Conferences & Education

Charting a Course to Success
Navigating through Rough Waters

Business Development, Sales & Growth Forums

September 9-10
Fairmont Newport Beach, Calif.

October 22-23
The Westin San Francisco Airport

Schedule | Hotel & Travel | Registration | Register Online

Why You Should Attend 

This Forum focuses on how to align activities with people in order to achieve bottom-line goals, while identifying key leadership skills that lead to increased motivation and productivity in the sales and service environment. From timely topics to relevant speakers, vendor evaluations to peer interaction, this Forum will give you the guidance you need.

Who Should Attend  

Bank officers, team leaders and those responsible for growing the bank’s loans and deposits including: chief credit officers, chief lending officers, loan officers, business development managers, retail banking managers, branch managers, sales & service managers and corporate culture stewards tasked with developing a customer-focused, sales-oriented organization. CEOs who want to oversee the development of a sales-driven bank are welcome.

Forum Advisory Committee

Bruce Gunther, VP, Business Development, Bank of American Fork, UT, Chairman
Brian Constable, Chief Commercial Banking Officer, Sunwest Bank, CA
William Demmin, CEO, Commerce Bank of Temecula Valley , CA
Stephen Fick, SVP, Borel Bank & Trust Co., CA
Donald Gruhl, SVP, Chief Lending Officer, Point Loma Community Bank, CA
Steve Herron, SVP, Exchange Bank, CA
Ray Lucero, VP, Business Development, NV
Greg Mellor, SVP, Bank of Sacramento , CA
Mike Popovich, SVP, Corporate Banking, Mechanics Bank, CA

The peer-to-peer discussions are one of the most productive parts of WIB’s programs. I find these sessions to be invaluable.

Mike Popovich, SVP - Corporate Banking
The Mechanics Bank, Calif.