2024 nexo annual conference

8^th October Programme

08:30 - 09:00 Welcome Coffee & Networking

09:00 - 09:15Annual Conference Opening

Tracy Mcdonagh,
Regulatory and Payment Scheme Compliance EMEA & Mentor, Verifone

Leigh Garner,
Head of Industry Relations, Discover Global Network

09:15 - 09:30Opening Ceremony

Jean-Philippe Joliveau,
NEXI Group & Chairman of the Board of Directors nexo standards

François Mezzina,
TotalEnergies & Chairman of the General Assembly nexo standards

09:30 - 10:15 First Keynote
Nordic Initiatives approach to nexo standards

Erik Marcus Torkildsen,
Manager Identity and payments, REMA 1000

10:15 - 10:45 Coffee Break & Networking

10:45 - 11:30 Round table 1
Unlocking opportunities:
How standards empower Nordic service providers

Moderator:

Michael Hoffmann,
CEO, PAN Nordic Card Association

Panellists:

Petri Ahti,
Sales Director Key Accounts, Market Pay

Sakari PARRE,
CEO and founder of Seitatech

Mikael Siirtola,
Director of Engineering, NETS / NEXI Finland

11:30 - 12:15 Round table 2
Portability of nexo solutions : feedback from concrete experiences

Moderator:

Santiago Cabeza Sos,
Business Development Director, nexo standards

Panellists:

Mohamed El Yakhlifi,
CEO, AFSOL

James Lotz,
SVP Northern and Western Europe, Castles Technology

Jorge Libert,
CEO, Smart4Invest

12:15 - 13:30 Lunch & Networking at The Social Bar & Bistro

13:30 - 14:15 Second Keynote
The Power of Standardisation in the Payment Market:
Mechanisms and Case Studies

Michał Polasik,
Director of the Centre for Digital Economy and Finance, Nicolaus Copernicus University

14:15 - 15:00 Round table 3
How nexo standards can drive growth and efficiency In Africa ?

Moderator:

Mylène Jacqueline Ah-Hang,
EMEA Marketing Manager, Discover Global Network

Panellists:

Wahb DAHAK,
Deputy Managing Director at HPS Switch

Valentin Mbozo'o
General Manager, GIMAC

Robert Farguier,
CEO, ISTIUM

Jean Gallo Jiotsa
CEO, ADSNET

Luc ADJAHO,
Chief Operating Office, GIM-UEMOA

15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break & Networking

15:30 - 16:15 Third Keynote
CBDC : what are the main challenges for the payments ecosystem?

Andrea Toucinho,
Director of studies, prospective and training, PARTELYA CONSULTING

16:15 - 16:30 Closing

nexo Team

16:30 - 17:30 Farewell Cocktail

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