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NEAA 2025 • Atlantic City • March 17-19

2025 NEAA CONFERENCE AGENDA

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    6:00pm – 9:00pm Sponsor Appreciation Dinner

    By Invitation Only - Hosted by the NEAA Board

    Day 1 - Monday, March 17

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    Day 2 - Tuesday, March 18

    10:00am – 6:00 pm REGISTRATION OPEN– Required for all Sessions

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    11:00am – 4:00pm EXHIBITOR SETUP – (Exhibit Hall Open Only to Exhibitors)

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    RUBY , EMERALD, and DIAMOND Breakout Sessions - Open to All

    9:00am – 1:00pm Waterfront Conference Center Rooms 1 - 7

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    AFTERNOON EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS IN SPEAKER HALL

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    1:00pm – 2:00pm High Risk Panel

    Moderator Peggy Olson, Strategic Marketing

    Fadi Cheikha, USAG

    Tom Olk, Grailpay

    Michael Brown, Global Payments

    NMI, Speaker To Be Announced

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    2:00pm – 2:45pm New Offerings, New Opportunities for ISOs “How partners are co-creating products to deliver more value

    to merchants” - Marla Ellerman, Executive Director, MPC

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    2:45pm – 3:00pm BREAK

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    3:00pm – 5:00pm Catapult AI 2025 New Focus for 2025: AI innovation

    A competition consisting of four companies chosen from multiple submissions presenting their unique usage of AI in the payments space in a lightning round style with Q&A from a panel consisting of four judges from the investment community; Cash Prizes for winners.

    Judges:

    Stephen Kane, CEO of Stephen D. Kane Enterprises

    Additional judges to be announced

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    VISIT WITH THE EXHIBITORS AND SPONSORS – EXHIBIT HALL

    5:30pm – 8:00pm Opening Cocktail Reception in the Exhibit Hall

    8:00pm – 10:00pm First Night Sponsored Party

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    Day 3 - Wednesday, March 19

    9:00AM to 6:00 PM REGISTRATION OPEN

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    MORNING VISIT WITH SPONSORS and EXHIBITORS - EXHIBIT HALL

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    9:30am – 10:30am Coffee Cart and Continental Breakfast

    9:30am – 1:00pm Networking with Sponsors and Exhibitors

    10:00am –1:00pm Professional Headshot Photographs for LinkedIn (Foyer)

    11:00am – 1:00pm Photo Booth in Exhibit Hall

    11:30am – 12:45pm Lunch with the Exhibitors

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    AFTERNOON EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS: ALL SESSIONS IN SPEAKER HALL

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    1:00pm – 2:00 pm View from the Hill - Scott Talbott, EVP, ETA

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    2:00pm – 3:15pm  Keynote: “New Frontiers in AI” Sam Maule

    Sam is an active mentor, thought leader, and sought after speaker on AI, digital transformation, fintech, cloud leadership and banking and is a former Googler, banker, and start-up executive. He has over 25 years of experience working in the payments and banking space across North America and Europe for both global companies and in the start-up community.

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    3:15pm – 3:30pm BREAK

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    3:30pm – 4:30pm Cybersecurity - “Better be Aware”, Jon Aranson

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    4:30pm – 5:15pm Banking as a Service

    Moderator: Dale Laszig

    Heidi Ablowitz – Cross River Bank

    Zachary Martinez – PayArc

    Vlad Sadovskiy - Netevia

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    VISIT WITH THE SPONSORS AND EXHIBITORS – EXHIBIT HALL

    5:15pm – 8:00pm  Cocktail /Dinner Reception with Sponsors and Exhibitors

    5:15pm – 8:00pm Photo Booth in Exhibit Hall

    8:00pm Exhibit Hall Closes and Breakdown Begins

    9:00pm – 11:30pm NEAA CLOSING After-Party LOCATION TO BE ANNOUNCED

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