Career Paths for BankersTM
Breakout Sessions
Monday, June 15
So, You Bought a Closed Bank…Lessons from Local
Bankers
James
Stephens, Partner, Moderator
Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP, Atlanta
James J. Edwards, Jr., CEO
United Bank, Griffin
William H. Linginfelter, Area President, Georgia and South Carolina
Regions Bank, Atlanta
John C. Seay, President & CEO
Northeast Georgia Bank, Lavonia
Get a rare and exclusive first-hand account of the key issues
acquiring banks have to manage when they buy a bank being closed by
regulators and moved into FDIC receivership.
Evolution of Risk Management: Sustainability in Today's Uncertain
Environment
Jennifer Burke, Executive
Crowe Horwath, LLP, Lexington, KY
This presentation will discuss Evolutionary Risk Management (ERM) as
a better, long-term solution for financial institutions, the challenges
in implementing a robust ERM process, and the importance of implementing
ERM concepts for long-term sustainability in today's uncertain,
unprecedented environment.
Directors: Where Do We Go From Here?
Thomas O. Powell, Partner
Troutman Sanders, LLP, Atlanta
Jon Burke, Managing Partner
Burke Capital Group, LLC, Atlanta
Paul Myles, CEO
BANC Financial Group, Inc., Atlanta
Timothy A. Keadle, Partner
Porter Keadle Moore, LLP, Atlanta
Join Tom, Jon and Paul as they provide their views of what's next as
you navigate through today’s challenging environment. They will include
the steps to take now in a variety of areas in order for your bank to
better position itself.
Maintaining Your Liquidity – Now What?
Wes McMullan, Executive Vice President
Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta
Wes will share his expertise in helping you explore how liquidity is
created in the capital markets, what causes disruptions, how to make
sure you have enough, and an update on where the markets appear to be
headed from here.
Tuesday, June 16
ALM Modeling with Purpose- A Bottom-Up Approach to Effective Top-Down
Management
Brian Bennett, Managing Director of Head of Fixed Income Research
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Atlanta
Joel Updegraff, Director of Asset Liability Services
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Atlanta
This session will focus on today's challenging environment and the
demanding, practical application of meaningful model usage in your ALM
process- from the top down. You will hear about how to maximize the
beneficial impact a model can provide, including what you can and should
expect from their use.
Uncharted Waters and the Constantly Changing Rules
Donald L. Luker, Managing Partner
Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC, Atlanta
Barry M. Cohen, Partner
Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC, Albany
Coping with those ever changing accounting rules can be overwhelming
and frustrating. Donny and Barry will help you find ways to cope with
these rules and what to anticipate in the future. They will also
explore ways to find opportunities with the thousands of pages of tax
changes and how to survive during these turbulent times.
Executive Compensation: Are Equity-based Strategies Still the
Answer to Attracting, Rewarding and
E. Bruce Shaw, President
The Holmes/Shaw Agency, Marietta
Stephen Roy, Principal
Comprehensive Corporate Strategies, Marietta
Bruce and Steve will explore the increasing challenges private and public banks face today in attracting, rewarding and retaining key executives.
Bank Acquisitions/Mergers: What You should Know for Certain BEFORE You Sign the Agreement
Dennis J. Zember, Jr., Executive Vice President & CFO
Ameris Bank, Moultrie
Each bank and/or branch acquisition opportunity brings with it a host of influences on your organization. This session will deal with eight areas of influence where levels of accretion or dilution should be discussed and documented BEFORE the merger agreement is signed.
2009 Annual Convention