8:00 am-9:00 am

Registration & Networking Breakfast

9:00 am-9:05 am

Welcome

Susan Weinstock, CEO
Consumer Federation of America

Adam Rust, Director of Financial Services
Consumer Federation of America

9:05 am-10:15 am

Bank Merger Review Reform

Moderator
Jeremy Kress, Associate Professor of Business Law
University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business

Panelists
Jarryd Anderson, Co-Chair, Financial Services Group
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Morgan Harper, Director of Policy and Advocacy
American Economic Liberties Project

Kevin Stein, Chief of Legal and Strategy
Rise Economy

10:15 am-10:30 am

Networking Break

10:30 am-11:40 am

Outcompeted: Helping VA and FHA Homebuyers Win in Tight Housing Markets

Moderator
Sharon Cornelissen, Director of Housing
Consumer Federation of America

Panelists
Harrison Beacher, Managing Partner, REALTOR®
Coalition Properties Group
Keller Williams Capital Properties

Katharine L. Nelson,
Assistant Director, Housing
Center for Law, Inequality & Metropolitan Equity (CLiME)
Rutgers Law School

Terry Rouch, Assistant Director, Loan Policy and Valuation
Veterans Benefits Administration

11:40 am-12:30 PM

Luncheon

12:30 PM-1:00 PM

Luncheon Keynote Address: An Update on the Economic State of African Americans and Other Underserved Urban Residents

Introduction
Susan Weinstock, CEO
Consumer Federation of America

Speaker
Marc Morial, President and CEO
National Urban League

1:10 pm-1:40 pm

A Fireside Chat with Barbara Roper, Senior Advisor to the Chair, Securities and Exchange Commission

Moderator
Micah Hauptman, Director of Investor Protection
Consumer Federation of America

Speaker
Barbara Roper, Senior Advisor to the Chair
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission

1:40 pm-2:40 pm

Are the Cards in Your Wallet Unfair? An Update on Debit Card Interchange

Moderator
Delicia Hand, Senior Director, Digital Marketplace
Consumer Reports

Panelists
Kelvin Chen, Senior Executive Vice President, Head of Policy
Consumer Bankers Association

Doug Kantor, General Counsel
National Association of Convenience Stores

Aaron Klein, Miriam K. Carliner Chair – Economic Studies
Senior Fellow – Center on Regulation and Markets
The Brookings Institution

2:40 pm-3:00 pm

Networking Break

3:00 pm-4:00 pm

Should State and Federal Governments Provide Insurance Premium Assistance to Help Address Housing Affordability?

Moderator
Susanna Montezemolo, Senior Director of Policy
AARP

Panelists
Moira Birss, Fellow
Climate and Community Institute (CCI)

Robert Herrell, Executive Director
Consumer Federation of California

Alexis Iwanisziw , Senior Vice President, Policy and Communications
Inclusiv

Rob Moore, Director, Flooding Solutions, Environmental Health
Natural Resources Defense Council

4:00 pm-5:00 pm

Maxed Out: The Specter of Surging Credit Card Balances on Consumer Financial Health

Moderator
Elena Bottela, Author, Delinquent
Principal, Omidyar Network

Panelists 
Mike Litt, Director, Consumer Campaign
U.S. PIRG

Dan Martinez, Program Manager, Office of Markets
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Kate Prochaska, Managing Director, Regulatory Affairs
JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Brady Williams, Legal Counsel
Better Markets

5:00 pm-5:30 pm

Closing Keynote Address: Trump Take Two

Introduction
Susan Weinstock, CEO
Consumer Federation of America

Speaker 
Mark Zandi, Chief Economist
Moody’s

5:30pm-7:00pm

Reception

8:00 am-9:00 am

Registration & Networking Breakfast

9:00 am-9:05 am

Welcome

Susan Weinstock, CEO
Consumer Federation of America

9:05 am-10:05 am

The Rise of the Chatbots: Protecting Consumers When No One is There

Moderator
Ben Winters, Director of AI and Data Privacy
Consumer Federation of America

Panelists
Jennifer Chien, Senior Policy Counsel, Digital Marketplace
Consumer Reports

Atur Desai, Deputy Chief Technologist for Law & Strategy
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Elizabeth McCluskey, Managing Director, Discovery Fund
TruStage

Tatiana Rice, Deputy Director
Future of Privacy Forum

10:05 am-10:30 am

Networking Break

10:30 am-11:00 am

Keynote Address

Introduction
Erin Witte, Director of Consumer Protection
Consumer Federation of America

Speaker
Julia Barnard, Private Education Loan Ombudsman
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

11:00 am-12:00 pm

Student Loans: Chaos Ensues After COVID

Moderator
Jillian Berman, Deputy Enterprise Editor
MarketWatch

Panelists
Ashley Harrington, Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy
Project on Predatory Student Lending

Dalié Jiménez, Professor of Law, Director, Student Loan Law Initiative
University of California, Irvine School of Law

Satra Taylor, Outreach & Policy Fellow
Student Borrower Protection Center