Conferences & Education

2008 Annual Directors Conference

November 6-8, 2008
Hyatt Regency San Francisco

Schedule

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Conference Schedule

 Thursday, November 6
8:00-8:30 am Pre-Conference Workshop Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 am-Noon Pre-Conference Capital & M&A Strategy (Additional Fee)
•
An Interactive Simulation
Noon-5:00 pm Conference Registration Desk Open
Noon-5:00 pm Tabletop Exhibits Open
2:00-3:25 pm Opening General Session
• State of the Industry - An Economic Overview
3:25-3:45 pm Refreshment Break with Exhibits
3:45-5:30 pm General Sessions
• WIB – Trends, Factoids & Tidbits
• A Dialogue with the Regulators on Asset Quality
5:30-6:00 pm Peer Leader Briefing (By Invitation)
6:00-7:30 pm Tabletop Exhibits Open
6:00-7:30 pm Welcome Reception with Tabletop Exhibits
7:30-9:30 pm Welcome Dinner with Speaker
• Leadership and the Mirror
 Friday, November 7
7:30-8:45 am Breakfast & Peer Exchange Sessions
• Banker
•
Chairman
• Director – Audit, ALCO, Compensation, General or Loan
8:50-9:50 am Concurrent Sessions
• Compensation Issues During Challenging Times
• A Director’s Responsibility for Technology Compliance
10:00-11:00 am Concurrent Sessions
• Is Your Audit Committee Meeting Today’s Challenges
• Investor & Shareholder Relations – Getting Proactive in a Down Market
11:15 am-12:15 pm Concurrent Sessions
• Board and Directors Evaluations – A Best Practices Approach
• Funding Outside the Core – Does Wholesale Funding Make Sense for You?
12:15-1:30 pm Lunch with Speaker
• CEO & Board Dynamics – A Tricky Situation
1:45-2:45 pm Concurrent Sessions
• The Next Generation of Corporate Governance
• The Confidence Crisis:  Managing Reputation Risk in a Volatile Media Environment
3:00-5:00 pm Interactive Mock Board Session
6:00-7:00 pm Reception
7:00 pm Dinners at San Francisco Restaurants CANCELLED
 Saturday, November 8
7:30-8:45 am Breakfast & Peer Exchange Sessions (Bankers & Directors Together)
• Board Dynamics
9:00-11:15 am General Sessions
• Got Capital?
• Looking Ahead to 2009 – What Does the New Year Hold?
11:15 am Conference Adjourns
11:40 am Sausalito via Ferry with No-host Lunch (Optional - No-host Lunch)