NASHUA, N.H. - Prepaid Media, provider of business-to-business, integrated media and information services to the prepaid and stored-value card industry, announced that Mexico president Vicente Fox will be the keynote speaker Feb. 26-28 during the 2007 Prepaid Card Expo in Las Vegas.
Other keynote speakers include John Philip Coghlan, president and chief executive of Visa USA; Tommy Thompson, former U.S. secretary of health and human services; and Richard "Casey" Hoffman, Texas' state deputy attorney general for families and children.
"We are extremely pleased to have these four prominent leaders and visionaries keynote the 2007 Prepaid Card Expo," said Jonathan A. Weiner, president of Prepaid Media. "The 2007 Expo will continue its role as the single largest event in the payment-card industry, worldwide, providing attendees key insights into the latest industry developments and market opportunities."
The expo will feature a payment-industry-update track, nine new conference workshops and more than 130 exhibitors.
Workshops include:
- Prepaid Cards 101
- Card Brand Perspectives
- Processing Technology for Prepaid
- Economics and Profitability of Prepaid & Stored Value Cards
- Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering
- Recruiting & Retaining in Competitive Markets
- Retail Gift and Loyalty Cards
- Marketing to the Unbanked & Underserved