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2016 Positioning for the Future

The JW Marriott Camelback Inn Resort & Spa, Scottsdale, AZ
October 30 – November 1, 2016

Moderator: Jerry Walker, President & CEO, ICBA of New Mexico, Aztec, NM

POSITIONING FOR THE FUTURE 

What the Election Likely Means for the Economy
Dr. Stephen Happel, Emeritus Professor of Economics, W. P. Carey School of Business

Shareholder Succession – Connecting the Dots to the Capital Account
Paul H. Cornell, Partner, Premier Consulting Partners and President, Citizens Bankshares

Open Forum, Topic: Committee Structure
Facilitator: Robert D. McBride, Vice President of First Northern Bank of Wyoming and Chairman of WSDEF

The iPhone Effect
Suzi McNicholas, Vice President of Marketing, Source Technologies

Panel: Board & Management Succession
Facilitator: Kristin S. Godfrey, Esq., Shareholder, Jones and Keller, Denver, CO
Panelists:
Mark Frasier, Chairman, FMS Bank, Fort Morgan, CO
Thomas Holt, Chairman, First Northern Bank of Wyoming, Buffalo, WY
Ronald J. Shettlesworth, President, CEO & Vice Chairman, Main Bank, Albuquerque, NM
Carl J. Sjulin, President, CEO and Chairman, West Gate Bank, Lincoln, NE

Current Banking Conditions/Emerging Supervisory Risks
Richard Thorne, Assistant Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Denver Branch

The Purpose Generation: What Millennials Really Want
Adam Smiley Poswolsky, Millennial Workplace Expert, Keynote Speaker, and Bestselling Author of The Quarter-Life Breakthrough

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