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Rebecca Sausner is Editor in Chief of Bank Technology News and a contributing editor to U.S. Banker, where she's assisted in The 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking ranking since 2005.Rebecca has covered financial services and technology for more than 10 years, including positions at FutureBanker, Financial IT Security, U.S. Banker and Bank Technology News magazines. Rebecca holds an MBA from Baruch College and an MA in Journalism from Columbia University.

Rob Blackwell is the chief content officer of IntraFi Network and the host of the Banking with Interest podcast. He is the former editor-in-chief of American Banker.

He covered the financial services arena for nearly two decades, working first as a reporter covering Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the banking regulators, and anti-money laundering rules, among other topics. In 2005, he was named Washington Bureau Chief and subsequently helped guide the paper through its coverage of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, including articles on “too big to fail” and the drafting and passage of the Dodd-Frank Act.

In 2014, he was promoted to Group Editorial Director for Regulatory Policy for SourceMedia, leading the coverage of financial policy issues for American Banker, National Mortgage News, Credit Union Journal and PaymentsSource. He was promoted to Editor-in-Chief of American Banker in September 2017.

In 2017, Rob was given the Neal Award's Tim White Award, which recognizes editors "whose work displays extraordinary courage, integrity, and passion." He has helped American Banker win several Neal and Azbee awards as a reporter and editor, covering topics such as deposit insurance reform, the Wells Fargo phony-accounts scandal, American Samoa's effort to charter its own public bank, and the leadership fight at the CFPB. He has appeared on NPR, BBC, CNBC, Fox Business and C-SPAN as an expert on financial regulatory policy. He is also the author of six novels.

Doug has been in the financial services industry for over 20 years and is based in Chicago. He was previously Vice President of Sales for Arrow Financial Services, a division of Sallie Mae (the student loan giant). His focus is primarily on purchasing a wide range of receivables in the U.S. and Canada. As one of the nation's largest debt buyers, Arrow is engaged in many different asset classes and with large lending institutions. Prior to joining Arrow, Doug worked for GC Services and directed their sales efforts for pre and post charge-off outsource programs. Doug also has extensive management experience with TRW, which is now known as Experian.

Joshua Peirez is group executive, Innovative Platforms for MasterCard Worldwide. Mr. Peirez leads the development and commercialization of payment product platforms that create a sustainable competitive advantage for MasterCard and its customers. The Innovative Platforms group is responsible for such MasterCard initiatives as e-Commerce, Mobile, Chip, P2P, Payment Gateway, inControl, Orbiscom, Cardholder Solutions, Bill Payment Healthcare.Prior to assuming this new role, Mr. Peirez was the chief payment system integrity officer for MasterCard. He led the MasterCard payment system security and compliance functions, overseeing Fraud Management, Security and Risk Services, Global Product and Information Security, Compliance and Chargeback Management, PCI, SecureCode and other e-commerce security programs.Mr. Peirez previously served as group executive, Global Public Policy and Associate General Counsel for MasterCard, responsible for integrated legal support, as well as the Security and Risk, and Franchise Management areas. He had global responsibility for the Public Policy, Consumer Education, Regulatory Strategy and Legislative Affairs functions. He also served as counsel and secretary to MasterCard’s U.S. Region Advisory Board of Directors. Previously, Mr. Peirez managed Legal Services for MasterCard Advisors and the Debit, Credit, Corporate and Information Products groups worldwide. He also built the MasterCard Compliance function focusing on AML, Privacy, FCPA and OFAC compliance worldwide.Before joining MasterCard in 2000, Mr. Peirez was an associate at Clifford Chance Rogers and Wells focusing on antitrust litigation.Mr. Peirez is an active member of the American Corporate Counsel Association. He earned a Juris Doctorage from Brooklyn Law School, where he received the Corpus Juris Secundum Award in Criminal Law and Comparative Constitutional Law. Mr. Peirez served as Executive Research Editor and as a member of the Executive Board for the Brooklyn Journal of International Law. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Policy Analysis, Economic and Government Studies from Cornell University.Mr. Peirez has served on the Federal Reserve Board's Consumer Advisory Council and the Board of Directors for the Westchester County Association. In 2004, he was named to the Rising Stars - Westchester's 40 Under 40 list, recognizing those who exemplify leadership, foresight and a vision for the future in their chosen fields under the age of 40.

Tom Henry is Director of Recovery Management & Strategy for Chase Card Services. Tom is responsible for all outside agency management, strategy development, customer treatment programs and pricing strategies. In addition, asset sales and recovery operations are also a part of Tom’s organization. Tom joined the firm in January 2005.Prior to joining Chase Card Services, Tom spent 17 years with American Express, where he held numerous positions in operations, fraud and risk management.Tom earned his bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Neumann University.

Jay Brinkmann is Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Research and Economics for the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), where his responsibilities include economic forecasting,mortgage industry analysis, benchmarking of industry profitability, and providing supportfor legislative and regulatory initiatives.A native of New Orleans, Brinkmann began his career as a press secretary on Capitol Hill and then served as the deputy chief of staff to Louisiana Governor David Treen. He has worked in commercial banking and was on the business school faculty at the University of Houston where he specialized in financial institution regulation.Immediately prior to MBA, he worked in Fannie Mae’s portfolio strategy group. He joined the Mortgage Bankers Association in early 2001 to build MBA’s commercial real estate research efforts and the following year he was placed in charge of MBA’s research group. He was named Chief Economist in 2008.He has published articles on bank regulation and capital requirements in various academic journals and on the op-ed page of The Wall Street Journal. He is frequently quoted in newspapers and magazines across the country on real estate topics, and has been interviewed on all of the major cable and business networks. Brinkmann holds a Ph.D. in finance from Purdue University and an MBA from Tulane University.