Conference Agenda

 NPECA 86th Annual Conference

April 23-25, 2023

Vinoy Renaissance Hotel, St. Petersburg, FL

All times listed in Eastern Time

 

Individual items, times and Location may change. A conference app will be used to convey any updates.

Sunday, April 23, 2023

11:00 AM – 3:00 PM    Registration Desk Open (Vinoy Grand Ballroom Foyer)

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM    NPECA Board Meeting (Avery/Chancellor)

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM      Education Sessions

Credit Session (Plaza Ballroom)

3:00 – 5:00 PM – Standard and Poors Bringing Together Automation and Counterparty Credit Risk

Bill Quadrini, Head of Market Development (Americas), S&P Global Market Intelligence Credit Analytics

Payments Session (Vinoy Grand Ballroom)

3:00 – 5:00 PM – Card Brands Panel

            Presenters: Robert Alandt, Visa – Zaheer Hamirani, Discover – John Hierholzer, MasterCard

5:00 PM – 5:30 PM      New Member and 1st Time Attendees Reception (Mezzanine)

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM      Grand Welcome Reception (Mezzanine & Terrace)

7:00 PM -                     Individual Networking Time

Monday, April 24, 2023

7:00 AM – 9:00 AM     Registration Deck Open (Vinoy Grand Ballroom Foyer)

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM     Breakfast (Mezzanine & Terrace)

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM    General Session (Vinoy Grand Ballroom)

9:00 - Call to Order – Welcome – Posting of the Colors/National Anthem/ Roll Call

9:30 – Economist Keynote Speaker – Michael Brown, Visa Chief Economist presentation

10:30 – Refreshment Break – Check emails and texts.

11:00 – Kate Delaney Interviews NPECA Leadership. Member participation


12:00 PM – 1:00 PM    Networking Lunch (Vinoy Grand Ballroom)

            Joint Session: Dark Web Down the Rabbit Hole Marc Punzirudu, Presenter

We all remember Alice in Wonderland, and the upside-down world, where big is small and small is big. This session will take a deep dive into the inner-workings of the dark web and explore the strange world where it is ‘normal’ to do bad things. See how easy it is to steal credit cards, find free tools to hack people and companies, buy credit card skimming tools and hardware. How about stealing people’s personal information? no problem. This session will help you understand what the dark web is and how it originated – to help you be aware and use that knowledge to protect yourself and your company from bad actors.


1:00 PM – 5:00 PM      Education Sessions

            Credit Sessions (Plaza Ballroom)

                        1:00 – 2:15 PM – Factors for Building your Credit Score Model

                        2:15 – 2:30 PM – Break

                        2:30 – 3:45 PM – Alternative Credit Enhancements

                        3:45 – 5:00 PM – What’s New – UCC, Bankruptcy, Capital Leases, etc.

            Payments Sessions (Vinoy Grand Ballroom)

                        1:00 – 2:30 PM – U.S. Secret Service & SAPTA

                        2:30 – 2:45 PM – Break

                        2:45 – 3:45 PM – What is PINless Debit and why should Merchants care?

                                                Presenters: Christopher Johnson(CMSPI) & Kevin Halliburton (Heartland Payment Systems)

                        3:45 – 5:00 PM – Leveraging Vehicle Data – Car IQ & Digital Currency

                                    Presenter: Matt Nicholson, Car IQ

5:00 PM – 5:45 PM      Meet and Greet (Vinoy Grand Ballroom Foyer)

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM      President’s Banquet (Esplanade)

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM     Breakfast (Mezzanine/Terrace)

8:30 AM – 11:45 AM   Education Sessions

            Credit Session (Plaza Ballroom)

                        9:00 – 10:00 AM – Counter Party Risk Assessment KYC

                        10:00 – 10:15 AM – Break

                        10:15 – 11:45 AM – Best Practices Session

            Payments Session (Vinoy Grand Ballroom)

                        8:30 – 10:30 AM – Merchant-Only Session

                        10:30 – 10:45 AM – Break

                        10:45 AM – 12:00 PM – Future of Payments – Network Tokens, Self-Checkout

                                                Presenter: Todd Wade, Visa

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM    Installation Luncheon (Esplanade)

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM      NPECA Board Meeting (Avery/Chancellor)