Meeting Schedule
Welcome Reception
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Delta Pavilion
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
SBFE Annual Meeting Welcome Reception
Delta Pavilion
Annual Meeting - Day 1
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Volunteer Mezzanine 16
8:30 am – 9:15 am
Breakfast
Volunteer Mezzanine 3 - 5
9:15 am – 10:00 am
SBFE State of the Union:
Elisabeth MacDonald, CEO, SBFE
10:00 am - 11:00 am
SBFE Mic Check:
Small Business Lending, Big Data,
and the AI Apocalypse
Anu Jain, CEO, Nexus Cognitive (Moderator)
Conor Twomey, CEO, AI One
Kareem Saleh, CEO, Fairplay
11:00 am – 11:15 am
Break
Volunteer Mezzanine 16 Foyer
11:15 am – 12:00 pm
Small Business Credit Signals:
What Recent Events Suggest for the Road Ahead
Presented by:
LexisNexis Risk Solutions
12:00 pm – 12:45 pm
Overcoming Data Quality Challenges to Unlock AI
Presented by:
Dun & Bradstreet
12:45 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch
Volunteer Mezzanine 3 - 5
1:30 pm – 2:15 pm
SBFE Jeopardy
Hosted by:
Pete Tannish, SBFE
D.J. Rose, SBFE
2:15 pm – 3:00 pm
From Insight to Impact:
Accelerating Risk Decisions with
SBFE Data and Experian Ascend
Presented by:
Experian
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm
Break
Volunteer Mezzanine 16 Foyer
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm
The Impact of AI on Automated Credit Decisioning
Presented by:
Equifax
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Wrap up and Raffle Drawing
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Nashville Night Out Cocktail Reception
Delta Pavilion
7:00 pm
Bus Loading Begins
Cascades Shuttle Canopy
Departure at 7:10 pm
Nashville Night Out
Bus Loading Begins
Riverfront Transit Station
Departure at 10:00 pm
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Join our Platinum Sponsors (Dun & Bradstreet, Equifax, Experian, and LexisNexis Risk Solutions) for a lively night on the town on Broadway in downtown Nasvhille!
Redneck Riviera:
Equifax Reception
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Ole Red:
Dun & Bradstreet Reception
Jelly Roll's Goodnight Nasvhille:
Experian Reception
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Whiskey Bent Saloon:
LexisNexis Risk Solutions Reception
9:45 pm
Annual Meeting - Day 2
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Volunteer Mezzanine 16
8:45 am – 9:20 am
Breakfast
Volunteer Mezzanine 3 - 5
9:30 am
Welcome Back
Elisabeth MacDonald, CEO, SBFE
9:30 am – 10:30 am
Harnessing AI for Corporate Use:
Practical Approaches to Managing AI
from a Lawyer’s Perspective
Presented by:
Mike Stovsky, Partner,
Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP​
10:30 am – 10:40 am
Break
Volunteer Mezzanine 16 Foyer
10:40 am - 11:40 am
Strength in Numbers?
Small Lenders’ Participation in the
Credit Risk Management Ecosystem
Kim Gerhardt (Moderator)
Owner & Principal Advisor, The FinTech - Interactive
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John Donovan, Co-Founder, President, Chief Revenue Officer, Charm Solutions
Dan Laughlin, Founding Account Executive, Pave
Henry Magun, CEO, Hansa
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Closing Remarks
Elisabeth MacDonald, CEO, SBFE
Bar Crawl Pick-up
Bar Crawl Map
Resort Map
