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.

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Symposium Agenda

Friday, November 8, 2024 | Oxford Conference Center

7:45 –10 a.m. Check-in; Breakfast is Available until 10:00

8:15 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, Huntington National Bank
“Fireside Chat” with Greg Adelson, President & CEO, Jack Henry & Associates, and Wade Peery, Chief Innovations 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
- Moderator:
  - Charles Potts, EVP & CIO, Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA)
- Panelists:
  - Hannah Horobin, Staff Product Manager, Data Access, MX
  - Matt Maxey, Director, Office of Commerical Experience, Synovus Bank
  - John Smith, Head of Ecosystem, Quantum Six
  - Amy Whitsel, Principal, FS Vector
Regulatory Tsunami on the Horizon?
- Moderator:
  - Gordon Fellows, President & CEO, Mississippi Bankers Association
- Panelists:
  - Anne Balcer, SEVP, Chief of Government Relations & Public Policy, Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA)
  - Naomi Camper, Chief Policy Officer, American Bankers Association (ABA)

2:00 p.m.

The Dark Side: Cybersecurity, Fraud, & the Dark Web
- Moderator:
  - Scott Mills, President, William Mills Agency
- Panelists:
  - Mark Dreux, Financial Services Leader, ID Dataweb
  - David Maimon, Head of Fraud Insights, SentiLink
  - David Peterson, SVP and CIO, First National Bankers Bank
  - Jimmy Sawyers, Chairman & Co-Founder, Sawyers & Jacobs LLC
The Times They Are A-Changin’ - Growing Your Bank in Uncertain Times!
- Moderator:
  - Paul Davis, Founder & CEO, Bank Slate
- Panelists:
  - Jim Rieniets, Chairman, CEO & President, INSBANK
  - Bart Smith, Head of Risk & Regulatory Insights, Performance Trust
  - Neil Stevens, President & CEO, Oconee State Bank