Strategic Leadership Forum

CUTTING-EDGE INSIGHTS FOR DECISION-MAKERS

SEPT 16–18, 2024 • THE RITZ-CARLTON • NAPLES, FL • #ETASLF

2024 Speakers

Nikolas Badminton

Chief Futurist, Futurist.com

Timothy Chiodo

Managing Director, UBS

Christopher Cruz

Partner, Searchlight Capital

Eric Grover

Owner, Intrepid Ventures

Jodie Kelley

CEO, ETA

KJ McConnell

Managing Director, GTCR

Philip McHugh

EVP, Worldpay

Jesse McWaters

SVP - Global Head of Regulatory Advocacy, Mastercard

Taylor Mefford

Managing Director, Goldman Sachs Specialty Lending Group

Roiana Reid

Senior U.S. Economist & Data Scientist, Mastercard Economics Institute

Elianna Starr

Global Head of Strategy, Visa

Scott Talbott

EVP, ETA

2024 Agenda

Monday, September 16

Agenda Subject to Change

8:30am

Golf Tournament ($)

Tiburón Golf Club – Gold Course

Sponsored by American Express

10:00am

Registration Open

BALLROOM FOYER

10:00am

Networking Lounge Open

Ballroom Foyer

Sponsored by Visa

Light Refreshments Bar

3:00pm

Regi-ception

BALLROOM FOYER

Sponsored by Bank of America

4:00pm

Opening Remarks

Jodie Kelley, CEO, ETA

4:05pm

Facing Our Futures: Supercharging Innovation in the Age of Exponential Humanity and AI

SALON I & II

In today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, the use of future exploration, innovative practices and human potential is key when considering the acceleration of AI in the payments space. By harnessing the power of AI and adopting a futurist mindset, organizations can unlock unprecedented opportunities for growth, drive transformative change, and through futures work, supercharge innovation and strategy to deliver increased revenues and explosive growth.

  • Building a Culture of Accelerated Innovation
    Fostering an organizational mindset that embraces futures exploration, anticipation and transformation using data science and AI capabilities and futurist thinking is key for progress and supercharging strategic thinking today.
  • Shaping our Futures with Intelligence Augmentation
    We will explore how we can adopt a futurist mindset to scan for signals, identify impactful trends, explore scenarios, and feel how our futures play out using stories. Leveraging AI to enhance futures work and scenario planning using design fiction and world-building to envision AI-powered futures and understanding the power of human imagination helps us level up our thinking. It’s Intelligence Augmentation that drives us forward in a human-led exploration of opportunities, challenges and risks when exploring new AI capabilities to address global challenges in the payments industry and beyond.

Nikolas Badminton, Chief Futurist, Futurist.com

5:00pm

Welcome Reception

CENTER COURT

Sponsored by US Bank|Elavon

Tuesday, September 17

9:00am

Breakfast

CENTER COURT

Sponsored by Global Payments

9:00am

Registration Open

9:00am

Networking Lounge Open

Ballroom Foyer

Sponsored by Visa

Light Refreshments Bar

10:30am

Macroeconomic Trends Influencing Payments

SALON I & II

Drawing from comprehensive research by the Mastercard Economics Institute, Ms. Reid's session will dig into key economic trends, changing consumer behaviors, innovative payment technologies, and strategic forecasts essential for CEOs navigating a complex and evolving payments landscape.

Roiana Reid, Senior U.S. Economist & Data Scientist, Mastercard Economics Institute

11:00am

Payments Insights from the Outside Looking In and the Inside Looking Out

SALON I & II

In February 2024, GTCR — one of the premier investors in the payments space— finalized a transaction valued at $18.5bn that gave them a majority share in Worldpay. Join GTCR Managing Partner KJ McConnell and Worldpay EVP Philip McHugh to hear their views from both the investor perspective and the payments executive’s perspective on payments trends, what’s driving value, and what we can expect to see coming down the pike.

KJ McConnell, Managing Partner, GTCR

Philip McHugh, EVP, Worldpay

Jodie Kelley, CEO, ETA (M)

11:30am

Global Acquiring Trends: Who’s Winning, and Where

SALON I & II

As the global economy expands, so does the need for seamless, frictionless payments. This session will focus on how to capture the acceptance opportunity globally, with callouts of best-in-class examples.

Elianna Starr, Global Head of Strategy for Acquiring, Visa

12:00pm

Networking Lunch

CENTER COURT

Sponsored by Discover

3:00pm

Follow the Money: Decoding the Current Investment Landscape

SALON I & II

In this high-impact session, we'll dive deep into the latest investment trends shaping the payments landscape. Our panel of top-tier investors and industry analysts will unveil where smart money is flowing and why.

Key areas of focus:

  • Emerging technologies attracting major capital
  • Shifting investor priorities in a higher interest rate environment
  • Hotspots for payment innovations

Timothy Chiodo, Managing Director, UBS

Christopher Cruz, Partner, Searchlight Capital

Taylor Mefford, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs Specialty Lending Group

3:30pm

There’s a Lot to Be Excited About in International Payments

SALON I & II

Eric Grover, Principal, Intrepid Ventures

Jesse McWaters, SVP Global Head of Regulatory Advocacy, Mastercard

Jodie Kelley, CEO, ETA

4:00pm

Navigating the Political Crosswinds

SALON I & II

The payments industry is in the crosshairs of politicians in Washington and state capitols. This panel will explore what the political crosswinds mean for the products and services offered by payments industry and how to think about the results from upcoming elections will have on our industry.

Jodie Kelley, CEO, ETA

Scott Talbott, EVP, ETA

4:30pm

ETA Hall of Fame Recognition Ceremony

SALON I & II

Sponsored by Discover

5:00pm

Networking Reception

CENTER COURT

Sponsored by JP Morgan

8:00pm

Late Night Reception

Sponsored by Worldpay

Wednesday, September 18

8:00am

Power Breakfast

CENTER COURT

Join fellow industry leaders for a final morning of conversations, where connections take center stage and collaborations take root against the scenic backdrop of the Gulf of Mexico.