Featured Innovators

Frances Zelazny
Co-Founder & CEO
Frances Zelazny, CEO & Founder of Anonybit -- a new venture focused on decentralized biometrics, is focused on protecting consumer privacy and enhancing digital security, addressing a long-standing market need. She leads her team in making personal data unhackable and ensuring strong authentication without maintaining central honeypots.

John Fick
Corporate Vice President, Head of Fraud
John R. Fick III, MLS, CFE, CFCI, CECFE, is the Corporate Vice President and Head of Fraud at Northwest Bank, with over 15 years of experience in fraud detection, investigations, and physical security. His career spans various financial institutions across the U.S., from regional banks to national corporations, where he has developed and strengthened fraud departments.

Tyson Goings
Head of FinTech Strategy
Tyson Goings, Head of FinTech Strategy at Verizon, owns the financial services vertical for the internal incubator / accelerator program working with consumer, business, and operations groups to identify and deliver new technology solutions for Verizon consumers and business customers.
Prior to this role he has worked with or developed innovation programs at The Clearing House and Discover Financial Services.
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Meet the Innovators

Adam Bacia
Vice President of Product Marketing
Mitek

Alexey Khitrov
Founder and President
ID R&D

Amy Walraven
President, CSO, and Founder
Turnkey Risk Solutions

Andrea Spellucci
Senior Product Owner Sales Transformation
Lloyds Banking Group

Andy Ding
Principal Product Manager
Upgrade

Angeli Jain
Director of Product Management
YouTube

Brian Swanson
EVP, Head of Consumer Bank
Axos Bank

Cameron Stirner
Manager, Intelligence & Analysis
DarkTower

Christopher Briggs
SVP Identity
Mitek

Cindy White
Chief Marketing Officer
Mitek

Dan Slate
Senior Director of Product
Wealthfront

David Gordon
Chief Product Owner - Digital Banking
Nationwide

Dick Dekkers
Director of Business Development
DigIdentity

Eddie Ponce
Chief Compliance Officer
ZenSports

Emily Seeberger
VP of Success and Support
Mitek

Fang Yu
Co-founder and CPO
DataVisor

Filip Verley
Group Product Manager

Frances Zelazny
Co-Founder & CEO
Anonybit

Frank McKenna
Chief Fraud Strategist
Point Predictive

Gerald van Veldhuijsen
Lead Product Owner Digital Identity and Onboarding
ABN AMRO Bank

Gillian Channer
Vice President of Product Management
Mitek

Holly Pingatore
SVP & Director of Deposit Operations
South State Bank

Ian Mitchell
Founder and Chairman
The Knoble

Ido Lustig
Founder and CEO
Bizi

John Fick
Corporate Vice President, Head of Fraud
Northwest Bank

Kathleen Peters
SVP, Head of Fraud and Identity Business
Experian

Kerry Cantley
VP, Digital Banking Strategy
Mitek

Marco Ridder
Director, Global Operations
Mitek

Martyn White
Director of Client Solutions
Mitek

Mary Ann Miller
Head of Fraud Strategy
Varo

Michael Diamond
Senior Vice-President and GM of Digital Banking
Mitek

Mike Wilkins
Senior Director, Trust & Safety
Turo

Nash Ali
Head of Risk and Payments
Moneygram

Raymond Wilson
MLRO & Head of AML
GIMO

Rich Corriss
Director of Customer Success for North America
Lightico

Riley Hughes
Co-founder & CEO
Trinsic

Robin Pugh
President & CEO
DarkTower

Stacey Oden
Director, Product Management
Agilysys

Susan Blackburn
Chief Commercial Officer
Viewpointe

Tobi Olopade
Chief of Staff
Amount

Tracy Kitten
Director of Fraud and Security
Javelin Strategy & Research

Tristan Prince
Fraud & Financial Crime Product Director
Experian

Troy Huth
Senior Director
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Tyson Goings
Head of FinTech Strategy
Verizon
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