09/18/2025

Bank Board Forum 2025 Presentations

Bank Services members may login to access presentation materials from the 2025 Bank Board Forum Conference. Please note, only those sessions listed below provided session presentations. If a session is not listed, a presentation was not provided. If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at [email protected].

  • The State of Our Industry
    Brian Leibfried, Head of Client Insights, Performance Trust Capital Partners, LLC
  • 10:30 AM Compensation & Talent General Session
    CEO Evaluations: Balancing Financial and Strategic Results
    Karen Butcher, Managing Director, Pearl Meyer
    Peter Thies, Managing Director, Pearl Meyer
  • 10:30 AM Governance & Strategy General Session
    Navigating Through An Evolving M&A Landscape
    Frank Sorrentino, Managing Director, Stephens Inc.
    Scott Studwell, Managing Director, Stephens Inc.
  • 11:05 AM Audit & Risk General Session
    Optimizing Compliance: Strategies for the Future
    Erica Carlson, Principal, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
    Karen Leiter, Principal, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
  • 11:05 AM Compensation & Talent General Session
    Compensating and Retaining Top Talent
    Rosie Allen-Harring, Director, Wesbanco Bank, Inc.
    Eric Hosken, Partner, Compensation Advisory Partners
    Chris Callegari, Senior Associate, Compensation Advisory Partners
  • 12:45 PM Breakout 1
    Bank Director 101: Serving on the Nominating/Governance Committee
    Steve Gill, Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
    Michael Reed, Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
  • 12:45 PM Breakout 2
    Leveraging Loan Data
    Stephanie Ballard, Senior Manager, Crowe LLP
    Eric Newell, EVP, Chief Financial Officer, Eagle Bancorp
  • 12:45 PM Breakout 3
    Evolving Strategies to Attract, Retain, and Develop High Performers from Board Members to Bank Colleagues
    Dara Klein, Managing Director, Kaplan Partners
    Maureen Gillan-Myer, Chief Human Resources Officer, Community Financial System, Inc.
    Jack Murphy, President & CEO, BankNewport
  • 12:45 PM Breakout 4
    The Audit Committee’s Agenda
    Julee Fox, Partner, Forvis Mazars
    Adam Thomas, Partner, Forvis Mazars
  • 1:35 PM Breakout 1
    Bank Director 101: Serving on the Compensation Committee
    Mike Blanchard, CEO, Blanchard Consulting Group
    Jeff Fairchild, SVP, Lead Consultant, Blanchard Consulting Group
  • 1:35 AM Breakout 2
    Future-Proofing Your Audit Committee
    Johanna Ames, Director, NBT Bancorp
    Kristin McDonner, Partner, Crowe LLP
  • 1:35 PM Breakout 3
    The Risks and Rewards of BAAS
    James Stevens, Partner, Troutman Pepper Locke LLP
  • 1:35 PM Breakout 4
    D&O Liability Market Update: Banking Sector
    Dennis Gustafson, Financial Institutions Practice Leader, The Baldwin Group

  • 9:45 AM Audit & Risk General Session
    Turn Data Into Action: A Practical Guide to Using Risk Data
    Gayle Woodbury, Principal, Integrated Risk Management Leader, Crowe LLP
  • 9:45 AM Compensation & Talent General Session
    The Profile of a Resilient Bank Leader
    Peter Thies, Managing Director, Pearl Meyer
  • 9:45 AM Governance & Strategy General Session
    Strengthening Board Leadership
    Greg Parisi, Partner, Troutman Pepper Locke LLP
  • 10:30 AM Compensation & Talent General Session
    Supercharging Bank Financials By Adopting an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (an “ESOP”)
    Tony Eppert, Partner, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
  • 10:30 AM Governance & Strategy General Session
    Bank Valuation: Determining a Bank’s M&A and Going-Concern Value
    Christopher Olsen, Managing Partner, Olsen Palmer LLC
  • 11:05 Audit & Risk General Session
    A Bank Board’s Role in Overseeing AI Initiatives
    John Huyette, Principal, Risk Consulting, RSM US LLP
  • 11:05 AM Compensation & Talent General Session
    Navigating Executive Team Transitions
    Andrew Strimaitis, Chair & Partner, Compensation & Benefits, Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP
  • 11:05 AM Governance & Strategy General Session
    How Banks Make the Decision to Buy or Sell
    Peter Weinstock, Partner, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
    Beth Whitaker, Partner, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
  • 12:45 PM Breakout 1
    Bank Director 101: Serving on the Audit Committee
    Bradley Floore, Senior Manager, HORNE LLP
    Tim Morgan, Partner, HORNE LLP
    Maureen Rude, Director & Audit Committee Chair, Opportunity Bank of Montana
  • 12:45 PM Breakout 2
    Strategic Approaches to Bank M&A: Navigating Opportunities and Challenges
    Joe VanFleet, Member & Co-Chair Financial Institutions Practice, Howard & Howard
  • 12:45 Breakout 3
    Outward Mindset – Driving Success as a Leader for Your Team by Looking Beyond Yourself
    Joy Duce, Managing Principal, Human Capital Consulting, Crowe LLP
  • 12:45 PM Breakout 4
    Navigating the Impact of Rising Rates
    John Rempe, Senior Director, KBRA
    Brian Ropp, Managing Director, KBRA
  • 1:35 PM Breakout 1
    Bank Director 101: Serving on the Risk Committee
    Cory Ingram, Senior Manager, Baker Tilly
    Noory Song, Director, Baker Tilly
  • 1:35 PM Breakout 2
    Achieving Sustainable Deposit Growth
    Tim Keith, CEO, Infusion Marketing Group
  • 1:35 PM Breakout 3
    Navigating Compensation Challenges as Your Bank Grows
    Shaun Bisman, Partner, Compensation Advisory Partners
    Mike Bonner, Partner, Compensation Advisory Partners
  • 1:35 PM Breakout 4
    Building a Strong Regulatory Relationship: A Proactive Approach
    Meg Tahyar, Head of Financial Institutions Group & Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
  • Charting the Course for Tomorrow’s Banks
    Kirk Hovde, Managing Principal & Head of Investment Banking, Hovde Group LLC

  • 9:15 AM Breakout 1
    Bank Director 101: Serving on the Technology Committee
    Shea Gabrielleschi, VP, Relationship Development, Hartman Executive Advisors
    Chad Quarles, CISO/Security Advisor, Hartman Executive Advisors
  • 9:15 AM Breakout 2
    Asset Liability Management: Agility, Consistency & Transparency
    Will Newcomer, Director, Finance & Risk, Empyrean Solutions, LLC
  • 9:15 AM Breakout 3
    Getting Crypto-Ready: Why All Banks Must Prepare
    Meredith Rousseau, SVP, Banking and Financial Services, SolomonEdwardsGroup LLC
    John Zazzera, President & CEO
  • 9:15 AM Breakout 4
    Cybersecurity in a Regulated Environment
    Kim Freytes, Deputy Chief Risk Officer, R&T Deposit Solutions
    Jason Mull, EVP, Chief Risk Officer and Chief Information Security Officer, R&T Deposit Solutions