General Sessions
Product Vision
As part of the Opening Ceremony, Akcelerant will present its overall product vision and updates on where each of its products are headed.

Framework Panel Discussion
A panel made up of Akcelerant customers from all types of financial institutions will discuss how they manage a number of key processes in the Akcelerant Framework from both a lending and collection perspective. Moderated by Akcelerant, there will be plenty of time for questions and open discussion.

Grab-and-Go Lunch
Lunch will be your opportunity to participate in a series of small networking groups. With the help of Akcelerant staff, connect with others and share your experiences. Currently, there are networking groups planned for a number of different core processors and Akcelerant products. A complete listing of the groups will be found in your conference materials that will be distributed at registration.
 
Collection - Intermediate Track
Collections in the Framework: From A to Z - 6 Sessions
These consecutive workshops will take an in depth look at core collection functionality in the Framework through both classroom and hands-on training. Framework topics covered including workspace, security, user performance, queues, field configurations, letters, account types, screens, workflows, views, reports, dashboards and connectors.
 
Collection - Advanced Track
Lab Collection Workflow Building
Taking place in the interactive computer lab, an Akcelerant team member will walk you through the process of building advanced workflows that can be directly applied at your financial institution.

Lab Framework Report Building
An Akcelerant team member will lead this session in the interactive computer lab and show you how to build and manage reports in order to get the most out of your collection system.

The Right Strategy for Using Connectors
This session will focus on how to best use connectors and third-party services in conjunction with the Framework in order to streamline your collection process.

A Day in the Life of Collections
In this session, Akcelerant will take you through a number of real-life situations faced by collections staff and show you multiple ways to manage these challenges in the Akcelerant Framework. 

Framework Version 11  - Business Rules
Be one of the first to see how business rules will be used in the Version 11 release of the Akcelerant Framework.

Framework Version 11 - Recovery
New recovery functionality is coming soon in Version 11. This is your chance to preview these enhancements.
 
Elements Track
Akcelerant Elements Vision
This session will present the long-term vision for Akcelerant Elements, as well as introduce the changes that will be included in the Q3 release.

Back to Basics 1
Learn how to become more efficient and productive. This session will start with a review of the Collect page: what you see, where it comes from and how to interpret it. The balance of the session will focus on how to effectively work your queue.

Back to Basics 2
This session expands on system features and functionality. Look at how to effectively track your promises, correspondence and documents. Identify ways to improve both your productivity and your productivity tracking.

Criteria Builder
The Criteria Builder is crucial to understanding and enhancing your use of the Search, Worklist and Priority Assignment, and Batch Letter functions. This session will give you the building blocks for using this powerful tool. Then follow on to the other sessions where you will explore practical uses for the Criteria Builder.

Advanced Search
This session will explain how to fully leverage the power of “search” functionality. Learn how to update multiple accounts at one time, create custom reports, export data in Excel, create ad hoc queries, and more!

Managing Queues
Learn everything you need to know about how to create and manage queues. This session will begin by reviewing administrative set up, worklists and priorities. We will then walk you through how queues are sorted and managed by each collector.

Upgrade Options
Are you considering upgrading to the Akcelerant Framework or do you plan to continue using Akcelerant Elements? This session will review all of your options and explain the upgrade strategies. In addition, customers who have already upgraded to the Framework will provide insight into their experience.
 
Lending Track
Lending Overview
Check out Akcelerant’s “next generation” loan origination system during this overview session. Learn how SOLUTION.LENDING can streamline your lending process and provide an aggressive return on investment. In addition, see how the Akcelerant Framework can work as a single platform solution for both lending and collections for even greater efficiency.

Lending Origination and Configuration
Dive deeper into lending in this session focused specifically on functionality used by customer-facing staff. Topics include workflows, dashboards, and queuing, as well as how those topics apply to both branch and online origination channels. The session will also offer tips and shortcuts on how to get the most out of the system’s robust functionality.

Lending Pricing and Decisioning
Focused on back office processing, this session will provide a detailed review of Akcelerant’s innovative “Policy Manager” and show you how to build loan products, as well as risk, pricing, decision and workflow models.

Lending Connectors: Current and Future
No lending process can efficiently succeed without the support and expertise of services found outside the financial institution. In this session, learn how SOLUTION.LENDING can streamline the lending and analysis services that your operations require into one seamless process through the use of Akcelerant connectors.

Lab Hands-On Lending
Take learning to the next level in the interactive computer lab! In this session Akcelerant staff will be on hand while you explore SOLUTION.LENDING. This is your time to receive individual attention and get your questions answered.

The Twists and Turns of the Lending Industry
This facilitated forum will discuss a number of industry trends, how lending policy is changing in today’s economy and insight into how Akcelerant is staying ahead of these changes.