MRC Vegas 2015

AN OASIS FOR TOP NOTCH EDUCATION AND NETWORKING FOR ECOMMERCE PAYMENTS AND FRAUD PROFESSIONALS

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#MRCVegas15, hosted annually at the Aria Resort and Casino, is your gateway to the best and brightest innovations. The resort accommodations are no exception, the Aria is the perfect place to stay while attending #MRCVegas15. The Aria, located in Las Vegas’ City Center, is a world leader in luxury and the warm ambiance is inviting to all whom enter its doors.

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Attendance Type	Price
Merchant Member (Platinum or Silver)	$1699
Merchant Non-member	$2099
Merchant Only Workshops Member	$249
Merchant Only Workshops Non-member	$399
Solution Provider Members (Elite, Signature, Premier)	$2499
Solution Provider Non-member	$2849
New Merchant Membership & Registration Combo (New Platinum Membership + 2 Conference Registrations)	$3898
Exhibit Hall Only* - Members	$1600
Exhibit Hall Only* - Non-Members	$2100
One-Day Pass (Wednesday or Thursday)	$1500

*Must be an exhibitor to purchase additional exhibit hall only passes

Refunds will not be given if a cancellation is less than 30 days prior to the event. Refunds will not be given to registrants that do not attend without canceling in advance (no shows). Merchant Risk Council Conference assumes no responsibility for nonrefundable airline tickets or other travel costs.

Changes requested within 30 days of the event will be charged $50.

The MRC would like to thank our 2015 Vegas Sponsors

Monday, 23 March – Preconference Day
1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.	Fraud 101 Workshop Merchant Only Training Workshop, Additional fee required Payments 101 Workshop Merchant Only Training Workshop, Additional fee required
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	MasterCard Merchant Security Leadership Forum (View Agenda)
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.	Platinum Party, sponsored by Member-only – Solution provider attendance is strictly limited: Elite members are only able to have 3 attendees, Signature members 2 and Premier 1. Please be sure to coordinate with your company to ensure not to exceed these limits.
12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.	Registration Open

Tuesday, 24 March is a member-only day. If you are not a current MRC Member, sign-up today or join us at 4:15 p.m. when the program opens to all attendees for the duration of the event.

Tuesday, 24 March – Platinum Day

8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.

– Data Security: How Does a Merchant Protect Their Brand?
– How to Leverage the Tools and Intelligence from IC3 and NCFTA to Educate Your Staff and Consumers
– Know Your Customer – How Much Do You Already Know?

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Opening Remarks

9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Platinum Keynote Speaker - Shane Harris (http://shaneharris.com/)

10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Merchant-Only Discussion Tables

Physical Goods
Digital Goods
Gaming

Travel
Global
Payments

12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Merchant Focus Group - Private Lunch, sponsored by

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1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

– Account Takeovers in a Closed Loop Environment
– Why Your Business Needs Alternative Payment Methods When Entering European Markets
– Manual Review Best Practices: Learnings from Peak Buying Times in 2014
– EMV – What Does it Mean to Me?

2:25 p.m. – 3:10 p.m.

– Internal Tools to Make Fraudsters SCRAM!
– Bitcoin: Pixel Dust or Currency
– 3D Secure: Development & Deployment Strategies
– Managing Merchant Risk in Europe

3:20 p.m. – 4:05 p.m.

– New Research: Fighting Fraud in a Fragmented, Fast-Changing Global Payments Landscape
– Card Issuers, Collaboration and Customer Experience: Case Study Results
– Rules, Statistical Model or An Ensemble of Models – Are the Techniques Better Alone or Together?
– How LinkedIn Leverages Data to Build Scalable Payments Strategy

4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

– Going Global: Accepting Local Forms of Payment
– Digital Products: Controlling Fraud and Operational Costs
– Future of Chargebacks

7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Registration Open

Tuesday, 24 March – Open to All Attendees
4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.	IGNITE Session & Exhibitor Preview
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.	Welcome Reception – Exhibit Hall Opening

Wednesday, 25 March – General Conference Day One
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	Fraud 201 Workshop Merchant Only Training Workshop, Additional fee required
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.	Opening Remarks Keynote Speaker - Daymond John
10:50 a.m. – 11:35 a.m.	– Building your Best Fraud Team in an EBIT Obsessed World – A Credit Card Walks into a Bar – Results of the 2015 Survey on the Use of Consumer Authentication in eCommerce – Data Breaches and the Evolution of Fraud
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	– By the Numbers: Data Driven Approach to International Expansion – PCI in an EMV Chip World: Increasing Security & Reducing Fraud – Realizing Frictionless Commerce – Benchmarking & Best Practices – Merchant Management in the High-Tech Era
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Chargebacks Workshop Merchant Only Training Workshop, Additional fee required
1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.	– The Payment Page and Beyond – Exploring What Customers Really Want to See when Shopping Online – The Fraud Tsunami is Here: A 101 Guide for Online Retailers Ahead of the EMV Implementation – FX Operations – Shock to the System: The New Normal: eCommerce after Data Breaches
2:40 p.m. – 3:35 p.m.	– Lessons Learned in Preventing Fraud for a New Subscription Product at AOL – EMV, Encryption and Tokenization: Preventing Fraud with Layered Security – The Potential of New ACH Options for Merchant Payments – Omnichannel, Multichannel, Crosschannel… It’s All About the Customer Experience
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Keynote Speaker - Bob Arno
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.	Networking Reception
8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.	Registration Open
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.	Exhibit Hall Open

Thursday, 26 March – General Conference Day Two
9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.	– Is Fear of Change Letting the Fraudsters Win? – Big Data/Machine Learning – The F Word: The New Doctrine in Fighting Fraud and Friction – Security Beyond Compliance
9:55 a.m. – 10:35 a.m.	– Fighting the Good Fight: Prepaid Card Fraud (And What We Can Do About It) – Beyond Device ID: Using Digital Identification to Reduce eCommerce Fraud – Bitcoin 101 – Compromising POS: A Live Hack Demo
10:35 a.m. – 11:35 a.m.	Dedicated Exhibit Hall Hour
11:35 p.m. – 12:15 p.m.	– Using a Predictive Model to Reduce Manual Review – When Compliance Comes to Retail – Bitcoin 201 – Payment Data and Leveraging Multiple Payment Providers
12:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.	METAwards Luncheon with LIVE Entertainment
1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.	MRC Global Fraud Survey Results
2:40 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.	– Friendly Fraud – Mobile Device Location – Effective Fraud and False Positive Prevention – Omnichannel: From Aspiration to Reality – What Merchants Should Know About Upcoming Chargeback Rule Changes
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.	Closing Plenary - Comedian Don McMillan
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.	Closing Reception
8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.	Registration Open
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	Exhibit Hall Open

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