WBA Annual Conference 2021 | Western Bankers Association | 9 September 2021 | Fairmont Orchid - Hawaii, 1 N Kaniku Dr, Waimea, HI 96743, United States

In 2018, two recognized, trusted associations, the California Bankers Association (CBA) and Western Independent Bankers (WIB) merged to form a strong new foundation, the Western Bankers Association (WBA). With more than 200 years of combined experience serving banks, the WBA is one of the largest banking trade associations and regional educational organizations in the United States.

With a mission to educate and connect bankers to help them achieve the highest standards of personal and organizational excellence, the WBA offers dynamic conferences, training seminars, nearly 150 webinars and enhanced education for member banks. CBA, the California state and federal advocacy division, is the advocate of the California banking industry for needed legislative, regulatory and legal changes. WBA also provides its members with preferred pricing for products and services that can both improve operations and save money through its Strategic Partner program.

2021 Speakers

Col. Greg Gadson
USA (Ret.), Decorated Army Commander

Andrew Busch
Economist; Former CMIO, U.S. Government; Author

Chris Thornberg
Founding Partner, Beacon Economics

Chris McGratty
Head of U.S. Bank Research, Keefe, Bruyette and Woods

Robert Baron
Chief Experience Officer

Mike Cohn
Principal, Wolf and Company, P.C.

Kathy Moe
Regional Director, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Amy Klein
Associate Deputy Comptroller - Western District, Office Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Kevin Gould
Senior Vice President, Director of Government Relations, California Bankers Association

Kevin Gould
Senior Vice President, Director of Government Relations, California Bankers Association

James Edwards, Jr.
ABA Chair, CEO United Bank (Griffin, GA)

Dee McDougal
Global Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, CAPCO

Judi Giem
SVP and Chief Human Resources Officer, Tri Counties Bank

Naomi Mercer
Senior Vice President, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, American Bankers Association

LEARNING SESSION SPEAKERS:

Steven Cooke
Senior Director of Business Development, S and P Global Ratings

Ryan Canin
CEO, DocFox

Larry Pruss
SVP- Project Management, Strategic Resource Management

Ken Rosenthal
Sr. Advisor, CDC Small Business Finance / CDC Capital Markets

Gary Svec
Managing Director, Investment Banking Group, Performance Trust Capital Partners, LLC

John W. Thompson
Managing Director - The Financial Institutions Group, PNC Capital Markets LLC

Andrew Underwood
Managing Director, PNC Capital Markets LLC

Aaron DiRusso
Managing Director, Raymond James

Mike McWilliams
Chief Revenue Officer, ReliableIT

William Hoffman
vCISO, ReliableIT

Lance Holman
President and CEO, Holman Capital Corporation

Joseph Lynyak
Partner, Dorsey & Whitney LLP

George Leis
President and Chief Operating Officer, Montecito Bank and Trust

Dev Strischek
Principal, Devon Risk Advisory Group LLC

Elizabeth Mulflur
VP of Sales and Client Success Manager, Baker Hill

Michael Flynn
Of Counsel, Buchalter

Eric Devine
President, Vitex

Nick Perfido
Executive Vice President, Vitex

Mark Haberland
Managing Director, Darling Consulting Group

Joel Cook
Attorney, Partner and Practice Group Manager (Corporate and Commercial Lending), Aldrich & Bonnefin, PLC

David Gershon
Partner, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Steve Shelton
President and CEO, California Bank of Commerce

Jeff Wishner
Managing Director, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods

Steve Kinner
Senior Managing Director, IntraFi Network

Erica Crain
Manager, CliftonLarsonAllen

Mackenzie Rooney
Manager, CliftonLarsonAllen

2021 Partners

ENDORSED PARTNERS:
• BANKWORKS
• FITECH
• gradifi
• NFP
• Ofice DEPOT
• Q2
• VERAFiN
• Vitex
• WolfpPAC
• Wolters Kluwer