Equipment Leasing and Finance Association - Equipping Business for Success

Our industry is filled with brilliant people who are curious and actively seeking the next breakthrough. How are other industry leaders thinking about innovation in equipment finance? What are the challenges to solve now and where do we go next?

Find out what is on the mind of your peers, share ideas, and discover new approaches for tackling your innovation challenges. This session is a community-driven highly interactive discussion of the technology and innovation topics that are top of mind for Equipment Finance leaders.

Who Should Attend?

The Innovator Roundtable is designed for all equipment finance professionals, from emerging talent to seasoned leaders. If you're interested in accessing cutting-edge knowledge, engaging diverse voices in the industry innovation discussion, and building your action plan, this event is for you!

Why Attend

You'll have the opportunity to engage with other senior leaders from ELFA's Technology Innovation Working Group in a facilitated discussion on the people, process, and technology sides of innovating in this new world.

Adopting Digital

How might we better leverage digital capabilities to enhance relationship building? How do we overcome the digital adoption challenges in a world where we are working in mixed modes (onsite, virtual, hybrid)? The ongoing impact of the COVID crisis is impacting customer and employee expectations in new ways. Is your old playbook surviving the impact of our new digital reality? Although others may be pining for the old normal, we know we are moving forward to the different. Embracing the future requires moving away from an either/or mindset to a both/and approach. What does it take to help your team and your customers adopt digital, and where does empathy come into play in creating this strategy?

Gain insights into how industry peers deal with digital adoption and build a culture of innovation for future-readiness. In this interactive discussion, we will be exploring a variety of practical themes specific to equipment finance, including:

• Digitally enabling HUMAN relationships
• Covid Impacts on Customer Expectations and Digital Strategy
• Digital First vs. Digital Only
• Encouraging Digital adoption among customers and employees
• Digital employee experience and the War on Talent

Featuring Panelists from the ELFA Technology Innovation Working Group:

• Beckham Thomas, CEO, DCR Technologies
• Moto Tohda, VP/IS, Tokyo Century (USA), Inc.
• Tawnya Stone, VP Strategic Technology at GreatAmerica Financial Services
• David Giamvu, Head of Digital Transformation at Siemens Financial Services, Inc.

Hosted & facilitated by Deborah Reuben, CEO & Founder of TomorrowZone

Agenda (1:00-3:30pm ET)

• Welcome and set the stage for our interactive discussion
• Panelists weigh in on topics
• Facilitated roundtable discussions
• Recap, takeaways, and close