| Thursday, June 19, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1:00 PM | Registration and welcome lunch
Hosted by Dan Parsons, Commercial Leader for Visa Acceptance Solutions, Europe  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2:00 PM | Opening address
Yaprak de Beaufort, VP Value-Added Services, UK&I, Visa
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| 2:10 PM | The view from Europe: Macro-economic outlook and top trends
Visa's Principal European Economist, Adolfo Laurenti, talks about the trends shaping the European economy and commerce landscape—and how you can successfully navigate the current climate.
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| 2:30 PM | Accelerating commerce – the future of payments is go!
Join Visa's Global Head of Acceptance Solutions, Rob Cameron, to get a first-hand view into how Visa's newest payments technologies can help empower your business, fuel innovation and drive growth. From AI to biometrics to invisible payments—you'll leave with a new understanding of the key trends shaping the industry and how they can transform your commerce experience.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2:55 PM | Enabling next gen unified experiences
As new ways to pay emerge and payments become increasingly invisible, the race is on to beat checkout complexity and friction. Hear from Ana Reiley, Head of Europe Acceptance Solutions at Visa, about new ways to deploy tailored payment experiences—faster and simpler—and examples of how we are helping customers today.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3:15 PM | Refreshments and demos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3:45 PM | Around the world in (almost) 30 minutes: How an ecosystem of innovation fuels growth
Visa's Sean Mathé hosts an expert panel to uncover the latest payments innovations from all corners of the world—from biometrics to AI, agile integration, and how to innovate and enable merchant capabilities at scale. Panellists include Jim Herbert, CEO, Patchworks, and Vicky Wang, Financial Services Partnerships leader (UK & EMEA), Xero.    | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4:10 PM | Combatting the next frontier in fraud
Fraud attacks have grown into a highly coordinated system that affects the entire ecosystem, and are evolving fast. Hear from Featurespace about the emerging fraud, AI and abuse threats—and how to fight back.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4:35 PM | Q&A and closing remarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM | Networking reception and demo showcase
Join us for drinks, engage with your peers and see the latest Visa tech in action. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||