JW Marriott Camelback Inn Resort & Spa
Scottsdale, AZ
October 25 to 27, 2026
Community Bankers: Fostering Growth, Embracing Change
SUNDAY, October 25, 2026
4:00 to 5:00pm – WSDEF Board Meeting
4:30 to 6:30pm – Registration
6:00 to 8:00pm – Welcome Reception – outside Northern Garden
Registered Guests Welcome
MONDAY, October 26, 2026
GENERAL SESSION – 8:15am to 3:15pm
7:00am to 3:15pm – Registration
7:00 to 8:15am – Breakfast
8:15am – Welcome
8:30 to 9:45am – Never Been Better To Be A Community Bank
Marty Mosby, CO-Founder & CEO, Erma Strategies
9:45 to 10:00am – Break
10:00 to 11:30am – Getting the Right Multigenerational Leaders in the Right Seats on Our Bus: A Succession-Planning/Multigenerational Leadership Mash-Up
Stephen Ingalls, President & CEO, Catalyzer
11:30am to 12:45pm – lunch break
12:45pm – 2:00pm – Panel – Zeroing in on Fraud: Digital Security Strategies
Facilitator – Terri Luttrell, CAMS-Audit, CFCS, Compliance and Engagement Director,
abrigo, Austin, TX
Panelists:
Kim DeVore, President & CEO, Jonah Bank of Wyoming, Casper
Mark Frasier, Chairman & Director, FMS Bank, Fort Morgan, CO
Zac Karpf, President, Platte Valley Bank & Platte Valley Companies, Scottsbluff, NE
2:00 to 2:15pm – Break
2:15 to 3:15pm – Monday Keynote
AI Mindset SHIFT™
Sam Richter, Hall of Fame Speaker
Adjourn
TUESDAY, October 27, 2026
GENERAL SESSION – 8:00 to 11:30am
6:30 to 7:45am – Breakfast
8:00 to 9:00am – Perspectives from a Community Bank Supervisor
Ryan Harwell, Group Vice President – Examinations and Inspections, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
9:00 to 9:15am – Break
9:15 to 10:15am – Stablecoins 101: What the Board Needs to Know
Alma Angotti, Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting
Deborah S. Thoren-Peden, Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
10:15 to 10:30am – Break
10:30 to 11:30am – Closing Keynote
Emotional Intelligence for Extraordinary Teams; Creating the Optimal Workplace
Steve Gutzler, Leadership Speaker & Executive Coach
*Agenda subject to change