DIGITAL PAYMENTS INFRASTRUCTURE
Digital Infrastructure Enabling Financial Inclusion
Program Partner
Date: Friday, October 25, 2024
Location: Gallup Great Hall
Doors Open & Networking: 10:00 a.m.
Programming: 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Robust payments infrastructure and access to financial services help create businesses and empower consumers to thrive. What do policymakers, companies, and individuals need to capitalize on this growth engine and what are the obstacles in this effort?
Speakers
Simon Khalaf
CEO, Marqeta
Ana Maria Prieto
Head of Payment Systems, Colombian Central Bank
Abdulmajid Nsekela
CEO, CRDB Bank
Kelly Mahon Tullier
Vice Chair, Chief People and Corporate Affairs Officer, Visa
Hosts
Justin Smith
Co-Founder and CEO, Semafor
Gina Chon
Senior Editor, Semafor
Liz Hoffman
Business and Finance Editor, Semafor
Marcus Brauchli
Former Editor, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post & Semafor Contributor
Jon Hilsenrath
Former Senior Writer, The Wall Street Journal & Semafor Contributor
Agenda
Opening Remarks
Featuring: Justin B. Smith, CEO & Co-Founder, Semafor
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Fireside Chat: View from Visa
Featuring: Kelly Mahon Tullier, Vice Chair, Chief People and Corporate Affairs Officer, Visa
In conversation with: Justin B. Smith, CEO & Co-Founder, Semafor
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Panel: Digital Banking and Financial Inclusion
Expanding access to financial services to fuel growth among the global middle class.
Featuring: Abdulmajid Nsekela, CEO, CRDB Bank; Sophie Sirtaine, CEO, CGAP
In conversation with: Jon Hilsenrath, Former Senior Writer, The Wall Street Journal & Semafor Contributor
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Fireside Chat: A Central Bank’s Approach to Modernizing Payment Systems
How Colombia’s national instant payment is revolutionizing the financial system
Featuring: Ana Maria Prieto, Head of Payment Systems, Colombian Central Bank
In conversation with: Jon Hilsenrath, Former Senior Writer, The Wall Street Journal & Semafor Contributor
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Closing Remarks; Program Adjourns
Featuring: Justin B. Smith, CEO & Co-Founder, Semafor
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