Brett Worick | SVP Partnership Management | FNBO

Brett Worick is Senior Vice President of Partnership Management at FNBO, bringing more than 20 years of experience across consumer lending, product management, and marketing. In his role, he leads FNBO’s Partnership Management organization, overseeing Credit Cards, Home Improvement Lending, and Unsecured Consumer Lending (UCL), focusing on building strong, results-driven partnerships and scalable growth platforms.

Brett’s FNBO tenure spans more than 15 years within the credit card division, where he led teams responsible for the full customer lifecycle – from acquisition to long-term engagement and retention. His leadership in Direct Mail Marketing helped shape FNBO’s approach to customer targeting and segmentation, product strategy, and direct response marketing, helping translate data-driven insights into sustained performance.

Brett has also led FNBO’s consumer loan businesses, providing strategic direction across Home Equity Lending, Auto Loans, and lines of credit. Most recently, he guided the build and launch of FNBO’s Point of Sale Lending solution, Slice by FNBO, and led its expansion into Home Improvement Lending in 2022 following FNBO’s acquisition of AmeriFirst. Known for his collaborative approach, Brett focuses on aligning teams, partners, and strategy to deliver customer value and long-term business impact.

Doug Brown | Platinum Selling Recording Artist, Songwriter & Producer

Doug Brown is a platinum selling recording artist & songwriter and head of music for Nate Bargatze Productions based in Nashville TN. He first achieved success in the music industry through his band SAFETYSUIT & throughout his years of recording & touring, has built up a catalog of songs for other recording artists, film & television use, commercials & advertising.

SAFETYSUIT’s success has put Doug on stages across the globe, with his reputation as a performer being known as passionate & engaging, with audiences leaving feeling empowered, excited & inspired.

From #1 songs on the Vh1 Top20 Countdown, to sold out shows, to becoming a Vh1 You Outta Know Artist, to their sophomore album These Times displacing Adele’s record breaking “21” at the top of the iTunes Charts, the constant through all the success has been fearless & intentional collaboration.

Kimberly S. Weiss | Executive Vice President, Partnership | FNBO

Kim is the Executive Vice President, Partnership FNBO (First National Bank of Omaha). In her role, Kim is responsible for the bank’s credit card division, as well as the organization’s home improvement, point of sale and consumer lending areas. In this role, she oversees a comprehensive portfolio spanning marketing, partnership management, product and innovation, risk management, collections, fraud, call center operations, and business development. Kim also serves on the FNBO Board of Directors. 

Under her leadership, the Partnership Division drives enterprise-wide impact across FNBO through operational excellence, data-driven decisioning, and scalable efficiencies that support the broader bank. Kim partners closely with executive leadership with major co-brand and installment lending partners to deliver profitable growth, strengthen customer engagement, and advance innovation through collaborative partnerships in unsecured consumer lending and payments. Over her more than 20 years with FNBO, Kim has held progressive leadership roles across partnership management, mortgage banking, audit, and financial reporting. Her depth of experience—from product and risk oversight to regulatory governance—positions her uniquely to align strategic growth with disciplined execution and a strong risk culture.

Kim began her career with Ernst & Young’s Assurance and Advisory practice before joining FNBO. She holds both a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Accountancy from Texas Christian University. Her commitment to community leadership includes board service with Boys and Girls Clubs of the Midlands, The Salvation Army, and Omaha Children’s Museum. 

Erica Dhawan | Author, Entreprenuer, Award Winning Keynote Speaker

When leaders want to break team silos, drive exponential growth and innovate through teamwork, they call Erica Dhawan.

Erica is an internationally recognized leading authority, speaker and advisor on 21st century teamwork, collaboration and innovation. Named as one of the top 50 management thinkers in the world by Thinkers50, she is the author of two bestselling books, Get Big Things Done: The Power of Connectional Intelligence and Digital Body Language: How to Build Trust and Connection, No Matter the Distance.

As we continue to experience an increasingly digital world where work practices are changing at a blistering pace, Erica shares innovative strategies to unlock the collective power of teams, build a culture of trust across any distance and create authentic engagement to ensure competitiveness.

Wayne Best | Chief Economist | Visa Inc.

As Chief Economist for Visa, Wayne Best keeps a close watch on emerging opportunities in the global payments industry, helping to identify economic trends shaping the future of commerce. His unique insights explain the impact of these trends to company and client executives, as well as government leaders around the globe.

Best brings economic theory and analysis to life with compelling stories and data from the largest payment provider in the industry. His insights provide a clear perspective on the consumer's ability to spend, save and pay down debt. With a passion for business and engineer's logic, he’s able to turn mathematical models and technical jargon into business intelligence that enables future-oriented business decisions.

Before joining Visa in 1990, Best worked as a consultant performing cost benefit analyses for the power industry. In addition to his MBA, Best holds a degree in nuclear engineering and has participated in the Stanford University and Kellogg School of Management executive programs.  

Matthew Spyers | Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer | FNBO

Matt Spyers serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer at FNBO. He has been with FNBO for nine years and is responsible for Information Technology, Information Security, and First National Technology Solutions (FNTS). In this role, he leads the bank’s technology strategy, ensuring the delivery of secure, scalable, and innovative solutions that enhance customer and employee experience, along with operational performance.

Matt’s background includes more than three decades of technology leadership experience across financial services and consumer products. He serves as Executive Chairman of the Nebraska Tech Collaborative, where he leads efforts to advance Nebraska’s technology ecosystem through innovation and talent development, and is a member of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Engineering Advisory Board. Matt holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Systems Engineering and an M.B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis.

Marc Butterfield | SVP, Product & Innovation | FNBO

Marc Butterfield is the SVP of Product & Innovation, Partnerships Division at FNBO. With 25 years of experience spanning product development, product marketing, and innovation, Marc leads FNBO's Product & Innovation Team and drives market expansion and new product initiatives within the Partnership division.

Throughout his career at FNBO, Marc has held pivotal leadership roles across Digital Banking, Marketing, Consumer Lending, Credit Risk, and Product Development.

Marc has spearheaded several groundbreaking projects, including FNBO's unsecured consumer lending (UCL) business, as well as pioneering efforts in digital banking, transaction enrichment and card-as-a-service platforms that informed the bank's evolving product strategy.

Marc's innovative contributions have earned him recognition as an American Banker Innovators of the Year award recipient (2023). He serves on the ABA's Innovation Committee and Investment Committee, as well as Canapi's GenAI Council and Tearsheet's Product Council. Fun fact: Marc is the recipient of the Key to the City of Omaha.

Leanne Cordes | SVP, Strategic Services | The Lacek Group

Leanne Cordes is a strategic marketing and loyalty leader with more than 20 years of experience, driving growth through customer engagement and membership strategy. As SVP, Strategic Services at The Lacek Group, she leads loyalty program development, defines fact-based strategic direction, and builds the foundational strategy behind high-impact customer engagement initiatives.

Prior to joining The Lacek Group, Leanne spent 18 years across hospitality and healthcare, holding leadership roles with brands including Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Marriott International, JetBlue, Teladoc Health, and Humana.

Her deep expertise in loyalty and membership ecosystems enables organizations to unlock the full value of their programs, delivering measurable business impact while elevating customer experience. Leanne brings a rare blend of commercial rigor and human insight, helping brands turn engagement into enduring customer relationships.

Mike Lee | Leadership & Peak Performance Speaker, Founder of MindShift Labs

In an era defined by constant distractions, relentless uncertainty, and where pace and pressure collide, Mike Lee helps leaders and organizations rise above the noise, perform under pressure, and lead in the moments that matter most. Recognized by Real Leaders as one of the world’s Top 50 Keynote Speakers for “proving that presence is the new leadership currency” Mike blends elite performance experience — including working with NBA MVPs like Steph Curry and Joel Embiid — with timeless Eastern wisdom to train leaders to expand capacity, stay present, and operate with intention in the face of accelerating demands.

Seema Chibber | Executive Vice President, Product and Engineering for North America Markets | Mastercard

Seema Chibber is responsible for growing Mastercard's core product business and advancing the company's ESG initiatives in the market, with a focus on developing and innovating core product value propositions across segments and verticals.  

She leads several core product business lines including consumer credit, small business, prepaid, private label, network & gateway products and mobile acceptance solutions such as tap on phone and cloud commerce. 

Additionally, Seema leads Mastercard's strategic ESG initiatives in North America across financial inclusion and sustainability programs and platforms. 

Prior to leading and advancing the core products business, Seema was the head of consumer marketing, responsible for managing and growing Mastercard's sponsorship portfolio, leading the media function and growing and innovating our brand through Mastercard's unique and differentiating Priceless platforms, programs, and campaigns. 

 Seema has close to 25 years' experience across product development, management, and marketing and prior to joining Mastercard in 2007, she had a successful advertising career at Ogilvy & Mather working in offices across India, Dubai, and New York. 

Nicole Wojtalewicz | Vice President, Marketing and Customer Engagement | FNBO

Nicole Wojtalewicz is Vice President of Marketing and Customer Engagement for Credit Cards at FNBO, where she leads strategies that drive customer growth, engagement, and long-term portfolio performance. She oversees initiatives focused on acquiring new cardholders, activating accounts, and deepening relationships through data-driven marketing, lifecycle engagement strategies, and rewards programs.

Nicole works at the intersection of analytics, customer behavior, and marketing strategy, partnering across the organization to translate insights into initiatives that increase active accounts, grow cardholder spend, and strengthen customer loyalty.

During her 22-year career with FNBO, Nicole has held leadership roles across the credit card business including New Account Marketing, Product Development, Marketing Operations, and Co-brand Account Management, giving her a broad perspective on the evolving credit card and payments landscape.