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2025 Economic Outlook & Risk Management Conference

November 5-6, 2025
DoubleTree by Hilton, Lawrence
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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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our team

Brenda L. Unruh
EVP - Education & Conferences, Strategic Partnerships
LeAnn Mott
VP - Education & Conferences
Natalie Wareham
AVP - Education & Conferences
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