January 29, 2026 | University of Miami - Lakeside Village
1280 Stanford Dr, Coral Gables, FL
Breakfast & Registration
8:00 - 9:00 Welcome Speech
9:10 - 9:15
Speakers
James Kohnstamm
Head of Economic DevelopmentMiami-Dade County
Keynote Opening Panel: The Future of Finance
9:15 - 9:40
Speakers
Bharat Poddar
Managing Director & PartnerBoston Consulting Group
Dr. Arthur B Laffer
Founder and ChairmanLaffer Associates, and Economist
Chiro Aikat
President, U.S. Market DevelopmentMastercard
Rohit Arora
CEO and Co-founderBiz2X
Session 1: AI Applications in Embedded Finance Across Multiple Sectors
9:45 - 10:15
Speakers
Jagdeep Dayal
Chief Credit OfficerOptum/UHC
Ginger Siegel
Head of North America Small and Mid-Market BusinessMastercard
Chris Taylor
Chief Executive OfficerDeem Finance
Charith Mendis
Head of Worldwide BankingAWS -Amazon Web Services
Moderator
Vineet Tyagi
Global CTOBiz2X
Session 2: The 2026 Economic Outlook — Deregulation, Tax Policy, and the Banking M&A Rebound
10:20 - 10:50
Speakers
Steven Moore
Economist and Chairman and Co-founderUnleash Prosperity
Keith Townsend
PartnerKing & Spalding
David MacGown
Managing DirectorBarclays
Christopher Dieck
MD, Morgan StanleyInvestment Banking Division
Moderator
Ryan Curley
Managing Director & PartnerBCG
Coffee Break
10:50 - 11:05 Session 3: The Private Credit Ecosystem: Navigating Growth, Operational Efficiency, and the Technology Transformation
11:05 - 11:30
Speakers
Steven Herrup
CIOReverence Capital
Daniel Williams
Co-founder and PrincipalKilgour Williams Capital
Todd Hirsch
Head of Private Creditpoint72
Moderator
Katherine Fisher
PartnerHudson CooK
Session 4: Generative AI - Hype vs Reality
11:35 - 12:15
Speakers
Brodie Oldham
VP US Commercial Data Sciences, Applied Sciences, and ConsultingExperian
Gaurav Hind
Managing DirectorKKR
Rohit Bhat
General Manager & Managing DirectorGoogle (Global Financial Services)
Dane Skillrud
Managing Director & Chief Operating Officer, Systematic Equities & FICCCitadel Securities
Moderator
Bradley Leimer
Author; Executive Leader of AI & Fintech Partnerships; Strategic AdvisorDarrery Capital
Keynote and Fireside chat
12:20 – 12:50
Speakers
Maurice DuBois
Journalist, AnchormanCBS
Michelle Caruso-Cabrera
Chief ExecutiveMCC Global Enterprises and CNBC Contributor
Lunch Break
12:45 - 1:30 Session 5: How Emerging Markets Are Championing AI‑Powered Access to Credit
1:30 - 2:00
Speakers
Nandan Mer
CEODgpays
Michelle Caruso-Cabrera
Chief ExecutiveMCC Global Enterprises, CNBC Contributor
Vittorio Di Bello
Director, Financial Institutions Group – International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Marwan Hadi
Group Head of Retail Banking and Wealth ManagementEmirates NBD
Moderator
Harit Talwar
Board MemberKPMG, Mastercard, Better, and former Global Head of Consumer Business at Goldman Sachs
Session 6: The Evolution of Digital Assets
2:05 - 2:35
Speakers
Max Zevin
Managing Director & PartnerBoston Consulting Group
Marc Kasowitz
Managing PartnerKasowitz, LLP (Legal & regulatory risk)
Jessica Renier
Managing Director, Digital FinanceIIF
Michael Blaugrund
Strategic Initiatives,Intercontinental Exchange (former COO NYSE)
Moderator
Sonja Kelly
Global HeadWomen’s World Banking Institute
Session 7: Cybersecurity and Fraud in the Age of AI-Driven Finance
2:40 - 3:10
Speakers
Matthew Barton
Managing Director & PartnerBoston Consulting Group
Kate Nichols
Regional DirectorCISA
Moderator
Andrew Howell
VP of Government AffairsSentinelOne
Coffee Break
3:10 - 3:25 Session 8: Closing Keynote: What’s Next in Finance – Top ten trends for 2026 by Ruchir Sharma
3:30 - 4:00
Closing remarks | Cocktails & Networking
4:10 - 5:00
Parking Information
Pavia Parking Garage
5615 Pavia Street, Coral Gables, FL 33146
See the instruction
Map of Lakeside Village: View the map
January 28, 2026 | Biltmore Hotel - Coral Gables
1200 Anastasia Ave, Coral Gables, FL
Workshop (Invite-only)
Biltmore hotel - The Prado Meeting Room
An exclusive workshop for senior banking leaders, focused on building practical AI-enabled frameworks to transform commercial finance decisioning and shaping the future of banking and financial innovation.
Golf outing
Biltmore Golf Course
An exclusive opportunity to connect through a premium golf experience designed to encourage engagement in a relaxed, friendly, and competitive setting.
Welcome dinner
Biltmore - The Granada Terrace
A curated, invite-only dinner designed to bring together C-level executives from finance, consulting,
and technology — decision-makers in a private sit-down dinner and high-touch networking setting.
17:45 to 18:00 Registration
18:00 to 18:15 PM Keynote by Former Miami Mayor Francis Suarez
18:15 Onwards cocktail and dinner
Parking Information
- Self‐parking is available at 1200 Anastasia Avenue
- Valet parking is offered at the hotel for hourly or daily fees.