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Effects '26

May 21 · New York City · Virtual

The conference shapingintelligent finance

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FEATURING

Featured speakers

  • Zach Perret
    Co-founder & CEO, Plaid

  • Eric Glyman
    Co-founder & CEO, Ramp


  • Jelena McWilliams
    Former FDIC chair & President, Corporate, External Affairs, Plaid

  • Tony Joseph
    VP Financial Services, T-Mobile

  • Ethan Dornhelm
    Head of Scores Analytics, FICO

  • Don Lemire
    VP of Risk, Affirm

  • Andres Ugarte
    Founder and CEO, Copilot Money

  • Sumee Seetharaman
    VP, AI/ML Practice & CoE, TD Bank

  • Dennis Kramer
    Director of Data Science and Risk, Purpose Financial

  • Suddu Seshadri
    Head of Data & AI, Plaid 


  • Christy Sunquist
    Head of Open Finance, Plaid 


  • Brian Dammeir
    Head of Payments, Plaid

  • Jennifer Miller
    Head of Americas Banking GTM, Databricks

  • Will Robinson
    CTO, Plaid

  • Di Xu
    Head of AI Labs and AI Governance, American Express

  • Ankit Prasad
    Director of Product Management for AI Products, Brex

  • Caroline Pham,
    Chief Legal Officer & Chief Administrative Officer, MoonPay

  • Mark Jones
    Head of Transformation and Modernization, Truist

  • Syed Raza, PhD
    Head of AI, 2nd Order Solutions

  • Jeffrey T. Dinwoodie
    Partner, Corporate, Cravath

  • Mitch Cook
    Head of Credit GTM, Plaid

  • Hannah Hughes
    CMO, Plaid 


  • Catherine Shugrue
    Product Marketing Lead, Plaid

A half-day event.
Two ways to attend.

In-person agenda

What to expect live in New York

Arrivals
Check in, grab lunch, and connect.

Opening keynote
What's next for AI in finance and what Plaid’s launching to power it.

Breakout sessions
Agentic workflows, personalization, and the data that makes AI work.

Fireside chats
How responsible AI supports innovation in financial services.

Breakout sessions
Governance, risk, and the human oversight AI needs to work.

Closing keynote
The CEOs of Ramp and Plaid on fintech’s second act.

Reception
Drinks and conversations, on us.

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Virtual agenda

What to expect live online

Opening keynote
What's next for AI in finance and what Plaid’s launching to power it.

Smarter cash advance decisions
Plaid’s new way to spot repayment risk on cash advances.

Modern fraud prevention
Plaid Protect's latest model, built to catch more fraud, not real users

Inside Plaid Income’s new engine
Turning noisy deposit activity into reliable income signals with AI.

Making bank payments reliable
Better data and decisioning behind every transaction.

Powering intelligent finance
A look under the hood at the AI models behind Plaid.

Bank intelligence for engagement
How banks can use Plaid’s network to engage users and stop fraud.

Breakouts & fireside chats
Industry leaders on AI, trust, and what’s next.

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  • May 21, 2026 · 1–5PM ET
  • Live keynote & product deep dives
  • Interviews with industry leaders
  • On-demand breakout sessions
  • Full session library post-event
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