba

Christine Moy
MD & Global Head of Liink & Onyx, JP Morgan

Rasha Katabi
Founder & CEO, Brim Financial

Katie O’Dell
D.B.A., Head of USAA Credit Card Strategy, Member Experience, and Strategic Partnerships, USAA

Sarah Phelps
Senior Vice President, Head of Loyalty Solutions, Wells Fargo

Michelle Ziolkowski
Enterprise Payment Strategy Product Group Leader, Wells Fargo

Melissa Lowry
Chief Marketing Officer, Early Warning (network operator of Zelle®)

Jennifer Lucas
Managing Director, Americas Payments Consulting Leader, EY

Colleen Taylor
President, Merchant Services – US, American Express

Lauren Giles
Chief Counsel, Elavon

Genevieve Leveille
Chief Executive Officer, AgriLedger

Jeanniey Walden
Chief Innovation and Marketing Officer, DailyPay

Cheryl Guerin
Executive Vice President, Marketing and Communications, North America,
Mastercard

Kelly Ifill
Founder and CEO
Guava

Laura Kornhauser
CEO and Co-Founder, Stratyfy

Roseanne Silva
Senior Vice President, Security Director, PNC

Stefanie A. Thomas
Investments, Impact America Fund

Kristy Duncan
Founder and CEO, Women in Payments

Nicole Meyer
Founder & Managing Partner, The Meyer Partnership

Pam Habner
CEO of US Branded Cards and Lending
Citi

Meredith Spatz
Executive Vice President
Citi Global Account Lead

Ashley Czajkowski
Vice President, Product Manager, BNY Mellon

Attie Muse
Director - Payment Strategy & Operations, Verizon

Jennifer Valdez
SVP Payment Product Manager, Citi

Kristy Duncan
Founder and CEO, Women in Payments

Jennifer Lucas
Managing Director, Americas Payments Consulting Leader, EY

Mariquit Corcoran
Managing Director & Chief Innovation Officer, Barclays

Elizabeth Porter
Director Of Communications, Discover

Moderators:

Lisa Akahoshi
Director - Product Management, The Clearing House

Leyonna Barba
Managing Director, Technology & Disruptive Commerce, JP Morgan

Eva Robinson
Managing Director, Industry Executive for Government and Public Sector, Treasury Service, JPMorgan

Kathryn Cleary
Senior Vice President, Merchant Verticals, Mastercard

Maia Davis-Singleton
Director of Client Support, Discover Financial Services

Sarah Billings
Senior Vice President, Head of Payments Product, Operations, and Strategy, PNC

Ulrike Guigui
EVP, Head of Enterprise Payments, Wells Fargo

Carol Grunberg
Global Head of TTS Strategic Partnerships and Innovation, Citi Group

Nicole Meyer
Founder & Managing Partner, The Meyer Partnership

Jane Larimer
President & CEO, Nacha

Akshata Udiavar
EY Customer and Growth Leader, EY

Margaret Weichert
North America Payments Lead, Accenture

Tamika Michelle
Johnson, Attorney and Founder, Platinum Connections

Anastasia Traylor
Partner, Deloitte

Victoria Guida
Journalist, Politco

2022 Sponsors

• J.P. Morgan
• CITI
• American Express
• Elavon
• Bank of America
• Visa
• ACI Worldwide
• Worldline
• Mastercard
• EY
• PNC
• fiserv
• IBM
• The Clearing House
• Discover
• Wells Fargo
• APC
• Blackhawk
• Deloitte
• The Federal Reserve
• Jack Henry & Associates
• Nacha