Conferences & Education

Business Development 
& Sales Forum

Solutions for Tough Times
Engaging Customers and Building Relationships

September 24-25, 2009
Hilton San Francisco Financial District


Schedule | Program | Online Expo

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A practical, highly-condensed, business development and sales program with sessions including:

  • Customer Retention on a Shoe String Budget

  • Leveraging Social Networks to Drive Business Development

  • What Works in a Down Economy?

  • Six Assumptions All Sellers Must Now Question

Why You Should Attend 

Even with rapid change in our marketplace one fact remains: both businesses and individuals still require banking products and services – and community banks are well-poised to fill these needs. Learn how to uncover client and prospect needs and practical ways to sustain long-term relationships that help yield solid results.

Who Should Attend  

  • Regional Managers
  • Directors of Sales
  • Business Development Officers
  • Marketing Officers
  • Commercial Bank Managers
  • Relationship Managers & Associates
  • Retail Banking Managers
  • Sales & Service Managers
  • Branch Managers & Associates

2009 Advisory Committee

William Demmin, President, CEO & Director, Commerce Bank of Temecula Valley, CA, Chair
Georgia Baker, Vice President, Branch Manager, Heritage Bank of Nevada, NV
Bobbi Ballwey, VP, Senior Relationship Manager, Pacific Western Bank, CA
Barbara Dalmau, SVP Director of Sales, Bank of Marin, CA
Fawn Dulai, VP Business Development Manager/BSA Officer, Gold County Bank, N.A., CA
Steven Heron, SVP & Manager, Exchange Bank, CA
Christy Majors, VP/Relationship Manager II, First California Bank, CA
Michael Popovich, SVP - Corporate Banking, Mechanics Bank, CA
Jennifer Sanchez, AVP/Branch Manager, Bank of Guam, GU

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.