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Laura Cote is a senior vice president in U.S. Bank's Wealth, Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking business line - the highest revenue producing business line at the bank. She leads the Investment Services Product group, comprising team members based in the U.S. and Europe, who develop and deliver all product for our Global Fund Services and Global Corporate Trust divisions, including ETFs, alternative funds, and crypto/stablecoin. Prior to U.S. Bank, Laura spent more than 16 years at Brown Brothers Harriman, in positions including head of Product Marketing, and Investor Services relationship manager and business development officer. Laura holds a B.A. from College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA.

Daniel is the Head of Trust and Securities Services (TSS) for APAC & MEA and the Global Head of Depositary Receipts (DR). He leads the TSS business in APAC MEA with responsibility for the business strategy, financial performance, people leadership and oversight of all aspects of the business. In addition to his regional TSS role, Daniel is responsible for Depositary Receipts on a global basis, a core Product of TSS primary and secondary market services offering. Daniel joined Deutsche Bank in 2012 and has over 20 years of corporate and investment banking experience. In previous roles he has worked across equity, equity-linked and equity derivative capital markets in origination and structuring roles covering developed and emerging markets . He has held senior leadership roles in London, New York and Singapore.

Julia McKenny assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer of the International Securities Services Association on 16 June 2025. She holds a Bachelor of Education from Sydney University and a Bachelor of Laws from Newcastle University, Australia. Julia completed her legal training at the College of Law, Australia, before being admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. Julia's career in Securities Services began at JP Morgan in 2004, leading to significant regional and global roles with Northern Trust, State Street, and Standard Chartered Bank. Upon returning to London, she further honed her expertise through leadership positions at TMF Group and Accenture and worked with the Prime Broking team at Morgan Stanley. Her career highlights include serving as General Counsel, leading strategic advocacy initiatives, and ensuring regulatory compliance within complex international frameworks. Julia is also recognized as a thought leader in the Securities Services industry, contributing regularly to Global Custodian and other leading publications.

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With over 17 years at J.P. Morgan, Andrew has held management roles spanning Global Custody, Cash, Liquidity, and FX, with experience across London, Hong Kong, and New York. Notably, he previously ran Securities Services Cash & Liquidity, growing the deposit base from $200BN to $250BN in just two years, delivering 200 hours of deadline improvements to enhance client experience, and achieved three consecutive record years of NII revenues—projected to reach $2.34BN in 2025. Before joining J.P. Morgan, Andrew spent eight years at Citi in Operations, Technology, and Global Transaction Services Product, including launching Citi’s online money market fund portal for corporate clients in EMEA. Andrew graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a BCom (Hons) in Business Studies & Accounting and is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Securities & Investment. A passionate advocate for inclusion, Andrew is a member of the firm’s LGBTQ+ Executive Forum and has been deeply engaged with PRIDE throughout his career. He was a founding member and past co-chair of PRIDE Hong Kong, growing membership to over 1,000—representing one in four JPMC employees in Hong Kong. Outside of work, Andrew is energized by travel—having visited 68 countries and all 50 U.S. states—and is a dedicated Barry’s Bootcamp enthusiast, with over 550 classes since June 2021. Growing up on a farm in rural Scotland, inspired by his mother’s work as a local bank teller, Andrew’s upbringing sparked his lifelong passion for banking and community.

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Alan Trefler is the Founder and CEO of Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA). Pega is shaping how the world’s largest enterprises design, run, and continuously evolve AI transformation. As a visionary leader who combines strategic foresight with disciplined execution, Alan has guided Pega from its founding to its position as a global leader in AI-powered enterprise platforms built to learn, adapt, and scale. His work in AI began well before today’s generative wave, rooted in early research on computational decision making and reasoning systems. His unique journey from chess master to technology pioneer began with tying for first place in the 1975 World Open Chess Championship. His strategic mindset, combined with software engineering expertise from Dartmouth led to his recruitment to develop early AI systems that taught computers to play chess. Combined with his early work as a project manager working with large financial services systems Alan developed a singular focus on applying intelligence to complex, high stakes business decisions, which laid the foundation for the creation of Pega in 1983. From the outset, Pega has focused on serving financial services. It serves the world’s top 10 banks and Swift estimates that a Pega application touches 90% of all global exceptions and investigations due to the market leading Smart Investigate product. Pega’s first two customers, Bank of America and Citibank, went live in 1984 and remain clients today. Those early deployments focused on core banking and decisioning challenges in highly regulated environments, shaping a foundational philosophy that continues to guide Alan’s work: AI must be explainable, governed, and designed into enterprise workflows from the start. Under Alan's leadership, Pega has emerged as a leader in enterprise AI. The company's innovations in generative AI, intelligent automation, and AI-powered decisioning are enabling the world's leading organizations to achieve unprecedented business outcomes – from real-time personalization at global scale to autonomous operations that continuously optimize themselves. Alan's contributions to technology and business have earned him numerous accolades, and his best-selling book, "Build for Change," reflects his vision for business transformation in the digital age. Together with his wife Pam, Alan extends his transformative vision through the Trefler Foundation, which creates lasting positive change through initiatives in education, workforce development, and community health, particularly in underserved communities.

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With 20+ years of industry experience, Dr. Terisa Roberts is an accomplished author and sought-after risk management professional, who is passionate about innovation in risk management in the Banking industry. As Global Head of the Risk Modeling, Decisioning & Governance Initiatives at SAS, she is responsible for driving the product strategy and more. She acts as a trusted advisor to large organizations (including G-SIBS) across Europe, Asia, the Middle East and the Americas and has extensive experience in Risk Management topics including Enterprise Stress Testing and Credit Risk, Model Risk Management, AI Governance and Compliance. She holds a Ph. D in Operations Research and Informatics and lives with her family in Sydney, Australia.

Senior Vice President, Chief Analytics and AI Officer Luke Gee is Senior Vice President and Chief Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Officer at TD. In this role, he leads the bank’s enterprise adoption of AI, focusing on translating advanced analytics and AI into better outcomes for customers and more meaningful experiences for colleagues. Prior to becoming Chief Analytics and AI Officer, Luke was Vice President, Retail Products, where he led TD Canada Trust’s chequing, instant access savings, and overdraft portfolios, serving more than 10 million customers. He brought a disciplined, data driven, and customer centric approach to the role – reducing customer friction while driving sustainable business growth. Luke joined TD in September 2018 as Vice President, Enterprise Analytics. He built and led teams responsible for analytics and reporting across Collections, North American Contact Centres, Fraud, and Digital & Technology Services, using data to improve customer outcomes and deliver tangible business value. Before TD, Luke spent 13 years at the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in senior leadership roles. As Head of Personal and Business Banking Analytics and Decisioning, he led a global team of 300 people across the UK and India, delivering analytics and customer decisioning for RBS’s UK Personal and Business Bank, which served 18 million customers across product, digital, marketing, channel, and remediation domains. Luke is a globally experienced financial services leader with over 20 years in the industry. He is widely recognized for building high performing analytical teams and for his deep expertise across product ownership, commercial analytics, marketing, and risk – bridging strategy and execution to drive impact at scale.

Over the past 15 years, I’ve been bringing ideas to life for clients and partners—always starting with something as simple as paper and pencil. The tools have evolved, but the essence hasn’t: turning imagination into something real that creates value. What truly drives my creativity is connecting people, building trust, and creating spaces where collaboration feels natural and inspiring. With a journey shaped by banking, innovation, and embedded finance, I focus on making complex ideas happen—never forgetting that celebrating each achievement is what gives us the energy to take on the next challenge.

Bernadette Ksepka currently serves as senior vice president and deputy head of product management for the Federal Reserve System’s FedNow Service, a real-time clearing and settlement service developed by the Federal Reserve Banks to support instant payments in the United States. She leads FedNow product management activities which include understanding market needs for instant payments, supporting development of value-added services, establishing industry partnerships, and ensuring financial institution readiness to support adoption and innovation for the service. Ksepka holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance and Economics from Rutgers University and an M.B.A from Seton Hall University

Ms. Clara Shi is the CEO of WorldFirst, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ant International,dedicated to providing one-stop payment and financial services to global cross-borderSMEs.Ms. Shi joined Ant Group in October 2017 and also currently holds the position of Vice President in the International Business Group of Ant Group. Before her tenure at Ant Group, she served as the Head of International Subsidiary Banking for Commercial Banking at HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited from July 2015 to October 2017. Prior to HSBC, Ms. Shi had an extensive career at Citibank (China) Company Limited, where she held various roles from December 2003 to July 2015,ultimately serving as the North China Head of the Global Subsidiary Group within Global Corporate & Investment Banking.

I have more than 25 years of experience in financial services, payments and technology consulting. I began my career at American Express and Mastercard before transitioning into consulting over a decade ago. Since then, I've worked at the intersection of strategy, regulation, innovation and technology — delivering commercial growth and leading large-scale transformation programmes. Most recently, I led the UK Payments Consulting practice at EY, where I advised global banks, networks, PSPs, fintechs and infrastructure providers on a wide range of strategic initiatives. I also supported clients to diversify their product portfolios, launch value-added services, enable alternative payment methods and modernize real-time payments infrastructure. I've also played an influential role in shaping the future direction of the payments industry. I contributed to the UK’s Future of Payments Review and the launch of the National Payments Vision, helping define key priorities such as infrastructure renewal, fraud prevention, digital identity, Open Banking and stablecoins — while actively engaging across the ecosystem through policy dialogue and thought leadership. I'm a passionate advocate for authentic leadership, diversity in technology and talent development. I'm actively involved in Women in Payments and Women on Boards and serve as a Global Ambassador for Global Women in AI, championing responsible innovation and inclusive leadership in the AI era. Outside of work I enjoy family time with my husband and two children, hiking in the Surrey Hills, travelling, skiing and long walks with our dog, Luna.

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Amy Burr leads the team responsible for delivering our portfolio of payments products and services, with a focus on delivering an exceptional customer experience for the full range of financial institutions we serve. In addition, she leads FRFS customer and industry relations, marketing communications, research, and the Federal Reserve’s payment system improvement initiatives. Prior to her current role, Amy headed FRFS’ Product and Revenue Management function and established the Operations Strategy team. She also worked as product office head and acting product manager in the Wholesale Product Office (WPO), where she oversaw all aspects of the Fedwire Funds, Securities, and National Settlement Services. Prior to joining the WPO, she led policy and strategy initiatives in the Cash Product Office (CPO). Amy also spent a year on secondment to the Board of Governors, where she led the Banknote Issuance and Currency Operations team.

Guillaume has been with SWIFT for nearly ten years, where he has held a range of leadership roles across Professional Services, Business Development, and Product. In Business Development, he led strategic relationships with some of the largest financial institutions across Iberia, driving senior‑level engagement and account strategy. He currently serves as Product Business Lead for payment services, with responsibility for shaping business direction and market adoption.

Allysun Fleming Bio Allysun Fleming joined Scotiabank on May 4th, 2026 as Managing Director and Global Head of Products, Liquidity, Trade & Channels. In this role, Allysun sets the strategy and leads the teams responsible for Treasury Management, Deposits, Digital, and Payments. She’s focused on strengthening the client experience and driving growth across all client segments. Allysun brings more than 20 years of experience in financial services. Most recently, she was at Comerica, joining in August 2022 after 12 years at Wells Fargo in Charlotte, North Carolina. At Wells Fargo, she led customer improvements as Head of Customer Transformation for Commercial Banking and held a range of Treasury Management leadership roles, including leading TM Client Delivery (implementation, commercial account opening, and enrollment and automation tools). She also helped advance digital transformation and product simplification initiatives and gained global product management experience. Earlier in her career, she built consumer and small business banking expertise through Business Deposit product management and finance roles within the Consumer Bank. Before Wells Fargo, Allysun held several international roles at HSBC, including Commercial Banking Relationship Management in Buffalo, New York; Strategy and Business Development for M&S Money in the United Kingdom; digital product management for Internet and Self-Service Banking in Hong Kong; and Human Resources in New York, New York. Allysun holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and political science from the State University of New York at Buffalo. She serves on The Clearing House’s PayCo Board of Directors and, in 2024, was named one of American Banker’s Most Influential Women in Payments.

Katelyn is Managing Director, Head of Global Custody Product at BBH, where she shapes the strategic evolution of the firm’s custody offering through deep engagement with clients, operations teams, and global industry forums. A frequent industry speaker, she has presented for SMPG and ISITC and participated in numerous BBH-led webinars on the impact of T+1. Katelyn has spent her entire professional career at BBH. She joined the firm in 2007 and has worked within asset servicing operations and management, serving as manager of Global Corporate Actions, in addition to running systemic platform development projects, and managing the impact of global industry regulations on Custody products, where she was able to utilize her deep understanding of the industry to enhance BBH’s Custody product offering. Katelyn is an active participant in a number of industry forums such as ISITC, SIFMA, and AGC and received her B.A. in mathematics and economics from Wheaton College.

Roberto González Barrera is the CEO of the Post Trade Division of the Mexican Stock Exchange Group. He is responsible for the Central Securities Depository Indeval, and the Central Counterparts for Equities, Bonds and Derivatives. Indeval is one of the world's largest CSDs and the country's largest payment system in terms of value exchanged. Its Global Market (SIC) initiative is fundamental to the market, as it enables the listing and trading of over 3,500 foreign securities, accounting for more than 45% of the capital market's total daily trading volume. Roberto is currently leading the Digital Evolution Program for Post-Trade, which involves replacing the current CSD and CCP platforms with Nasdaq (Eclipse) solutions, including a data platform, all of which will operate on the AWS Cloud.

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Mr. Rusia leads the commercial and product functions for Corporate Actions software offerings at S&P Global Market Intelligence and is based out of New York. The role includes responsibility for the strategy and management of Corporate Actions solutions, with a strong focus on industry standardization, complex product transformations, and large-scale process automation. Mr. Rusia works closely with clients and market infrastructure providers to drive standards led modernization, define product roadmaps, and oversee solution delivery and adoption across a broad spectrum of client segments, including both buy side and sell side firms. Mr. Rusia brings over two decades of experience in product management, business process re engineering, business analysis, and solution design and delivery within the capital markets domain. This expertise is deeply rooted in asset servicing, with extensive experience working with clients across APAC, Europe, and the United States, supporting standardization and modernization initiatives across multiple capital market segments. Mr. Rusia joined S&P Global in 2016 and holds a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering.

Rimy heads the Securities Services business in DBS and is responsible for driving the regional franchise product development and management, sales and marketing of the Custody (both traditional and digital assets) and Investor Services business in Singapore, China, Hongkong, Indonesia and India, servicing the global Financial Institutions and Institutional Investors. He has more than 30 years of experience in the Securities Services industry where he has serviced clients in the Sovereign, Asset Management, Pensions, Endowments and Insurance segments across Asia Pacific on a wide variety of products and solutions including Global Custody, Fund Administration, Investment and Risk Analytics, Agency Lending, Transition Management and Collateral Management.

Bruno Mellado is the Global Head of Payments and Receivables at BNP Paribas, where he leads the strategic development and expansion of the Cash Management product offering across Europe. With a strong focus on innovation and client-centric solutions, he plays a key role in shaping the future of transaction banking within the group. Before joining BNP Paribas, Bruno served as an advisor to the United States and Canadian Federal Governments, specializing in technology and project management. His expertise in digital transformation and operational efficiency has been instrumental in driving impactful change in both public and private sectors. Bruno holds a Master of Business Administration in Finance from Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (Belgium) and a Bachelor of Commerce in Business Administration and Marketing from Queen’s University (Canada).

Senior professional, with more than 15 years of experience, currently head of International Solutions within BBVA's Commercial Client Solutions unit, a dynamic team dedicated to developing innovative global solutions for corporate and commercial clients around the world. Member of the EPC Board since 2107, participating in the transformation of the payments and collections universe in the SEPA area. Also a board member of EBA Clearing, chairing the Business Risk Committee and board member of Swift.

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With a strong background in technology and data management, and a long‑standing commitment to data excellence, Christophe Tummers is Societe Generale’s Group Chief Data and AI Officer, a role he has held since April 1st, 2024. He is responsible for defining and driving the Group’s data and artificial intelligence strategy, supporting performance, innovation and regulatory compliance. Christophe spent most of his career at UBS, where he was a Managing Director and held several senior leadership roles across data, operations and technology. Notably, he served as Group Chief Data Officer as well as Chief Data Officer for ESG, establishing the Group CDO function and the Group Data Management Office. In these roles, he led the remediation of the firm’s data architecture, governance and quality frameworks, strengthening data foundations at enterprise scale. A long‑standing board member of the EDM Council, Christophe has actively contributed to the development of best‑practice data management standards for the global financial industry. Christophe holds a degree in computer engineering. A dual citizen of Switzerland and Belgium, he has lived and worked in major international financial centres including New York, Zurich, Singapore and London. Christophe was a speaker at the 2024 AI for Finance conference Christophe Tummers - AI for Finance 2024 (EN)

Stuart Bailey – Head of Industry and Payment Regulation Stuart leads payments industry and regulatory engagement for Lloyds Banking Group. He brings senior experience across relationship banking, transaction banking, strategy, and product, including building global correspondent banking relationships. Stuart is accountable for payments regulatory compliance, chairs the Payments Design Authority, and represents the bank on key industry forums including Pay.UK and UK Finance.

Mr. Anupam Verma is part of the leadership team at ICICI Bank with around 26 years of experience. During this period, he has led businesses across diverse customer segments and geographies, including as Chief Executive of Singapore Branch & Regional Head for South-East Asia and Chief Executive for International Banking Unit Gift City. In his current role as Head – International Financial Institution Group, Syndications and International Banking coordination, Mr. Verma is responsible for ICICI Group relationships with Financial Institutions over 60 countries. He is also responsible for wholesale fund raising for all international offices of ICICI Group and domestic & international corporate debt syndication business. In addition, he is responsible for anchoring synergistic implementation of various initiatives, technology, systems and processes across 15 international geographies where the ICICI Group has operations. He also oversees representative offices in Nepal and Bangladesh. In his role as Chief Executive of Singapore Branch & Regional Head for South-East Asia (SEA), Mr. Verma led the Bank’s strategy in South-East Asia to play a significant role in capturing investment, Non-Resident Indian remittance, and trade flows between SEA and India in the client segments of Corporates (Global & Indian MNCs), Institutions (Sovereign wealth funds, Foreign Portfolio Investors & Private Equity Funds) and High Net worth NRIs. As Chief Executive of International Banking Unit (IBU) GIFT City he was instrumental in providing a platform for global businesses and NRIs to participate in the fast-growing Indian economy. Mr. Verma played a pivotal role in launching a domestic branch in Gift City (the first private sector bank) to fulfil the rupee needs of businesses and individuals in Gift City. Mr. Verma also worked closely with International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA), the regulator, to conceptualize new business ideas in Gift City. During his tenure, Mr. Verma established a Memorandum of Understanding with GIFT Special Economic Zone (SEZ) to promote Gift City to Indian and global businesses. Mr. Verma is currently on the Board of SWIFT India, Receivable Exchange India Limited (RXIL) ICICI Bank, UK & ICICI Bank Canada. Mr. Verma has an engineering degree from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and also has a post graduate degree in Business Management from XLRI, Jamshedpur which is one of the premier management education institutes in India.

In January 2025 Shannon commenced her role leading the Trade and Transaction Banking team in NAB’s Corporate & Institutional Bank. She joined NAB in July 2022 into the newly established role of Executive, Business Everyday Banking Products, Pricing and Fulfilment. Shannon’s responsibilities include end-to-end product ownership for Corporate Transaction Accounts, Specialist Deposits, Liquidity Management and Trade and Working Capital products. Products have both a run and change agenda, with significant investment in improving NAB’s proposition to simplify and uplift the experience for customers and colleagues. Further, she leads the Transaction Banking and Trade and Working Capital Specialist field teams. Prior to commencing at NAB, Shannon was General Manager of Deposits at ANZ. Shannon’s previous roles span product management, payments development, customer engagement, operations, strategy, data analytics, pricing and marketing across retail and commercial products and segments, and she previously held a variety of roles at Telstra in Product and Marketing, and was a Director at BPAY.

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Julia McKenny assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer of the International Securities Services Association on 16 June 2025. She holds a Bachelor of Education from Sydney University and a Bachelor of Laws from Newcastle University, Australia. Julia completed her legal training at the College of Law, Australia, before being admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. Julia's career in Securities Services began at JP Morgan in 2004, leading to significant regional and global roles with Northern Trust, State Street, and Standard Chartered Bank. Upon returning to London, she further honed her expertise through leadership positions at TMF Group and Accenture and worked with the Prime Broking team at Morgan Stanley. Her career highlights include serving as General Counsel, leading strategic advocacy initiatives, and ensuring regulatory compliance within complex international frameworks. Julia is also recognized as a thought leader in the Securities Services industry, contributing regularly to Global Custodian and other leading publications.

Richard Dzina joined The Clearing House in 2020 following a career with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. He has product responsibility for the Clearing House Interbank Payment System (CHIPS), the largest private sector USD clearing and settlement platform in the world.

As a director and product manager within CGI’s strategic trade solutions group, Merlin Dowse is primarily responsible for the design and delivery of forward-looking and client-centric trade solutions. He leads digital strategy initiatives and develops product value propositions using emerging technologies such as AI, APIs, and blockchain. He also manages third-party fintech vendor engagements and monitors industry developments. Previously, Merlin spent 15 years at J.P. Morgan in various global product management roles. He led digital strategy for traditional trade products, launched innovations such as electronic bill of exchange and trade loan functionality, and collaborated with fintechs. He also managed a multi-year project focused on trade asset risk distribution and contributed to expanding J.P. Morgan’s global trade footprint. Before J.P. Morgan, Merlin worked at Rabobank in the Netherlands. Merlin is a Vice-Chair on the International Chamber of Commerce Banking Commission and co-chair of the BAFT Trade Finance Committee, where he continues to share his passion for trade and advocate for the digitalization of trade finance. During his time at J.P. Morgan, Merlin was also a member of the ICC Digital Standards Initiative Industry Advisory Board working closely on the identification, development and adoption of data standards. Merlin is a regular speaker at industry conferences such as BAFT, GTR and ICC Banking Commission meetings.

Chris Jameson is the Head of Global Trade and Supply Chain Finance in Global Payments Solutions (GPS) at Bank of America. In this role, he oversees management of the origination and delivery of supply chain, receivables and trade finance products that provide liquidity, risk mitigation, and working capital optimization for the bank’s Corporate, Commercial and Business Banking clients. In addition, Chris is responsible for Product Management in GPS for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). In this role he is accountable for the development and deployment of payments, receivables, FX, liquidity, commercial cards, channels and information services for both corporate and FI clients across the region. He has previously held a number of roles leading sales teams, including head of Financial Institutions Sales for EMEA, head of GPS Corporate Sales for Western Europe and head of GPS Sales, CEEMEA ex-Russia. Prior to joining the bank, Chris worked with Citigroup for eight years in Paris and London where he managed global treasury relationships with strategic French, British and Irish clients.

Nuria Vegas Sala is Head of Business Development for Latin America (LATAM) at the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF), where she has worked since 2018 to promote the adoption of the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) across the region. She previously worked at the European Central Bank and the law firm Uría Menéndez. Nuria holds a Master’s in International Strategy and Diplomacy from the London School of Economics and the CFA Institute Certificate in ESG Investing. She is a regular speaker at international forums on financial transparency and regulatory topics.

Susan Yang is General Manager, High Value and International Payments at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA). Susan’s team is leading the ISO20022 program and the digital IMT strategy execution for CBA. Susan is also responsible for the Commonwealth Bank’s correspondent banking network and is actively involved with the domestic ISO20022 Industry Migration Steering Committee, the domestic Cross-border Payments Advisory Council, the Swift Payments Scheme initiative, and the global Cross-border Payments Interoperability and Extension (PIE) Taskforce charged with providing faster, cheaper, more transparent and inclusive cross-border payments. Prior to joining Commonwealth Bank in 2017, Susan spent 16 years with Citigroup where she led specialist teams covering sales, product management and product development across Payments, Commercial Cards, Digital, Deposits and Trade.

Hagan Shakespeare is ANZ’s Global Head of Cross Border Product, responsible for the strategy, evolution and ongoing performance of international payments and correspondent banking capabilities across the bank’s global network. With more than 15 years’ experience in payments and transaction banking, Hagan has held senior roles across correspondent banking, product leadership and risk adjacent transformation. This experience informs his approach to product, enabling modernisation that is commercially grounded, risk aware, and operationally sound. Today, Hagan’s focus is on advancing scalable, digitally enabled, and resilient cross-border payment solutions that improve customer experience while navigating the real world complexity of global clearing networks and market infrastructure.

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Daniel Stanton is a Managing Director and Global Head of Transactional FX, Cross Border Real-Time Payments (RTP) and Clearing Product Management within the Global Payment Solutions organization. Daniel leads a team of global product professionals who oversee the day to day management of the Transactional FX, Cross Border RTP and Clearing product suites; including the development and execution of the global product growth strategy, investment governance, PnL Mgmt, product development, key product focus areas and business risk mgmt. Daniel works in close collaboration with global core product and sales partners to promote payment and receipt capabilities, establish the marketing/commercialization approach, pursue and deepen client relationships and assist with driving innovation along with technology to provide cutting edge capabilities to BofA’s clients. Daniel also serves as a board member at New Door Ventures in San Francisco focused on workforce development of the youth in the bay area, and as a board member of The Unity Council out of Oakland, California focused on community development. Joining the firm in 2003 Daniel started his career as a part-time phone agent within the Consumer Bank. Following this role Daniel navigated his way through the firm taking on roles in GT&O as a Dedicated Service Director for a short time and as an Operations Project Mgr for Global Foreign Exchange. In 2012 Daniel took on the role as a channel product manager within CashPro helping to develop the core suite of award-winning payment solutions for our treasury clients before taking on his current role within Transactional FX Product Mgmt. Daniel holds a Bachelors degree in Business Management from University of Phoenix

Cecilia Tamez serves as the Chief Strategy Officer & Head of Data Science at Euronet’s Money Transfer Segment, encompassing the XE, Ria Money Transfer, and Dandelion Payments brands. With a distinguished career in cross-border payments, Cecilia is a passionate advocate for financial inclusion between developed and emerging markets. She also champions the integration of Artificial Intelligence to enable intelligent automation within the industry. A respected public speaker, Cecilia frequently shares insights on the evolving landscape of cross-border payments and the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence. Key topics: - The evolving landscape of cross-border payments - Achieving interoperability between legacy and alternative payment systems - Strategies for banks and payment companies to capitalize on growth opportunities - Tapping into the potential of emerging markets for financial institutions - Reassessing financial inclusion: perspectives from emerging & developed markets - Harnessing AI to drive innovation in financial services

As a leading voice in India’s digital payments revolution, Noopur Chaturvedi has been at the forefront of building secure, interoperable, and inclusive payment ecosystems that serve as a key pillar of India’s Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI). Since 2021, she has helmed NPCI Bharat BillPay Limited (NBBL), the country’s pioneering platform for bill payments and a wholly owned subsidiary of NPCI. Under her leadership, NBBL has evolved into a trusted infrastructure powering millions of transactions and enabling financial convenience for consumers and businesses alike. With over two decades of experience in Banking and Financial Services, Noopur is known for her ability to scale businesses and drive innovation in dynamic markets. She has led transformative strategies, forged impactful partnerships, and introduced breakthrough solutions that have set industry benchmarks. Her career includes leadership roles at PayU and Airtel Payments Bank, along with significant contributions at global organizations such as Citibank, ING, and Samsung. Looking ahead, Noopur envisions a future where the payments and collections ecosystem becomes seamless, secure, and universally accessible, fuelling financial inclusion and strengthening India’s digital economy through robust public infrastructure. She is an alumna of The Wharton School, where she completed the Advanced Management Program in Business Management and Administration. She holds a PhD in Strategic Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, bringing a strong foundation in institutional strategy. She also has a B.Tech in Computer Science from Harcourt Butler Technical University, where she was a merit holder.

Ani Sane is one of the co-founders and Chief Business Officer at Terrapay. Terrapay builds payments infrastructure globally providing a B2B real time cross border payments service for mobile wallets and bank accounts as well as transaction processing, clearing and settlement services for regional and domestic faster payment systems. Ani Sane is based out of Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Joshua Hetherington is a payments leader specialising in cross-border innovation and real-time financial infrastructure, with a strong track record in delivering faster, more transparent international payment solutions at scale. At National Australia Bank (NAB), he plays a key role in advancing next-generation cross-border capabilities, enabling funds to move into Australia in near real time and reducing reliance on traditional cut-offs and legacy processing constraints. Joshua has been closely involved in the evolution of faster international payments, contributing to initiatives that connect global payment flows with Australia’s domestic real-time infrastructure - improving speed, certainty, and customer experience in line with global efforts to modernise cross-border payments through the extension of Australia’s real-time infrastructure into cross-border flows, enabling inbound payments into Australian accounts in near real time and at scale. Joshua brings a global perspective on the future of cross-border payments, combining hands-on delivery experience with insights into how real-time infrastructure, interoperability, and industry collaboration are reshaping the global payments landscape.

After graduating from ESCP Business School with a master’s degree in finance and marketing, Frantz Teissèdre joined Societe Generale Group (hereafter SG Group) in 1996 as a financial controller of the International Department. In 1998, he was appointed as SG Group’s Investment Bank Division financial analyst in the insurance and banking sector. In 2002 he moved to Fiditalia SpA, one of SG Group’s largest financial services companies, in charge of commercial development. In 2008, he was appointed Head of Fiditalia National Partnerships and Communication Division and was subsequently nominated member of Fiditalia’s executive committee.Frantz joined SG Groups’ Global Transaction and Payment Services Division in 2012 as Deputy Head of the Interbank Relationships Department. In 2014, he was appointed Head of Societe Generale’s Interbank Relationships Department. In 2023, he was appointed Head of Public Affairs of Societe Generale’s Cash Clearing Services Department. Frantz Teissèdre is a Board Member at EBA CLEARING. He has served as Societe Generale Group shareholder/member representative at Euro Banking Association, Groupement des Utilisateurs de SWIFT en France (GUF), European Payments Council (EPC) and European Central Bank AMI-PAY forum. Frantz participates in the European Banking Federation’s TARGET Working Group (TWG), which represents the European banking participants in the TARGET2 payment system. He is also taking part in the CPMI cross-border payments interoperability and extension (PIE) task force, which contributes to the implementation of the G20 cross-border payments enhancement programme. Frantz is a member of the EBA Expert Group on Cross-border Payments (EGXP) and of the Banque de France cross-border payments community.

Mike joined Swift in February 2023 to work on enabling cross-border interoperability for domestic instant payment systems before taking on the role of Head of Industry Engagement. Prior to joining Swift, he spent more than 25 years delivering banking technology solutions across Europe and Asia. The opportunity to work on Project Ubin with the Monetary Authority of Singapore sparked a passion for the Future of Payments, leading him to Swift where he can make the future of payments a reality.

Since joining ICBC, Jiao Yuqi has been deeply committed to the settlement team, building extensive expertise across securities, FX and post-trade processes. She leads the development of workflow standards and system optimization within the ICBC group, and has spearheaded multiple AI-powered initiatives, embedding AI models into different parts of settlement and significantly enhancing post‑trade automation while reducing operational risk. Ms. Jiao attained both her bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in economic statistics from the University of International Business and Economics, one of China’s leading universities in economics and finance.

Aundrea Jarvis is a Managing Director at BBH. She is the Division Executive overseeing Trade Operations with over 20 years of experience in financial services focused roles including, Asset Servicing, Client Experience, and Middle Office functions. She is actively engaged in global industry groups with a focus on progressing operational efficiencies and influencing global standards across the marketplace including ISITC, SWIFT, and SMPG.

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Kevin Blair is an Executive Vice President at Northern Trust, serving as a senior leader within Global Market Operations. He is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of Securities Services operations across Trade & Instruction Management, Settlements, Corporate Actions, Income Processing, Tax Services, Proxy & Class Actions, and Asset & Pricing Data. His remit spans strategy, day-to-day operations, risk and control, data governance, and large-scale transformation across a global footprint operating in over 100 markets. In addition to leading global operations, Kevin oversees many of the firm’s industry and regulatory change agenda for Asset Servicing. He plays a central role in shaping Northern Trust’s response to major market structure initiatives, including settlement cycle changes, regulatory reform, and infrastructure modernization. He is a strong advocate for industry collaboration and actively ensures Northern Trust both influences and adapts to evolving market standards, while leveraging shared utilities to drive efficiency and resilience. Externally, Kevin is an active industry leader. He serves on key forums including DTCC Institutional Trade Processing (ITP) and SWIFT US National Group, and is a frequent speaker at global industry conferences. He is recognized for his thought leadership in market infrastructure, operational resilience, and the future of asset servicing. Kevin brings over 30 years of experience in global financial services, with a track record of leading large, complex organizations and transformation programs. He joined Northern Trust in 2014 from Allstate Investments, where he led a major technology and operating model transformation. Prior to that, he spent over a decade at UBS in senior leadership roles, including Global Head of Program Management for the Investment Bank CTO Office and Global Head of Risk & Margining Technology. He began his career at J.P. Morgan as a risk and trading analyst. Kevin holds a Master’s degree in Finance from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Dundee.

Maram Al-Jazireh is Global Head of Financial Institutions & Sustainability at Arab Bank and is responsible for relationships and business development activities with financial institutions globally as well as leading the ESG function within the bank. She is a member of the Financial Institutions Credit Committee, the Sustainable Finance Working Group and the ESG Steering Committee. Maram graduated from Oklahoma State University with a major in Accounting. Prior to joining Arab Bank in 2001, she worked at Talal Abu-Ghazaleh International, Cairo Amman Bank, Citibank N.A, Amman and ABN Amro Bank in Dubai. She previously served as chair of BAFT, co-chair of BAFT MENA Council, member of BAFT’s Executive Committee and was a member of its Board of Directors. She is also a fellow of the Middle East Leadership Initiative (Aspen Global Leadership Network – The Aspen Institute).

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"Mark is based in London and leads a team of product specialists located across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the Americas to innovate and commercialise HSBC’s global payments strategy, to meet the evolving needs and expectations of clients, developing cross-border payment solutions for Banks, Corporate and Commercial clients. With over 25 years’ experience with the HSBC Group, Mark has held senior positions in Consumer, Commercial and Corporate Banking at HSBC, specialising in the research, development, and deployment of digitally orientated services. A founder member of HSBC's digital team, Mark was instrumental in the early development of innovative banking services across multiple platforms, providing new services for HSBC's clients in different sectors and geographies. Prior to him being based in London, Mark was in Mexico City and oversaw the build-out of HSBC's cash management services in Latin America, leading the deployment of digital services for Corporate Treasury, Shared Service Centres and Payment Factories."