NFC Solutions Summit 2015
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October 7-8, Arizona Grand Resort, Phoenix

Wednesday, October 7
Plenary Keynote Sessions
08:45 Keynote Plenary Session: Chairman’s Welcome Address – Randy Vanderhoof, Executive Director, Smart Card Alliance
09:00 NFC: Accelerating Momentum, Expanding Opportunities – Paula Hunter, Executive Director, NFC Forum
09:30 Keynote Plenary Speaker #2: US Readiness for a Contactless EMV NFC Payments Experience – Phil Kumnick, SVP of Acquirer Processing, Visa
10:00 Keynote Plenary Speaker #3: Mobile Payments: The State of Deployment – Jason Oxman, CEO, Electronic Transaction Association (ETA)
11:00 Keynote Roundtable Panel Session #1: How Do Mobile Wallet Solutions Stack Up From a Consumer and Business Perspective? Moderator: Tim Sloane, Mercator Advisory Group Panelists: Steve Mott, BetterBuyDesign; Sadiq Mohammed, MasterCard Worldwide
01:30 Keynote Plenary Speaker #4: What Consumer Research Can Tells Us About the Future of Mobile Payments – Leon Majors, President, Phoenix Marketing International
02:00 Keynote Plenary Speaker #5: MasterPass – a Platform For Mobile Commerce – Matt Barr, Group Head, North America Emerging Payments, MasterCard
02:30 Keynote Plenary Speaker #6: NFC Everywhere – Jeff Miles, Vice President Mobile Transactions, NXP Semiconductors
03:45 Keynote Plenary Speaker #7: GSMA Mobile Connect for the US Market – Rafael Diaz, Strategic Engagements, GSMA North America
04:15 Keynote Roundtable Panel Session #2: The Future of Mobile Identity and Authentication – Mobile devices are playing an increasing role in identity management and authentication Moderator: Kirk Brafford, Senior Manager, Deloitte & Touche Panelists: Peter Cattaneo, Identiv
Thursday, October 8
NFC Technology Track Sessions
08:30 NFC Technology AM Featured Speaker: Can Service Providers Meet the Security Needs for HCE-enabled Mobile Payments – Maarten Bron, UL
09:00 NFC Mobile Technology Moderator: Robert Merkert, Advanced Card Systems Ltd.
- Bitcoin and NFC – Steven Sprague, Rivetz Corp.
- The Age of Wearables – Mark Robinton, HID Global Corporation
- Mobile Biometrics – Neil McEvoy, Consult Hyperion
- NFC Smart & Secure Tags – Jeff Fonseca, NXP Semiconductors
10:45 Security Technology, Moderator: Mike Fisher, CPI Card Group
- Role of the Secure Element in the New and Evolving NFC Landscape – Hervé Pierre, SIMAlliance
- EMVCo: Global Specifications for Secure Mobile Transactions –Brian Byrne, EMVco
- Open Specifications for Bluetooth LE Credentials and Access Readers – Steve Bell, Gallagher
- Quality of Service Standards For Every NFC Payments Touchpoint – Nick Nayfack, Vantiv
01:00 NFC Technology PM Featured Speaker: GlobalPlatform End-to-End Framework – Simplifying the Deployment of Secure NFC Services – Kevin Gillick, GlobalPlatform
01:30 Application Technology Moderator: Lawrence Sutton, CH2M
- Building Security and Flexibility into Mobile POS – Bill Robertson, Apriva
- Making HCE of Mobile Payments More Secure – Hans Reisgies, Sequent Software
- Internet of Things and Mobile Connected Devices – Mark Robinton, HID Global Corporation
NFC Business Solutions Track Sessions
08:30 NFC Business Solutions AM Featured Speaker: Can Secure NFC Mobile Payments Be Managed in the Cloud – Kim Madore, ABNote
09:00 NFC Business Solutions Moderator: Sree Swaminathan, First Data
- Enabling Mobile Apps for In-Store Mobile Payments – Tony Sabetti, CPI Card Group
- NFC For Games, Toys, and Other Non-Payments Uses – Corey Wilson, SMARTRAC
- NFC in Transportation – David deKozan, Cubic Transportation
- BLE – Applications and Market Adoption – Rob Canterbury, NXP
10:45 NFC Payments Solutions Moderator: Oliver Manahan, MasterCard
- Adding Mobile Payments for Transit – Mac Brown, GlobeSherpa
- NFC For Unattended Payments – John Rego,OTI America
- EMV and Tokenization Implementation – Jack Jania, Gemalto Inc.
01:00 NFC Business Solutions PM Featured Speaker: NFC Beyond Payments – an SCA White Paper – Deborah Baxley, Capgemini Financial Services Global Business Unit
01:30 NFC Identity and Access Solutions Moderator: Rob Zivney, ID Technology Partner
- Mobile Identity For Hospitality – Hotel Room Keys – Erich Tompkins, AT&T Mobility; Joe Cardinal, AT&T Solutions Incubation & Emerging Technologies
- Mobile Derived Credentials Provisioning – Chris Edwards, Intercede
NFC Business Solutions Roundtable
03:00 What Do Consumers Want from Mobile? Moderator: Randy Vanderhoof, Smart Card Alliance, Panelists: Sarah Hartman, TSYS; Jack Jania, Gemalto; Tom Zalewski, Mozido/CorFire
