Industry Engagements

Representatives from the Federal Reserve attend live and virtual events throughout the year to discuss trends, timely topics and continued advancements in the payment system. See below for upcoming engagements, organized by month. To request a speaker at your event, please review and complete this form.

Visit the Industry Events page to view key conferences where we’ll attend with an exhibit booth, onsite event and/or speaker(s). It’s also easy to stay informed by signing up for timely email communications. For additional ways to reach us, find a contact here.

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May 2026

FIS Emerald (Off-site)

Dan Gonzalez, vice president and national account director, will be speaking on an instant payments panel tied to the Money Movement Hub on Tuesday, May 5.

Payments Canada Summit (Off-site)

Frank Van Driessche, head of ISO^® 20022 practice, will moderate a panel on the strategy, integration, and impact of the ISO 20022 migration on Wednesday, May 6.

Currency Research Banknote Conference (Off-site)

Kathleen Young, executive vice president and chief of FedCash^® Services, will participate in a fireside chat on the five A's of currency on Tuesday, May 12.
Alex Bau, vice president, will participate on a panel about the trends in cash and payments on Tuesday, May 12.

IACOA (Independent Armored Car Operators Association) (Off-site)

Christine Chan, senior manager, and Robert Bujas, assistant vice president, will be speaking on new updates on cash trends and FedCash E-Manifest and cash visibility on Thursday, May 7.
Robert Bujas, assistant vice president, will be participating on the Business Continuity Preparedness Panel that will include an interactive discussion about what happens when one or more members of the cash supply chain experiences a cyberattack on Thursday, May 7.

2026 NEACH Payments Management Conference (Off-site)

Amanda Compton, payments strategies industry consultant, will be speaking about how modern fraud operations actually work and how financial institutions are fighting back in real time, and also on the race against scams and check fraud on Monday, May 18 and Tuesday, May 19.
Stephanie Miracle, FedNow^® client specialist, will present on the generational shift in payments that is driving innovation in the payments landscape, as well as how to craft secure, scalable, and compliant send flows in instant payments on Monday, May 18.

OMFIF's Digital Money Summit 2026 (Off-site)

Mark Gould, chief payments executive, will be speaking on how instant payments systems can be designed to be resilient, inclusive and interoperable. Also addressing key developments around the FedNow service on Tuesday, May 19.

Keystone Konnection 2026 (Off-site)

Bonni Brodsky, director of FRFS Payments Improvement, will be presenting on current fraud trends and emerging risks across the payments ecosystem, as well as strategies to combat the evolving threats in payments Tuesday, May 19.

i2c Accelerate 2026 (Off-site)

Blake McDaniel, assistant vice president, will participate in a panel discussion that explores how financial institutions are optimizing P2P and B2B payments flows across various payment rails on Tuesday, May 19.

Windy City Summit 2026 (Off-site)

Kristina Wickersham, FedNow client specialist, will present on how treasury professionals can lead the charge in transforming commercial outcomes through smarter, faster, and more reliable payment strategies on Tuesday, May 19.

CrossState Connect Annual Convention (Off-site)

Ryan Evans, director of secure payments, will be giving an update on payments fraud, managing risks, resources and more related to credit unions on Wednesday, May 20.

CPI Middle Market Conference (Off-site)

Erik Van Bramer, senior vice president and head of customer and industry relations, will participate in a session that explores how designing holistic payments strategies should prioritize buyer and supplier outcomes over product agendas on Wednesday, May 20.

Finzpire 2026 (Off-site)

Erik Van Bramer, senior vice president and head of customer and industry relations, will participate in a session about instant payments and payments modernization on Thursday, May 21.

June 2026

FinOpsX (Off-site)

Nikkia Young, senior product owner, will be speaking on how FinOps can scale their practice in risk-aware organizations on Tuesday, June 2.

Insurtech Insights (Off-site)

Bernadette Ksepka, vice president and deputy head of product management, FedNow® Service, will be participating in a session in which will explore how reimaging payments can unlock tangible value across the claims journey and dive into related topics on Wednesday, June 3.

Finastra Annual Payments Business Forum (Off-site)

Blake McDaniel, assistant vice president of FedNow, will be giving updates regarding the FedNow and FedWire^®, as well as providing insight into what is next for the FedNow service and Hybrid Address upcoming changes and beyond on Thursday, June 4.

NACM Credit Congress & Expo (Off-site)

Kristina Wickersham, FedNow client specialist, will have a practical discussion on how instant payments can enhance customer experience with immediate, secure transactions allowing organizations to stay ahead of the curve and leverage the FedNow Service to meet the growing demand for real-time financial solutions on Friday, June 5.

Directions 2026 (Off-site)

Chris Schnieper, director of secure payments, will discuss proactive fraud mitigation strategies for community banks, current fraud tactics to be aware of and how to protect financial institutions and their customers on Thursday, June 11.

Reuters: The Future of Insurance 2026 (Off-site)

Erik Van Bramer, senior vice president and head of customer and industry relations, will be on a panel on how to modernize insurance without breaking the core by upgrading customer journeys with modern web interface and portals, controlled increments to prevent outages and how to streamline high-friction processes to cut costs and more on Thursday, June 25.

NAMIC Claims Conference (Off-site)

Tim Boike, vice president of customer and industry relations, will participate in a webinar session on how instant payments can transform P&C payouts and drive loyalty and operational efficiency as well as updates on the status of the FedNow Service on Friday, June 26.

July 2026

PaymentsEd 2026 (Off-site)

Mollie Markham, industry relations manager, will share insights on the customer experience and what merchants need to know about payments innovations as fintechs continue to push boundaries and introducing technologies that make payments smarter and more efficient on Monday, July 27.

August 2026

Fintech Devcon (Off-site)

Mark Gould, chief payments executive, will participate in a fireside chat about the future of instant payments and how software engineers can drive innovation forward, on Monday, August 3.

Fiserv Forum (Off-site)

Connect with Federal Reserve Financial Services representatives on the latest fintech and payment innovations on Monday, Aug. 17 through Wednesday, Aug. 19.

Accelerate (Off-site)

Erik Van Bramer, senior vice president and head of customer and industry relations, will be participating in two sessions:

Fraud, Risk & Compliance in RTP: explore the evolving risk landscape of immediate payments, discuss fraud mitigation strategies, regulatory expectations, and how credit union can build resilient compliance frameworks and more on Tuesday, August 18.
FedNow Ecosystems and Welcome back/Coffee chat with TCH and FedNow: will be a discussion on what is happening at TCH and the FedNow Service on Wednesday, August 19.

EPCOR Payments University (Off-site)

Amanda Compton, payments strategies industry consultant, will present on the Federal Reserve’s fraud mitigation offerings and tips on Thursday, August 20.

Solutions Payments Conference (Off-site)

Dan Gonzalez, vice president and national account director, will present on Monday, August 24 on two topics:
- Elevating Customer Experience and Driving Growth Using Instant Payments, exploring how instant payments can transform customer experience, why they’re essential for competitive differentiation, and how financial institutions can leverage this innovation to deepen relationships and unlock new revenue streams.
- Instant Payments Panel: a discussion of where instant payments are now and their future.
Mike Timoney, vice president of payments system improvement, will present on two topics on Monday, August 24:
- Stopping Scams in Their Tracks: Tools, Tactics, and Teamwork, will talk through real world scenarios and discuss what frontline teams are doing when customers are scammed. They will also engage on practical tactics for faster intervention, point to resources that make it easier to educate customers and share timely intelligence across the industry.
- Inside the Fraud Factory: How Real-Time Payments are Rewriting the Rules of Risk: this session pulls back the curtain on how modern fraud operations work and how leading financial institutions are fighting back in real time with live case studies of instant-payment fraud patterns, learn how data intelligence and behavioral analytics can expose synthetic identities, and discover new collaborative models emerging across networks.

ePayResources-Payments University (Off-site)

Ryan Evans, director of secure payments, will be speaking on Thursday, August 6 on increased fraud threats, including scams and identity attacks, and highlight the trends and strategies for improving digital trust and resilience.
Chris Schnieper, director of secure payments, will be speaking on increased fraud threats, including scams and identity attacks, and highlight the trends and strategies for improving digital trust and resilience on Thursday, August 27.

SHAZAM Payment Assn. webinar (Off-site)

Erik Van Bramer, senior vice president and head of customer and industry relations, will be participating in a session on FedNow that features an update on the service and provides an overview of the recent enhancements and how these updates are driving innovation across the instant payments landscape on Wednesday, August 26.

Money Movement Ecosystem (Off-site)

Mollie Markham, manager of industry relations and engagement, will be talking about the key learnings from scaling FedNow across 1,500+ institutions, how the Fed is enabling broader adoption and real-world use cases beyond early adaptors and more on Wednesday, August 26.

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