Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Breakfast

Sponsored by Mastercard

Welcome Presentation - The Voices of Prepaid

Sponsored by Green Dot Corporation

Conference Welcome

Keith Kirkpatrick, Executive Director, PREPAID CARD EXPO 

Opening Remarks

Anil D. Aggarwal, CEO, TX CORE

 

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Jane Thompson
President, Financial Services
WAL-MART STORES INC.

As the world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart has set the bar for retailers and marketers alike, proving that listening to the needs and preferences of your customers can be a very profitable strategy. With the dual rollout of its MoneyCenter and MoneyCard initiative, Wal-Mart is moving beyond retailing by offering a myriad of financial services to consumers who have been underserved by traditional financial institutions.

In this session, you'll hear how the retailer leveraged its own customer and employee base to identify a market need, provided products and services that offered consumers real value, and stuck to its objectives, even in the face of significant financial industry opposition, to achieve its goal of more effectively serving its core customer base.

30-Minute Networking and Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall

Sponsored by Carlson Marketing

Keynote Address

Changes & Innovations in the Payment Industry

Harit Talwar
Executive Vice President
DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES

Harit Talwar was named Executive Vice President of Discover Financial Services in December of 2004. He is responsible for directing all facets of DFS's Merchant relationships including operations, sales, product development, and Merchant marketing. He is also a member of the Discover Financial Services Global Management Committee. Harit will discuss the myriad changes taking place in the payments industry, and how these changes will impact the prepaid industry, its customers, merchants, and service providers.

Tracks Commence:

• Corporate & Consumer
• Unbanked, Underserved & Payroll
• Emerging Payment Trends
• Risk Management, Legal & Regulatory
• Retail Products & Strategy

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Morning Breakfast

Keynote Address:

Taking Responsibility for the Health and Well-Being of America

From 2002-2006, Dr. Richard Carmona served as the 17th Surgeon General of the United States, drawing on his extensive experience in public health, clinical sciences, health care management, preparedness and his commitment to prevention as an effective means to improve public health and reduce health care costs.

As a proponent of preventative health measures and practical solutions, Dr. Carmona will discuss his views on the overall health of the nation, how health and wellness programs can help to reduce the overall costs of health care, and possible solutions to health threats and diseases around the globe.

He will also discuss actions that can be taken by individuals and employers to ensure a healthier life, and will discuss his views on the competing models of health care delivery, including consumer-driven models, singlepayer plans, and tax-credit plans.

The 17th Surgeon General of the United States, Dr. Richard Carmona (2002-2006)
In 2002 Vice Admiral Richard Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, was nominated by the President and unanimously confirmed by the Senate to become the 17th Surgeon General of the United States and served to 2006. The President chose Dr. Carmona to serve as Surgeon General because of his extensive experience in public health, clinical sciences, health care management, preparedness and his commitment to prevention as an effectivemeans to improve public health and reduce health care costs while improving the quality and quantity of life.

He has served as a public health officer, hospital CEO, health system CEO and medical director of police and fire departments prior to becoming the United States Surgeon General.

Keynote Address:

Jeffrey Ma
Protagonist (featured in the bestseller Bringing Down The House and "21" a major motion picture in 2008)

 One of the leaders in the mathematics revolution in business management, Jeff was part of the MIT team of students who beat the casinos in Las Vegas, featured in the best-selling Bringing Down the House, which is being filmed right now in one of the biggest films for 2008 ("21" will star Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, Laurence Fishburne and many others).

He founded and now runs ProTrade, a company that uses quantitative analysis to develop new performance metrics in assessing talent value and winning probabilities for professional sports.

Jeff will discuss combining seamless team work, highly developed communications skills and mathematics to vastly improve the effectiveness of organizations and help leaders make better decisions.

30-Minute Networking & Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall

Sponsored by Bank of America

Keynote Address:

Leveraging the Growing Success of Prepaid in the U.S. to Reach Global Markets

 Prepaid cards have quickly emerged as a preferred payment vehicle to replace cash and check transactions in the United States, providing end users with an enhanced, convenient and secure way to pay. The opportunity for prepaid is exploding around the world: while the lion's share of activity is still taking place in the US, growth opportunities abound in other regions.

This growth is driven by new technologies such as reloadable networks and mobile payments, as well as by innovative programs that help facilitate financial inclusion and the disbursement of government funds. In this address, you'll hear about global strategies and tactics for building on the success of prepaid programs in the United States to enter new markets and reach new customers.

Laura Kelly
SVP, Global Prepaid Product Development and Management
MASTERCARD

Laura Kelly, senior vice president, Global Prepaid Product Development and Management leads MasterCard's efforts to develop and deliver prepaid program solutions to the global marketplace that enhance customer profitability and differentiate MasterCard.

With direct oversight of MasterCard's prepaid business operations, Kelly is responsible for ensuring that MasterCard, its customer financial institutions and partners, succeed and benefit from prepaid program innovation and growth. Prior to this position, Laura served as MasterCard's senior vice president for Global Debit Strategy and Business Administration.

Lunch

Sponsored by Metavante

Tracks Continue

• Corporate & Consumer
• Unbanked, Underserved & Payroll
• Emerging Payment Trends
• Government
• Retail Products & Strategy

 

Conference Concludes