Welcome to the LBA Executive Management Conference Materials Page!

September 18-20, 2019
The Grand Hotel, Point Clear, Alabama

We hope this page is beneficial to you during the conference. Please see below for the agenda along with the materials from the sessions.

Thank You to Our Conference Sponsors!

                     
                 

                     

                 


                                     

                         


CONFERENCE AGENDA:

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

3:00pm - Registration Begins  - Grand Ballroom Foyer

6:00pm - Opening Reception Sponsored by Louisiana Bankers Service Corporation - Grand Ballroom Patio

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

  • 7:30am - 8:30am - Breakfast Session featuring Sponsor Spotlight  - Grand Ballroom South

    8:30am - 9:30am - Changing Landscape of Liquidity -  Jim Reber, ICBA Securities - Grand Ballroom North
    Changing Landscape of Liquidity Presentation 
    Jim Reber Bio

    9:30am - 9:45am - Break

    9:45am - 10:45am - The New Frontier: Digital Customer Engagement - Brett Dooies, nCino- Grand Ballroom North
    The New Frontier: Digital Customer Engagement Presentation
    Brett Dooies Bio

    10:45am - 11:00am - Break 

    11:00am - 12:00pm - Today's Louisiana Community Bank Panel Discussion - Grand Ballroom North
    Moderator: Gary Littlefield, Baton Rouge Market President, Gulf Coast Bank & Trust
    Panelists:
    • Desiree Simmons, Sr. Vice President of Marketing and Loan Administration, First Guaranty Bank
    • Jeremy Callais, President, MC Bank & Trust
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    • Paige Oliver, President and CEO, Bank of Oak Ridge
    • Brian Thorguson, Chief Operating Officer, Patterson State Bank

    AFTERNOON ACTIVITY:
    Golf at Lakewood Club (Dogwood Course) - Box Lunches Included (Registration Required)
    Golf will begin at 1:00pm. Box lunches will be ready for pickup in the Lakewood Clubhouse beginning at 12:00pm. Please present ticket (included in registration packet) to staff. 


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    FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

    7:30am - 8:30am  -  Breakfast Session with Sponsor Spotlight & Office of Financial Institutions Update by John Ducrest, Commissioner - Grand Ballroom South

    8:30am - 9:30am - Surviving an Incident of Violence - Terry Choate and Joe Hileman, Blue-U Defense - Grand Ballroom North
    Presenters would prefer not to share their presentation
    Terry Choate Bio
    Joe Hileman Bio

    9:30am - 9:45am - Break 

    9:45am - 10:45am -  Creating Cultures that Engage and Retain Millennials and Generation Z  - Tyler Winner, Dale Carnegie Training     - Grand Ballroom North
    Engaging Millennials Presentation
    Engaging Millennials White Paper
    Tyler Winner Bio

    10:45am - 11:00am - Break

    11:00am - 12:00pm - Hot Federal Topics (Private Flood Insurance, Cannabis Banking, CRA Modernization) - Rick Freer, American Bankers Association - Grand Ballroom North
    Hot Federal Topics Presentation 
    Rick Freer Bio

    12:00pm  - Conference Adjourns