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10/12/12 Social Mobile Payments: Americas Conference Speakers

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Oded Israeli: Head of Mobile Payments | Twitter LinkedIn YouTube

Amdocs | Web Twitter Facebook Blog LinkedIn YouTube Google+

Oded Israeli leads product management and marketing for Amdocs Digital Commerce and Mobile
Payments. Oded joined Amdocs as the Chief of Staff for Amdocs’ CEO and later moved to the Digital
Services division, where he led Amdocs’ strategy around mobile payments and the post-merger integration
of two acquired companies: NewACT and MX Telecom.

Prior to Amdocs, Oded practiced law as a high-tech attorney, managed a web development company, and
advised Fortune 500 companies as a management consultant for the Boston Consulting Group. Oded holds
an LL.B. and LL.M. from Tel Aviv University and an MBA from INSEAD business school in France and
Singapore.

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Souheil Badran: SVP & GM | Twitter LinkedIn CrunchBase Press

Digital River | Web Twitter Blog LinkedIn YouTube

Souheil Badran is the senior vice president and general manager overseeing the Digital River World
Payments solution. The Digital River World Payments solution offers relevant payments in nearly every
country and delivers a unique set of payment programs built to simplify and adapt to the rapidly changing
global payments and security landscape.
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Mr. Badran joined Digital River with extensive experience in high technology organizations, including sales
and marketing, product management, strategic development, mergers and acquisitions, and high-growth
initiatives.

Prior to Digital River, Mr. Badran was senior vice president and general manager at First Data Corporation,
the largest processor in the United States, managing their e-commerce solution group, which enabled
businesses to transact in an e-commerce and card not present environment. Mr. Badran joined First Data
from VeriSign where, based in Switzerland, he served as vice president and general manager for their
international operations across Europe, Middle East, Africa, India, Central and Latin America and Asia
Pacific. He also had responsibility for VeriSign’s global channel and partner programs.

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Kolja Reiss: Managing Director | Twitter LinkedIn YouTube Blog

mopay | Web Twitter Facebook

As Managing Director for mopay Inc. in the U.S., Kolja Reiss is responsible for overseeing all aspects of
corporate relations and operations for mopay in North America. Kolja has over 14 years of experience in
the telecommunications industry is now focusing entirely on providing best-in-class mobile micropayment
solutions to blue-chip clients worldwide.

Previously as Director of Client Operations, he headed the technical operations for MindMatics USA in
New York and Los Angeles, helping to establish MindMatics LLC as the market leader in the interactive
television industry. Prior to Kolja’s move to the U.S., he founded a computer and telecommunications retail
company and successfully sold it after five years. Kolja holds a Master’s Degree in Business Information
Systems from the University of Paderborn in Germany. He is married and speaks English and German
fluently.

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Sean-Michael Daley: CEO & Founder | Twitter LinkedIn Facebook

PayTap | Web Twitter Blog LinkedIn YouTube

Sean-Michael brings more than 20 years of consulting, design and digital production experience spread
across stints in Asia, Europe, USA and his homeland Australia.



He most recently served as Group Account Director for Definition 6, an integrated interactive marketing
agency based in Atlanta where he ran the Dallas office. His first start-up, digital asset management company
Rumble Group in Sydney, Australia joint ventured with Silicon Graphics and Hitachi Data Systems to
deliver services to Viacom, Lucas Films and Oxford Scientific.

He was CEO of kannuu, Inc., a mobile search optimization start-up that won the prestigious “2008 Nokia
Mobile Rules!” award for technology innovation.

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Rodrigo Meirelles: Head of Mobile Business, LatAm & Caribbean

LinkedIn Twitter

Visa | Web YouTube Facebook Twitter

Specialties

Vision & Strategy, Business Development, Sales & Marketing, Business management, Business
Leadership, Product management & marketing, Portfolio management, Smartphone business, SW platform
business, Consumer Internet Services, Location Based Services (LBS)

* Strategy and Business development
* Develop the company brand in mobile ecosystem
* Strategic Planning, including business plan & sales strategy development
* M&A, Advising new businesses opportunities and structuring commercial transactions

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Rick Bakas : VP of Marketing | LinkedIn Twitter Blog Google+ Web

PressPay | Web Video Twitter Google+ YouTube

Author, Certified Sommelier and Brand Strategist, Rick Bakas is globally recognized as a thought leader in
the world of wine and social media. As the first Director of Social Media in the wine industry, Rick
Bakas influenced new ideas and new concepts that connect wineries to new consumers through tweetup
tours and global online wine tastings. Rick Bakas specializes in translating personal and corporate brands to


new media. He is an adviser at Bakas Media, a new media branding agency in San Francisco.

Rick Bakas has been socializing with people online since the mid 1980′s where he was an early adopter to
usenet groups and America Online. That was around the time Rick Bakas turned 21 and was bit by the
wine bug. Over the last twenty years, he has gravitated to new social sites where he naturally finds
conversations about new media, online business and wine. Rick Bakas learned the art of branding during
eight years at NIKE where he worked on branding projects for Team Jordan, NIKE Basketball as well as
the NFL’s Denver Broncos, New York Giants and the NCAA’s University of Oregon.

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Harold Montgomery : CEO | LinkedIn Perspective Interview Web

Calpian, Inc. | Web LinkedIn Press

Harold Montgomery is the CEO of Calpian, Inc, (CLPI.OB) a publicly- traded company engaged in the
electronic payments industry with operations in the U.S. and India.

Mr. Montgomery is a recognized industry leader in the U.S. and abroad. He provided expert testimony to
the U.S. Congress and the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank on payments- related issues and regularly appears in
industry publications. Harold spearheads Calpian’s global investment initiatives and its development of
payments solutions in countries such as India.

Montgomery is a native of Dallas, Texas. He attended Stanford University where he earned BA and MBA
degrees. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the Communities Foundation of Texas, a $750
million community trust organization, and the Board of St. Mark’s School of Texas. He has served as
President of the Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations and Young Audiences of Greater Dallas.

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Jojo Malolos : Former President & CEO and Head of Smart Money

LinkedIn Twitter Video

Smart Hub, Inc. | Web LinkedIn


Experienced executive in mobile money and mobile payments industry working with key stakeholders in
banks, regulators, MNOs, financial insitutions, NGOs, international development firms, cooperatives and
microfinance companies. Chief Executive Officer of a mobile money subsidiary of one of the biggest
mobile communications company in Southeast Asia’s emerging markets. Advisor, speaker, subject matter
expert in global mobile money forums, deployments and ventures.

Business executive of globally pioneering mobile financial services organization recognized for leading and
successful mobile money business models that garnered awards and recognition from international
agencies. Partnered with MasterCard Worldwide to form Mobile Payments Solutions, Pte Ltd that
implements new global mobile payments ecosystems in emerging markets. Recognized Global Mobile
Money expertise strategy and execution advisor by key global mobile money and financial inclusion
organizations. Operations and Commercial business executive accountable for building, sustaining and
growing of new product or services and delivering business objectives and their P&L.

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Loraine DeBonis: Editor-In-Chief | LinkedIn Interview

Paybefore | Web LinkedIn Twitter

Loraine DeBonis is responsible for directing content and design across all of Paybefore’s media
platforms: Paybefore Update, Paybefore Legal, Paybefore Magazine, Paybefore News, Paybefore News
International and Paybefore Buyer’s Guide.

Since joining Paybefore four years ago, DeBonis has developed relationships with industry stakeholders
worldwide. Much of her work has focused on understanding trends in the unbanked segment as well as
emerging international markets.

DeBonis has been an editor and writer for national magazines and newsletters for more than a decade,
writing about everything from art and health to prepaid cards. Prior to joining Paybefore, DeBonis covered
the prepaid card industry for SourceMedia in Chicago. Her work has appeared in Prepaid Trends, Cards &
Payments, The Artist’s Magazine and Healthy Advice Networks. DeBonis received her Bachelor of Arts
degree in English, magna cum laude, from Xavier University in Cincinnati. She lives in Tennessee with her
husband Alex, a professor of English, and their son Sam.

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James Citron: Co-Founder & CEO | Twitter LinkedIn Mashable YouTube


Mogreet | Web YouTube Facebook LinkedIn Google+ Blog

Mogreet is one of the largest mobile messaging companies in North America and the market leader in
delivering MMS video to mobile devices. Mogreet today helps the nation’s top marketers deliver the highest
quality form of content, advertisements and marketing messages to opted-in mobile consumers driving sales,
consumer engagement and long-term loyalty.

Under Mr. Citron’s leadership, the company has been recognized as one of the top 250 private technology
companies in the world (AlwaysOn 250), won multiple prestigious industry awards (Direct Marketing
Association’s Top Mobile Marketing Campaign of 2011) and most importantly, helped its customers exceed
their goals using the company’s technology.

Mr. Citron is widely regarded as one of the foremost experts on mobile marketing, MMS and mobile video
in the United States. He is an active member of the Consumer Best Practices Committee, Mobile Video and
Mobile Advertising Committees for the Mobile Marketing Association. Mr. Citron is a published author
(Mobile Marketing for Dummies), and an educator that loves to share his perspectives on building
companies, entrepreneurship and exploring how to create positive change through mobility and technology.

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Phil Hendrix : Director & Analyst, GigaOm Pro

LinkedIn Twitter Blog Google+ GigaOm

immr | Web Video SlideShare

Dr. Phil Hendrix is Founder and Director of immr, a research and consulting firm helping clients bring
innovative new products and services to market, and an analyst with GigaOm Pro. As an analyst, Phil
focuses on mobile, M-commerce, location, big data and related topics.

As a consultant, Phil helps clients uncover customer needs, optimize product/service features, achieve
competitive differentiation and accelerate market acceptance. Recent reports cover Mobile Advertising;
Consumers’ Digital Signals; SoLoMo and Shopping; Tablets; and Location-based Innovation.

Before founding immr, Phil was a partner with DiamondCluster (now PwC Advisory) and principal with
Mercer Management Consulting (now Oliver Wyman). Phil has been a professor at Emory University and
the University of Michigan (where he also earned his PhD in Marketing).

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Vincent Kadar : Chief Executive Officer | LinkedIn Blog

Telepin Software | Web LinkedIn YouTube TechVibes

Vincent Kadar, CEO of Telepin Software, has almost 20 years of executive experience in software
technology companies for wireless and telecom networks. Prior to his role with Telepin, Vincent was
founder and CTO at Airwide Solutions, a leading provider of mobile messaging infrastructure.

Mr. Kadar has also served as Director of Wireless Technology at InfoSpace Inc, and in senior technology
positions at CrossKeys Systems and Accenture. Vincent frequently presents at industry conferences and has
been published in leading magazines.

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Darcy Wedd: President | Twitter LinkedIn Facebook

PayVia | Web Twitter Facebook LinkedIn CrunchBase

Darcy Wedd is a seasoned mobile executive with over 16 years of experience in the mobile industry. Wedd
holds executive leadership roles within key industry and regulatory bodies focused on the growth and
maturation of network operator payment technologies and services.

Wedd was a founding member of one of the fastest growing carrier billing companies in North America,
ultimately resulting in the creation of North America’s largest operator network billing provider. Wedd
brings a rich heritage in mobile, a proven track record of leading profitable companies and an inspirational
vision to payvia.

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Catherine Cook : Co-Founder & VP Brand Strategy


Twitter LinkedIn Mashable

MeetMe | Web Twitter Facebook LinkedIn YouTube CrunchBase

Catherine is Vice President of Brand Strategy for MeetMe, Inc. (MEET: NYSE MKT), the public market
leader for social discovery.

In 2005, Catherine co-founded myYearbook with her brother Dave. In November 2011, the company
merged with the Quepasa Corporation and in June 2012 rebranded to MeetMe, Inc. Catherine is
responsible for creating some of the most important applications on the site and has been instrumental in
driving the site’s growth by conceiving of the next popular features. As part of MeetMe’s management
team, Catherine continues to drive new features that deliver on the MeetMe mission — to be the best place
to meet new people.

Catherine graduated from Georgetown University in 2011, where she majored in OPIM and marketing.
Catherine has been reported on extensively on CNBC, MTV, ABC News, Fox News, CosmoGIRL,
BusinessWeek, the San Francisco Chronicle, and CBS.

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Barbara Ballard: VP Customer Experience & Marketing

Twitter LinkedIn Book Press

C-Sam | Web LinkedIn YouTube CrunchBase Twitter

Barbara Ballard has worked in user experience and customer experience across the entire mobile ecosystem,
and is currently working with C-SAM on mobile wallets. She has worked with mobile startups, mobile
operators and companies in numerous related verticals in between. She authored the book, “Designing the
Mobile User Experience” in 2007.

Ms. Ballard held management positions at a variety of mobile commerce companies, and has also helped
majors like AT&T, Sprint, LG, The Weather Channel, Hallmark and Skyfire develop and deliver
exceptional user experiences. She has degrees in industrial engineering and business, as well as significant
graduate work in ergonomics, psychology, industrial design, and industrial engineering.

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Jeffrey Sass : Co-Founder | LinkedIn Twitter Video Web Facebook


Social Object Factory | Web LinkedIn YouTube Campaign

A senior level marketing and business development executive with a rare mix of creative and business
experience in mobile marketing and entertainment, traditional entertainment, electronic entertainment,
licensing & merchandising and technology.

A frequent speaker and panelist at mobile, music, digital & social media events, with articles published in
DMNews, Mobile Marketer, iMedia Connection and others. A founding Board Member of the Mobile
Internet Content Coalition (MICC) as well as an instructor for the University of San Francisco’s online
mobile marketing program. An excellent writer with produced Film and Television credits, and a
recognized blogger, selected as a Sony DigiDad and an Intel Advisor.

Excellent writer with produced Film and Television credits. Extensive Public Company Experience
including traditional IPO’s and Reverse Mergers. Extensive worldwide Licensing and Merchandising
experience. Extensive technology experience in computer and video games, internet and wireless
technologies. Excellent speaker and guest lecturer.

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Laurens Eckelboom : EVP, Marketing | LinkedIn Video Web

ParkMobile | Web LinkedIn YouTube Facebook Twitter

Laurens Eckelboom has over 18 years experience in sales and marketing holding senior and executive
positions in the IT and Parking industry. Laurens joined Parkmobile Group in 2005.

He earned two Master degrees, one in Business Marketing from TIAS Business School, Tilburg University
in The Netherlands and the other from Utrecht University in International Relations.

Laurens also completed the Executive Retailing Program at Santa Clara University in San José, CA. He has
served as a master level lecturer at the University of Eindhoven, and the HES School of Economics and
Management in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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James Wester: Editor | Twitter LinkedIn Blog



Mobile Payments Today | Web LinkedIn Twitter

A seasoned marketing professional and technical writer with two decades of experience in the ever-
evolving world of technology. Also skilled in the operational/analytical details that make successful
marketing succesful.

Now using experience to dissect, report and comment on the developments in mobile payments, mobile
finance and m-commerce. Recognized for effective, creative multi-channel marketing strategies for start-
ups.

Known for being able to convey complex, technical concepts in engaging and understandable ways. Strong
writing and presenting skills. Frequent presenter, panelist and contributor on mobile technology, security
and mobile payments.

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Tom Holmes: CIO | Twitter LinkedIn Web

3Cinteractive | Web LinkedIn Twitter YouTube Facebook

Tom Holmes is the executive vice president and chief information officer at 3Cinteractive. Holmes manages
3Ci’s global technology organization, overseeing the technology platform and systems that supports the
critical mobile programs of the company’s enterprise clients.

A respected, 23-year industry veteran, Holmes brings a unique blend of technology and business acumen to
3Ci. Most recently, Holmes served as senior vice president and chief information officer at Arise Virtual
Solutions Inc., the world’s leading provider of virtual business services for brands seeking to improve
business results through their sales and service channels.

Holmes is a member of the CIO Executive Council and served as vice chairman for the Enterprise
Development Corporation, an organization that facilitates the creation and growth of science & technology
companies. Holmes has been featured in numerous magazines and research papers including
InformationWeek, Computer World, CIO Magazine, MIT Sloan School of Management and Forrester
Research.

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Paul Coppinger: Co-Founder and President | Twitter LinkedIn Video

Apriva | Web LinkedIn Twitter YouTube Facebook

Paul Coppinger serves as president of Apriva’s Point of Sale division, and is responsible for developing and
implementing the group’s strategic initiatives, market strategy, product development, and channel
management. As a co-founder of Apriva, Paul’s guidance has been instrumental in the company’s evolution
into a recognized leader for secure wireless transactions solutions.

Paul has more than 20 years of management experience and has pioneered the development and delivery of
sophisticated software applications in more than 30 different industry sectors. His areas of expertise include
e-commerce, m-commerce, wireless communications, encryption and security and VoIP.

Paul was also a co-founder of Zanova, Inc., a B2B e-commerce company that was acquired by Onvia in
July 2000. He was a co-founder of NetSearch, LLC, a wireless application company acquired by Aether
Systems in April, 2000. Paul earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Engineering
from Arizona State University.

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Einar Rosenberg: CTO | Twitter LinkedIn Video Blog

Narian Technologies | Web LinkedIn NFC Times

Einar Rosenberg is a recognized expert in mobile payments who has written multiple papers and spoken
internationally on the topics of NFC, RFID, location-based services and Bluetooth. Mr. Rosenberg is
currently the CTO of Narian Technologies.

Narian Technologies is the Global Leader in NFC or Near Field Communication Applications and
Services, for over 10 years. In 2012, we are releasing the commercial version of our Mobile Retail Services
Platform. Our NFC Mobile Platform focuses on creating real innovation for Retailers and Restaurants.
Narian’s platform offers nearly 1,000 unique capabilities and features, allowing Retail and Restaurant
employees, to dramatically increase in efficiency and productivity. We give Retailers and Restaurants,
intelligent access to service and content.

Running on all four top tier US mobile networks including AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, and T-Mobile. The


platform also allows one step integration of all leading Social Media and Multimedia including Facebook,
Twitter, Foursquare, YouTube, Pinterest, Flickr, and many more.

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Rylan Barnes: Co-Founder & CTO | Twitter LinkedIn Video Facebook

ShopSavvy | Web LinkedIn Twitter Blog

Rylan Barnes is the co-founder of ShopSavvy, one of the most popular applications on iPhone, Android
and Windows Phone 7. Rylan began his work in e-commerce back in 2002 with Textbook-Trader.com.
Through this project Rylan developed an intimate knowledge of the e-commerce space which ultimately
resulted in the first generation of ProductCloud – the technology that powers ShopSavvy today.

It’s currently in its fifth generation and is the world’s most comprehensive realtime, online and local, price
comparison search engine. In addition to his interests of building highly scalable backend systems, Rylan
began to specialize in mobile development in 2004 – long before the iPhone. He set out to conquer mobile
barcode scanning in 2005, (a little ahead of its time) and again in 2008 when platforms such as iOS and
Android started getting legs, helping take mobile barcode scanning to where it is today – a prominent entry
point for mobile commerce. In 2008 his mobile shopping app, GoCart, was a first-prize winner in Google’s
2008 Android Developer Challenge (part of a $10 MM contest). He is a graduate with a bachelor’s degree
in Computer Engineering from Texas A&M University.

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Richard Steggall: CEO | LinkedIn Video

Waspit | Web LinkedIn Twitter Facebook Blog

Richard is an entrepreneur who likes being a driver of fundamental changes in industries where ‘change’ is
a foreign concept. New opportunities rarely exist where all you seek to do is provide ‘more of the same’
service or product. More recently Richard has focused his attention on Fintech.

Prior to Waspit Richard had 17 years IT&T experience across multiple sectors ranging from streaming and
digital media through to B2B IP based telecommunications. Richard has been responsible for the growth
strategies of a number of private and public companies in North America, the United Kingdom and Asia –
particularly strategies focused on acquisitive and capital growth. Richard have been responsible for IPO’s


(including via reverse merger) on the OTCBB, London AIM, and the ASX.

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Andy Kleitsch: CEO | LinkedIn Twitter Video Blog

Buck | Web LinkedIn Twitter CrunchBase

Andy Kleitsch is a serial entrepreneur bringing a deep background in mobile operator billing technology
and mobile data product management.

Prior to founding Buck with its Single Click Checkout product, Andy was the Sr. Manager of the AT&T
Wireless mMode portal.

Before entering mobile, Andy was the founder of WeddingChannel.com (a leading wedding planning web
destination) which was later sold to the Knot for $80+MM. Andy resides in Seattle Washington and enjoys
windsurfing when he is not spending time with his wife and two children

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Cliff Canan: Founder & CEO | LinkedIn CrunchBase

Nooch | Web Facebook Twitter Blog YouTube

Cliff created Nooch so he could pay back friends immediately without having to hike to an ATM. Cliff
understands Generation-M and why 21st-century students think, live and spend so differently than their
Baby Boomer parents. Mobile payments are slowly becoming mainstream, yet too many pain points persist
on college campuses when it comes to person-to-person payments.

An aspiring entrepreneur, Cliff set out solving the problem by bootstrapping Nooch and handling all initial
fundraising, development, recruiting and compliance duties. Since, Nooch has been recognized by
Universities, startup competitions and payment conferences as an innovator in the space and a company to
watch.

Cliff graduated from Duke University, where he was elected to lead multiple student organizations and
studied Political Science. Cliff is a frequent presenter at industry events and was a featured speaker at the


Chicago Fed’s Payment Symposium. Cliff is also an Eagle Scout, a passionate Philly sports fan and
constant devil’s advocate.

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John Reed: SVP, Chief Architect – Global Architecture & Technology

LinkedIn UpClose

FirstData | Web Facebook Twitter LinkedIn

John Reed and his global team are focused on customer satisfaction through platform security, availability,
performance and innovation. Reed’s priorities include defining the technology stack for new product
development initiatives, and creating more efficient and reusable technology platform for existing products.
John and his team partner with First Data’s product leaders to ensure a seamless alignment between product
solution maps and the underlying technology roadmap.

Reed’s organization covers information and data architecture, enterprise data management, application
architecture, compute, network and storage architecture, business process architecture and the Center for
Innovation Engineering. Earlier in his career, he led all IT development, architecture, production and
information technology infrastructure library(ITIL)services, and the global portal solutions for Unisys.

Prior to Unisys, Mr. Reed helped transition Zurich Financial Services to a global SOA infrastructure and
development practice. He was responsible for creating new state of the art small e-Business processing
platform architecture. Before that, Mr. Reed led the common services architecture and internet banking
groups at Bank of America and MBNA. Reed holds a bachelor’s degree from Temple University and a
master’s degree from the University of North Carolina.

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Bill Clark: President LinkedIn Press



Spindle Mobile | Web LinkedIn

Mr. Clark has more than 20 years of experience in business operations, sales, marketing and product
development in the payments industry, with many successful releases of new payment technologies and
products. Prior to joining Spindle, Mr. Clark was Executive VP and General Manager for Apriva LLC
where he led the North American operations for this mobile payments technology company.

Mr. Clark was responsible for the strategic direction and execution of Apriva’s national marketing
initiatives, sales teams, client/customer services and product management, serving 350 reseller channels.
Under Mr. Clark’s leadership, Apriva captured a 65% market share for mobile acquiring products, and he
opened new markets in cashless vending and smartphone based mobile acquiring by signing fortune 100
partners.

Prior to Apriva, Mr. Clark served as General Manager of Wireless Products, Director of Emerging
Technology, First Data Merchant Services and First Data Resources. During his 17 year tenure he
pioneered the delivery and sales of emerging technologies over a wide range of markets, including: Internet
banking, electronic bill presentment, web based merchant services, RFID/NFC, and the release of TCP/IP
and 3G wireless acquiring products. Mr. Clark holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronics and
Management from Southern Illinois University and an MBA from University Nebraska Omaha.

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Miguel Cintron: VP Business Development LinkedIn

i2C, Inc. | Web LinkedIn Twitter Facebook YouTube

Miguel Cintron supports the worldwide initiatives of i2c as Vice President – Business Development.
Cintron has held management positions at Visa, First Data, Bank of America and most recently served as
Vice President at MasterCard Worldwide where he led prepaid product development initiatives for Latin
America.

In addition to a long track record in the prepaid industry, Cintron was an integral part of the development of
SafeSend, a US to Mexico remittance product by Bank of America, as well as MasterCard’s international
remittance service, MoneySend; he is co-inventor on both patent-pending applications. Cintron has fluency
in five languages and actively heads up i2c’s global expansion through domestic and international markets.

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Thomas Niedbalski : SVP Business & Client Development

LinkedIn Twitter Facebook Google+

Transaction Wireless | Web LinkedIn Twitter Facebook YouTube

Thomas is charged with globally expanding the company’s innovative digital gift card and integrated
marketing solutions. With more than 23 years of experience in retail marketing, merchandising, operations,
and new technology development, Mr. Niedbalski is an integral part of the Transaction Wireless leadership
team and his deep knowledge has been instrumental in developing and evolving the company’s robust
platform that brings digital life to gift cards.

Prior to Transaction Wireless, Mr. Niedbalski worked for Stored Value Solutions (SVS) where he
developed a mass market sales channel and led the partnership marketing team. Prior to that, Niedbalski was
promoted through the ranks at Blockbuster where he excelled for 17 years in various management roles
including IT, marketing, new retail technology, operations, and product development.

Among his many accomplishments, Thomas was part of the team that developed and launched the
Blockbuster Reward Program, the most successful marketing program in the company’s history, generating
more than $20 million annually. In addition, he revolutionized the company’s gift card program with
marketplace innovations that continue to serve as a model for enterprises across the globe.

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Kim Fraser : Chief Operations Officer | LinkedIn Twitter

Mobile Media Infotech Limited | Web LinkedIn Twitter Facebook Blog

Kim is the Chief Operating Officer for MMIT. Kim brings into the company over 21 years of
Telecommunications experience, covering Executive, Business Management and Operating Management,
through to core technical and engineering in the telecommunications arena. Kim’s experience covers overall
business operations, market strategies, business plan development, funding, network planning,
dimensioning, implementation, and technical operations within the software development and
telecommunications service provider arena. Kim has proven leadership, and personnel management
capabilities.

Before joining MMIT Kim was the Managing Director of Monarch Communication Limited where he
helped revamped a WiMax Data Internet Service Provider, during his time at Monarch Communication he
helped mold and mentor Jide into a leadership role. Kim background in the African Market has seen him



hold executive position in East to West Africa, his understanding of the environment and market segment
gives him a foresight on running and operating a company in an emerging market. A Canadian by birth,
Kim holds a BSC degree in Electronic Systems Engineering and a Telecommunications Engineering
Technology Diploma from University of Regina and Northern Alberta Institute of Technology in Canada.
Kim currently resides in Nigeria.

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Chip Kahn : Founder & CEO | LinkedIn Profile

IP Commerce | Web LinkedIn Twitter Facebook

Alfred ‘Chip’ Kahn IV, Founder and CEO of IP Commerce, has led IP Commerce to the phenomenal
growth since its inception in 2005. IP Commerce offers the most comprehensive open payments platform
that provides developers the tools they need to develop innovative POS 2.0 applications.

Kahn is an award-winning entrepreneur and a longtime business leader who has run other successful
companies. Kahn also serves on advisory boards and is a frequent keynote speaker at commerce industry
events. Kahn graduated with a BA from Colorado State University.

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Ulises Orozco : Founder & Managing Partner

LinkedIn Twitter Facebook

CloudShopper | Web LinkedIn Twitter Facebook

Ulises is Founder and Managing Partner of CloudShopper, a digital retail solutions provider – most notably
the CloudShopper Shopping Extension for most popular internet browsers.

Ulises began his career as Assistant Marketing Coordinator of The Rouse Company. He left Rouse shortly
after graduation in order to pursue start-up opportunities in social and e-Commerce. Ulises is also Co-
Founder of Social Media Club South Florida, an association of social media and marketing professionals.



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Brandy Alexander-Wimberly : Founder & CEO | LinkedIn Press

Buyvite | Web LinkedIn Twitter Facebook Pinterest

Brandy Alexander-Wimberly is founder and CEO of Buyvite Group Pay, the Social Payment
Option. Buyvite is an early-stage group payment platform that allows friends and family to group pay for
anything inside any e-Commerce cart at the point of sale.

Brandy has an extensive background in digital marketing and has been working in the space since 2005.
Her background includes web design & development account and project management, e-Commerce
project management, digital marketing strategy, custom software product development, UX consulting,
SEM project deployment and management, email marketing project management and copy writing, video
production, iOS app development project management, social media marketing strategy, mobile marketing
strategy and creating customized digital marketing campaigns. Brandy has a MA in Journalism from
Columbia College Chicago and a BA from Bowling Green State University.

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David Kaminsky : Analyst, Emerging Technologies | LinkedIn Twitter

Mercator Advisory Group | Web LinkedIn Twitter Facebook

David Kaminsky is an analyst with Mercator Advisory Group’s Emerging Technologies Service. Since
joining Mercator, his research agenda has focused on developments in the ways innovative technologies,
particularly Social, Local and Mobile platforms, shape the payments ecosystem. This has included a
delineation of the NFC payments value chain, explorations of alternative mobile payment systems, analysis
of the relationship consumers have with their financial institutions over social media, and a study of the
various methods merchants can employ to provide customers with incentives over SoLoMo platforms.

He has also completed extensive research into the point-of-sale (POS) terminal industry, working with
various manufacturers and software developers, as well as studying the evolution of the POS terminal in
recent years and forecasting the developments to come. Dave has multiple years of analytical experience in
several industries, including financial analysis for the defense industry with Tecolote Research and


economic forecasting studies for the transportation industry with IHS Global Insight. Dave holds a B.A. in
Economics and Chinese from Tufts University.

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Robert Woodard : Director, Payment Services | LinkedIn Twitter

Acxiom Corporation | Web LinkedIn Twitter Facebook Video

Robert Woodard has more than 15 years in customer relationship marketing. He works with various team
across the organization with disciplines of analytics, consulting, digital, data, project management and
account management.

We work closely with clients to understand their strategic goals and business issues, and then we commit to
helping them meet these goal and solve issues. We create monthly leadership meetings to do Executive
reviews of our progress and make adjustments as necessary. In Robert’s role, he has some P&L
responsibility as well as ensuring that he is the voice of the client within the organization to ensure that his
client’s needs are being addressed on a daily basis.

Robert has completed leadership training, coaching effectiveness training, presentation skills training and
communication skills training. Robert works closely with company attorneys to write and review contracts,
meets with privacy and compliance officers to ensure that various regulatory policies are being followed
within the US and Global markets

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Karan Bhalla : Director | LinkedIn Twitter

IQR Consulting | Web LinkedIn Twitter Facebook

With more than 12 years of relevant industry experience, Karan Bhalla is a graduate in Management
Information Systems from Virginia Tech and is an MBA in Finance from the University of Maryland.

After spending 6 years at Capital One in the Credit Risk & Review functions, Karan has consulted at
Fannie Mae, American Express and, most recently, British Telecom.

At British Telecom, Karan was responsible for developing a process to analyze results at a consolidated


Global level. As a Director at IQR Consulting, Karan is responsible for enhancing IQR’s client delivery, as
well as bringing a new perspective to IQR’s analytical solutions.

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Carlos Cunha : IT Project Manager | LinkedIn Twitter

Redecard | Web LinkedIn Twitter YouTube

Project Manager and Team Leader for development of innovative products since 2006, responsible for
defining business and technical requirements and establish product’s evolutionary roadmap.

Carlos has been working with Big Data since 2006 when enrolled on a Master’s Degree Program which
aimed to select and utilize Information Visualization Techniques to improve data analysis over large sets of
data and increase users perception of hidden characteristics and major patterns.

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