2007 EPRG Contactless Forum 2007 EPRG Contactless Forum

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Monday, May 21, 2007
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

The Emerging Payments Research Group hosted a forum that brought together invited industry experts, academics, and Federal Reserve System payments professionals to explore consumer and merchant payment choices related to contactless (RFID) technology, examine security risks and vulnerabilities with RFID-enabled payments, and finally look at future adoption—the barriers and the opportunities with contactless smart cards.

Biographies of Speakers and Industry Participants

Roundtable Participants

Agenda

Monday, May 21, 2007

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Introductory Remarks

Nasreen Quibria

Payments Industry Specialist

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Welcome Address Remarks

Paul Connolly

First Vice President & COO

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

9:30 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.

The Merchant Perspective

Introduction:

Nasreen Quibria

Payments Industry Specialist

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Transit:

Steve Frazzini

Chief Officer

MTA New York City Transit

Paul Korczak

Assistant Chief Officer

MTA New York City Transit

Presentation

QSR:

David Tryder

Interactive and Relationship Marketing

Dunkin' Donuts

Presentation

Drug Store:

Peter nash

Director of Store Treasury Operations

CVS/pharmacy

Presentation

10:50 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Break

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Roundtable Discussion

Presentation

12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

Lunch

Luncheon Address:

Jim Cunha

Senior Vice President

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Jeffrey Fuhrer

Executive Vice President & Director of Research

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

1:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Data Security Risks

Introduction:

Marianne Crowe

Vice President

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

RFID Lab Research:

Kevin Fu

Assistant Professor

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Presentation

roundtable discussion

3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Break

3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

A Look Ahead

The Opportunities

Randy Vanderhoof

Executive Director

Smart Card Alliance

Presentation

The Barriers & Risks

Karen Webster

President

Market Platform Dynamics

Presentation

4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Closing Remarks

Daniel Littman

Senior Payments Research Consultant

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Presentation

4:30 p.m.

Adjournment