Items of Interest

As a member you may be interested in some of the following articles. If you would like access to other materials please sign into our members only site please click here. 

Jeff Austin's testimony before the House Sub-Committee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit January 21, 2010.
Jim Paulsen's February 2 issue of  "Economic and Market Perspective"
Viewpoints from Bill Gross and other investment managers at PIMCO
Current economic and market commentary from Brian Wesbury and others at First Trust Advisors
What is a Bank?  An interesting and thoughtful article
Fair Value Accounting as New GAAP.  That's Unacceptable!
FDIC vs Heritage Community Bank


Past Topics & Presenters

Topics from prior meetings are listed below to provide information as to the scope of topics and presenters.  The Bank CEO Network uses industry expertise from various companies and consultants who are willing to share expertise in an educational, non-sales, format.  The Bank CEO Network does not receive any financial remuneration from the companies and consultants who provide services to us or our members.

Topics for the October 2010 Sessions were:

Topics for the May 2010 sessions were:

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Topics for the October 2009 sessions were:

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Topics for the October 2008 sessions were:

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Topics for the May 2008 Sessions were:

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Topics for the October 2007 sessions were:

  • New Leadership Tools for Bank CEOs - Cass Bettinger, Cass Bettinger & Associates and David Wiseman, Predictive Index Utah
  • What High Performers Do Differently - Bob Walters, The Bank Advisory Group
  • Things You Must Know About Investments - Rich Berg and Phil Nussbaum, Performance Trust
  • Top Legal Issues for Community Banks, John Freechack, Barack Ferrazzano

Optional Sessions:

  • Elements of an Effective Framework for Credit Risk Management - Scott Bidwell and Robert Cunningham, InMatrix
  • Driving a High Performance Bank in 10 Minutes a Day - Chris Bledsoe, Bankers Dashboard
  • Managing Your Bank More Profitably - Bill Armistead, MSI


Topics for the May 2007 sessions were:

  • Profit Improvement Survey Results - Bob Walters, The Bank Advisory Group
  • Managing the Perceptions of Key Audiences - Cass Bettinger, Cass Bettinger & Associates
  • Operations Improvement - Dave Harrop, RSM McGladrey, Inc.
  • Current Credit Issues and Challenges - Merrill Reynolds, Bankers Edge

Optional Session:

  • Community Bank M&A and Ownership Issues - Bob Walters, The Bank Advisory Group