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Synergent’s Rebekah Higgins to Speak at New England Financial Executives Council Fall Event

Oct 8, 2024 | Blog, Conference/Workshop, Payments

Rebekah Higgins

The New England Financial Executives Council (NEFEC) has announced that its Fall Education Event 2024 will take place on November 8 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Manchester, New Hampshire. Synergent’s Rebekah Higgins is slated to be one of three presenters at this event, which will cover the evolving payments landscape and information technology oversight.

“I’m thrilled to again be presenting at the NEFEC Fall Education Event alongside industry thought leaders,” said Rebekah Higgins, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at Synergent. “I am always excited to share my knowledge and experience, and I look forward to connecting with both the attendees and other presenters. The payments landscape and IT are always evolving, and this day will provide timely, actionable information.”

Event Overview

The event will take place at the DoubleTree by Hilton, 700 Elm Street, Manchester. Registration will begin at 8:15 am with the program beginning at 9:00 am. The day will conclude with a networking social hour at 3:00 pm.

Participants will:

  • Learn about faster payments, P2P and BNPL options, and current trends in the market.
  • Gain insight into how to approach strategic decisions around the adoption of the many payment options in the market.
  • Learn how, as non-IT leaders, they can best support the IT functions within their credit union.

Presenters:

  • Jeff Bucher, Senior Product Manager, Alkami
    • Strategies for managing the growing list of payment options and trends in the evolving payments landscape.
  • Rebekah Higgins, Vice President – Strategic Partnerships, Synergent
    • Payments-related context for decision makers.
  • Andrew Maychruk, Senior Manager – CIO Advisory Services, Wipfli
    • How non-IT execs can be most effective overseeing and generating value from IT.

Attendees will have the opportunity to earn 4.5 CPE credits. For more information and to register, please visit the NEFEC website.

NOTE: The cost for this event is included in the annual NEFEC dues. Non-members are welcome to join the council and attend this event. Once a dues paying credit union has attendee/s at an event in the calendar period in which they paid dues, dues will not be refunded. A credit union can contact NEFEC through its website Contact – NEFEC (thenefec.org) and request a dues refund if prior to attending an event in the calendar period in which dues were assessed.