Community Bankers Conference 2023 | S&P Global Market Intelligence | 22 May 2023 | Omni PGA Frisco Resort, 4341 PGA Pkwy, Frisco, TX 75033, USA

For the last 11 years, the Community Bankers Conference, created by SNL Financial, has been the premier forum at which influential executives, board members, investors, technology providers, and advisers put forward their visions, views of the strategic issues facing community banks, and actions for success.

Through panel discussions, networking events, and one-on-one conversations, you’ll walk away with solutions for today and a vision for tomorrow. Discuss strategy, differentiation, and performance, while listening to in-depth presentations and talking with peers. In addition, celebrate the Top Community Bank winners and enjoy a unique opportunity to learn from the best.

As part of the conference, day 1 will host the SNL Banker User Conference, providing attendees the opportunity to share ideas, success stories, and real-world strategies for deploying and utilizing the SNL Banker solution to maximize performance at your institution. SNL Banker is our data warehouse and dashboard analytics solution designed for community banks. Please note, this is not a Capital IQ Pro user conference.

2023 Speakers

Jonathan Ablett
Executive Director, Global Economic Modelling Economics & Country Risk, S&P Global Market Intelligence

Nathan Baumeister
CEO and Co-Founder, Zsuite Technologies

James Beckwith
President and CEO, Five Star Bancorp

Paul Benda
Senior Vice President, Operational Risk and Cybersecurity, American Bankers Association

Becca Boyd
Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, SmartBank

Bob Durante
Senior Director, Credit Risk Solutions, S&P Global Market Intelligence

Colette Fried
Assistant Vice President, Banking Supervision and Regulation, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

John Geiringer
Partner, BFKN

Peter Gilchrist
Executive Vice President, Curinos

Aaron P. Graft
Founder, Vice Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer, Triumph Financial, Inc.

Ryan Hildebrand
Strategic Innovation Officer and President of LSBX, Lincoln Savings Bank

Scott Hildenbrand
Chief Balance Sheet Strategist, Head of the Financial Strategies Group, Piper Sandler

Jamie Jackson
CEO, Arkatechture

Susan Just
Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer, Santa Cruz County Bank

Matt Kelley
Director, JAM Special Opportunity Ventures (JSOV)

Ed Kofman
Managing Director - Derivative and Loans Trading/Sales, SouthState Bank

C.K. Lee
President, Olney Bancshares of Texas, Inc.

Todd Leone
Partner, Global Head of Executive Compensation, Aon

Brian Love
Executive Recruiter, Travillian

Kade Machen
Managing Director, Stephens

Nick Miller
Founder and President, Clarity Advantage

Clayton Mitchell
Managing Principal, Fintech, Crowe LLP

Kirsten Muetzel
President, Financial Technology Division, Blue Ridge Bank

Chris Nichols
Director of Capital Markets, SouthState Bank

Johnny Ola
Managing Director, Q2 Innovation Studio, Q2

Eric Ottinger
Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Banking Officer, Lakeland Financial Corporation

Agusta Patton
Director, Head of Client Services for Deposit Solutions, Curinos

Peter Pernebo
Managing Director, Global Head of Third Party Risk, S&P Global Market Intelligence | KY3P

Allan Rayson
Executive Vice President, Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, Encore Bank

Shawn Ryan
Chief Financial Officer, Strategic Risk Associates

Anton Schutz
President and Senior Portfolio Manager, Mendon Capital

Fred C. Schwertfeger
President, Horicon Bank

Lauren Seay
Sector Editor, U.S. Banks, S&P Global Market Intelligence

Richard P. Smith
Executive Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Tri Counties Bank

Eric Sprink
CEO, Coastal Financial Corporation

Nathan Stovall
Director of FIG Research, S&P Global Market Intelligence

Scott Studwell
Managing Director, Head of U.S. Depositories, Co-Head of Equity Capital Markets, Stephens

Zain Tariq
Manager – FIG Research, S&P Global Market Intelligence

Rafael Valle
Assistant Regional Director, FDIC

2023 Sponsors

PLATINUM:
• Arkatechture
• Stephens

GOLD:
• Piper Sandler
• verticalIQ
• SRA Watchtower
• White Clay
• Brookline

SILVER:
• Creatio