Michelle Beyo
Bio CEO & Founder, FINAVATOR INC. Michelle Beyo is the CEO and Founder of Finavator an award-winning payments and future of finance consultancy. Michelle brings 20+ years of expertise from across multiple industries including Payments, Loyalty, Telco, Digital Identity, and Open Data. Her leadership has helped drive innovation in both retail and payments sectors, fostering…
Read MoreKirk Drake
Bio Kirk Drake is a lifelong entrepreneur, author, and founder of Credit Union 2.0. He is a credit union and technology enthusiast who built ten successful businesses, notably the Credit Union Service Organization (CUSO) Ongoing Operations, CU Wallet – a mobile wallet venture, Resistance Wine Company, Credit Union 2.0, Loanify, and several additional lifestyle e-commerce/mobile…
Read MoreAngelle Kwemo
Bio Ms. Kwemo is President & CEO of Astrategik Group, a firm that provides international trade advisory and strategic services to multi-dimensional entities willing to engage with Africa and emerging markets. She was the co-host of “Count Down to the White House TV Show,” a weekly one-hour TV show, covering the 2020 U.S. presidential elections…
Read MoreJames Robert Lay
Bio James Robert Lay is one of the world’s leading digital marketing authors, speakers, and advisors for growth-minded brands. As a digital anthropologist, James Robert has studied the intersection of marketing, sales, technology, and human behavior for over twenty years. He wrote the best-selling book Banking on Digital Growth, and he hosts the Banking on…
Read MoreJosh Cook
Josh Cook is considered a visionary leader and creative thinker. Josh started with Community Choice CU (CCCU) in 2002 as the Marketing Manager and has expanded his role to include everything from marketing to branch operations with plenty in between. During his seventeen years at CCCU he has gained considerable attention for his creative work…
Read MoreScarlett Sieber
Bio Scarlett Sieber is a respected leader, driving organizational change at startups and global enterprises alike. Most recently, she was Vice President at USAA, where she led the newly created business development initiative. Prior, Scarlett was Chief Innovation Officer of Opus Bank, an $8B public retail and commercial bank, where she led the digital strategy…
Read MoreSam Maule
Bio Sam is an active mentor, thought leader, and sought-after speaker focusing on the human element of digital and banking innovation. He has over twenty-five years of experience working in the payments, mobile, and banking space across North America and Europe for both global banking and technology companies, and in the start-up community. He was…
Read MoreViola Llewellyn
Bio Viola Llewellyn is the co-founder and President of Ovamba Solutions, Inc. Ovamba is an award-winning African “TradeTech” company that creates culturally attuned technologies for Financial Institutions so that they can serve formal and informal African SMEs in the trade & commodities sectors with short term capital and financial inclusion. Ovamba’s solutions combine innovative Sharia-compliant…
Read MoreJohn Lanza
Bio John Lanza is a financial empowerment leader. As the Chief Mammal of Snigglezoo, creator of The Money Mammals and author of The Art of Allowance, John has spent over two decades helping families, businesses, and financial institutions transform their thinking about money. John’s message transcends traditional financial education. He delves into the psychology of…
Read MoreMike Higgins, Jr.
Bio Mike Higgins, Jr. is a partner in the firm of Mike Higgins & Associates (MHA). His consultants work with clients in the financial services industry. His primary areas of focus are performance management, performance-based compensation, board education, and strategic planning to maximize member value. Mike is also a Filene Applied Research Advisor. He has…
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