2:30pm- 3.00pm

Coffee, Registration and Networking

3.00pm – 3.30pm

Chairman:

– Michael Smith,  Board Advisor, Ai Events

Case Study:  How to launch a new travel Co-brand

– Jonathan Rossman,  Head of Co-brand credit card, Booking.com (invited)

3.30pm – 4.00pm

Behind the scenes in Congress:  The Politics of the Credit Card Competition Act

– Ryan Calder, Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University

4.00pm – 5.00pm

The Famous Ai Events Lions’ Den:  Innovative product pitches

Back by popular demand the Lions’ Den new products and service pitching contest returns to the Co-brand and Travel Rewards conference.  The sessions is for innovative start-ups (or brand new products from estasblished players) pitch for 5 minutes each, and then take 5 minutes of questions from our experienced judges. Judges will choose a Best Product, while the audience will choose Best Pitch.

This is a paid for pitching session and last year it SOLD OUT! If you have a product that you would like to pitch, please email MSmith@AiConnects.us for more details.

Lions (Judges) and Pitchers

– Marc Berman, CEO & Managing Partner, The Mallett Group
– James McClain, VP Business Support, Wells Fargo

….others to be announced

5.00pm – 7.00pm

8.00am – 8.50am

Registration, Check-In and Breakfast

8.50am – 9.00am

Welcome from the Chair – Opening Remarks

– Tom Madden, EVP and Managing Partner, Phaedon (invited)

9.00am – 9.25am

How a neobank/fintech is helping take co-brand card partnership to the next level

– Katlin Mathison, Strategic Partnerships Director, Neo Financial (invited)

9.25am – 9.50am

Truly Understanding Engagement: How to align your core loyalty program to your co-brand offerings

– Charles Christianson, Chief Revenue Officer, cxLoyalty (invited)

9.50am – 10.15am

10.15am – 10.45am

Networking and Coffee Break

10.45am – 11.35am

Panel: What does the future look like for co-brand cards?  With regulation looming and payments shifting to digital platforms what do program managers need to do to stay relevant?

Moderator
– Michael Smith, Board Advisor, Airline Information

Panellists
….to be announced

11.35am – 12.00pm

Personalised Marketing:  The Holy Grail to get cards in to wallets and to get them used – who is actually doing this well?

– Lia Grimberg, Loyalty Program Consultant, Radicle Loyalty

12.00pm – 12.30pm

Lessons from moving youre co-brand card portfolio

– Steve Mathwig, Senior Manager Loyalty Program Engagement, Best Western Hotels (invited)

12.30pm – 2.00pm

Lunch & Raffle Sponsored by Arrivia

2.00pm – 2.30pm

Beyond Airline and Travel:  One year one and essons from Bilt Rewards

– Dave Canty, SVP Head of Loyalty & Partnerships, Bilt Rewards (invited)

2.30pm – 3.00pm

How the latest loyalty research is impacting co-brands

– Rob Daniel, EVP Client Solutions, Bond Brand Loyalty (invited)

3.00pm – 3.30pm

Capital One and Discover:  What are the impacts for airline and travel co-brands?

– Kirsten Osland, Head of Card Partnerships Business Development, Capital One (invited)

3.30pm – 4.00pm

Coffee Break & Networking

4.00pm – 5.00pm

2024 Deep Dive:  A Second Look – one year one – at a second look approach for airline & travel co-brand cards

Moderator
– Mike Isom, Spirit Airlines (invited)

Speakers & Panellists

……to be announced

5.00pm – 6.00pm

Networking Reception