Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

Sandy Fernandez is vice president for social impact at the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, and head of Mastercard Strive USA.

Jin Chang is the CEO and Co-founder of Fieldguide, the leading purpose-built, professional-grade agentic AI platform for audit and advisory firms. A former Big Four practitioner, Jin spent years in the field wrestling with outdated tools and manual workflows - experiences that inspired him to return to the profession as a founder and build the platform he wished he had. Under Jin's leadership, Fieldguide has become the trusted AI partner to nearly half of the top 100 CPA firms, helping firms unlock new capacity, improve quality, and elevate the work of practitioners. Jin's work has been recognized by Accounting Today's Top 100 Most Influential People and CPA Practice Advisor's 20 Under 40 list. Jin speaks regularly on AI, audit innovation, and professional services transformation, bringing a grounded, team-first perspective shaped by his background as a CPA, technologist, and first-generation founder.

Travis Willard is chief product and technology officer at the Institute of Management Accountants, where he leads the organization's global product, technology, and innovation strategy. He joined the IMA as senior vice president of product and innovation, where he led the successful launch of IMA's B2B platform and laid the foundation for the organization's broader digital transformation. 

Wenzel R. Reyes is a senior audit executive and technology leader with over 20 years of experience across public company audits, regulatory compliance, and global standard setting. He previously held key roles driving audit quality and methodology at PwC Canada and PwC UK, where he contributed to the development of global auditor reporting standards and led firmwide audit transformation initiatives. Now serving as senior director of methodology and audit solutions at MindBridge, he helps firms harness AI and analytics to modernize audit execution, enhance quality, and meet evolving regulatory expectations. He is a recognized speaker on the future of assurance and data-driven audit innovation.

Neil Haggerty was formerly the Congress reporter for American Banker. He previously was a financial regulation reporter at MLex Market Insight.

Tim Bender is a CPA and partner in the advisory practice at CohnReznick focusing on government-related services. He has more than 25 years of experience serving federal, state, and local government clients as well as not-for-profit organizations, commercial companies, and investors. His areas of expertise include program and project management, strategic planning, policy guidance, risk management, auditing and integrity monitoring.

Ryan Miller is the vice president and senior counsel of innovation policy at the American Bankers Association.