Main Session – High Performance Idea Exchange
Facilitated by John Hurlock, SMARTER Risk Management
Risk and Compliance continue to be the focus of the industry – Regulators, Auditors, and (hopefully) your executive management team. Risk and Compliance management starts at the top and is each employee/vendor/customer’s responsibility. For this High Performance Idea Exchange, we are going to draw upon your experiences with respect to what works to make an effective program …
Main Session – Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Fraud, Scams and Data Breach
Facilitated by Erin Illman, Partner, Bradley
Nefarious activity by malicious actors has been a threat to financial institutions for decades. Yet, financial crime continues to plague institutions, and criminal intrusions such as data breaches have increased dramatically, despite a concerted effort to address fraud. Combating these attacks requires the coordination and cooperation of various business units, teams, and outside advisors …
Main Session – Navigating Your Next Regulatory Examination
Facilitated by Robert Flowers and Jera Bradshaw, Bradley
The regulatory environment has taken a more aggressive turn. Bank examiners are scrutinizing all facets of bank operations, including concentration risk, third-party relationships, CRA, fair lending, BSA/AML, capital, and other compliance-heavy bank functions. This session will discuss best practices for responding to enforcement matters. We will also discuss real situations and offer perspectives on how to work with the regulators in an advantageous manner …
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General Session – Economic Update
The Fed’s inflation fight has stalled, putting in jeopardy the projected rate cuts in 2024. Yet, the US economy remains recession free even with the highest interest rates in over two decades. What happens next?
Facilitated by Dr. Ed Seifried
The US economy continues to baffle experts. The Fed is now in the second year of its battle against inflation which began in the spring of 2022. The FOMC has implemented one of its most powerful anti-inflationary policy regimes in decades. The fed policy rate currently stands at its highest level in over 20 years. While inflation has responded well to the tightening imposed by the Fed in 2023, progressed on inflation as recently slowed …