Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

Robert Hanna joined Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., L.P.A. in 2003 as a Director with responsibility for business development in the areas of third party collections, litigation, bankruptcy, probate and foreclosure services in the consumer and commercial markets. He has over 30 years of experience in the sales and marketing of outsourcing services to the financial services industry and prior to joining WWR, he served as Vice President for Outsourcing Solutions Inc., Senior Vice President of Providian Financial�s First Select debt buying business unit and Senior Vice President at First Data Corporation�s Credit Performance Services. Prior endeavors include business and product development roles at Proteo Technology Corporation, Pilot Executive Software, MKI Financial Network, Pansophic Systems and BIS Banking Systems. Robert has an M.B.A. in Marketing & Finance from Rutgers Graduate School of Management and a B.A. in Business Administration & Economics from Rutgers College. Additional education and training includes Manchester Business School (U.K.), New York University, American Institute of Banking, IBM Corporation, Xerox PSS II/III and SSP, Dale Carnegie Institute and Miller Heiman Strategic Selling. His passions include exceeding client expectations and making the impossible happen.

Mike has been a Finance executive for over 20 years and is an ACA Certified Credit and Collections Officer. He spent 11 years with Hilton Worldwide as Sr. Director of Financial Services at Hilton Grand Vacations, where he was responsible for overseeing credit, underwriting, collections and consumer behavior analytics. Afterwards, he led the turnaround to profitability of Tempus Resorts International, which culminated in their acquisition by Diamond Resorts International where he now serves as the Director of Financial Services. In his current role, Mike oversees collections and compliance for all North American properties in their resort portfolio.

Michelle Evans has served as an analyst of the financial cards and payments industry at Euromonitor International in Chicago since 2010.In her current role, Evans follows the global financial card market, consumer payment and consumer lending industries, including the drivers and constraints facing this space and overarching trends, like emerging payments that will shape the financial services industry moving forward.She produces opinion pieces, in-depth reports, podcasts, videos and general analysis to help clients make informed, long-term strategic decisions. Follow her on Twitter @mevans14.

Douglas Kantor is a partner in Steptoe's Washington office, where he is a member of the Government Affairs & Public Policy Group, focusing on government relations.Kantor provides governmental advocacy, strategic advice, and legal counseling services to a range of clients before the congressional and Executive branch agencies. He advocates for clients in areas including financial services, technology, energy, tax issues, the judiciary, and appropriations. He also provides legal representation for clients facing investigations by state attorneys general and the Congress.Additionally, he has established and administered coalitions of companies and trade associations that share common legislative and regulatory objectives, a recent example of which is the Merchants Payments Coalition, which includes several merchant trade associations trying to reform the system of credit card interchange fees.Before joining Steptoe, Kantor was a member of The Scott Group and the law firm Collier Shannon Scott in the Government Relations and Public Policy Practice Group.

Bill Shepp is the vice president of sales and marketing at Allied Payment Network, a provider of online and mobile bill payment services to the financial industry.Shepp has more than 28 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining Allied, Shepp worked for the Fort Wayne, Ind.-based STAR Financial Bank. Shepp most recently served as senior vice president and bank operations manager, where he was responsible for the bank's operations and servicing departments including loan servicing, deposit services, ACH, branch administration, treasury management and customer service.Additionally, Shepp previously served as the bank's vice president and item processing department manager. Shepp's previous work experience also includes Wells Fargo Bank, Acorn Mortgage Specialists, American International Group and First Data Resources.

Ben Katz is CEO and Founder of CARD.com, which is revolutionizing personal finance with the aim of creating financial products that speak to the passions of consumers while providing a banking alternative that fits seamlessly into today�s mobile lifestyles.�� He also founded Coveroo.com, an early customization service for iPods and mobile phones. Most recently, he was Senior Director at Green Dot, an issuer of Visa and Mastercard prepaid debit cards. Ben earned a B.S. and M.B.A. at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School.

Melissa Smith joined WEX�s predecessor Wright Express in 1998. After progressively gaining greater responsibilities and participating in WEX's dramatic growth, she rose to her current position as leader of the global corporate payments company. Melissa is passionate about growing WEX to create challenging and rewarding careers where employees are able to develop, contribute and advance within the company.A finance expert by training, she previously played a pivotal role as WEX�s chief financial officer, leading the company through a highly successful initial public offering and focusing on its growth as a public company. Her record of execution, continuous improvement, and increased responsibilities for WEX�s business operations led to her appointment as president of the Americas, and ultimately as president and CEO of the entire company. As CEO, Melissa has responsibility for the company�s day-to-day global operations and its long-term strategic growth. She also serves as a WEX board member.Melissa is an active member of her community and was named The Girl Scouts of Maine�s 2013 Woman of Distinction, and a Mainebiz 2012 Woman to Watch. She serves on the Center for Grieving Children�s Board of Directors and participates in the Executive Women�s Forum, which she co-founded to provide a support network for female executives in her local community. Melissa began her career at Ernst & Young and earned a bachelor�s degree in business administration from the University of Maine.�As a runner and triathlete, Melissa has participated in several major races, and co-founded sheJAMs, an organization for women who enjoy being active.

Mark Barnett is Executive Vice President, of the MasterCard Advisors� Consulting Services business globally. This group combines professional problem-solving skills with deep payments expertise to deliver consulting engagements addressing the challenges and opportunities of its clients. �In this role, Mark is responsible for all components of the Consulting business's P&L. This includes setting the overall direction and strategy, driving business development efforts, overseeing the quality of the services Advisors Consulting delivers to MasterCard's clients, and managing the talent within the practice.Mark joined MasterCard Advisors in 2003 and has held various roles including leading Advisors in Europe from 2008 and leading the Global Strategy Practice for Advisors in 2006. He has nearly 20 years of experience either in or consulting to the retail banking and payments industry. Most of his work has been at board level for his clients either developing strategy or implementing major transformation programs.Prior to joining Advisors, Mark led KPMG Consulting's activities in the card payments industry in Europe and built a team focusing specifically on this sector. Before consultancy, he spent five years in the in the cards and payments industry with Access & The Joint Credit Card Company and later with First Data.