Banking & Finance Symposium

For over 100 years, the University of Mississippi School of Business has been educating business leaders. For over 20 years, we have held a Banking and Finance Symposium to educate our students, alumni, and finance professionals on current topics that impact the industry.

Symposium Agenda

Friday, November 8, 2024 | Oxford Conference Center

8:00 –10 a.m. Check-in; Breakfast is Available until 10:00

8:30 Women in the Finance Industry - Breakfast

  • Yolett McPhee-McCuin, Head Coach, Women's Basketball, Ole Miss
  • Jill Castilla, President and CEO, Citizens Bank of Edmond OK

10:00 Keynote Speakers

  • John Augustine, Chief Investment Officer & Economist, Huntington National Bank
  • Fireside Chat” with Greg Adelson, CEO, Jack Henry & Associates, and Wade Peery, Chief Admin. Officer, FirstBank
  • Fireside Chat” with Michelle “Miki” Bowman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, and Jill Castilla, President and CEO, Citizens Bank of Edmond OK

Noon Lunch & Award Presentations

1:00-3:00 Concurrent Sessions (you choose which ones to attend)

1:00 p.m.

  • There’s a Train a Comin’ - Open Banking, Moderated by Charles Potts, EVP & CIO, ICBA
  • Regulatory Tsunami on the Horizon?, Moderated by Gordon Fellows, President & CEO, MS Bankers Association

2:00 p.m.

  • The Dark Side: Cybersecurity, Fraud, & the Dark Web, Moderated by Scott Mills, President, William Mills Agency
  • The Times They Are A-Changin’ - Growing Your Bank in Uncertain Times!, Moderated by Paul Davis, Founder, Bank Slate

3:00 Closing Reception - Beverages and light hors d’oeuvres

COST: $95

  • Scholarships are available for employed professionals age 35 & under - email Kathy Mikell (kmikell@bus.olemiss.edu) for information.

ATTIRE: Business casual

CEU’s: Applications will be submitted

Register Now for the 2024 B&F Symposium

2024 Sponsors

For sponsorship information, email Phil Buffington at pbuffington@balch.com.

 

Photo Gallery

A male and two females posing for a photo during the symposium.

Two men posing for a photo in from of the Super Talk banner during the symposium.

Three young men pose for a group photo during the symposium.

A group of men taking a selfie during the symposium.

A group of three young women posing for a photo during the reception.