I've been intrigued by the idea of a BarCamp – informal, unstructured, participant-organized conferences where people with similar interests share and learn in an open environment – since I read about them in other (mostly technology) blogs. There is an upcoming banking/finance BarCamp in San Francisco (well, actually at UC Berkeley) and I just signed up.
The aim of BarCampBank is to foster innovations and the creation of new business models in the world of banking and finance.
Of the proposed sessions I am particularly interested in a demo of Noca (merchant payments without transaction fees).
I promise to blog about the whole experience afterwards. If you are curious and want to come, too, the details are here:
- BarCampBankSF
- Registration (nominal fee of $25)
- Crowdvine discussion group, specific to BarCampBankSF
- GoogleGroup, specific to BarCampBankSF
Other BarCampBank events in the near future:
- BarCampBank New England (April 5)
- BarCampMoney New York City (April 12)
- BarCampBank Paris (May 24)
- BarCampBank London (date tbd)
- BarCampBank Dallas (date tbd, targeting June)
- BarCampBank Charlotte (date tbd)
During her time at Glenbrook, Erin focused on client engagements in business payments, cross-border transactions, bill payment, and the intersection of corporate finance, banking, and ERP/accounting. She has nearly twenty years of experience leading increasingly complex payment initiatives for corporate clients and advising financial institutions and payment technologists on the development of their payment capabilities.
Erin is also the founder of Forte Financial, a consulting firm focused on corporate finance efficiency, technology, and process improvement. She is a past president of the Financial Women’s Association of San Francisco and also a two-term past president of the San Francisco Treasury Management Association. Erin is no longer with Glenbrook, but contributed greatly during her time at the firm.