Impressive Speaker List Announced for 2017 Mobile Payments Conference

Today, Mobile Marketing & Today announced the keynote lineup and other confirmed speakers for the 2017 Mobile Payments Conference (MPC). The event, which is scheduled to take place August 28 - 30, 2017 at the Swissôtel Chicago in Chicago, IL, is aimed at an executive level audience from all parts of the mobile commerce ecosystem. The theme of the event—“Customer Engagement - Mobilizing Your Business”—is a clear indicator of the customer-focused, valuable information attendees are sure to hear.

Attendees will be able to interact with some of the world’s best leaders from banking; financial services; retail; technology; mobile computing; cybersecurity and data privacy; faster payments or real time payments; financial technology; customer experience and loyalty; engagement and marketing; payments and commerce. These individuals are often the people who are directly responsible for advancements in payment technology, consumer adoption, and aligning industry with governments and regulatory bodies from around the world.

With so many important figures in attendance, it’s no wonder that the event has an impressive list of keynote speakers.  Don Bush, vice president of marketing at Kount; Bill Clark, chief operating officer of ZipRemit; Jack Connors, leader of Google's merchant partnerships for Android Pay; Aaron Lint, Vice President of Research at Arxan; and Usha Nandigala, Technologist and Product Lead at General Motors will all be giving keynotes during the event.

Meanwhile, the event’s list of presenters is continuing to grow. According to the announcement, some figures presenting breakout sessions are: from MasterCard, Senior Managing Counsel Member of Digital Payments and Labs, Keun Dong Kim and SVP for New Commerce Partnerships, Stephane Wyper; from Bank of America, Chief Marketing and Digital Strategy Officer, Michael Roberts; from Visa, Vice President - Merchant & Acquirer Partnership Strategy, Debjit Sarkar; from Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Global Product Manager, HPE Security, Smrithi Konanur; from Intel Corporation, Strategic Planning (AI/ML, Data Center Group), Meg Mude; and from McKinsey & Company, Global Payments Expert, Laura Brodsky; Expert Associate Partner, Robert Mau; and Junior Partner, Kevin Mole.

Based on the speaker list, it’s safe to say that MPC is going to be quite the educational experience. With sessions addressing the various new mobile commerce platforms, services, solutions and standards that play such key roles in the market, attendees are sure to leave well-informed. 

At the end of the day, no matter which industry is in question, it’s all about customer engagement. One of the best ways to attract customers is through mobile avenues, and MPC can teach you how. Stay updated on all the latest conference news HERE.