Strategic Leadership Forum
CUTTING-EDGE INSIGHTS FOR DECISION-MAKERS
SEPT 16–18, 2024 • THE RITZ-CARLTON • NAPLES, FL • #ETASLF
2024 Agenda
Monday, September 16
Agenda Subject to Change
8:30am
Golf Tournament ($)
Tiburón Golf Club – Gold Course
Sponsored by American Express
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.