Bank Director showcased its first webinar on June 5, 2007. The interactive event featured two of the top-rated sessions from the 2007 Acquire or Be Acquired conference in Phoenix, plus one brand new session. Throughout the online conference, participants submitted questions which speakers then answered at the end of their presentations. More than 300 directors and executives logged in to hear information on the following topics:
| -Five Essential Elements to a Sound Strategic Plan (The Method and the Madness) |
| -Jay Brew, President, CEO & Chairman, BNK Advisory Group |
| -Michelle Gula, Strategic Facilitator, BNK Advisory Group |
This session shared 5 of the most essential elements to transform long-term vision into a sound plan to increase shareholder value. Participants learned what their board should be asking and expecting in the strategic-planning process, how to evaluate and understand their bank's risk versus return balance, and how to use their strategic plan to develop goals that can be easily tracked over time. Finally, case studies were presented on the Method and the Madness of how real life banks keep their plan from getting stale over time.
| -Deposit Generation |
| -John T. Crawford Jr., Executive Managing Director, FTN Midwest Securities Corp. |
| -W.H. Mitchell Redd, Managing Director, FTN Midwest Securites Corp. |
| -Margaret Kane, President & CEO, Kane Bank Services |
The common theme throughout the Acquire or Be Acquired conference in Phoenix in January was the challenge of growing deposits. Understand how core deposits drive the value of your bank as an ongoing business and the impact they have on an M&A transaction. With the current flat-yield curve, many institutions are stretching to fund loan growth. This session shared examples of banks that have implemented successful deposit generation strategies.
| -Weighing Multiple Growth Senarios |
| -William Ruh, CEO & Chairman, First Chicago Bancorp.; Principal, EVP & Co-Founder, Castle Creek Capital |
| -M. Terry Turner, President & CEO, Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. |
| -TK Kerstetter, CEO, Board Member Inc. / Bank Director magazine |
Participants discovered the keys to successfully growing their bank and improving profitability. Two veteran bankers shared their first-hand experience on various strategies they have implemented to grow their institutions, both organically and through acquisitions.
| What Participants Had to Say About the Building a High Performance Bank Webinar |
- "The information provided today will help me focus on certain issues at my bank and may make it a better bank in the future."
- "Excellent presentation. Time was well spent."
- "One of the best webinars I have participated in. Excellent presentations by all parties."
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