
2019 Payments Summit Agenda
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Monday, March 11
U.S. Payments Forum March All-Member Meeting and 2019 Payment Summit Pre-Conference Day | |
Pre-Conference Day and Welcome Reception | |
8:30 – 5:00 | U.S. Payments Forum Meeting (USPF Members Only) |
1:00 – 5:00 | Exhibitor Set-Up in in Atrium Level |
5:00 – 6:30 | Welcome Reception – Opening of Vendor Pavilion (All Registrants) |

2019 U.S. Payments Forum Meeting Agenda
Monday, March 11
U.S. Payments Forum Meeting Agenda (USPF Members Only)
In conjunction with 2019 Secure Technology Alliance Payment Summit Plenary Session |
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8:00 – 8:30 | Registration and Networking | New Member Briefing | ||
8:30 – 9:00 | Welcome and Opening of U.S. Payments Forum meeting
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9:00 – 9:45 | ROUNDTABLE/PANEL: Stakeholder Report – Issuers, Merchants and Acquirers
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9:45 – 10:30 | ROUNDTABLE/PANEL: Stakeholder Report – Payment Networks
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10:30 – 10:45 | Break | |||
10:45 – 11:30 | PANEL: Contactless & Mobile Acceptance – Requirements for Success
This panel will provide an in-depth look at the requirements for acceptance of contactless cards and mobile devices at the retail POS. Topics discussed include: best practices for the consumer experience at the POS; opportunities for merchants to leverage emerging data elements; key implementation considerations (tokenization, certification, education). Moderator: Kristy Cook, Target Panelists: Roberto Cardenas, TSYS; TJ Considine, Visa; Manish Nathwani, SHAZAM; Eric Hanna, Verifone |
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11:30 – 12:00 | PLENARY: Working Committee Chair Presentations
Sessions will cover Working Committee activities and status; membership; session agendas |
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12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch | Steering Committee Communications Subcommittee (Committee members only). | ||
1:00 – 2:15 | Break Out Discussion Group Sessions – Group 1 | |||
ATM Working Committee: Full Working Committee Session | CNP Fraud Working Committee: Full Working Committee Session | Merchant SIG
Lead: Kristy Cook, Target |
Communications & Education Working Committee: Full Working Committee | |
2:15 – 2:30 | Session Transition Time | |||
2:30 – 3:45 | Break Out Discussion Group Sessions – Group 2 | |||
Mobile & Contactless Payments Working Committee: Authentication WP Project
Leads: Marianne Crowe, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston; Mansour Karimzadeh, SCIL |
Petro Working Committee: Full Working Committee Session | Issuer SIG
Lead: Jesse Lee, Wells Fargo |
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3:30 – 3:45 | Break | |||
3:45 – 5:00 | Break Out Discussion Group Sessions – Group 3 | |||
Testing & Certification Working Committee: Full Working Committee Session | Transit Contactless Open Payments Working Committee: Full Working Committee Session | EMV 3DS 2.0 Data Elements: Joint Merchant & Issuer Discussion
Lead: Kristy Cook |
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5:00 – 6:00 | Working Committee Chair/Steering Committee Meeting (Working Committee chairs and Steering Committee members only) |
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5:00 – 7:00 | Reception in Vendor Pavilion |
Tuesday, March 12
2019 Payment Summit Plenary Session | |
7:30 – 8:45 | Breakfast in Vendor Pavilion |
8:45 – 9:00 | Chairman’s Welcome Address – Randy Vanderhoof, Executive Director, Secure Technology Alliance |
9:00 – 10:30 | Keynote Speaker Sessions:
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10:30 – 11:00 | Break in Vendor Pavilion |
11:00 – 12:15 | Keynote Roundtable Session:
U.S. Payments Forum Panel – A Multi-Stakeholder View of Fraud in Retail Payments – a panel of senior payments industry leaders from global networks, financial institutions, retail, processing, and industry technology discuss changing fraud trends, emerging fraud management tools, implementation priorities, and risk management strategies for retail payments Moderator: Cathy Medich, U.S. Payments Forum Panelists: U.S. Payments Forum Members – Robin Trickel, American Express; Steven Cole, Worldpay; Manish Nathwani, SHAZAM; Art Harper, PSCU; Joseph Vasterling, Best Buy |
12:15 – 1:45 | Lunch in Vendor Pavilion |
12:30 – 1:30 | Payments Council Meeting (Council Members Only) |
1:45 – 2:15 | Keynote Speaker Sessions:
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2:15 – 3:15 | Keynote Roundtable Session:
Future of Transit Payments – a panel of transportation industry experts and payments leaders explore the unique requirements of transit fare payments for transportation operators, while keeping up with modern consumers payments trends. Moderator: Brin Owen, Jacobs CH2M Panelists: Tina Morch-Pierre, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART); Carol Kuester, Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC); Robin O’Hara, Los Angeles Metro; David Dekozan, Cubic Transportation Systems; Jennifer Dogin, Mastercard |
3:15 – 3:45 | Break in Vendor Pavilion |
3:45 – 4:15 | Keynote Speaker Session:
Understanding Faster Payments and Faster Settlement Trends – Gene Neyer, Executive Advisor, Payments, ICON Solutions |
4:15 – 5:15 | Keynote Roundtable:
A Playbook for Digital Identification, Authentication, and Payments – representatives from digital identity, security, and mobile services organizations explain their place in the digital identity landscape and how they are addressing the security of digital transactions involving consumers and other online service providers Moderator: Nick Norman, Consult Hyperion Panelists: Andrew Shikiar, FIDO Alliance; Walter Beisheim, Nok Nok Labs (Project Verify); Clinton Allen, EMVCo; Kevin Newman, Discover; Diego Szteinhendler, Mastercard |
5:15 – 7:00 | Reception in Vendor Pavilion |

2019 U.S. Payments Forum Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, March 12
U.S. Payments Forum Meeting Agenda (USPF Members Only)
In conjunction with 2019 Secure Technology Alliance Payment Summit Plenary Session |
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7:15-8:30 | Open | ||
8:00 – 8:30 | Breakfast in Vendor Pavilion | ||
8:30 – 9:30 | Break Out Discussion Group Sessions – Group 4 | ||
Mobile & Contactless Payments Working Committee: Contactless Acceptance Project
Lead: Roberto Cardenas, TSYS |
Transit Contactless Open Payments Working Committee: Full Working Committee Session | ||
9:30 – 10:30 | Break Out Discussion Group Sessions – Group 5 | ||
Mobile & Contactless Payments Working Committee: Emerging Data Elements Project
Lead: Roberto Cardenas, TSYS |
P2PE/E2EE Implementation Birds-of-a-Feather Session
Leads: Jeff Minard, Toshiba Global Commerce; Ruston Miles, Bluefin |
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10:30 – 11:00 | Break in Vendor Pavilion | ||
11:00 – 12:15 | Payments Summit Keynote Roundtable Session:
U.S. Payments Forum Panel – A Multi-Stakeholder View of Fraud in Retail Payments – a panel of senior payments industry leaders from global networks, financial institutions, retail, processing, and industry technology discuss changing fraud trends, emerging fraud management tools, implementation priorities, and risk management strategies for retail payments Moderator: Cathy Medich, U.S. Payments Forum Panelists: U.S. Payments Forum Members – Robin Trickel, American Express; Steven Cole, Worldpay; Manish Nathwani, SHAZAM; Art Harper, PSCU; Joseph Vasterling, Best Buy |
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12:15 – 1:15 | Lunch in Vendor Pavilion | ||
1:15 – 2:15 | Break Out Discussion Group Sessions – Group 7 | ||
Communications & Education Working Committee: POS Contactless Experience
Lead: TJ Considine, Visa |
CNP Fraud Working Committee: CNP Approaches Project
Lead: David True, PayGility Advisors |
Petro Working Committee: Conexxus Update on Fleet Tag Standards
Lead: Sharon Scace, WEX, Inc. |
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2:15 – 3:15
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Break Out Discussion Group Sessions – Group 8 | ||
ATM Working Committee: Full Working Committee Session | Mobile and Contactless Payments Working Committee: Full Working Committee Session | ||
3:15 – 3:45 | Break in Vendor Pavilion | ||
3:45 – 4:45 | Break Out Discussion Group Sessions – Group 9 | ||
Petro Working Committee: CVMs at Unattended Terminals Birds of a Feather Session
Leads: Terry Mahoney, W Capra Consulting Group; Clint Cady, W Capra Consulting Group |
Testing & Certification Working Committee: EMV Contactless L3 Certification Project
Leads: Eric Hanna, Verifone; Andy Patania, Elavon; Alex Pierre, Visa |
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5:00 – 6:30 | Steering Committee meeting (Steering Committee members only) |
Wednesday, March 13
8:00 – 8:45 | Breakfast in Vendor Pavilion | ||
Payment Solutions Track | Payment Technology Track | Transportation Payments Track | |
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8:45 – 9:00 | Track Chair Address | Track Chair Address | Track Chair Address |
9:00 – 10:15 | Contactless and Mobile Payments Acceptance
Moderator: Oliver Manahan, Infineon Technologies
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New Payments Standards and Specifications
Moderator: Jose Correa, NXP
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Considerations for Contactless Transit Fare Payments Acceptance
Moderator: Wendy Humphrey, PayGility
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10:15 – 10:45 | Break in Vendor Pavilion | ||
10:45 – 12:00 | Online Fraud and Risk Management
Moderator: Kelly Urban, First Data
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Securing Online Payments
Moderator: Jack Jania, CPI Card Group
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Future of Mobility on Demand for Transit
This session will look at efforts to advance “Mobility on Demand” research meant to improve transportation efficiency by promoting agile, responsive, accessible and seamless multimodal service inclusive of transit through enabling technologies and innovative partnerships. Moderator: Prashanth Gururaja, Shared Use Mobility Center Panelists: Pepper Harward, Route Match; David Block-Schachter, Transit App; Aaron Antrim, Trillium Transit; Andy Taylor, Cubic Transportation Systems; James McGinnis, Regional Transportation Authority of Pima County; Hannah Quinsey, Valley Metro |
12:00 – 1:30 | Lunch in Vendor Pavilion | ||
1:30 – 2:45 | Payment Solutions by Merchant Segment
Moderator: Itai Sela, B2
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Tokenization and Encryption
Moderator: David True, PayGility
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Multi-modal Payments Convergence
Moderator: Christienne Genaro, PayGility
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2:45 – 3:15 | Break in Vendor Pavilion (Vendor Pavilion closes at 3:30) | ||
3:15 – 4:15 | Faster Payments Solutions Roundtable:
A mixed panel of influencers and implementors discuss the impact that recent faster payments solutions and same day settlement services are having on the domestic and cross-border payments markets Moderator: Rodman Reef – Reef Karson Consulting Panelists: Connie Theien – Federal Reserve Bank; James Colassano, The Clearing House; Andrew Haskell, BNY Mellon |
Biometric Authentication for Payments
Moderator: Mansour Karimzadeh, SCIL Secure Payments Academy
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Mobile Transit – Payments and Ticketing
Moderator: Sadiq Mohammed, Mastercard
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4:15 – 5:15 | Omni-Channel Commerce Strategies Roundtable
Retailers from the Merchant Advisory Group (MAG) discuss new omni-channel check-out scenarios, how new mobile payments options are enhancing the consumer check-out experience, and what is driving merchants to provide better and more secure shopping experiences Moderator: Laura Townsend, Merchant Advisory Group Panelists: Bryan Penny, Nordstrom; David Nicamoff, P97 Networks; Eric O’Brien, Dunkin Brands; Kara Kazazean, Walmart |
Secure Payments Technology Roundtable: How Technology is Reshaping the Views of a Secure Transaction
Technology experts debate how identity and authentication technology is changing the online payment security landscape Moderator: Richard Parry, Parry Advisory Panelists: Philip Andreae, Philip Andreae & Assoc.; Nick Norman, Consult Hyperion; Kevin Trilli, Onfido |
Transportation Open Loop Payments Roundtable
Representatives from transit agencies within the Secure Technology Alliance Transportation Council share their experiences with planning for and implementing open loop payments and mobile ticketing solutions Moderator: Simon Laker, Consult Hyperion Panelists: Jerry Kane, SEPTA; Israel Maldonado, San Diego MTS |
5:15 | Day 2 Adjourns | ||
5:15 – 6:15 | Transportation Council Meeting (Council Members Only) |

2019 U.S. Payments Forum Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, March 13
U.S. Payments Forum Meeting Agenda (USPF Members Only)
In conjunction with 2019 Secure Technology Alliance Payment Summit Plenary Session |
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8:00 – 8:45 | Breakfast in Vendor Pavilion | |
9:00 – 10:15 | Break Out Discussion Group Sessions – Group 10 | |
Mobile & Contactless Payments Working Committee: Authentication Birds-of-a- Feather Session
Leads: Marianne Crowe, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston; Mansour Karimzadeh, SCIL |
EMVCo Level 3 Testing
Lead: Carl Smith, EMVCo Level 3 Testing Group |
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10:15 – 10:45 | Break in Vendor Pavilion | |
10:45 – 12:00 | Break Out Discussion Group Sessions – Group 11 | |
Joint Communications & Education Working Committee/Mobile & Contactless Payments Working Committee: Tokenization Webinar
Leads: Lori Breitzke, FIS; Mansour Karimzadeh, SCIL |
PIN Bypass for Contactless Transactions Project Leads: Simon Hurry, Visa; Andreas Aabye, Visa |
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12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch in Vendor Pavilion | |
1:00 – 2:00 | Break Out Discussion Group Sessions – Group 12 | |
Joint Merchant/Issuer SIG
Leads: Jesse Lee, Wells Fargo; Kristy Cook, Target |
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2:00 – 2:45
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Breakout Session Reports (Working Committee Chairs, SIG Leads, BOF Leads) |
8:00 – 8:30 | Registration – Coffee and pastries | ||
Future of Payments Track
This track is included in the Payments Summit agenda |
Biometrics Applied in Payments* A Digital Innovations Alliance Workshop (*additional workshop registration required) |
CSCIP/ Payment Training Day
A Secure Technology Alliance one-day security and payments training class |
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8:45 – 9:00 | Track Chair Address | About instructor: Marcelo Bellini Garcia, Chair of the Biometrics in Payments Council – Digital Innovation Alliance
Marcelo Bellini Garcia is a senior global payment technology leader with extensive experience in EMV technology and mobile payment space. He specializes in product innovation and development, as well as deployment and execution including sales and operations. Areas of expertise include EMV Cards, Contactless and NFC, Mobile Payment, Tokenization, ID, biometrics and e-Commerce. Marcelo has had extensive experience navigating in multi -cultural environments, having held positions in multiple countries such as the USA, Brazil, Colombia and others. He is currently the Chair of the Biometrics in Payment Council, part of the Digital Innovation Alliance. He was a founder and the first Chair of Digital Innovation Alliance, previously Smart Card Alliance Latin America – SCALA. |
About instructor: Bryan Ichikawa, Certified CSCIP instructor
Bryan Ichikawa serves as a consultant to the Secure Technology Alliance. He is also a certified instructor for both the CSCIP and CSEIP programs.
Bryan is a well-recognized figure in the Secure Technology Alliance, having been a frequent speaker, long time instructor, Leadership Council member, chair of the Identity Council, and has also served on the Board of Directors in several capacities.
Bryan has more than 30 years of security technology, systems integration, and program management experience. He previously worked for Deloitte, Unisys, and Thomson Media, where he was responsible for conferences and exhibitions. |
9:00 – 10:15 | Future of Payments Cards
Moderator: Sridher Swaminathan, First Data
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Types of Biometrics & User Cases
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Module 1: CSCIP training includes knowledge of the following principles:
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10:15 – 10:45 | Break | ||
10:45 – 12:00 | Future of AI in Payments
Moderator: Rodman Reef – Reef Karson Consulting
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Process for the use of Biometrics
Objectives:
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Module 2:
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12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch | ||
1:00 – 2:00 | Future of Blockchain and Digital Currencies
Moderator: Mina Malak, G+D Mobile Security
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Risk, Security and Integrity
Objectives:
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Module 3:
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2:00 – 3:00 | Future of Digital Commerce
Moderator: Allen Friedman, Independent
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Requirements, recommendations and Challenges
Objectives:
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Module 4 -5:
In-depth content on EMV and EMV migration, mobile and NFC payments, and smart card use in card- and account-based transit payment systems |
3:00 | Conference Adjourns | 3:00 – 3:30 • Break | |
3:30 – 4:30 | Best Practices and Review
Objectives:
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Module 4 -5:
In-depth content on EMV and EMV migration, mobile and NFC payments, and smart card use in card- and account-based transit payment systems |