Main Session – High Performance Idea Exchange

Facilitated by Clark Oakley, EVP – Chief Operating Officer, Wilson Bank & Trust

George Kohlhofer, Principal, Technology Consulting, RSM US LLP and Caleb Schultz, Director, Financial Institution Technology, RSM US LLP

The High Performance Idea Exchange provides an open forum for our members to discuss critical issues in technology, operations, and team management. With the emergence of greater customer demands, an ever-changing cyber threat landscape, and …

Main Session – Banking on Innovation: Fintech Firsthand

Facilitated by Erik Skovgard, Owner, Skovgard Consulting 

Join us for an enlightening session with a visionary leader who successfully transformed a small rural community bank in central Iowa into a national Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) bank with over 3 million customers and the lessons learned on the journey. This session will cover …

Main Session – Strategic Planning

Facilitated by Geri Forehand, Forehand Strategies

The evolution of the planning process and why Technology and Operations Officers have become an integral part of the success of high performing banks.  During this session we will learn how high performers have integrated the topics of technology and operations into the effective discussions of strategy and risk …

General Session – Economic Update

Facilitated by Dr. Ed Seifried

As the calendar rolls into 2024, the US economy continues to baffle experts.  The Fed is now into 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 some years …