Our Banking Technology Speakers bring deep expertise and practical insight to help navigate the evolving landscape of BankTech, innovation, and compliance. Explore a lineup of peer-driven discussions and strategic sessions where industry leaders share actionable strategies for building the future of banking.
Attila Csutak is the Director Emerging Payments Lead at East West Bank, bringing 26 years of Treasury Management experience with major domestic and international financial institutions and a large fintech company. His background includes product development, management, and strategy across payables, receivables, and emerging payments, including RTP, Zelle, and FedNow. At Fiserv, he contributed to real-time payments initiatives, strategic planning, and product development. He has collaborated extensively with industry groups and the Federal Reserve on faster payments initiatives, co-chaired several Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis projects, and participated in NACHA’s Payments Innovation Alliance. Attila co-wrote Smart Instant Payments (2024) and has spoken at numerous industry conferences. He holds a BS in Computer Science, an Associate Degree in Application Programming, and a Certified Product Manager (PMC) credential.
Jeremy Epstein is a commercial banker who has spent his career in FinTech and payments. In his current role, Jeremy leads FinTech Banking for Old National Bank where he partners with FinTech companies to provide banking services that power their businesses. Internally, Jeremy advises Old National Bank on strategy to drive growth in deposits and fee income, explore lending opportunities, and expand ONB’s partnerships with Fintechs. He has over 15 years of experience working with FinTech companies across the banking ecosystem and advising their institutional investors on sector trends and opportunities. Jeremy holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Illinois.
Esteban Felipe is a seasoned product and technology leader with deep expertise in SaaS platforms, AI-driven solutions, workflow automation, and large-scale digital transformation. His background spans high-growth startups and global technology organizations, where he has led the creation and evolution of complex software products, delivered multiple successful launches, and contributed to three company exits. His experience includes serving as Vice President of Product Management at 8base, where he oversaw development of “Archie,” a GenAI-powered Product Architect, and advanced platform adoption through close collaboration with engineering teams and early customers. Esteban also led AI-driven information governance and compliance initiatives at Everteam and shaped enterprise product experiences at Appify. Today, as Product Manager at Claro, Esteban drives strategy for next-generation platform and service solutions that support modernization, operational resilience, and scalable growth across industries.
Sarah Grooms currently serves as Chief of Staff, Banking Strategies for Wintrust Financial Corporation. Sarah’s role primarily focuses on the future of financial services and impacts of technology changes on the way banking services are delivered and deposits are generated, particularly leading data-driven strategy in evaluating novel activities and niche depository business lines, along with executive project execution. In her over 25 years at Wintrust, Sarah has served as Senior VP of Special Initiatives; Program Director of Digital Transformation; and held roles in Treasury Management sales and leadership, Commercial Lending and Commercial Credit.
Erin Hennessy is a financial services executive whose career spans banking, credit unions, fintech and mortgage, with leadership experience across growth strategy, technology, digital transformation, marketing, data and customer experience. From helping launch First Women’s Bank to leading consumer marketing at Rocket Mortgage, the nation’s largest mortgage lender, Erin has built and transformed organizations from startup to scale. She also led significant transformation at United Federal Credit Union and held technology leadership roles at a major regional bank. Today, as Chief Experience Officer at PSECU, Erin leads marketing, digital experience, branches, business development, product management and contact centers. Erin believes the future of financial services depends on combining AI, technology, data and human expertise to drive growth and deliver measurable outcomes. Her focus is turning ambitious strategies into practical execution, building strong financial institutions while helping the humans they serve make meaningful financial progress.
Chris Hilliard is Co-Founder and Founding CEO of Winnow, now part of Spring Labs, where he serves as President. He leads a team of legal, compliance, and technology professionals helping financial institutions, lenders, and law firms navigate regulatory requirements. Winnow is a regulatory compliance platform that tracks state and federal requirements and regulatory changes. Its attorneys apply proprietary metadata and tagging to make requirements searchable and actionable for compliance teams. Chris has over 20 years of experience in consumer, commercial, and residential mortgage lending and banking, with expertise in regulatory compliance, BSA/AML, internal audit, licensing, and legal functions. He has held executive and management positions at major financial institutions and lenders, overseeing compliance, risk, litigation, and product development. He holds CRCM and CCEP certifications and is passionate about using technology to improve compliance efficiency and effectiveness.
Adam Kovic is the Director of US Direct Sales at Claro, a Secure-by-Design technology solutions provider backed by América Móvil, one of the world’s largest telecommunications groups. He leads a high-performing national sales organization focused on helping businesses accelerate growth, strengthen security, and modernize operations through integrated solutions delivered across Claro’s five capability engines: Shield, Foundation, Innovation, Accelerator, and Extension. An accomplished sales leader, Adam has a proven track record of developing and executing go-to-market strategies across complex enterprise markets. His expertise spans large-scale customer negotiations, revenue growth, sales operations, forecasting, and team development. Throughout his career, he has built and led distributed sales organizations, consistently exceeding business objectives while fostering a culture centered on collaboration, accountability, and customer success.
Mollie Markham, Manager, Customer & Industry Relations for Federal Reserve Financial Services (FRFS), is responsible for cultivating relationships among industry leaders to drive advancements in the U.S. payment system. Mollie leads various industry feedback and collaboration opportunities to inform strategic initiatives across FRFS, which serves more than 9,000 financial institutions nationwide. Charged with driving broad payment improvements and instant payment adoption, she has successfully facilitated industry work groups, built educational programs, and developed impactful industry events. Mollie joined the Federal Reserve in 2017, and received a bachelor’s from University of Wisconsin, Madison, and a master’s in economics and policy analysis from DePaul University.
Will McComb leads money movement at Phantom, building an in-app money suite for trading, spending, transfers, and payments, all powered by a unified USD stablecoin balance. He brings 10+ years of product experience, most recently at Coinbase, where he drove USDC adoption across the platform and broader crypto ecosystem. Previously, he grew Amazon’s core retail marketplace.
Laura (Lori) Moore is a technology executive and transformation leader serving as Senior Vice President of Technology Engineering at Global Credit Union. She leads enterprise engineering, architecture, AI adoption, and technology modernization strategies designed to accelerate innovation and business growth. Laura is recognized for her ability to bridge emerging technologies with practical business outcomes, helping organizations leverage artificial intelligence, intelligent automation, cloud platforms, and data-driven decision making to improve member experiences and operational performance. She is a strong advocate for responsible AI adoption and believes technology leaders have a unique opportunity to shape not only the future of their organizations, but the future of the industries they serve. Her work focuses on building adaptive organizations that can thrive amidst rapid technological change while maintaining a relentless focus on people, purpose, and measurable business value.
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