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 & CEO, 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
    TBD    		  
         
    2 - 2:15 p.m. Refreshment Break
    		  
         
    2:15 - 2:45 p.m. General Session
     SBA Update
    TBD    		  

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




    

 

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