CHICAGO, Feb. 10, 2015
/PRNewswire/ -- The current environment in financial services
is characterized by rapid changes in technology, regulation,
consumer behavior and more.
Join Discover Financial Services Chairman & CEO David Nelms and connect with hundreds of
Chicago's business leaders on
February 12 as Nelms addresses
changes in the industry, meeting consumer needs in the digital age
and trends in consumer lending – including student loan debt – and
how all of these issues may impact consumers and your business.
Discover's direct banking and payments businesses include credit
cards, student loans, personal loans, home equity loans, mortgages,
CDs, money market accounts and checking accounts. The company's
payments business includes Discover Network, a comprehensive
payments network that supports multiple card products, issuers and
processors; PULSE, one of the nation's leading PIN debit networks;
and Diners Club International, a global payments network. In
addition, Nelms serves as Chairman of Discover Bank, the issuing
bank for Discover cards.
Before his appointment at Discover in September 1998, Nelms served as a Vice Chairman
of MBNA America Bank. He previously held management positions at
Progressive Insurance, General Electric Company and Bain &
Company Consulting.
The discussion will be moderated by Austan Goolsbee, Robert P. Gwinn Professor of
Economics, University of Chicago, Booth
School of Business.
Event Details
- Global Leaders Luncheon with David
Nelms: Thursday, February 12,
2015
"The Digital Consumer and the Future of Financial Services"
In alignment with the Finance Committee
Hyatt Regency Chicago, 151 E. Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL 60601
Registration and Networking: 11:15
a.m.; Program: 12:00-1:15
p.m.
Platinum Series Sponsor: KPMG LLP
Gold Sponsors: Accenture, Baxter, CDW Corporation,
Discover Financial Services, PwC and The Private Bank
Media Sponsors: The Wall Street Journal
For further information on this program, purchasing tables and
tickets, membership or sponsorship, call (312) 263-3500 or email
Membership@ExecutivesClub.org.
About The Executives' Club of Chicago:
The Executives' Club is Chicago's premier membership and business
forum. For more than one hundred years, The Club has been a
valued resource for Chicago's
business leaders - connecting members, and providing opportunities
for strategic relationship development, access to intellectual
exchange and world class speakers, and enhanced exposure to the
global business community. Through its Global Leaders, Women's
Leadership, Chicago CEO Series and
other programming, The Club brings together business, civic and
academic leaders from all industries to discuss strategies that
address challenges and opportunities affecting Chicago and the world. For more information on
The Club, visit www.ExecutivesClub.org.
About Discover:
Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) is a direct banking and
payment services company with one of the most recognized brands in
U.S. financial services. Since its inception in 1986, the company
has become one of the largest card issuers in the United States. The company issues the
Discover card, America's cash rewards pioneer, and offers home
loans, private student loans, personal loans, home equity loans,
checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit and money
market accounts through its direct banking business. It operates
the Discover Network, with millions of merchant and cash access
locations; PULSE, one of the nation's leading ATM/debit networks;
and Diners Club International, a global payments network with
acceptance in more than 185 countries and territories. For more
information, visit www.discover.com/company.
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