Kishore Bayyapureddy
Sr. Vice President and General Manager of the FIS ePayments Division

Kishore Bayyapureddy is Senior Vice President and General Manager of the FIS ePayments Division. In this capacity he is responsible for all aspects of the ePayments business unit, which include Client Support, Operations, Product & Services, Strategic Planning, Training, Marketing, Technology and Sales Support. The ePayments core product line includes Internet Banking, Online Bill Pay, Cash Management, Telephone Banking, Web Hosting, eDelivery and several other key add-on modules.

Prior to this role, Kishore held the title of Vice President of Technology with Certegy ePayments. In this capacity, he led Product, Technology and Application Management Operations teams.

Prior to working with Certegy, Kishore held management and leadership positions with Equifax and Goldleaf Technologies, respectively. With extensive experience in the eCommerce space and knowledge of the financial institution and payment industry, Kishore is poised to take the ePayments business unit to next level of success by establishing a service standard and product scope that will bring best of breed technologies and revolutionary service offerings to the financial institution marketplace.

Kishore holds Master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science from Louisiana State University. In the past, he was also recognized as an honorary member of International Who is Who of Information Technology.

Prior TPAtlanta Speakers:

Stuart C, Harvey, Jr.
President , NOVA Information Systems and Chairman, euroConex Technologies Ltd.

At the last TPAtlanta in April, 2006, Stuart C, Harvey, Jr., the new President of Nova Information Systems, spoke about Nova’s recent growth and future plans for acquisitions in Europe and Asia.

Stuart C. Harvey, Jr. is president of NOVA Information Systems and chairman of euroConex Technologies Ltd., NOVA's European affiliate. Harvey has executive management responsibility for the overall strategy, vision and operations of NOVA worldwide. Mr. Harvey joined NOVA in April 2003 and based in Dublin, Ireland, led the company's international expansion, directing all business development and merger and acquisition initiatives for euroConex. He was subsequently promoted to executive vice president, international operations and executive vice president, business development before taking over the helm of the company in 2005. Mr. Harvey brings to NOVA nearly 20 years of experience in the banking, banking technologies and securities industries. Prior to joining NOVA, he was a managing director with the investment banking firm of Piper Jaffray in Minneapolis. He is also a former practicing attorney having worked previously with two Chicago-based law firms. Mr. Harvey is a graduate of Saint John's University in Minnesota, earned a law degree from The National Law Center at George Washington University and an MBA degree from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.

Blair Carnahan ,
Director, Information Technology Innovation Center (ITIC)

Blair is the Director of the Information Technology Innovation Center (ITIC).

Blair Carnahan spoke about the Information Technology Innovation Center in Columbus, Georgia

Blair is the Director of the Information Technology Innovation Center (ITIC). The Center will be located on the campus of Columbus State University. It will house an ATDC affiliated incubator for technology startups, a software research program and a rural entrepreneurial outreach department. His responsibilities include; recruiting, advising and promoting incubated technology companies and managing the day-to-day operations of the facility. He is also responsible for starting an innovation program to serve the information processing needs of local businesses. The Center will gather researchers from Georgia Tech, Columbus State University and Georgia Southwestern University in order to produce software solutions for member companies.

Blair co-founded the Columbus Regional Technology Association (CRTA), a professional organization whose mission is to make the Columbus area more attractive to the high tech community.

Blair is the former Director of Business Development for pointpathbank, NA. a wholly owned bank of Synovus Financial Corp. He worked for pointpath since its inception and was instrumental in developing its Internet banking and stored value strategies.

Prior to joining pointpath, Mr. Carnahan worked for Andersen Consulting in Houston, TX where he focused on implementing client/server systems at utility companies across the southeast.

He earned a B.S. in Quantitative Business Analysis from Louisiana State University in 1993 and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1999. Blair is a 2002 graduate of Leadership Columbus. He serves on the boards of the Business & Technology Alliance (B&TA) and the Columbus Regional Technology Association. He also serves on the TechLINKS Executive Advisory Board and the Greater Columbus Georgia Chamber of Commerce’s Economic Development Advisory Board.

Blair and his wife, Lesslie, are engrossed in trying to raise their young family. They are active in their church and enjoy playing tennis and golf and cooking gourmet food with their friends.

Michael C. Flaherty ,
Consul & Trade Commissioner for the Canada Consulate in Atlanta

Mr. Flaherty ,Consul & Trade Commissioner for the Canada Consulate in Atlanta spoke about economic opportunities in Canada for transaction processing companies.

As Consul and Trade Commissioner, Mr. Flaherty promotes Canadian business abroad and serves Canadian companies that have targeted the Southeastern US for their products, services or technologies. He also works with non-Canadian companies that wish to find Canadian goods and services or to invest in Canada.

William Matteson ,
President & CEO , Matteson Partners, Inc.

Mr. Matteson spoke about the executive level jobs available in the Transaction Processing industry available in Atlanta.

William Matteson founded Atlanta-based Matteson Partners, Inc. in 1987. From the beginning the firm's mission has been to provide a very personal brand of executive search services by leveraging the relationships, experience and expertise of the firm’s partners to shape effective placements. Matteson Partners offer their clients and candidates executive-level insights into their industries and disciplines, resulting in more effective placements. Accordingly the firm has earned a widely recognized reputation for integrity, client satisfaction and retention among both clients and candidates alike.

In addition to managing the firm, Matteson remains very involved in new business development and ongoing searches for existing clients. He works closely with the firm’s Partners, believing that teamwork and applying collective resources to every search are critical to the success of the firm and its clients.

Prior to forming Matteson Partners, Matteson spent 18 years in a succession of managerial roles with the IBM Corporation, where he gained extensive domestic and international experience in sales, sales management, marketing, and human resources. Matteson’s tenure with IBM included product management for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. In this capacity, he was responsible for all phases of product development, marketing, sales and P&L.

Matteson holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from Central Washington State University. He has completed coursework at the Wharton School; the J.L. Kellogg School; the Darden Graduate School of Business and specialized IBM training programs in New York and Belgium.