2025 Economic Outlook & Risk Management Conference

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Conference Schedule
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Tradeshow Open
8:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Welcome & Opening Remarks - KBA Chairman-Elect Kendal Kay
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Economist - A. Lee Smith, Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Refreshment Break
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Cybersecurity - Russell Hickey, Travelers Insurance
12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. Lunch
12:45 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Government Relations Update - KBA President & CEO Doug Wareham; KBA Insurance Update - KBA Insurance President Alex Greig
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. AI Playbook: Strategies for Bank Leaders - Jack Vonder Heide
2:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Refreshment Break
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Stablecoins & the GENIUS Act: What Financial Institutions Need to Know - Nik Fahrer, Forvis Mazars
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Refreshment Break
3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Enterprise Risk Management Doesn't Have to be Complicated.. or Expensive! - Dan Roderick, Strunk
4:45 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Cocktails & Conversation with Exhibitors
6:00 p.m. Dinner on your own
7:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Tradeshow Open
7:30 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Full Breakfast and Networking
8:15 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Deposit Growth Strategies - Brett Rawls, PRI
9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Refreshment Break
9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Investment Management from a Whole Bank Perspective: Improving Yields While Managing Risk - Todd Taylor and Will Craycraft - HUB Taylor Advisors
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Refreshment Break
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Regulatory Hot Topics 2025 & Beyond - Heather Archer Eastep, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
12:00 p.m. Final Announcements & Adjournment
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