Full 2021 St. Petersburg 84th Annual Agenda

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NPECA 84^th Conference
April 25-27, 2021
The Vinoy® Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort and Golf Club
501 Fifth Avenue NE
Saint Petersburg, FL33701

* Meeting Room Legend: VGB = Vinoy Grand Ballroom; M/T = Mezzanine/Terrace; Foyer = Vinoy Grand Ballroom Foyer; A/C = Avery Chancellor
** All meeting times are presented in Eastern Time Zone
*** Kate Delaney will do play-by-play and man-on-the-street interviews for future Pipeline Podcast and possible live stream.

Networking Can‘t be Beat in St. Pete

Friday, April 23, 2021
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Board of Directors Virtual Meeting

Sunday, April 25, 2021
7:00 AM – 3:00 PM Explore St. Petersburg/Golf On your own
11:00 AM – 5:30 PM Foyer Conference Registration Desk Open - Desk is always located in Vinoy Grand Ballroom (VGB) "Foyer"
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM M/T Welcome Networking Reception - Mezzanine/Terrace Sponsored by ACI Worldwide
7:00 PM - Networking Open Time

Monday, April 26, 2021
7:00 AM – 9:30 AM Foyer Conference Registration Desk Open
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM M/T Breakfast
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM VGB Opening Ceremony & General Session Sponsored by Growmark
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Spouse‘s Brunch & Event - Meet in VGB Foyer (Vinoy Grand Ballroom)
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM VGB Keynote Address - Economic Update - Elliot Eisenberg, Ph. D.Sponsored by Heartland
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM Foyer Networking – refreshment breakSponsored by Visa
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM VGB Keynote Address – Walk, Ride, Rodeo - Amberley Snyder and Book Signing -Sponsored by Visa
12:15 AM – 1:00 PM Tea Garden Past President‘s Lunch (everyone invited) -Thank You to all of our Sponsors
1:00 PM – 5:30 PM Educational Sessions:

Credit - All Credit Sessions located in Avery/Chancellor (A/C)
All Credit SessionsSponsored by OneSource Risk Management and Funding
A/C 1:00 - 1:50 – COVID Bankruptcy Trends & Happenings - Fran Lawall, Esq. - TroutmanPepper Law
A/C 2:00 – 2:50 – Mergers & Acquisitions Evaluations Strategies of Credit Risk - Travis Garms - Ernst & Young
PlazaFoyer 2:50 – 3:30 – Networking Break - Plaza Foyer
A/C 3:30 – 4:20 – Integrated Receivables - Tom Stoker - Dade Systems
A/C 4:30 - 5:20 - Privacy, GDPR, CCPA & CPRA - Rhonda Buras - Dun & Bradstreet

Payments-All PAYMENTS Sessions locate in the Vinoy Grand Ballroom (VGB)
All Payments Sessions Sponsored by PDI Software
VGB 1:30 – 2:30 – How Analyst Collect and Connect - Skimmer Fraud Attacks - Jeff W. Roberts, US Secret Service
VGB Foyer 2:30 - 3:30 - Networking Break - VGB Foyer
VGB 3:30 – 5:30 – Card Brand Panel
Robert Alandt, Visa
JJ Kieley, American Express
Stacey Baisden, Discover
Jonathan Uzzo, MasterCard

5:30 PM- 6:00 PM M/T Special First Time Attendees Welcome Reception featuring aspecial signature cocktail – Sponsored by ABC-Amega 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Fred's President‘s Reception and Entertainment (Snack-Beverages-Music) -Sponsored by Shazam
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Lawn President‘s Banquet (Food and Beverage) – All Members and registered guests -Sponsored by Visa
8:30 PM – ???? After Dinner Entertainment - Enjoy the Harbor Area– Nightlife on St. Pete‘s Harbor Area


Tuesday, April 27, 2021
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM M/T Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM – 10:30 AM Foyer Refreshment available
9:00 AM -11:45 AM Educational Sessions:

Credit
All Credit SessionsSponsored by OneSource Risk Management and Funding
A/C 9:00 - 10:00 - Spotting Risks - Prepare, Prepare, Prepare - Mark Ogan, QuikTrip
A/C 10:00 – 12:00 – Best Practices - Open Session - Virtual & Live - all join in

All Payments Sessions Sponsored by PDI Software
Payments
VGB 9:00 - 10:00 -Emerging Payment Technologies - Dan Coates, ACI Worldwide
VGB 10:00 - 11:00 - Collaborative Session - Moderated by: Dan Christian & Erika Curtis
VGB 11:00 – 12:00 – Merchant Only Session – Hot topics Discussion

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM VGB Installation Lunch – Prizes giveaway -Sponsored by Heartland
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Board of Directors Meeting (Virtual & Live)Lassing/Millermeeting room.