OPENING COCKTAIL RECEPTION

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CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

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WELCOME / OPENING REMARKS

• TOM LAYMAN, GAC Co-Founder
• LINDA PERRY, GAC Co-Founder

Welcome and introductions of GAC partners, sponsors and logistics.

INTRODUCTION BY GAC CHAIRPERSON

ROGER ALEXANDER, Non-Executive Director, Accourt Limited

Overview of day one agenda.

CHANGING FORMS OF CURRENCIES: BITCOIN, TIBADO AND BEYOND

• BAILEY REUTZEL, Reporter, PaymentsSource.com, Moderator
• TIM JONES, CEO, Nest / Co-Founder, Tibado
• JON MATONIS, Founding Board Director, Bitcoin Foundation
• LÚÍ SMYTH, UK Lead, CoinJar

Large and small merchants, both face-to-face and online, are seeking the benefits of alternative payment processes and types of payment. Bitcoin started the revolution and more will follow. Is this for show or real profit and market share? What standards will be set? Will self-regulated cyber-currencies win or will ones regulated by some super authority become the norm? When should acquirers take this trend seriously? What can acquirers take away from cyber currencies and how to prepare for the next phase of introductions!

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THE ISSUES AND CHALLENGES OF ACCEPTANCE FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AROUND THE WORLD

• TOM LAYMAN, GAC Co-Founder, Moderator
• KURT ADAMS, President, Corporate Payment Systems, U.S. Bank
• TAD FORDYCE, SVP Global Commercial Solutions, Visa, Inc.
• ALEJANDRO STEIN, Managing Director, Global Commercial Payments, Barclaycard
• MYLES STEPHENSON, Managing Director, WEX Europe

Commercial and business-to-business payments continue to accelerate more rapidly than consumer payments, but will this growth continue? Is the acceptance side of the business ready to support the new products and types of B2B product offerings by issuers and innovators? This panel of experts will explain how PSPs, acquirers and other third parties are addressing these issues and building solutions to support new and legacy commercial payment types.

OVERVIEW AND PROSPECTS FOR THE GLOBAL ACQUIRING MARKET

CHRIS HERBERT, Senior Associate, RBR

RBR will present some of its current research regarding the future of electronic payments, both issuing and acquiring around the world and help set the stage for the GAC London 2015 event.

LUNCH

THREATS AND RISKS TO THE PAYMENT SYSTEM:
A LAW ENFORCEMENT VIEW

• LINDA PERRY, GAC Co-Founder, Moderator
• JAMES ANDERSON, Assistant Director, Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes Sub-Directorate (SCA/AFC), INTERPOL
• TIM BOERNER, Investigative Analyst, United States Secret Service

Senior law enforcement from Interpol and other agencies will bring us up to date on the current state of international security and cybercrime. We all know data security is critical, but scams, fake online merchants, trade in illegal goods, money laundering, IP infringement and law enforcement cooperation are also important for every payments executive to understand.

REINVENTING THE RETAIL PAYMENT EXPERIENCE

NATASHA TOOTHILL, Director, Retail Engagement, Visa Europe

Is the traditional High Street way to pay dead? How is digital checkout going to change the way consumers shop and pay for goods and services? What will be the role of e-Wallets, contactless and other technologies? How does big data influence all of these decisions by merchant, shoppers and suppliers? These are just some of the challenges and opportunities facing the new retail shopping and payment engagement space.

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A CONVERSATION WITH LEADERS IN GLOBAL ACQUIRING

• ROGER ALEXANDER, Non-Executive Director, Accourt Limited, Moderator
• ANGELA BROWN, President and CEO, Moneris Solutions
• JAN-OLOF BRUNILA, Deputy Director Group Cards, Swedbank Group
• DIANE OFFEREINS, Executive Vice President, President – Payment Services, Discover
• MARY GERDTS, CEO, POST Integrations, Inc.

In this session, industry thought leaders will have an open discussion about controversial topics and payments challenges of the day. Security, interchange, regulation, competition, disruptors; nothing will be off the table.

SUMMARY AND PREVIEW

ROGER ALEXANDER, Non-Executive Director, Accourt Limited

CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

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OPENING REMARKS

• TOM LAYMAN, GAC Co-Founder
• LINDA PERRY, GAC Co-Founder

Welcome and introductions of GAC partners, sponsors and logistics.

INTRODUCTION BY GAC CHAIRPERSON

ALAN GOSLAR, Managing Director, Payments Advisory Ltd.

Overview of day two agenda.

FROM VENDOR TO VALUE ADD PARTNER

PIERRE-ANTOINE VACHERON, EVP Strategy, Performance and Finance, Ingenico Group

How did Ingenico Group decide to expand their business beyond POS towards online and mobile, while moving up the acquiring value chain? Payment is increasingly at the heart of the relationship between merchants and consumers worldwide. Ingenico Group, global leader with a presence in 170 countries, will talk about their strategy in all these markets, the acquisitions they have made to become the trusted partners of merchants, merchant acquirers and ISO’s, and their ability to drive innovation in the field of payment.

THE EVOLVING WORLD OF E- AND M-COMMERCE

• ALAN GOSLAR, Managing Director, Payments Advisory Ltd., Moderator
• JOE EMIG, VP of Business Development for International Acquiring, Payvision
• LUKE OLBRICH, Senior Director, Head of EMEA Core Payments, PayPal
• STEVE WARNER, Senior Vice President Sales & Account Management EMEA, PAY.ON

Technology is ever changing and how it evolves affects acceptance on a global basis. EMV, tokens, point-to-point encryption, mobile, Apple Pay, all play a role. This panel of experts will explain how we can stay current and secure, while still being able to afford the investment and infrastructure upgrades required. Importantly, we will discuss which standards will win in the marketplace and why.

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THE IMPACT OF REGULATION ON CROSS BORDER ACQUIRING AND PROCESSING

• RICHARD WILLIS, Partner, Alston & Bird LLP, Moderator
• GIJS BOUDEWIJN, Chair, European Banking Federation Payments Systems Committee
• ALEXANDER GEE, Deputy Head of Payments Unit, DG Competition, European Commission

Each market has its own set of challenges with government regulation, national networks and scheme rules. Experts will debate the value and importance of new regulations associated with the PSD2 and how those changes will impact the market and the acquiring side of the business in particular, both in the EU region and beyond.

SCALABLE MODELS FOR NEW ACCEPTANCE GROWTH

• ROHIT BHATNAGAR, Senior Vice President, Acceptance Development IMK, MasterCard
• HUBERT O’DONOGHUE, Vice President of Acquirer Processing, First Data

The acquiring industry has the opportunity to capture millions of new merchants and volume by targeting smaller merchants. To win new merchants in the SME segment, acquirers will need to overcome key obstacles. This panel of experts will share their opinions about how those challenges can be overcome efficiently and effectively.

LUNCH / EDUCATION AND LEARNING FOR THE ACQUIRING BUSINESS

TOM LAYMAN, GAC Co-Founder

A new practice by Global Vision Group to enhance the training and education of new and existing staff of acquirers and PSPs in the areas of risk, data security, compliance and program management and profitability.

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EMERGING MARKETS – ASSESSMENTS FOR GLOBAL ACQUIRERS

• PALOMA AGUILAR, Director of Merchant Acquisition, Banorte Financial Group Mexico  (LAC)
• PHILIPP BOCK, CEO, allpago (Brazil)
• JOHN BERNS, Managing Partner, Accourt Limited (Mongolia)
• NAGESH DEVATA, Senior Vice President, Merchant Development Asia Pacific, MasterCard
• BHAIRAV TRIVEDI, Chief Executive Officer, Network International LLC (Middle East)

How does a global acquirer or PSP make the right decision to expand into new markets in new regions of the world? What factors should be considered in building the financial and market expansion business case? Our panelists will share how it is done with a series of case studies for markets around the world.

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CAN YOU AFFORD TO BE NON-COMPLIANT?

• JOHN BERNS, Managing Partner, Accourt Limited, Moderator
• OLIVER BROUGH, General Manager, European eCommerce (E4X), Cambridge Global Payments
• JOHN DELANEY, Director, EVO Payments International
• JAN DHONT, Partner, Lorenz, International Lawyers
• JOHN KARANTZIS, Managing Director, iSignThis

With global commerce growing exponentially, so have the risks associated with supporting that growth, especially in the ecommerce arena. New and legacy players are offering new products and services to help manage compliance and the many risks associated with this growth. This panel of experts will discuss some of the latest solutions to ensure acquirers have the tools to manage these risks.

CLOSING COMMENTS

• TOM LAYMAN, GAC Co-Founder
• LINDA PERRY, GAC Co-Founder

Summary and closing comments.