Washington, D.C., Aug. 11, 2016 – The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA), the global trade association representing the payments technology world, announced General Michael Hayden as the keynote speaker for the 2016 ETA Strategic Leadership Forum (SLF), the premier annual event for payments’ top executives. General Hayden, the former Director of the CIA and the NSA, will provide a leadership perspective on business threats from cybercrime, global terrorism, and international security issues, and will give a point of view never before seen at SLF. The ETA SLF takes place at the renowned Breakers Resort in Palm Beach, FL, October 19 – 21. Registration is open now at http://electran.org/events/slf16/ .