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

Tony Boutelle
President and CEO
Origence

Nicholas Hinrichsen
Co-founder and CEO
Clutch

Stephen Bohanon
Founder,Chief Strategy Officer
Alkami

Matt Beecher
Chief Growth Officer
Scienaptic AI

John Kolhoff
SVP, Policy and Supervision
NASCUS

Phil Goldfeder
Chief Executive Officer
American Fintech Council

Patty Corkery
President and CEO
Michigan Credit Union League and Navari

Vinay Bhaskar
Chief Operating Officer
Scienaptic AI

Byron Gangnes
Economist
University of Hawaii and UHERO

Matt Cooper
Mentalist
Keynote Entertainment

Brian Howell
Chief Information Officer
ELGA Credit Union

Jeff Deshane
VP of Consumer Lending
People Driven Credit Union

Anthony Hernandez
President and CEO
Defense Credit Union Council

Mark McCoy
Chief Revenue Officer
Patriot Federal Credit Union

Alecia Birch
Vice President of Lending
Alliance Catholic Credit Union

Megan Pulliam
SVP Partner Marketplace
MeridianLink

Courtney Mrsny
Chief Customer Officer
Scienaptic AI

Robyn Mannone
Chief Consumer Lending Officer
APG

Jack Imes
Chief Client LendingConsultant
Allied Solutions

Sumeet Bhalla
Chief Lending Officer
PenFed Credit Union

Samantha Hubbard
VP, Business Development
Scienaptic AI

Kyle Rohrs
Head of Auto Finance
SentiLink

John Witterschein
SVP, Consumer Lending
FourLeaf Federal Credit Union

Amanda Bardonner
VP, Strategic Accounts
Scienaptic AI

Chad Wilcox
SVP of Lending
Credit Union of Colorado

Lauren Blackiston
VP of Consumer Lending
Arkansas Federal Credit Union

George Selitto
Chief Lending Officer
WyHy Federal Credit Union

Ross Becak
VP, Strategic Accounts
Scienaptic AI

Tracy Kaufman
Chief Lending Officer
Wildfire Credit Union

Matt Raison
Chief Lending Officer
Advantage One Credit Union

Shawn Beltz
Chief Lending Officer
R-G Federal Credit Union

Patrick McElhenie
Strategic Consultant
Scienaptic AI