Speakers
Keynote Speaker
Christopher Thornberg, PhD
Founding Partner - Beacon Economics, LLC
Christopher Thornberg founded Beacon Economics LLC in 2006. Under his leadership the firm has become one of the most respected research organizations in California serving public and private sector clients across the United States. Dr. Thornberg also served as Director of the UC Riverside School of Business Center for Economic Forecasting and Development and was an Adjunct Professor at the School from 2015-2023.
An expert in economic and revenue forecasting, regional economics, economic policy, and labor and real estate markets, Dr. Thornberg has consulted for private industry, cities, counties, and public agencies. He became nationally known for forecasting the subprime mortgage market crash that began in 2007, and was one of the few economists on record to predict the global economic recession that followed. Dr. Thornberg holds a Ph.D in Business Economics from The Anderson School at UCLA, and a B.S. degree in Business Administration from the State University of New York at Buffalo.
Fintech Fireside Chat: Insights From Industry Leaders
Matthew Mann, CFA
Head of Corporate Development, Fin Capital
Matthew is the Head of Corporate Development at Fin Capital, where he assists portfolio companies with capital raises, M&A, and exits, in addition to helping source new investment opportunities. Prior to Fin Capital, Matthew served as a Vice President in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs, and as a Portfolio Manager at ClearArc Capital, where he co-created and managed their emerging market credit and foreign currency investing strategy. He also worked in Fifth Third's Private Bank creating custom portfolios for high-net worth clients, after developing a healthcare vertical market for Fifth Third Processing Solutions (now Worldpay). Matthew earned his M.B.A from Columbia Business School.
Angie Ammon
Co-Founder, Tesouro
Angie Ammon is the co-founder of Tesouro. She has seemingly always been on the forefront of embedded payments, having been a founding team member at FTPS' payment facilitator program back in 2009. She has spent her career advocating for software companies who want to embed payments and is passionate about customer experience and payments education. She has worked at Visa, she founded the embedded payments consultancy, Fintech 513, co-founder of Beanstalk, a debit routing company, which had an exit in 2021. She also was an early employee of Finix. Angie currently sits on the board of Cargas, a leading provider of Accounting, ERP, and energy software. Angie received her BS in Finance and minored in International Business at Miami University.
Matthew Swendiman, JD (Panel Moderator)
Chief Executive Officer, Key Bridge Compliance, LLC
Matt Swendiman is the Chief Executive Officer of Key Bridge Compliance, LLC (the successor to GCS). Prior to this, Matt served as the Chief Administrative Officer for Fifth Third's institutional investment management business and Secretary and Chief Legal Officer to the Fifth Third Funds. He also founded Graydon Compliance Solutions (GCS), LLC, an outsourced compliance consultancy offering services to RIAs across the United States and in the United Kingdom. Matt holds a BA in Political Science, as well as his JD, from The Ohio State University. He is proud to serve on the President Advisory Council (PAC) at Xavier University, as well as on the Investment, Audit, and Finance Committees for St. Elizabeth Healthcare, and is Chair of the Samaritan Committee for St. Elizabeth Foundation.
Previous Speakers
2023
Keynote:
Tom Jalics, CFA - Fifth Third Bank
The Business of Professional Sports in Cincinnati:
Doug Healy - Cincinnati Reds
Elizabeth Blackburn - Cincinnati Bengals
Jeff Berding - FC Cincinnati
2022
Dual Keynotes:Michelle Meyer, Former Head of the U.S Economics, Bank of America, Forthcoming Chief Economist, U.S., Mastercard Economics Institute
Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, LPL Financial
2020
Keynote:
Elizabeth (Liz) Koehler - Blackrock
2020 Investment Outlook Panel:
Charnella Grossman - Fifth Third Bank
Michael A. Condon - Fund Evaluation Group
James E. Russell, Jr. - Bahl and Gaynor
2019
Dual Keynotes:
Jason Trennert - Strategas
Bob Doll - Nuveen Asset Management
2018
Keynote:
Dr. Jeremy Siegel - WisdomTree Investments/University of Pennsylvania
FAANG Long/Short Student Investment Challenge:
Anthony Petretti
Matthew Tarka
Global Investments & Markets Panel:
Oscar Pulido - BlackRock Multi-Asset Strategies Group
Michael J. Oyster - Fund Evaluation Group
Scott Colbert - The Commerce Trust Company
Cybersecurity in 2018 Panel:
Marc Caccavale - FICD
Silka Gonzalez - Enterprise Risk Management