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Terry College of Business

Georgia’s flagship business school, founded in 1912

Southeastern Bank Management and Directors Conference

2012 Conference Agenda*

Time Event/Session
7:15–8:15 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:15–8:30 Introduction and Welcome
Retail Payments: What Do Consumers Want?
  • Speaker: James A. Verbrugge, Professor of Finance and GBA Chair of Banking Emeritus, Terry College of Business, University of Georgia
8:30–9:30 Keynote Address: How We See the Emerging Payments System and the Outlook for Banking
  • Introduction: Mike Thomas, Partner, Crowe Horwath LLP
  • Speaker: E. Robinson McGraw, CEO & Chairman, Renasant Bank; Tupelo, MS
9:30–9:45 Refreshment Break
9:45–10:45 Evolving Accounting Standards and Compensation Policies Impacting Financial Institutions
  • Moderator: Kathryn L. Knudson, Partner, Bryan Cave LLC
  • Panelists:
    Ron Mitchell, Partner, Mauldin & Jenkins
    Michael J. Blanchard, CEO, Blanchard Consulting Group
10:45–12:00 Emerging Payments: Addressing the Legal and Regulatory Issues
  • Moderator: Judith E. Rinearson, Partner, Bryan Cave LLC
  • Panelists:
    Rob Drozdowski, Senior Technology Specialist, FDIC
    Timothy P. Leary, Senior Special Anti-Money Laundering Examiner
    Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System
12:00–1:15 Lunch
Economic Outlook for Georgia and the SE: 2012 and Beyond
  • Speaker: Jeffrey Humphreys, Director of Economic Forecasting Terry College of Business, UGA
1:30–2:30 Monetizing What We Do in Payments & Non-Lending Activities: A Challenge Going Forward
  • Moderator: Mark Schmidt, Managing Director, Promontory Financial Group
  • Panelists:
    Mario de Armas, Senior Director of International Payments, Walmart
    Mike Fitzgerald, Executive Vice President,, State Bank and Trust
2:30–2:45 Refreshment Break
2:45–3:45 The Retail Payments Landscape: Implications for Community Banks
  • Moderator: Cindy Merritt, Assistant Director, Retail Payment Forum, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
  • Panelists:
    Bert Harkins, Senior Vice President, Sales & Product Marketing, Fiserv
    Kevin Moland, Senior Product Manager, Profitstars
3:45–4:30 Getting Your Board to Think About Technology & Payment Issues
  • Speaker: Walter G. Moeling IV, Partner, Bryan Cave LLC

*Subject to change

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