Speakers
Velera Speakers Bureau
Velera's Speakers Bureau provides access to top industry experts at the nation's premier payments CUSO (credit union service organization) for speaking engagements within the credit union, payments, fintech and financial services industries. Our speakers combine a passion for their subject matter with perspective, clarity and data-driven material to give audiences actionable, engaging, enjoyable presentations and/or panel discussion participation.

Cheryl Middleton Jones
EVP, Chief People Officer
Leadership Development, Talent Acquisition & Development, Workforce Diversity, Organizational Effectiveness, Future of Work

Brian Scott
EVP, Chief Growth Officer
Emerging Payments, Payment Program Profitability, Fintech Innovation, Financial Wellness, Community Banking

Denise Stevens
EVP, Chief Product Officer
Innovation, Product Development, Emerging Payments, Digital Banking, Loyalty

Cody Banks
SVP, Product Enablement & Growth
Payments Ecosystem, Digital Payments, Product Development, Member Experience, Digital Technology, BNPL, Rewards/Loyalty, Fraud

Pam Brodsack
SVP, Product Technology Delivery
Technology Planning, API, Data, Cloud, Integrations

Amy Evans
SVP, Strategic Network Solutions
Harmonizing the Physical Branch and Digital Environments, Shared Branching, ATM

Jeremiah Lotz
SVP, Product Experience
Digital Experiences, Digital Payments, Data Science & Analytics, Emerging Payments, Contactless, Credit, Debit, Prepaid, Fraud, BNPL

Merry Pateuk
SVP, Industry Engagement
Financial Wellness, Cooperatives

Tom Pierce
SVP, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
Velera’s Annual Eye on Payments Study, Member Forum

Karen Postma
SVP, Risk Solutions
Fraud, Risk Management, Artificial Intelligence, Authentication

Yvonne Stelpflug
SVP, Client Growth Management
Portfolio Growth, Analytics & Utilization, Member Experience, B2C Marketing Trends, Digital Banking Experience

Scott Young
SVP, Emerging Services
Innovation, Payments, Digital Issuance, Artificial Intelligence, Authentication, Faster Payments, Digital Currency, Digital Lending, Member Experience Mapping, DEI

Nelson Fisher
VP, Strategic Network Innovation & Shared Services
Product Development, Emerging Payments, Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, eCommerce

Vlad Jovanovic
VP, Innovation
Innovation, Artificial Intelligence, Fintech Ecosystem, Cryptocurrencies, Interchange, Payments Orchestration

Norm Patrick
VP, Consultants — Advisors Plus
Payments & Portfolio Growth, Velera Payments Index, Debit, Interchange

Carrie Stapp
VP, Marketing
Velera’s Annual Credit Union Growth Outlook Study

Lou Grilli
Manager, Innovation
Faster Payments, Real-Time Payments, Innovation, Cryptocurrency