Mission

Our group was founded on the belief it is important to educate the ISO, MSP and Banking Communities with the constantly changing information our industry dictates.  We are committed to bringing you this information by involving all aspects of our community. 

Our mission is to provide a regional opportunity for training, education and networking in the Midwest acquiring community. We provide a forum for the discussion of issues related to the merchant bankcard services industry. Our annual conference covers the latest developments, sales opportunities and newest products in merchant bankcard. 

The professionals who come to the conference include merchant level salespersons (MLS), bankers, ISO managers and owners, consultants, industry experts and vendors.  We pack the conference with opportunities to do business, dialog with the experts, hear great motivational messages and network with everyone.

We are a not-for-profit, no-membership independent forum dedicated to you. We welcome your feedback and input.

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MWAA 2010 Conference

The Board of the MWAA is pleased to release the 2010 MWAA Conference Agenda and speakers. For the full agenda, click on Event Agenda in the black column at left.

Day One

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Field Guide Seminar

International Acquiring for ISO's - Carrie Hometh

Growing Revenues through Mobile Marketing - Pal Flagg

Getting the Most from Your Portfolio Investment - Craig Jessen

Recruiting and Hiring Your Sales Team - Matt Clyne

Sales Training: Drudge or Domination? - Mark Dunn

Putting Social Networking to Work in Merchant Services - Mary Winningham

ABC's of ACH:

Nancy Grant, Sr. Director

NACHA

ABC's of Self Service:

TBD - NCR

Bruce Shirey

Hot Topics in Merchant Acquiring:

Holli Targan, Jaffe, Raitt Heuer & Weiss, PC & President ETA

Impacts of Social Media on Payments:

Jack Dorsey

Founder of Twitter

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Day Two

Thursday, July 22, 2010

State of the Industry:

Tom Wimsett, President & CEO

NPC

Globalization Future of Payments:
Panel Discussion

Keith Wilson, Discover

Dan Skaling, JCB

Driving Sales Thru LinkedIn:

Melissa Giovagnoli

President & Founder of Networlding

Retail Crime:

David Ellis

Security Metrics

Forensic Investigations, CISSP, QSA, QIRA

"No Soup Today-How to keep Customers":

Tony Abruzzio, SVP Emerging     Technologies, Global Payments, Inc.

 

 

Who Is MWAA?

MWAA Officers:

*Lori Carney (First Data) - President

*Donna Ayers (ACH Payment Solutions) - Vice President, Secretary & President Elect

*Mark Dunn (Field Guide Enterprises) - Treasurer

MWAA Main Board Members:

Lisa Lenczyk (NPC)

Juan Ortiz (BluePay)

Rod Katzfey (Katzfey's International)

Donna Embry (Payment Alliance International)

MWAA Advisory Board Members:

Brent Barg (TransFirst)

Regina Dumas (NPC),

Jim McCormick (General Credit Forms),

Art Petrarca

Linda Rossetti (Bluestone Payments)

Dinah Suppes (Spectra Payments)

Linda White, (Discover)

Mary Winingham