October 27 – 29, 2024
The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa
Scottsdale, AZ
COMMUNITY BANKS: Stable and Here to Stay
DAY I – SUNDAY, October 27, 2024
4:00 to 5:00pm – WSDEF Board meeting
4:30 to 6:30pm – Registration
6:00 to 8:00pm – Welcome Reception
DAY II – MONDAY, October 28, 2024
7:00am to 3:30pm – Registration
7:00 to 8:15am – Breakfast
8:30am to 3:15pm – General Session
8:30am – Welcome
Andy Miller, Chairman of the Board, Western States Director Education Foundation
President, Sundance State Bank, Sundance, WY
Moderator
Christopher (Chris) Moya, Board Member, Western States Director Education Foundation
President and CEO, Independent Community Bankers Association of New Mexico, Farmington, NM
8:45 to 10:00am – Economic Realities in 2024: Inflation, Interest Rates and the “Illusion” of a soft Landing
Dimitri N. Delis, Ph.D., Managing Director & Chief Portfolio Strategist, Piper Sandler
10:00 to 10:20am – break
10:20 to 11:45am– PANEL – Succession Management, Retention and Recruitment
Moderator – Greyson E. Tuck, Attorney and Consultant, Gerrish Smith Tuck
Panelists:
Tech: Anne Benigsen SVP–CIO & CISO of Bankers’ Bank of the West and President of CivITas Bank Solutions
HR Professional, Director and Chairman of the Board – in the works
11:45am to 1:00pm – Lunch
1:00 to 2:00pm – Forecasting the Future of Community Banking
Michael L Stevens, President & CEO, Graduate School of Banking at Colorado
2:00 to 2:15pm – break – topics
2:15 to 3:15pm – Riding the Risk/Reward Wave of Artificial Intelligence
Jimmy Sawyers, Chairman & Co-Founder, Sawyers & Jacobs LLC
DAY III – TUESDAY, October 29, 2024
6:30 to 7:45am – Breakfast
8:00 to 11:30am – General Session
8:00 to 9:00am – Regulation Updates including safety and soundness
Ryan Harwell, Vice President – Examinations and Inspections, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
9:00 to 9:15am – break
9:15 to 10:15am – Updates from the Hill
Jenna Burke, EVP, General Counsel, Government Relations & Public Policy, Independent Community Bankers of America
10:15 to 10:30am– break
10:30 to 11:30am – The Undeniable, Jaw-Dropping Power of Encouragement
Brad Montgomery, Certified Speaking Professional
**Agenda subject to change