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management. Known for exceptional organizational
skills, Lusson brings considerable expertise to planning,
negotiation and event management, Ellerman stated.

MPC's conference planning committee has also expanded.
Incoming member Tracy Lai, partner at Lystar Group,
will manage strategic business development in fintech
and financial services sectors. Payments industry veteran
Dale Laszig, senior staff writer at The Green Sheet and
managing director at DSL Direct LLC, will guide content
development for MPC's show guide and blog sites.

Lusson and Lai thanked Ellerman for the opportunity. "I
am thrilled to join MPC's conference planning committee,"
Lai said. "I look forward to working with Marla, Shilo
and Dale to build an impactful MPC21 platform." Lusson
added, "I'm excited to participate in helping commerce
move forward."

Laszig, who has previously worked with MPC media
partners, staff and committee members, expressed thanks
MPC evolves from annual to always-on event to Danni Thorpe, vice president of media relations at The
Green Sheet, for helping establish media partnerships
The MPC Digital Commerce Event entered into media with MPC, The Green Sheet and Board Studios. Thorpe
partnership agreements with The Green Sheet Inc. had envisioned the partners collaborating on a dynamic,
and Board Studios Inc. and appointed several key staff interactive digital event guide, Laszig stated.
members to its growing organization. After pivoting
to an all-digital format in 2020, plans are underway to Beyond mobile payments
significantly expand the conference's scope, according to
Marla Ellerman, executive director at MPC. Ellerman acknowledged that the event formerly known
as the Mobile Payments Conference has evolved into
"We want to build on the breakout success of our 2020 an inclusive experience that brings together thought
conference, which drew nearly 2,000 attendees," Ellerman leaders, innovators and decision-makers from across the
stated, adding that she wants to transform the show into a global commerce ecosystem and even other conferences,
rich, interactive platform that provides continuous videos including the Electronic Transactions Association and
and content to the industry that never sleeps. National ATM Council. She added that the show has
consistently provided access to the world's foremost
Enthusiastic partners experts in emerging payments and commerce, blockchain
and digital currencies, cybersecurity and consumer
Kate Gillespie, president and CEO at The Green Sheet, privacy, customer experience and loyalty, and customer
concurred, stating that MPC has grown exponentially engagement and marketing.
over the past decade from a small workshop in New York
City into a diverse and globally focused event. "The Green Ellerman further noted that MPC21 will take place in
Sheet looks forward to producing MPC's year-round, all- August 2021; event planners will share more details in the
digital show guide with exclusive videos, one-of-a-kind coming months. While she and other payments industry
content and advertising," she said. stakeholders look forward to new possibilities in 2021,
Ellerman called 2020 a defining year for digital commerce.
Konstantinos Papakonstantinou, founder and CEO at
Board Studios, agreed that today's sophisticated, digitally Continued evolution
savvy audiences expect on-demand access to breaking
news and industry trends in digestible formats. Noting "Digital technologies kept the economy moving during
that Board Studios works with fintech startups as well the pandemic and made a lasting contribution to the
as Fortune 100 companies, Papakonstantinou called future of commerce," Ellerman said. "We will continue
customized, business-first videos "a proven way to to explore these themes while keeping our sponsors,
connect, engage and boost conversion rates." exhibitors and followers up to date on the latest trends in
our ever-changing industry."
Bigger planning team
A pre-registration wait list for MPC21 is available at www.
Ellerman appointed events marketing executive Shilo mobilepaymentconference.com/goMPC21.
Lusson to lead MPC's communications and program

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