Women in Consumer Finance Announces Inspiring Keynote Speaker Anu Shultes

POTOMAC, Md. – Anu Shultes will take the stage
on the first day of the 5th annual Women
in Consumer Finance, a unique professional development for women,
December 5-7, 2022 in Palm Springs, California.

Women
in Consumer Finance is a one-of-a-kind conference where we help women lead
inspired careers, creating value for themselves and for their employers.

We place a particular focus on what’s needed
to get more women – particularly women of color – to the decision-making tables
where products are designed and policy is set. The
event is designed to address several key issues:

• There is a connection problem. Women of
  all colors simply haven’t had the same opportunities as men to build their
  network, which is how most senior and board positions are filled.

• There is a confidence problem. Many women
  are hesitant to assert themselves in a leadership structure dominated by men.

• There is a career example problem. Most
  women lack exposure to female mentors and leadership examples, particularly
  ones of color.

Our predominantly workshop-style content is
designed to build confidence. Our unique small group-based structure
helps to ensure everyone leaves with meaningful new connections, and our
mainstage storytellers provide inspiring yet relatable career examples.

Keynote
speaker Anu Shultes is an entrepreneur and prestigious Forbes 50 Over 50 honoree
for her commitment to and progress towards financial inclusion.

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She is a 30-year veteran of the Financial
Services industry with senior leadership roles at Providian, National City,
AccountNow, Blackhawk Network and more. Her significant experience in building
efficient operational processes and teams to support them has led her to become
one of the few female CEOs in Fintech.

Shultes is currently the CEO of Ahead
Financials, a visionary fintech company at the forefront of defining financial
equity, inclusion and service for the world’s emerging middle class. Ahead’s
mission is personal for Anu as she has experienced the very financial
challenges she seeks to solve for her company’s clients. As an immigrant to the
U.S. from India, Anu remembers living paycheck to paycheck as a graduate
student, and even struggling to find her first job. She also is a cancer
survivor and went through treatments while raising three children and working
full-time.

Shultes’
keynote is sponsored by Provana, the Women in Consumer Finance ‘Education = Confidence’
sponsor.

Provana interaction management and compliance
solutions are the first of their kind, providing effortless control over
process-intensive operations. Available for consumer lending, legal, ARM,
insurance and other industries that handle heavily regulated consumer
interactions. Provana technology is based on a decade of business process
management, AI, RPA, regulatory compliance and secure data operation
experience. Solutions include speech analytics, a compliance suite, omnichannel
payments, and business analytics, comprising a one stop digital transformation
platform for small and medium enterprises.

“We shape and evolve our technology solutions
and managed services based on the needs we see foremost among our clients,”
said Karen Powell, Co-Founder and COO of Provana. “We are excited to partner
with Women in Consumer Finance to help promote the many women leaders inside
Provana and in the finance industry at large.” 

Women
in Consumer Finance is for women at all levels in the context of a common
industry.

If you work in any role at a lender, creditor,
servicer, law firm, technology or service provider, or regulator, this event is
for you. We provide inspiration, a guiding hand, and a support system women can
leverage to continuously recharge their careers and deliver value to their
employers. WCF is not about compliance, best practices, or even finance. It’s
about women, our common professional challenges, and how to tell our own career
story – no matter where we are on our professional journey. We take a unique
approach to building confidence, connection, and careers. There is nothing else
like it.

Learn more or register at www.WomenInConsumerFinance.com