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Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
1000 Peachtree Street N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30309

February 23, 2023
8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (ET)

Our annual Banking Outlook Conference, sponsored by the Risk Analysis Unit of the Supervision and Regulation Division, provides an overview of banking conditions, risks, and issues expected over the next 12 months. The goal is for bank supervisors and industry participants to examine and discuss challenges confronting the financial services industry. The conference is designed to promote open and informal discussions on how economic trends, financial market activities, and the regulatory environment will affect the banking industry in the year ahead.

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Agenda

7:30 a.m. Registration and breakfast
8:15 Opening remarks
Joe Davidson, Senior Vice President, Supervision and Regulation, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Setting Expectations
Scott Hughes, Director of Risk Analytics, Supervision and Regulation, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
8:35 Commercial Real Estate in the Current Economy [Presentation Adobe PDF file format]
Brian Bailey, Commercial Real Estate Subject Matter Expert, Supervision and Regulation, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Sam Chandan, Director, Chao-Hon Chen Institute for Global Real Estate Finance, New York University Stern School of Business
9:30 Break
9:45 The Competitive Landscape in Banking
Panelists: Lindsey D. Johnson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Bankers Association
Jude Melville, President and Chief Executive Officer, b1Bank
Cheryl Venable, Chief of Payments Operations, Federal Reserve Financial Services
Moderator: Paula Tkac, Senior Vice President and Associate Research Director, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
10:50 Fed President's View: A Fireside Chat YouTube
Raphael Bostic, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Esther L. George, Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
12:05 p.m. Lunch keynote
Rebeca Romero Rainey, President and Chief Executive Officer, Independent Community Bankers of America
Introduction: Vishant Sharma, Assistant Vice President, Supervision and Regulation, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
1:15 Strategic Change Management and Partnerships
Panelists: Mark Gould, Chief Payments Executive, Federal Reserve Financial Services
Matt Maxey, Chief Innovation Officer, Synovus
Maria Schuld, Senior Vice President, Division Executive, Americas Banking Solutions, FIS
Moderator: Brad Waring, Assistant Vice President, Supervision and Regulation, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
2:15 Break
2:30 Current Issues in Operational Resiliency
Presented by the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University 
Panelists: Robbie Barnes, President and Chief Executive Officer, PriorityOne Bank
Ryan Earnest, President and Chief Executive Officer, First National Community Bank
Sheila Ray, Chief Talent Officer, Cadence Bank
Moderator: J. Michael Allen, Director of Real Estate Credit Risk, Cadence Bank
3:30 Banking Supervision Outlook: For the C-Suite
Panelists: Lisa Easterwood, Assistant Vice President, Supervision and Regulation, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Lydia Cannady, Director, Supervision and Regulation, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Jim Dow, Director, Supervision and Regulation, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Kevin Hagler, Commissioner, Department of Banking and Finance, State of Georgia
Moderator: Steve Wise, Vice President, Supervision and Regulation, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
4:20 Concluding remarks
John Pelick, Vice President, Supervision and Regulation, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta