THE WESTERN STATES DIRECTOR EDUCATION FOUNDATION SYMPOSIUM

October 26 - 28, 2008 | Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Gainey Ranch

"HARNESSING TODAY'S CHALLENGES"

 

Sunday, October 26, 2008

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Symposium Registration
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Board Meeting
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Reception
Dinner on Own
   

Monday, October 27, 2008

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM
Breakfast with spouses/guests
7:45 AM - 8:15 AM
Symposium Registration
8:20 AM - 8:30 AM
GENERAL SESSION
Opening Remarks, John M. Davis, President/CEO, Colorado
Capital Bank, Colorado Springs, CO
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
"Economic Outlook - A Democratic Recession?"
Dr. Stephen Happel, Professor of Economics, Arizona State University, W.P. Carey School of Business, Tempe, AZ
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
BREAK
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
"The Ultimate and Critical Risk Management Challenge: Your Personal, Professional and the Institution's Regulatory Credibility" Mike Woody
Principal, Michael Woody, Inc.
11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
Lunch with spouses/guests
1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
"The New Regulatory Environment"
A panel of bank regulators facilitated by Mike Woody
2:45 PM
Adjourn
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Reception with spouses/guests
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Annual banquet with spouses/guests
Entertainment - Phoenix Boys Choir
   

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Breakfast with spouses/guests
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM
GENERAL SESSION
"Audit Committee Responsibilities and Effective Communication with the Board of Directors" Grace Thompson, Thompson Kennedy & Associates, LLC, Boulder, CO
9:15 AM - 9:25 AM
BREAK
9:25 AM - 10:40 AM
"Taking Steps to Stay Relevant"
Joe Sullivan, Market Insights, Inc., Chicago, IL
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM BREAK
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM
"Let's Get Engaged!"
Lou Heckler, CSP, CPAE, Gainesville, FL
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM
Closing Comments
12:00 PM
Adjourn
**THIS AGENDA SUBJECT TO CHANGE

 

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Roger Reiling at rrreiling@comcast.net