Lending Conference

Join us for our annual Lending Conference as we provide an opportunity for lenders and bankers to network and learn about a variety of current lending topics.

This program has been approved for 8.5 CPE credits.

    Time Session
         
    Thursday, Nov. 20
    		 
    7:45 a.m. Registration/Continental Breakfast
         
    8:20 a.m. Opening General Session
    Welcome/Opening Remarks
    Mike Smelko, 2025 Lending Conference Chair; Director -  2025 School of Commercial Lending; EVP, Chief Credit Officer, NexTier Bank
         
    8:30 - 9:30 a.m. General Session
    Economic Update
    Kurt Rankin, Vice President & Senior Economist, PNC Financial Services Group    		  
         
    9:30 - 9:45 a.m. Refreshment Break
    		  
         
    9:45 - 10:50 a.m. General Session
    The Benefits of C&I Lending
    David Kemp, President, Bankers Management    		  
         
    10:50 a.m. - 12 p.m. General Session
    Proactive and Problem Loan Management
    Spencer DeFeo, Managing Director, FinPro
    		  
         
    12 - 1 p.m. Luncheon
    		  
         
    1 - 2 p.m. General Session
    Regulator Panel
    Moderator: Louise Rynd, General Counsel, PA Bankers Association
    Panelists:
    David Fomunyam, Supervising Examiner, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
    Alan Liguori CFA, Senior Risk Examiner, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
    Barry Mills, Director for Commercial Credit Risk, Office of the Comptroller of Currency
    William Wisser, Vice President | Supervision, Regulation & Credit, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
    		  
         
    2 - 2:15 p.m. Refreshment Break
    		  
         
    2:15 - 2:45 p.m. General Session
     SBA Update
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    2:45 - 4 p.m. General Session
    How Do We Grow Retail Loans? Start With a Bank's Own Good Customers
    David Kemp, President & CEO, Bankers Management    		  

    		   
    4 - 5 p.m. Adjourn/Reception
    		  
         
    Friday, Nov. 21    
    7:30 - 8 a.m. Registration/Hot Buffet Breakfast
    		  
         
    8 - 8:15 a.m. Welcome
    Welcome/Opening Remarks
    Mike Smelko, 2025 Lending Conference Chair; Director -  2025 School of Commercial Lending; EVP, Chief Credit Officer, NexTier Bank
    		  
         
    8:15 - 9:20 a.m. General Session
    Preparing Banks In Case of a Tariff-Induced Recession: Stress Testing, Risk Convergence, and Capital Planning
    Adam Mustafa, President & CEO, Invictus Group
    		  
         
    9:20 - 10:25 a.m. General Session
    Generative AI
    Roman Nazarewycz, Director of Client Engagement, Zest AI
    		  
         
    10:25 - 10:40 a.m. Refreshment Break
    		  
         
    10:40  - 11:45 a.m. General Session
    No More Fast-Food Banking: Leading the Focus on Deposit Growth
    Jack Kasel, Sales Development Expert & Community Banking Practice Leader, Anthony Cole Training    		  
         
    11:45 a.m. Closing Remarks/Adjourn
    Mike Smelko, 2025 Lending Conference Chair; Director -  2025 School of Commercial Lending; EVP, Chief Credit Officer, NexTier Bank    		  
         

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Dates:
Nov. 20-21, 2025
The Hotel Hershey
Hershey, Pa.

Cost:
Member Banker: $500
Affiliate Member: $675
Non-Member Banker: $750




    

 

Contact:
Jackie Catalano
Vice President, Professional Development
(717) 255-6939
jcatalano@pabankers.com