Main Session – High Performance Idea Exchange I
Facilitated by Julia Hernandez, Executive Vice President, The CorePoint
The High Performance Idea Exchange provides an open forum for senior lending and senior credit officers to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing community banks today. Facilitated by an industry expert, the session allows attendees to actively contribute and determine the topics of discussion. This unique format gives participants the chance to shape the session dialogue and fosters the free exchange of information among peers. Ideas shared typically focus on hot topics in the industry, including the various loan strategies, risk management tactics, services and products that have proven successful for today’s community banks …
Main Session – High Performance Idea Exchange II
Facilitated by John Hurlock, SMARTER Risk Management
Where are the opportunities? Uncertainty is not always a friend to the community banker. And we continue to be in a state of uncertainty. For example, while deposit/funding costs are expected to decrease, the growth of deposits is expected to be sluggish. And lending opportunities are expected to be slow to moderate. Regulations are expected to be reduced. Will the FDIC be eliminated? What about AI? These are many of the same issues we have faced throughout time; Uncertainty provides a heightened need to understand how to successfully operate and grow …
General Session – Economic Update For 2025
Facilitated by Dr. Ed Seifried
The US economy grew by 1.9% and 2.5% in 2022 and 2023 respectively. The growth continued in 2024 with the most recent third quarter GDP growth rate of 2.8%. Under normal circumstances these growth rates do not seem exceptional, however when one considers that this growth was obtained while the Federal Reserve’s battle against inflation, with its extremely high rates was underway, the growth in the economy seems remarkable. …
General Session- Evaluating Practices to Maximize Talent
Facilitated by Julia Johnson and Barbara Low, Wipfli
In today’s competitive labor market, attracting, retaining, and developing high performing lenders is a challenge. In this session, market conditions are examined as well as current data relating to what employees want from their employer. Discussion will take place around succession, development, engagement, compensation and much more. Bring your “people” questions and get ready for a lively discussion …