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