2025 Annual Community Banking Conference

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Join us in September for our Annual Community Banking Conference taking place in beautiful Huntington Beach, specifically designed for banking professionals like you.

This year, we’ll tackle the critical industry issues impacting your organization, including:

  • M&A trends
  • Balance sheet and revenue enhancement strategies
  • AI and automation
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Economic forecast
  • Other emerging topics

This conference is a must-attend for CEOs, CFOs, controllers, internal auditors, and audit committee members at community banks. It’s your opportunity to gain valuable insights, network with industry leaders, and equip yourself with the necessary tools to navigate the evolving banking landscape.

Stay tuned for more details on sessions and speakers. We look forward to seeing you there.

CPE will be offered during the conference sessions.

Registration Is Now Open!

September 29–30, 2025 | Huntington Beach, CA

Fees

Early-bird Rate: $699, ends August 7, 2025

Standard Rate: $799

Register two or more people at once and receive $50 off.

Venue

The Waterfront Beach Resort
21100 Pacific Coast Highway
Huntington Beach, CA 92648

Agenda

Day One | Monday, September 29, 2025

Registration & Breakfast
8 AM–9 AM

Bottoms Up: Integrating Shareholder Value into your Strategic Plan
9:15 AM–10:30 AM
Adam Keefer, Managing Director, Piper Sandler
Peter Buck, Managing Director, Piper Sandler

Networking
10:30 AM–10:45 AM

How to Enhance Profitability and Valuation by Growing Noninterest Income
10:45 AM–12:00 PM
Jay D. Wilson, Senior Vice President, Mercer Capital

Lunch
12 PM–1 PM

Reimagining the Bank Tech Stack in the Age of AI
1:00 PM–2:15 PM
Al Dominick, Partner, Cornerstone Advisors

Networking
2:15 PM–2:30 PM

How might recent stablecoin legislations (GENIUS ACT and STABLE ACT) impact Community Banks and their Treasury functions
2:30 PM–3:20 PM
Kenneth Goodwin, Managing General Partner and Founder, Jeanensis Ventures

Networking
3:20 PM–3:30 PM

Artificial Intelligence
3:30 PM–4:20 PM
Patrick Dix, Vice President, Strategic Alliances, Shazam

Networking
4:20 PM–4:30 PM

U.S. Economic Update
4:30 PM–5:30 PM
William T. Chittenden, President & CEO, SMU Cox School of Business

Cocktail Reception & Dinner
5:30 PM–9:00 PM

Agenda will be updated with sessions as they are confirmed.

Day Two | Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Breakfast
7 AM–8 AM

Breakout Sessions
8 AM–8:50 AM

  • Accounting Track: Accounting, Auditing, and Regulatory Update
    Brianna Brown, Senior Manager, Baker Tilly
    Kassie Ecklund, Senior Manager, Baker Tilly
  • Risk Track: Emerging Credit Risks Trends and How to Manage Through Uncertain Times
    Trang Sumpter, Director, Baker Tilly
    Robert Loffink, Director, Risk Management, Banner Bank

Networking
8:50 AM–9:00 AM

Breakout Sessions
9 AM–9:50 AM

  • Accounting Track: Navigation Mergers & Acquisitions Accounting
    Cole Schulte, Director, Wilary Winn
  • Risk Track: Regulatory Compliance Hot Topics
    Noory Song, Director, Baker Tilly
    Jocali Nakao, Senior Manager, Baker Tilly

Networking
9:50 AM–10 AM

Breakout Sessions
10 AM–10:50 AM

  • Accounting Track: 2025 Tax Policy Outlook
    Kristine Hoeflin, Principal, Baker Tilly
    Matthew Willis, Managing Director, Baker Tilly
  • Risk Track: What to do when the regulators come calling?
    Craig Miller, Attorney, Manatt

Networking
10:50 AM–11 AM

2025 Balance Sheet Strategies: The Who, What and Why?
11 AM–12 PM
Ryan Henley, Managing Director, Head of Financial Institutions Strategies, Stifel

End of Conference
12 PM

Agenda will be updated with sessions as they are confirmed.

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