Featured Innovators
Frances Zelazny
Co-Founder & CEO
Frances Zelazny, CEO & Founder of Anonybit -- a new venture focused on decentralized biometrics, is focused on protecting consumer privacy and enhancing digital security, addressing a long-standing market need. She leads her team in making personal data unhackable and ensuring strong authentication without maintaining central honeypots.
Ravi Nemalikanti
Chief Product & Technology Officer
Ravi Nemalikanti is Abrigo’s Chief Product and Technology Officer and is responsible for leading technology strategy and determining product and development priorities to drive innovation and increase the company’s competitive advantage. Ravi is the Winner of the 2024 Haas Technology Leadership Awardee for North America by Carlyle, an award given to celebrate an exceptional technology leader.
Tyson Goings
Head of FinTech Strategy
Tyson Goings, Head of FinTech Strategy at Verizon, owns the financial services vertical for the internal incubator / accelerator program working with consumer, business, and operations groups to identify and deliver new technology solutions for Verizon consumers and business customers.
Prior to this role he has worked with or developed innovation programs at The Clearing House and Discover Financial Services.
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Meet the Innovators
Adam Bacia
Vice President of Product Marketing
Mitek
Amy Walraven
President, CSO, and Founder
Turnkey Risk Solutions
Andrea Spellucci
Senior Product Owner Sales Transformation
Lloyds Banking Group
Andy Ding
Principal Product Manager
Upgrade
Angeli Jain
Director of Product Management
YouTube
Brian Swanson
EVP, Head of Consumer Bank
Axos Bank
Cameron Stirner
Manager, Intelligence & Analysis
DarkTower
Christopher Briggs
SVP Identity
Mitek
Cindy White
Chief Marketing Officer
Mitek
Craig Tebbutt
Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer
Equifax UK
Dan Slate
Senior Director of Product
Wealthfront
David Gordon
Chief Product Owner - Digital Banking
Nationwide
Dick Dekkers
Director of Business Development
DigIdentity
D’Janne Thomas
Senior Operations Manager of Trust and Safety
Upwork
Eddie Ponce
Chief Compliance Officer
ZenSports
Emily Seeberger
VP of Success and Support
Mitek
Fang Yu
Co-founder and CPO
DataVisor
Filip Verley
Chief Innovation Officer
Liminal
Frances Zelazny
Co-Founder & CEO
Anonybit
Frank McKenna
Chief Fraud Strategist
Point Predictive
Georgia Bekyra
Sports & Events Operations Specialist
Ticketing Fraud Expert
Gerald van Veldhuijsen
Lead Product Owner Digital Identity and Onboarding
ABN AMRO Bank
Holly Pingatore
SVP & Director of Deposit Operations
South State Bank
Ian Mitchell
Founder and Chairman
The Knoble
Ido Lustig
Founder and CEO
Bizi
Jennifer Pitt
Senior Analyst - Fraud & Cybersecurity
Javelin Strategy & Research
John Fick
Director of Fraud
Northwest Bank
Kathleen Peters
SVP, Head of Fraud and Identity Business
Experian
Kerry Cantley
VP, Digital Banking Strategy
Mitek
Marco Ridder
Director, Global Operations
Mitek
Martyn White
Director of Client Solutions
Mitek
Michael Diamond
Senior Vice-President and GM of Digital Banking
Mitek
Mike Wilkins
Senior Director, Trust & Safety
Turo
Nash Ali
Head of Risk and Payments
Moneygram
Ravi Nemalikanti
Chief Product & Technology Officer
Abrigo
Raymond Wilson
MLRO & Head of AML
GIMO
Rich Corriss
Director of Customer Success for North America
Lightico
Riley Hughes
Co-founder & CEO
Trinsic
Robin Pugh
President & CEO
DarkTower
Stacey Oden
Director, Product Management
Agilysys
Susan Blackburn
Chief Commercial Officer
Viewpointe
Tim Barber
Vice President of Sales EMEA
Mitek
Tobi Olopade
Chief of Staff
Amount
Tracy Kitten
Director of Fraud and Security
Javelin Strategy & Research
Tristan Prince
Fraud & Financial Crime Product Director
Experian
Troy Huth
Senior Director
Auriemma Roundtables
Tyson Goings
Head of FinTech Strategy
Verizon
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