Program | Conference for Community Bankers

7:30 AM – 6:00 PM

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

8:30 AM – 11:30 AM

5K FUN RUN/WALK

CCB: Cardio for Community Bankers

Add fitness, philanthropy and fun to your conference experience! Trade in your conference attire for athleisure and join us offsite at Sweetwater Park in Chula Vista for a 3K fun run or kid-friendly 1K walk. Connect with your peers on a new level and show the world what community bankers do best: Support communities. In honor of Valentine’s Day, this outing will benefit the American Heart Association.

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM

FIRST-TIME ATTENDEE MEET AND GREET

12:30 PM – 1:00 PM

NETWORKING MEET UP

1:00 PM – 1:50 PM

OPENING GENERAL SESSION

Building a “we” environment in an “I” world

In our society, individual achievement is the predominant measure of success. But for organizations to successfully compete, employees must work seamlessly as a team. So, how do employees of an “I” culture let go of an inherent self-interest that permeates business culture? In this session, learn from professional sports, where effective teamwork is the only way to win. Discover how to merge a group of “individual contractors” into a functioning team and learn a tested method for striving toward a common goal as a team.

• Brian Billick, NFL network analyst and Superbowl XXXV winning head coach

2:00 PM – 2:50 PM

EDUCATION SESSIONS

4th and goal: The boardroom challenge

In football, 4th and goal means the offensive team is on their final play and is under pressure to score a touchdown. Boardrooms are faced with similar high stakes and strategies. In this session, you’ll be placed into teams to solve critical problems under pressure — just like bank leadership teams across the country. Working against the clock, teams must assess risk, weigh strategic options, align stakeholders and develop a response plan. A panel of fellow industry leaders will evaluate each team’s performance. You’ll leave with a tangible experience to draw from as you navigate the future of decision-making under pressure.

The community bank draft: Build the leadership team of the future

The draft is an annual event whereby professional football teams strategically choose new players to maximize their chances for a winning season. Similarly, as banking institutions face unprecedented leadership and workforce challenges, success depends on strategically “drafting” the right people in the right roles to execute the bank’s mission. In this session, you’ll be organized into teams and given a fictional community bank profile complete with strategic goals, market conditions, growth opportunities and organizational challenges. Each team must build the leadership structure best suited to achieve its objectives by drafting candidates from a pool of fictional executives. Then, teams will present and defend their choices.

3:00 PM – 7:30 PM

BIG GAME TAILGATE PARTY

Give your party for the Big Game a big upgrade. We’ve rented out Growlers Sports Bar & Taproom so you can catch every moment of the action on a 75-foot screen. Enjoy gameday bites, outdoor tailgate games and high energy. And because we’re watching on the West Coast, you’ll have plenty of time after the game to celebrate Valentine’s Day your way.