Step Ahead Partners
Nov 13-15, 2007
Gaylord Texan
Grapevine, TX

Time

Session

7:00 - 1:00       

Golf - Sponsored by MasterCard
Spa - Sponsored by VISA
Paintball

12:00 - 3:00

Registration

2:00 - 2:15

Welcome Address

2:15 - 2:45

State of the Economy

2:45 - 3:30

State of the Payments Industry

3:30 - 3:45

3:45 - 4:45

Organization Excellence

5:15 - 5:30

Closing

6:30 - 7:00

Buses to Welcome Reception and Dinner

7:00 - 10:00

Welcome Reception and Dinner at Circle R Ranch

9:00 - 10:00

Buses back to Gaylord Texan

10:30 - 1:00

After-Hours

Time

Session

7:30 – 8:30

Breakfast

8:30 - 10:30

Organizational Excellence Workshop

10:30 - 10:45

Break

10:45 - 11:45

New Product Update and What is in Development

11:45 - 12:30

Sponsor Panel

12:30 - 2:30

Lunch
Sponsor Expo
Product Demos
Network Cafe

2:30 - 3:30

Maximizing Efficiency and Profitability

3:30 - 3:35

Break

3:35 - 4:35  

Breakout Sessions:
1. Pricing 101
2. Best Practices in Merchant Boarding
3. Marketing Tools for Success
4. Gift Card Programs

4:35 - 4:40

Break

4:40 - 5:40

Breakout Sessions:
1. Improving the Merchant Maintenance Process
2. Advanced Products
3. Compensation Plans and Critical Metrics
4. Pricing 201

5:40 - 6:00       

Break

10:30 - 1:00

After-Hours

Time

Session

7:30 – 8:30

Breakfast
Sponsor Expo
Product Demos
Network Cafe

8:30 - 9:30

PCI DSS Update

9:30 - 10:30

FTC Rules and Regulations: The impact on your business

10:30 - 11:00

Break

11:00 - 12:00

Breakout Sessions:
1. Recruiting Branches & Merchant Acquisitions
2. Gift Card Program
3. Acquisition Evaluation
4. Resource OnLine

1:00 - 2:00

Lunch
Sponsor Expo
Product Demos
Raffle Prize Winners Announced