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Upcoming Events
- May 31, 2012
2012 Midwest Economic Education Conference
- June 5, 2012
Bank On Save Up Financial Resources Ambassador Training
- June 11, 2012
Teacher Workshop Series
Community Banking Conference Presentations
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
Kevin Moore, Senior Vice President and Head of Supervision, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
COMMUNITY BANK PERFORMANCE AND BUSINESS MODEL
Session 1 - Performance
Community Bank Structure and Performance: A Historical Perspective
Chuck Morris, Vice President and Economist, Banking Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Update on community bank financial conditions and industry structure and how they have changed from before the crisis.
Session 2 – Business Model
Community Bank Business Model
Scott Hein, Robert C. Brown Chair of Finance, Texas Tech University
Analysis of the community bank business model, including its importance and viability, as well as strategies that brought community banks through the crisis successfully.
Community Bank Structure and Performance: A Historical Perspective
Chuck Morris, Vice President and Economist, Banking Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Update on community bank financial conditions and industry structure and how they have changed from before the crisis.
Session 2 – Business Model
Community Bank Business Model
Scott Hein, Robert C. Brown Chair of Finance, Texas Tech University
Analysis of the community bank business model, including its importance and viability, as well as strategies that brought community banks through the crisis successfully.
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY BANKS
| Panel: | Tennyson Grebenar, Partner, Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons, LLP |
| John Ikard, President and CEO, FirstBank Holding Company, Lakewood, CO | |
| John Ryan, Executive Vice President, Conference of State Bank Supervisors |
Panelists will discuss the post-crisis competitive environment and regulatory changes and the resulting challenges and opportunities for community banks.
LUNCHEON ADDRESS
Barbara Rehm Editor at Large, American Banker
REACTING TO THE CHALLENGES: BUSINESS STRATEGIES FOR FUTURE SUCCESS
| Panel: | Reacting to the Challenges |
| Todd S. Adams, CEO, Adams Bank and Trust, Ogallala, NE | |
| What Are ESOPs and Why Are They Important? | |
| Rudy Farber, Chairman of the Board, Community Bank and Trust, Neosho, MO | |
| Issue Brief #1, What is an ESOP? | |
| Issue Brief #2: How to Establish an ESOP | |
| Issue Brief #4: The ESOP Tax-Free Rollover or 1042 Transaction for C Corporations | |
| Kansas/Missouri Community Bank Evolution | |
| Steve Handke, President and CEO, The Union State Bank of Everest, Everest, KS | |
| Banking and Technology Reality | |
| Jane Haskin, President and CEO, First Bethany Bank & Trust, Bethany, OK | |
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
THOMAS M. HOENIG, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City










