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

February 29, 2024
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

7:45 a.m. Registration/breakfast
8:15 Opening remarks
Joseph "Joe" Davidson, Senior Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
8:35 A.I.-Driven Banking Solutions
Nathan Hilt, Managing Director, Payments and FinTech Solutions, Protiviti
Scott Nathan, Global Head of AML Risk Detection and Customer Insights, Citi
Jessica Washington, Assistant Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
9:30 Break
9:45 Reviewing the Modern Payments Initiative... FedNow
Dan Baum, Senior Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Jessie Bitetti, Assistant Vice President, 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
Jennifer Burns, Deputy Director, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Noon Lunch
1:05 p.m. Outsourcing: Risk and Reward
Lorenzo Garza, Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Terry Hughes
, Bureau Chief, Florida Office of Financial Regulation
Hema Parekh, Principal Examiner, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Tom Walker, Partner, Jones Walker
2:05 Break
2:20 Adapting to the Rapidly Changing Banking Environment
The Graduate School of Banking at LSU
Stephen David, Capital Region Market President, Synergy Bank
Ryan Earnest, President and Chief Executive Officer, First National Community Bank 
Mike Highfield, Provost and Executive Vice President, Mississippi College
Sherri Sackett, Chief Executive Officer, Select Bank
Chad Tagtow, Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer, Citizens Bank and Trust
3:30 Consumer Compliance: The New Landscape
Tony Curtis, Director of Examinations, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Jessica Farr, Subject Matter Expert, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Christopher Marks, Senior Examiner, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Robert Moran, Senior Examiner, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Karen Leone De Nie, Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
4:20 Concluding remarks
Scott Hughes, Director of Risk Analytics, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta