Our annual Banking Outlook Conference, sponsored by the Risk Analysis Unit of the Supervision and Regulation Division, provides an overview of banking conditions, risks, and issues expected over the next 12 months. The goal is for bank supervisors and industry participants to examine and discuss challenges confronting the financial services industry. The conference is designed to promote open and informal discussions on how economic trends, financial market activities, and the regulatory environment will affect the banking industry in the year ahead.
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Registration is required to attend the Banking Outlook Conference. Admission to the conference will be denied to anyone who has not registered.
Agenda
| Time | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| 7:45 a.m. | Registration and breakfast | |
| 8:15 | Welcome and administrative items | |
| 8:20 |
Opening Remarks Raphael Bostic, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta | |
| 8:30 |
Prerecorded Remarks Michelle W. Bowman, Vice Chair for Supervision, Federal Reserve Board of Governors | |
| 8:40 |
Economic Look Back, and What’s Ahead? Joe Davidson, Senior Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Paula Tkac, Executive Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta | |
| 9:45 | Break | |
| 10:00 |
Panel 1: Increased Fraud in the Banking Sector Moderator: Wayne Rosen, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Federal Reserve Board of Governors Discussant: Scott Latham, President and Chief Executive Officer, Alabama Bankers Association Discussant: Clayton Legear, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Merchants & Marine Bancorp Discussant: Rodney Rushing, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, ServisFirst Discussant: Mike Timoney, Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston | |
| 11:00 |
Panel 2: Banking Conditions and Financial Performance Moderator: Hillary Fowler, Director of Risk Analytics, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Discussant: Ron Gorczynski, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, SmartBank Discussant: Peyton Green, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, INSBANK Discussant: Camelia Minoiu, Research Economist and Adviser, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta | |
| Noon | Lunch and networking | |
| Panel 3: Graduate School of Banking at LSU Panel | ||
| 2:15 | Break | |
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