Square Unboxed
Square Unboxed

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Join us for a

curated lineup of Squares,
partner
and developer community members, and sellers sharing their platform experiences.
Plus, we’ll announce
new releases and
feature
updates along the way.

people icon

Join us for a

curated lineup of Squares,
partner
and developer community members, and sellers sharing their platform experiences.
Plus, we’ll announce
new releases and
feature
updates along the way.

See the lineup

Amrita Ahuja

-> COO
-> Block

Amrita oversees Square, Cash App, TIDAL, and TBD ecosystems at Block. She’s Chair of Square Financial Services and sits on the boards of Airbnb and Discord. Previously at Activision Blizzard, Fox Networks Group, 
and Walt Disney, Amrita holds an MBA from Harvard 
and an AB from Duke.

John Bona

-> Co-Founder
-> Reference Health

Having worked for a world-class health system for over 13 years, John Bona co-founded Reference Health in 2021 to help healthcare organizations provide a more modern and positive financial experience for their patients and staff.

Mike Cohen

-> Global Head of Product & Strategic Partnerships
-> Square

Mike oversees global business development and partner management across all products for strategic, product, and platform partners. Prior to Square, he held senior product and partnerships roles at Facebook and other technology companies, as well as investment roles at Qualcomm and Jefferies.

Lizzy Eisenberg

-> Head of NA Enterprise Sales, Cash App & Afterpay
-> Block

Lizzy leads North American enterprise sales for Cash App and Afterpay, driving revenue and growth for these businesses. Previously, she led expansion into Europe and strategic partner acquisition. Lizzy holds a BA from UC Berkeley and lives in Portland with her family.

Alyssa Henry

-> CEO
-> Square

As CEO since 2015, Alyssa Henry brings leadership experience from Amazon and Microsoft. Her key contributions to global business at Square include developing commerce, staff, customer, and banking solutions. Alyssa serves on the boards of Intel Corp and Confluent.io.

Keba Konte

-> Founder and CEO
-> Red Bay Coffee

Keba is an artist, food entrepreneur, and the founder of Red Bay Coffee. He strives to promote inclusivity in the specialty coffee industry by hiring people of all backgrounds, particularly people of color, the formerly incarcerated, women, and people with disabilities.

Max Oglesbee

-> CEO Americas
-> Monstarlab

Max is passionate about using technology to improve people’s lives. He excels at the intersection of physical space and digital experience. Monstarlab partners with companies large and small to shape technology that delights users and makes businesses more successful.

Vijay Vachani

-> General Manager, Developers & Partners
-> Square

Experienced in product and business development, Vijay led teams at Google, Adobe, plus other startups. He oversees the global developer platform and partner ecosystem, contributing to its growth. Vijay lives in the East Bay with his family.

Mike Ward

-> Head of Product, Developers & Partners
-> Square

Mike oversees product development for the global developer platform and partner ecosystem at Square. Joining in 2016, Mike’s contributions focus on payment and developer solutions. He’s led teams in the 3PL industry and at other startups.

Peter Welinder

-> VP of Product & Partnerships
-> OpenAI

With a PhD in Computation and Neural Systems from Caltech, Peter leads OpenAI’s commercial efforts, including GPT-4, ChatGPT, Codex, and DALL-E. He founded applied machine learning at Dropbox and co-founded Anchovi Labs (acquired by Dropbox).

Mike Wittig

-> Head of Foundational Engineering
-> Block

Mike’s worked in tech since 1995, primarily in financial service infrastructure at Barclays and Robertson Stephens. He spent the last 8.5 years at Nike leading infrastructure in-sourcing and public cloud migration of the digital commerce platform. Mike’s worked in San Francisco, NYC, London, and now, Portland.

Explore the agenda

EVENT KICKOFF

The State of the Square Developer Platform

Kick off Square Unboxed with the State of the Square Developer Platform, plus exciting product announcements.

Speakers:

-> Vijay Vachani, General Manager, Developers & Partners, Square
-> Mike Ward, Head of Product, Developers & Partners, Square

PANEL DISCUSSON

The Future of AI at Square

Learn how Square is utilizing the power of AI to help sellers start and grow their businesses, automate their operations, and more easily create new revenue streams.

Speakers:

-> Alyssa Henry, CEO, Square
-> Peter Welinder, VP of Product & Partnerships, OpenAI

Moderated by:

-> Mike Wittig, Head of Foundational Engineering, Block

FUTURE-FACING TRENDS

Block Strategy and Industry Trends

Hear from Block COO, Amrita Ahuja, who will go over key industry trends and speak to overall strategy.

Speakers:

-> Amrita Ahuja, COO, Block

BIG PICTURE

Connecting Ecosystems

Find out how Cash App, Afterpay, and Square are connecting their ecosystems to serve larger businesses and more complex seller needs.

Speakers:

-> Lizzy Eisenberg, Head of NA Enterprise Sales, Cash App & Afterpay, Block

PANEL DISCUSSION

Better Your Business: Seller and Partner Panel

Learn how these successful businesses made the most of our ecosystem in this open discussion with a seller, an app partner, and a solution partner.

Speakers:

-> Keba Konte, Founder and CEO, Red Bay Coffee
-> John Bona, Co-Founder, Reference Health
-> Max Oglesbee, CEO Americas, Monstarlab

Moderated by:

-> Mike Cohen, Global Head of Product & Strategic Partnerships, Square

WRAP UP

Closing Remarks 

Join us for a recap of the day’s big moments and to highlight what’s in store for the future.

Speaker:

-> Vijay Vachani, General Manager, Developers & Partners, Square