PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Calendar of Events

October 12

THURSDAY 9 A.M. –4 P.M.

Opening New Accounts

Well-trained bankers who recognize and stop attempted illegal activity are the first line of defense in protecting a financial institution from fraudsters. Unfortunately, new account personnel are too often trained “on the job,” which result in an environment of potential vulnerability and unnecessary losses for the bank. Additionally, with constant new regulations, ongoing training is paramount to maintain diligence and update processes and procedures. This oneday program is the most comprehensive seminar on deposit accounts in the state. Will answer many of the complicated questions customers and employees ask. Highly interactive. Come prepared to have your questions answered.

INSTRUCTOR: Suzie Jones

LOCATION: ABA Professional Development Center

MONDAY 9 A.M. –FRIDAY 4:30 P.M.

Aba Commercial Lending School

Learning or just refreshing your lending skills is a necessity in today’s competitive banking environment. The purpose of the ABA Commercial Lending School is to prepare commercial lenders who have not been exposed to formal commercial lending education – or lenders who want to broaden their commercial lending knowledge – to serve efficiently and profitably as commercial loan officers. This intensive one-week school exposes students to the major issues commercial lenders face.

INSTRUCTOR: Ron Rushing

LOCATION: ABA Professional Development Center

MONDAY 9 A.M. – FRIDAY 5 P.M.

Gsb Bank Technology Security School

This event is designed to provide an overview of commercial lending t. You will learn the necessary skills to analyze, and if required, approve a business loan. The program is organized by first evaluating a credit through financial analysis to assess the risk reward relationship. Following the financial assessment portion of the program, participants will dive into the elements of managing business relationships profitably and under approved risk guidelines. Participants will have exposure to assessing loan suitability, structuring a loan and developing a sound lending understanding upon which to build comprehensive commercial and business relationships.

INSTRUCTOR: Graduate School of Banking

LOCATION: University of Wisconsin-Madison

WEDNESDAY 5:30 P.M. – THURSDAY 3:30 P.M.

2023 Emerging Leaders Leadership Conference

Our Leadership Conference offers a unique educational experience focused on banking industry trends and leadership development skills. The Emerging Leaders Section works to engage, connect, and empower banking professionals from across the state to shape and lead the future of the financial industry. Get access to top industry thought leaders and grow your network. Share ideas with your peers and get strategies for solving your challenges. Get answers to professional problems that you can put into action. Gain insight to help you influence positive change within your organization.

LOCATION: Clinton Presidential Center, Little Rock, AR

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ABA TRAINING & EVENTS, AND TO REGISTER, LOG ON TO WWW.ARKBANKERS.ORG

December November AT A GLANCE

THURSDAY 9 A.M. –

FRIDAY 4:30 P.M. BANK SUPERVISOR SCHOOL

This is an opportunity to finetune and polish your leadership/ supervision skills. Get the latest management tools. Learn best practices. Build a productive team through effective planning, coaching, and decision making. Succeed at managing and leading others. You will strengthen your ability to lead others! This school offers a blend of critical management topics and a path to targeted professional development.

LOCATION: Virtual

TUESDAY 10 A.M. –12 P.M. BI-MONTHLY COMPLIANCE BRIEFING: DECEMBER

Keeping up with changes and deadlines in the compliance area gets more complex every year. Now, we can assist you with that task. This series includes bi-monthly (6), twohour webinars focused on the most recent changes to the compliance landscape. Who should attend? Anyone in the institution having compliance responsibilities - when you think about this, it could be just about anyone in the institution. This may include members of senior management, operations personnel, lending personnel, underwriters, customer service representatives, back-room personnel, and of course compliance officers, auditors, and attorneys, and anyone else in the institution that might benefit from this valuable information.

INSTRUCTOR: Carl Pry

October 18th-19th

THURSDAY 8 A.M. –FRIDAY 5 P.M.

2023 Bank Counsel Conference

This conference will include two days of presentations on recent state legislation and court decisions involving banking and commercial laws, as well as presentations on federal banking regulations and other current issues.

LOCATION: New Orleans, LA

Live events are subject to a virtual learning environment. For more information, contact the ABA at (501) 376-3741 or Kami Coleman at kami.coleman@arkbankers.org.