Mark Robertson is Executive Vice President and Corporate Financial Services Chief Administrative Officer at SouthState Bank. Specializing in Payments and Operations/Technology.

Mark has 35+ years of experience in Banking Operations and Technology involving EDI, Treasury Management support and development. Before SouthState, he held positions with Atlantic Capital Bank as COO and Wachovia in Commercial Banking Operations (Treasury Ops, EDI, Lockbox), Fraud, Retail Operations, Call Centers, IT and other areas.

Mark has a BA in Finance from North Georgia Sr Military College and served in the Air Force.

As Senior Vice President and Enterprise Payments Strategy Leader at SouthState Bank, Tara collaborates across consumer, business, and commercial lines of business to drive a unified payments strategy. She also leads the technical implementation of instant payments, ISO 20022, ACH modernization and other payments transformation initiatives across SouthState Bank.

With over a decade of experience in financial services, Tara has served in various leadership capacities, specializing in bank operations, information technology, mergers and acquisitions, strategy, and payments. She has had the privilege of speaking at industry events including Nacha, PaymentsFirst, and Real-Time Payments & XBP Summit on the topics of Quantum Computing in Banking, Instant Payments, ISO 20022, and Empowering Inclusion and Diversity for Women in Payments. She was recently selected awarded NACHA’s “Top 15 Under 40” and for the Money 20/20 RiseUp 2024, a global program championing diversity across the payments ecosystem. She has also been recognized by Charleston Business Magazine as “Best & Brightest: 35 and Under”.

Kevin Daniel is the Head of Artifical Intelligence (AI) at Synovus Bank.

Kevin is a visionary tech leader with 20+ years of experience turning bold ideas into real results. At Synovus, he leads transformation through modernization, AI innovation like SynovuGPT, ChatPFP, and a hands-on approach to building high-impact teams. From streamlining AI capabilities, to shaping ethical AI policies, Kevin drives smart, scalable solutions that boost performance and define what’s next.

Pamela T. Rodriguez, AAP, CIA, CISA is President & CEO of Southern Financial Exchange.

Pam has a “Passion for Payments and People” and has over 30 years of experience conducting audits, risk assessments and speaking sessions for financial institutions and third-parties engaged in the ACH Network. She is a member of Nacha’s APRP Oversight Panel, serves on Nacha’s Payments Institute Board of Regents and has served several terms on Nacha’s Risk Management Advisory Group.

Prior to joining Southern Financial Exchange as Senior Vice President of Member Services, Pam was President & CEO of ePayAdvisors and former EastPay Advisory Services and Executive Director of the Alabama ACH Association.

Pam is a lover of music, enjoys gardening and the outdoors. In her spare time, she volunteers as a Magic Maker for Magic Moments, whose purpose is to provide happiness to children throughout the state of Alabama who have been diagnosed with chronic life-threatening illnesses.

Bill Lindsey is an attorney in the State of Alabama with over 20 years of experience. He currently serves as the Deputy Director of the National Computer Forensics Institute (NCFI). He works for the Alabama Office of Prosecution Services (OPS) and oversees judicial and prosecution training programs at NCFI. Bill received his B. A. in Political Science from the University of Mississippi and his J. D. from the University of Alabama. Upon completion of his studies, Mr. Lindsey began his service to the state as a Deputy District Attorney for the 6th Judicial Circuit of Alabama (Tuscaloosa County). After almost a decade as a line prosecutor, he was appointed as Alabama Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor (TSRP) in 2015.

As TSRP, Bill served as a liaison between judges, law enforcement, prosecutors, the Alabama Department of Economic & Community Affairs (ADECA), and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). He conducted trainings throughout the state on a variety of legal topics, with a special emphasis on traffic-related impairment issues. Also, he was chairman of the Alabama Impaired Driving Prevention Council and the Alabama Traffic Safety Resource Council.

Today, Bill helps oversee the nation’s most innovative law enforcement training facility in cyber and electronic crime forensics. This federally funded training center is dedicated to training, educating, and equipping state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges on cyber and electronic crimes and related threats. He also provides legal instruction at the facility as well.

Bill still serves the state outside of his position at NCFI. He serves as a board member of the State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP) and is vice-chairman of the Alabama Chemical Testing, Training, and Equipment Trust Fund Advisory Board. He also serves co-chairman of the National Association of Prosecution Coordinators (NAPC) Highway Safety Committee.

When not working, Bill enjoys spending time and traveling with his wife & two sons.

In April 2025, Donald Witham assumed the role as the Special Agent in Charge of the National Computer Forensics Institute in Hoover, AL.

In February 2022, Agent Witham was assigned as the Special Agent in Charge of the Carter Protective Division in Plains, GA.

During his tenure at the Carter Protective Division, Agent Witham was selected for a four-month temporary assignment between August and December 2024 to be the Acting Deputy Federal Security Director with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at the Philadelphia Airport.

Prior to that assignment in October 2017, Agent Witham assumed the duties as the Resident Agent in Charge of the Bucharest Resident Office of the US Secret Service (USSS). During that assignment he was assigned as the USSS and Department of Homeland Security Dual Hat Attaché to the Ambassador of the United States of America in Romania.

Previously, Agent Witham served as a supervisor on the Vice-Presidential Protective Division, managing the Operations Section, which is responsible for the scheduling and logistics for all activities related to the Vice President and other individuals that obtained Secret Service protection within that Division. While in Washington, DC, Agent Witham also was assigned to the Secretary of Homeland Security protective detail. Before reporting to Washington, Agent Witham was assigned to the Forensic Services Division stationed in Brooklyn, New York as a Polygraph Examiner. Also, while in Brooklyn, Agent Witham was a Group Leader in the Credit Card Fraud Squad at the New York Field Office. Prior to being assigned to New York, Agent Witham served in the Charlotte Field Office, which is where his career started with the US Secret Service in 1998. Prior to employment with the Secret Service, Agent Witham was a North Carolina State Trooper, a Gastonia Police Officer and an East Carolina University Police Officer dating back to 1990, when he was sworn in as a law enforcement officer.

Donald Witham is a graduate of East Carolina University where he obtained a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. Witham also attended Argosy University, where he was awarded a Master of Science in Forensic Psychology. Most recently he graduated from American University’s Executive Leadership Program. “Don” married a fellow police officer, Tara, in the early 1990’s. Together they are the proud parents of two adults and grandparents to four children. In his free time, he likes to play golf and participate in most outdoor activities.

Marko Adams is a Senior Associate with Kaufman Hall’s Treasury & Capital Markets practice. His responsibilities include the solutioning and delivery of insightful, data-driven treasury processes focused on operational enhancement, optimization and integration.

Prior to joining Kaufman Hall, Marko was a Treasury Sales Associate at J.P. Morgan in their Global Corporate Banking group. Marko focused on the delivery of comprehensive cash management and working capital solutions, driving new business and cultivating relationships for healthcare clients nationwide.

Marko earned a B.A. in Economics from DePauw University.