The voices on stage at ELEVATE 2026
Leaders from across lending, regulation, fintech policy, fraud, and the credit union movement. Operators who set strategy, regulators who shape the rules, and one mentalist to remind the room how perception works.

Pankaj Kulshreshtha
Founder & CEO
Scienaptic AI

Byron Gangnes
Economist
University of Hawaii and UHERO

Tony Boutelle
President and CEO
Origence

John Kolhoff
Senior Vice President
NASCUS

Patty Corkery
President and CEO
Michigan Credit Union League and Navari

Vinay Bhaskar
COO
Scienaptic AI

Matt Cooper
Mentalist
Keynote Entertainment

Phil Goldfeder
Chief Executive Officer
American Fintech Council

Patrick McElhenie
Advisor to Scienaptic

Anthony Hernandez
President and CEO
Defense Credit Union Council

Matt Beecher
Chief Growth Officer
Scienaptic AI

Sumeet Bhalla
Senior Vice President
PenFed Credit Union

Brian Howell
CIO
ELGA Credit Union

Tracy Kaufman
Chief Lending Officer
Wildfire Credit Union

Jack Imes
Chief Client LendingConsultant
Allied Solutions

Kyle Rohrs
Head of Auto Finance
SentiLink