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Conference Program

 
 

Sunday,  July 13,   2008
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM WYCUP Networking Session
5:00 PM - 6:15 PM Opening Ceremony

Speakers:
Melvin Edwards, WOCCU Chair
Barry Jolette (MC), WOCCU 1st Vice Chairman-USA
John C. Tsang, Financial Secretary, Hong Kong Special Adminstrative Region of China
Charles Yip Wai-Kwong, President of the Board, Credit Union League of Hong Kong
6:15 PM - 8:30 PM Welcome Reception


Monday,  July 14,   2008
9:00 AM - 10:45 AM Good Governance and the Role of Credit Unions in the Financial Services Industry
Monday General Session

Speakers:
Pete Crear, President and CEO, WOCCU
John Gilbert (MC), WOCCU Director-Australia
Paul Sarbanes, Former U.S. Senator & Co-Author of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
11:15 AM - 12:45 PM [M01] Frontier Issues: What Lies Ahead for CUs?

Speakers:
Brian Branch (Moderator), Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, WOCCU
Sarah Canepa Bang, Chief Executive Officer, FSCC Shared Branching Network
Joseph Herbst, CEO, Members United Corporation FCU
Sean Rodriguez, Vice President and National Sales Director, Federal Reserve Bank
11:15 AM - 12:45 PM [M02] How Secure is Your Technology?

Speakers:
Jim Stickley, CTO, Vice President of Engineering & Co-Founder, TraceSecurity
11:15 AM - 12:45 PM [M03] Attracting Talented Board Members

Speakers:
Kaneez Fatima, Board Director, Udaipur Urban Co-Operative Bank
11:15 AM - 12:45 PM [M04] Marketing Your Credit Union to a Value-Driven Generation

Speakers:
Ryan Visscher, Employee Development Consultant, Envision Financial
Stacey Walker, Board Director, XCEL Federal Credit Union
Harry Zaphir, Director, Queenslanders Credit Union
Eleonora Zgonjanin Petrovik (Moderator), FULM Savings House
12:45 PM - 2:00 PM Luncheon
2:15 PM - 3:45 PM [M05] Benefits & Pitfalls of Franchise Models

Speakers:
David Grace, Vice President, Association Services, WOCCU
2:15 PM - 3:45 PM [M06] Discussion Session: Technology Issues
2:15 PM - 3:45 PM [M07] A National Training and Educational Model that Works

Speakers:
Carroll Beach (Moderator), President/CEO, Credit Union Service Corporation
Cheryl Byrne, Vice President, Credit Union Central of Canada
2:15 PM - 3:45 PM [M08] Fueling Member Growth at Your Credit Union

Speakers:
Mark Meyer, Executive Director, Filene Research Insitute

Sponsor:
Open Solutions
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM Annual General Meeting
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM By Invitation Only
Supporters' Reception


Tuesday,  July 15,   2008
9:00 AM - 10:45 AM Philosophy in Action
Tuesday General Session

Speakers:
Tom R. Dorety, President/CEO, Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union
Phylip Doughty, Chief Executive Officer, MECU Ltd.
Marlene Shiels (Moderator), Chief Executive, Capital Credit Union
Xiaoling Wu, Vice Chairman, Finance & Economic Committee, National People's Congress
11:15 AM - 12:45 PM [T01] US Economy at a Crossroads: Implications for the Rest of the World

Speakers:
Bill Hampel, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, Credit Union National Association
11:15 AM - 12:45 PM [T02] Understanding Business and Technology Trends
11:15 AM - 12:45 PM [T03] Developing Trends for Asian Credit Unions and Chinese Rural Cooperatives

Speakers:
Ranjith Hettiarachchi, Chief Executive Officer, Association of Asian Confederation of Credit Unions
Ralph Swoboda, Consultant, World Council of Credit Unions
11:15 AM - 12:45 PM [T04] Attracting Deposits in the Age of Internet Banking and Falling Interest Rates

Speakers:
Paul Maxwell, President, Barbados Public Workers' Co-operative Credit Union
12:45 PM - 2:00 PM Luncheon
2:15 PM - 3:45 PM [T05] Custom Credit Union Research: Leadership and Regulatory Impact

Speakers:
Richard Miller, Chairman of the Board, Service One Credit Union
Michael Peters, Director, Encompass Credit Union Ltd
2:15 PM - 3:45 PM [T06] Mobile Banking: Ready or Not, Here it Comes

Speakers:
Kabir Kumar, Microfinance Analyst, CGAP Technology Program
Maybelle M. Santos, Senior Manager, Marketing Solutions Consulting and Program Management, SMART Telecommunications
2:15 PM - 3:45 PM [T07] The Role Financial Cooperatives Play During the Age of Economic Realignment

Speakers:
Grzegorz Buczkowski, President, Cooperative Svings and Credit Union Mutual Insurance Society
2:15 PM - 3:45 PM [T08] What it takes to be a Great Place to Work

Speakers:
Louise Foreman, Executive Vice President-Human Resources, Navy Federal Credit Union
Al Morin, President and CEO, Assiniboine
4:30 PM - 7:00 PM Credit Union Visits


Wednesday,  July 16,   2008
9:00 AM - 10:45 AM [W01] The Ins and Outs of Credit Union Lobbying From the Pros

Speakers:
John Brogden, Chair, Abacus Australian Mutuals
Ryan Donovan, Vice President - Legislative Affairs, Credit Union National Association
Louise Petschler (Moderator), Acting Chief Executive, Abacus - Australian Mutuals
Gary Rogers, Vice President of Financial Policy, Credit Union Central of Canada
9:00 AM - 10:45 AM [W02] Credit Union Liability with Data Breaches
9:00 AM - 10:45 AM [W03] Addressing the Needs of Women in Low-Income Communities

Speakers:
Imelda Magabilen, General Manager, USPD Credit Cooperative
Chetna Sinha, Founder/Chair, Mann Deshi Mahila Sah. Bank Ltd., Mhaswad
9:00 AM - 10:45 AM [W04] Discussion Session: National Branding and Cooperative Advertising Programs

Speakers:
Kim Andres, Vice President, Credit Union Central of British Columbia
Bill Cheney, President/CEO, California/Nevada Credit Union Leagues
11:15 AM - 12:45 PM Challenges of Urbanization...Are Credit Unions Part of the Solution?
Wednesday General Session

Speakers:
Anna K. Tibaijuka, United Nations Under-Secretary General and Executive Director, UN-HABITAT, United Nations Office at Nairobi
5:30 PM - 6:45 PM Awards Ceremony and Closing Session
7:00 PM - 12:00 AM Closing and Networking Event


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