Hyatt Regency Resort & Spa at Gainey Ranch
October 29 to 31, 2017
Sustaining Community Banks; In it for the Long Haul
The Western States Director Education Foundation is committed to forward thinking in community banking and focusing on solutions because we strongly believe in the importance of the industry and its contribution to our country. Our program in 2017 continues its dedication to positioning for the future and how to capitalize community banks in today’s environment. How do banks navigate the map of regulations, technology, compliance and security on multiple levels and still provide the ultimate Main Street experience that America is hungry for?
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2017
3:00pm – 6:00pm → Symposium Registration – Terrace Court Lobby
4:00pm – 5:00pm → Foundation Board Meeting – Executive Boardroom
5:30pm – 7:00pm → Welcome Reception; Plentiful Hors d’oeuvres and Cocktails – Terrace Court
A delightful evening outside on the Terrace Court with beautiful background music from Ronald Jean, Native Arizonan Guitarist and Songwriter
MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2017
7:00am – 8:15am → Breakfast with spouses/guests – South Foyer & Desert Garden
7:45am – 8:15am → Registration and Meeting Planner Station – Arizona West Booth
8:15am – 3:45pm → GENERAL SESSION – Arizona Ballroom I, II, III, IV
8:15am – 8:30am → Opening Remarks by Symposium Moderator
Jerry Walker, President and CEO, Independent Community Bankers Association of New Mexico, Aztec, NM
8:30am – 10:00am → The Economy; Past, Trump, and Future
Dr. Stephen Happel, Emeritus Professor of Economics, W. P. Carey School of Business, Tempe, AZ
10:00am – 10:15am → Break
10:15 – 11:30am → Dodd Frank Update and Opportunities for Regulatory Relief
Rebeca Romero Rainey, Immediate Past Chairman for the ICBA & Chairman and CEO of Centinel Bank of Taos, Taos, NM
11:30am – 1:00pm → Lunch with spouses/guests – South Foyer & Desert Garden
1:00pm – 2:30pm → Directors Round Table
Topic: Improving Value Through Leadership
Facilitator: Dave Nowling, Senior Vice President, R.B. Slade & Associates, Denver, CO
2:30pm – 2:45pm → Break
2:45pm – 3:45pm → Cyber Security & Risks
Mike Kirby, Line of Business Executive-Risk, FIS Global, Phoenix, AZ
EVENING ℘ Dinner on Your Own
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2017
7:00am – 8:00am → Breakfast with spouses/guests – South Foyer & Desert Garden
8:00am – 12:15pm – Meeting Planner Station – Arizona West Booth
8:00am – 12:15pm → GENERAL SESSION – Arizona Ballroom I, II, III, IV
8:00am – 8:15am → Panel Introduction
Jerry Walker & Panel Facilitator, Anne Benigsen
8:15am to 9:45am → Panel: Embracing IT/IS Solutions for Community Banks
Facilitator: Anne Benigsen, CISSP, First VP, Info Security & Technology, Bankers’ Bank of the West, Denver, CO
Panel Members:
Richard Bradfute, SVP and Chief Information Officer, JP Stone Community Bank, Portales, NM
Tom Michelena, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Western States Bank, Laramie , WY
Matt Nielsen, VP Information Systems Manager, McCook National Bank, McCook, NE
Brenden Smith, Director of Security, Business Continuity and Vendor Management, FirstBanks, Denver, CO
9:45am – 10:00am → Break
10:00am – 11:00am → Capital – Sources and Uses
Peter Weinstock, Partner, Hunton & Williams, LLP, Dallas, TX
11:00am – 11:15am → Break
11:15am – 12:15pm → Zap the Gap: From Boomers to Linksters, Working with Multiple Generation
Meagan Johnson, Bright, Funny, Delightfully Obnoxious Generational Humorist!