Workshop Agenda
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Registration & Breakfast
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM
Welcome & Introduction
Jack Milligan, Editor-at-Large, Bank Director
Bank Director’s Editor-at-Large, Jack Milligan, sets the tone and introduces the faculty leading our Advanced Curriculum for Bank Director’s Advanced Certification Workshop.
8:45 AM – 9:30 AM
Governance Review
Michelle King, President, Bank Director
Emily McCormick, Vice President of Editorial & Research, Bank Director
To start off Bank Director’s Advanced Certification Workshop, directors get back to basics with a review of the board’s role and responsibilities. What is expected of bank boards and individual directors? What are the attributes of an effective director, and what skill sets and backgrounds should be reflected in bank boardrooms? And what are the practices that help build stronger boards?
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Aligning Bank Board and Executive Leadership for the Future
Given the anticipated turnover in CEO and Board seats over the next five years, is your bank actively pursuing leaders whose skills align with your institution’s strategic plan? Join us for a discussion on essential competencies for achieving organizational success and how to evaluate Board and C-Suite talent. Gather insights on the Board Refreshment and CEO Succession Planning processes. Attendees gain access to our exclusive Board Skills Matrix and Succession Planning Model.
10:30 AM – 10:50 AM
Refreshment Break
10:50 AM – 11:50 AM
Performance & Value Management
What is a bank’s risk appetite, and why is it important? How do you manage risk appetite from a regulatory perspective and still satisfy the performance demands of shareholders? What measures should you look at to evaluate risk appetite? How does risk appetite relate to multi-scenario interest rate risk analysis?
11:50 PM – 12:50 PM
Lunch
12:50 PM – 1:50 PM
Business Continuity Management & Incident Response Planning
Although separate disciplines under resiliency, this session explores why closer alignment and consistent governance of Business Continuity Management and Incident Response Planning is critical to ensuring that, from natural disasters to supply chain issues to cyber security breaches, banks are as prepared as possible to respond and recover from any type of incident that causes an interruption to normal operations.
1:50 PM – 2:10 PM
Refreshment Break
2:10 PM – 3:10 PM
Financial Strategy & Capital Allocation
This session focuses on the drivers of profitability and explores the pitfalls of using existing tools and frameworks to measure the risk or reward associated with capital allocation decisions. It also illustrates how old habits tee us up for unwelcome surprises.
3:10 PM – 4:10 PM
Industry Panel & Q&A
Gain valuable insights as we hear from two financial industry leaders and a former regulator during a discussion of critical issues and lessons learned.
4:10 PM – 4:15 PM
Closing Remarks
Michelle King, President, Bank Director
As we close out the day, we discuss the required sessions needed to complete the Advanced Course Curriculum during the Bank Board Training Forum on the following days.
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Bank Board Forum Welcoming Reception & Registration
Join us on the beach for an evening of networking with industry peers and thought leaders.