2021 Fall Conference in Review

iCBsd Preferred Partners kicked off the 2021 Fall Conference by participating in Pitch Perfect, an engaging speed networking activity. each Preferred Partner spent five minutes with a small group of community bankers and delivered their elevator pitch, then rotated throughout the room.

tony Venditte, Vice President, Correspondent Banking Officer with United Bankers’ Bank

nick Podhradsky, Vice President of sales and reece simpson, account executive with sBs Cybersecurity

tom Fogarty, audit Partner, John Jarding, senior audit associate and donovan nibbelink, audit Manager, with eide Bailly todd Holzwarth, senior Vice President of Correspondent Banking Business development Officer, and annette ambueh, Commercial Lines Manager, with Bell Bank

Jon Clay and Megan greenfield, network account executives, with sdn Communications Michael Hahn, Correspondent Banking Manager, with the advantage network

Paula Hulscher, executive Vice President, with First district development Company

Bret afdahl, director, and Michael dummer, deputy director, of the south dakota division of Banking held a discussion on “the state of Banking in south dakota”

Lorraine Polak, executive director, south dakota Housing development authority gave an update on “the Housing Landscape” eric Jennings, President of the south dakota Cattlemen’s association, gave an update on the beef and meat packing industries. Chris schilken, deputy Commissioner and director of Business development for the south dakota governor’s Office of economic development spoke on the economic impact of COVid-19, major projects happening in the state and why relationships and funding with community banks are important to economic success.

“south dakota’s Best ag Panel” was hosted by iCBsd Chairman Brian gilbert. Participants included eric Jennings from the south dakota Cattlemen’s association, glenn Muller from the south dakota Pork Producers and Jerry schmitz from the south dakota soybean association