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 9 CPE credits (8 Specialized Knowledge and 1 Accounting and Auditing).


    Time Session
         
    Thursday, Nov. 16
     
    7:30 a.m. Registration/Continental Breakfast - Mezzanine

         
    8:15 a.m. Opening General Session - Castilian
    Welcome/Opening Remarks
    Mark Drenchko, 2023 Lending Conference Chair; Director -  2023 School of Commercial Lending; Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial Banking Officer, Mars Bank

         
    8:30 - 9:30 a.m. General Session - Mezzanine
    Economic Update for Lenders
    Jamie Card, CPA, Partner, Industry Leader Financial Services, The Bonadio Group
     
         
    9:30 - 9:45 a.m. Refreshment Break - Mezzanine
     
         
    9:45 - 10:50 a.m. General Session - Castilian
    Deposit Gathering Strategies in 2024
    Ben Crowley, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group
     
         
    10:50 a.m. - 12 p.m. General Session - Castilian
    Emerging Risks, Key Trends and Best Practices in Financing Commercial Real Estate
    Kate Deringer Sallie, Principal, PILLAR+AUGHT
    Angela McGowan, Attorney, PILLAR+AUGHT

     
         
    12 - 1 p.m. Luncheon - The Circular
     
         
    1 - 2 p.m. Concurrent Sessions - Choose One:  
         
    Session I Retail and Mortgage Loan Trends: 2023 and Beyond - Castilian
    David Kemp, President, Bankers Management
     
         
    Session II How To Be More Competitive With the SBA 504 Program - Overlook Room
    Ryan Lockhart, Vice President, Pursuit
     
         
    2 - 2:15 p.m. Refreshment Break - Mezzanine
     
         
    2:15 - 3:20 p.m. General Session - Castilian
    High Performance Business Development

    Dennis Budinich, Founder & Creator, FTCTogether
     
         
    3:30 - 4:30 p.m. General Session - Castilian
    What Does It Mean To Be a High Performing Bank in 2024? - Castilian

    David Kemp, President, Bankers Management
     

       
    4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Adjourn/Reception - Mezzanine
     
         
    Friday, Nov. 17    
    7:30 - 8 a.m. Registration/Hot Buffet Breakfast - Mezzanine
     
         
    8 - 8:15 a.m. Welcome - Castilian
    Welcome/Opening Remarks

    Mark Drenchko, 2023 Lending Conference Chair; Director -  2023 School of Commercial Lending; Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial Banking Officer, Mars Bank
     
         
    8:15 - 9:15 a.m. General Session - Castilian
    CECL Model Validation – Regulatory Requirements and Benefits

    Ivan Cilik, Partner, Baker Tilly
     
         
    9:15 - 10:25 a.m. Regulatory Panel - Castilian
    Moderator: Mark Drenchko, 2023 Lending Conference Chair; Director -  2023 School of Commercial Lending; Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial Banking Officer, Mars Bank
    Panelists: Joe Cuchara, Senior Financial Institution Examiner, PA Department of Banking & Securities
    Pat Mickey, Supervisory Risk Specialist, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
    Emmit Odom, Jr., Midsize and Community Bank Supervision Risk Officer - Commercial & Retail, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
    Alan Liguori, Senior Examiner, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
     
         
    10:25 - 10:40 a.m. Refreshment Break - Mezzanine
     
         
    10:40  - 11:40 a.m. General Session - Castilian
    How Lending Innovations Are Revolutionizing Banking
    Glenn Bolstad, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Vikar Technologies, Inc.
     
         
    11:45 a.m. Closing Remarks/Adjourn - Castilian
    Mark Drenchko, 2023 Lending Conference Chair; Director -  2023 School of Commercial Lending; Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial Banking Officer, Mars Bank
     
         

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Dates:
Nov. 16-17, 2023
The Hotel Hershey
Hershey, Pa.

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


    

 

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