University of Iowa College of Law professor Katherine Porter might have a pretty good idea what’s going on inside Elizabeth Warren’s head these days. Not only is Porter currently a visiting professor at Warren’s old stomping grounds, Harvard Law School, but she is a former...
Sujit “Bob” Chakravorti is a senior economist in the Financial Markets Group at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and has been analyzing retail and wholesale payment systems for over 20 years. He has published over 30 articles in industry, academic, and Federal Reserve publications...
Tracey Kitzman is a partner at Friedman Law Group, LLP, a New York-based boutique ligation firm. Tracey’s practice focuses on antitrust and consumer protection class action litigation. Tracey has been involved as class counsel in several nationwide class actions seeking reforms in the payments industry...
As senior vice president, Product Solutions, James N. Contardi leads a team of product sales specialists and solution consultants for First Data’s product portfolio. This team is closely aligned with First Data’s Global Product Management and Innovation organization. Prior to his current role, he was...
Bill Gajda is the Head of Global Mobile Product, at Visa Inc., the world’s largest retail payment network. Gajda oversees Visa’s mobile product and commercial strategies and activities. In this role, he manages a global initiative to build alliances, develop and implement mobile services and...
Upendra Namburi is a sales and marketing professional with over 15 years experience in Banking, Financial Services, FMCG and Manufacturing. He has played key roles in establishing and growing three, new business lines and over 20 new product launches across industries. He has worked in...
Denise Dias is an independent Consultant specialized in prudential banking and microfinance regulation and supervision, working for Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), the World Bank, GIZ (formerly GTZ) and she’s also an Associate at Bankable Frontier. Prior to becoming a consultant in Jan...
Kenny is an experienced technology, payments and social media executive with a background in systems and integration currently serving as EVP and General Manager of Twitpay. Twitpay is an innovative payments and lead generation company creating tools to monetize social media. He spent the last...
Carol Realini is the Executive Chairman and Founder of Obopay, Inc. a leading global mobile banking and payment providers. Carol, a recognized international expert in mobile money, has presented to world business and political leaders at events including those hosted by the U.S. State Department,...