Venture Center Reschedules VenCent to August, Announces More Speakers

The Venture Center in Little Rock has rescheduled its inaugural fintech conference VenCent to Aug. 15-17, citing impacts of the COVID-19 Omicron variant.

The event was originally planned for April; It will still be held in Little Rock.

Organizers announced several of the speakers last month, including headliner Ron Shevlin, chief research officer for Cornerstone Advisors and a senior Forbes contributor.

Other speakers not previously announced include:

Laura Merling (keynote), Arvest Bank’s transformation executive and a former Google Cloud chief;
Tina Giorgio (keynote), president and CEO of ICBA Bancard;
Damon Moorer (keynote), president and CEO of TCM Bank;
Jason Waters, chief investment officer at Simmons Wealth Management;
Jill Castilla, president and CEO of Citizens Bank of Edmond; and
Darrin Williams, CEO of Southern Bancorp Inc.