January 13, 2023

The nation's largest regional banking conference.

The Northeast's premier banking event.

The amazing BankWorld is back for its 28th year, and once again, this is your can’t-miss opportunity to learn about the future of banking at the Northeast’s largest and most exciting banking show. This expansive conference will provide you with essential educational sessions, interactive panels, cutting-edge exhibits, countless networking opportunities, raffles, and so much more – all with an eye to giving you an edge against the competition.

BankWorld is the opportunity to get your hands on the latest products and technology that are revolutionizing the future of banking. If you’re an executive, senior management, or staff member involved in operations, technology, lending, retail banking, marketing and sales, human resources, security, or compliance and risk management, BankWorld is for you. BankWorld is your must-attend event!

Location

Mohegan Sun Casino & Resort

Located in the fantastic Mohegan Sun Casino & Resort in Uncasville, CT. Need to stay the night? Enjoy our discounted room rates.

When

January 13, 2023

BankWorld is an event filled with education and opportunity.

The expo is brought to you by

2023 Speakers

2023 lineup coming soon.
Keynote Speaker

Rocky Bleier

4-Time Superbowl Champion
Pittsburgh Steelers

Matt Dunlap

Director of Banking Product SMEs
Diebold Nixdorf

Jason Wolf

Senior Manager Advisory Services
Diebold Nixdorf

Leonard Suzio

President
GeoDataVision

Dean R. Stockford

President & CEO
M&M Consulting

Joseph Pigg

Sr. Vice President, Sustainable Banking and Mortgage Finance
American Bankers Association

Marc Riccio

President
Specialized Data Systems

Charles E. Potts

Executive Vice President & Chief Innovation Officer
Independent Community Bankers of America

Michael Kannan

Director of IT Assurance & Security Research
GraVoc Associates, Inc.

Nathaniel C. Gravel

Vice President of Information Security and Technology
GraVoc Associates, Inc.

Aaron Silva

President
Paladin fs

2023 Agenda

Thursday, January 13, 2022

3:00 pm

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5:00 pm

Concurrent Sessions
Session A
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5:30 pm

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8:00 pm

Concurrent Sessions
Session A
New Leaders In Banking Awards Dinner
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Recognizing young bankers across Connecticut who display leadership skills above the ordinary.

Separately-Ticketed Event

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Session B
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Thursday, January 12, 2023

3:00 pm

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5:00 pm

Concurrent Sessions
Exhibitor Set-Up
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Exhibitor set-up. Not open to attendees.

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5:30 pm

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8:00 pm

Concurrent Sessions
New Leaders In Banking Awards Dinner
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Recognizing young bankers across Connecticut who display leadership skills above the ordinary.

Separately-Ticketed Event

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Friday, January 13, 2023

7:00 am

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Concurrent Sessions
Keynote Session
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7:30 am

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Concurrent Sessions
Keynote Session
C-Suite Breakfast Service Begins
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Invitation only.

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8:00 am

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Concurrent Sessions
Meeting Room 1
Keynote Session
C-Suite Breakfast Session
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This invitation-only event features a special keynote speaker only for C-Suite banking executives and select sponsors.

Fintech Engagement – Why it’s Important

The community banking landscape is changing and keeping up with those changes is more challenging than ever before. The increase of fintechs in the banking space has given rise to unprecedented competition among banks and challenger companies. To stay relevant in today’s market, community bankers must embrace these new companies and the benefits they can provide to a bank’s customer base. Finding the sweet spot between high tech and high touch is crucial to surviving and thriving in this exciting new competitive landscape. Taking a wait-and-see approach to new technologies just won’t work anymore and our presenter -- Charles E. Potts, executive vice president and chief innovation officer for the Independent Community Bankers of America -- will share his thoughts on what’s happening in the marketplace and how banks can leverage these Fintechs.

Presented By
Charles E. Potts
Independent Community Bankers of America
Meeting Room 1
C-Suite Breakfast Session
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This invitation-only event features a special keynote speaker only for C-Suite banking executives and select sponsors.

Fintech Engagement – Why it’s Important

The community banking landscape is changing and keeping up with those changes is more challenging than ever before. The increase of fintechs in the banking space has given rise to unprecedented competition among banks and challenger companies. To stay relevant in today’s market, community bankers must embrace these new companies and the benefits they can provide to a bank’s customer base. Finding the sweet spot between high tech and high touch is crucial to surviving and thriving in this exciting new competitive landscape. Taking a wait-and-see approach to new technologies just won’t work anymore and our presenter -- Charles E. Potts, executive vice president and chief innovation officer for the Independent Community Bankers of America -- will share his thoughts on what’s happening in the marketplace and how banks can leverage these Fintechs.

Presented By
Charles E. Potts
Independent Community Bankers of America
Meeting Room 2
Unlocking Efficiencies to Drive Business Loan Growth
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In this session, hear from one of Baker Hill’s lending experts as they discuss proven strategies for driving efficiencies in small business and commercial lending. Our presenter will reveal best practices for establishing effective loan origination processes and considerations when identifying new lending opportunities, from small business to commercial, including how to evaluate and adjust credit policies in the current economic environment and more.


While many community banks saw strong small business and commercial loan growth in 2022, business demand for credit will likely fluctuate over the next 12 months, as the Federal Reserve implements additional interest rate hikes to fend off inflation. Meanwhile, ongoing supply chain issues, the Great Resignation and not to mention, the ripple effects of the pandemic, means that community banks must be prepared to navigate a complex lending environment. That’s why audience members will hear real-world examples and gain practical insights they can apply within their own financial institution to ensure strong portfolio performance in 2023 and beyond.


Key Takeaways:

Audience members will learn

  • How to establish efficient and consistent small business and commercial loan
    origination processes;
  • Best practices for identifying new lending opportunities;
  • Considerations when evaluating and adjusting credit policies; and
  • Ways to ensure strong loan portfolio performance moving forward.
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8:45 am

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10:15 am

Concurrent Sessions
Keynote Session
SBA Training Session
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Join representatives from Conn., RI and Mass. offices of the U.S. Small Business Administration for updates on lending programs, training on new initiatives and forecasts for opportunities in the offing.

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Join representatives from Conn., RI and Mass. offices of the U.S. Small Business Administration for updates on lending programs, training on new initiatives and forecasts for opportunities in the offing.

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8:45 am

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9:30 am

Concurrent Sessions
Meeting Room 1
Keynote Session
CxO Panel: Navigating & Negotiating For Technological Survival
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Join moderator Aaron Silva of Paladin fs and three senior bank executives as they candidly discuss the difficulties in remaining technologically competitive and relevant in an industry controlled by legacy core suppliers. Learn how they survive by using past lessons to avoid future mistakes in forming true partnerships with contemporary fintech vendors. Take away a roadmap of practical answers to the most vexing questions facing all bank leaders.

Presented By
Aaron Silva
Paladin fs
Meeting Room 1
CxO Panel: Navigating & Negotiating For Technological Survival
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Join moderator Aaron Silva of Paladin fs and three senior bank executives as they candidly discuss the difficulties in remaining technologically competitive and relevant in an industry controlled by legacy core suppliers. Learn how they survive by using past lessons to avoid future mistakes in forming true partnerships with contemporary fintech vendors. Take away a roadmap of practical answers to the most vexing questions facing all bank leaders.

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Aaron Silva
Paladin fs
Meeting Room 2
The Case for Cash Recycling
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Banks and CUs are seeing more cash-deposit volume at the ATM than ever before. With notes-in reaching the tipping point, there is an urgency within the industry to understand how to implement a recycling program and how to size/measure the expected benefits. With cash servicing comprising 20%-30% of the ATM’s average operating expense, recycling-enabled ATMs will be a crucial component of controlling future costs that are expected to increase over the next 5 years. This presentation will take you through the key steps in determining how to prioritize the deployment of recycling across your network, estimated cost savings associated with servicing a recycling network, the hidden benefits of offering denomination selection options and what your FI must do to prepare for a recycling future.

Presented By
Jason Wolf
Jason Wolf
Diebold Nixdorf
Matt Dunlap
Matt Dunlap
Diebold Nixdorf

9:30 am

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10:15 am

Concurrent Sessions
Meeting Room 1
Keynote Session
Climate Risk – Are You Ready For The Regulators?
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Like it or not, Climate Risk regulations are coming for banks, but climate-related risk exists nonetheless. Banks that take the lead can help shape the regulations and make them more practical and realistic while developing a system of measuring real climate risk that threatens their institution. So even though there are no climate risk regulations now, bankers should be incentivized to develop and implement climate risk reports and policies. 

Learn about this growing and important topic. Stay ahead of the crowd and the regulators.

Presented By
Marc Riccio
Specialized Data Systems
Meeting Room 1
Climate Risk – Are You Ready For The Regulators?
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Like it or not, Climate Risk regulations are coming for banks, but climate-related risk exists nonetheless. Banks that take the lead can help shape the regulations and make them more practical and realistic while developing a system of measuring real climate risk that threatens their institution. So even though there are no climate risk regulations now, bankers should be incentivized to develop and implement climate risk reports and policies. 

Learn about this growing and important topic. Stay ahead of the crowd and the regulators.

Presented By
Marc Riccio
Specialized Data Systems
Meeting Room 2
What Happens When We Assume: Understanding The Value of Assumed Breach Penetration Testing
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Many organizations today perform some level of vulnerability assessment and penetration testing on an annual basis to fulfill compliance requirements and understand their potential exposure to cyberattacks.  However, security strategy for most organizations surrounding this type of testing has yet to take the next step.  This session examines the importance of planning and performing assumed breach penetration testing and the value that these exercises can ultimately provide.

Presented By
Nathaniel C. Gravel
Nathaniel C. Gravel
GraVoc Associates, Inc.
Michael Kannan
Michael Kannan
GraVoc Associates, Inc.

10:15 am

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11:00 am

Concurrent Sessions
Meeting Room 1
Keynote Session
Stop At Nothing
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Legendary member of the four-time World Champion Pittsburgh Steelers, Rocky Bleier is one of America's most courageous sportsmen. Crippled by enemy fire in wartime conflict, he fought overwhelming odds and demonstrated the courage and determination to overcome his injuries, becoming one of the NFL's premier running backs.

Rocky Bleier's life story -- a gripping tale of courage on both the football fields of America and the battlefields of war -- has held audiences in rapt attention for years. Yet, the motivational message behind it, detailing how ordinary people can become extraordinary achievers, defines success in the new American century.

With the same optimism, sense of humor and steadfast determination that were his trademarks as a Pittsburgh Steelers running back, Rocky Bleier takes banking leaders from his early years through his professional career and talks about the lessons he learned along the way…lessons that we all can benefit from.

Not falling within the ideal of what a running back should look like, Bleier had to run harder and play smarter to be able to stand out. Despite his drive and ability to make the big play, the Pittsburgh Steelers only considered him a late round pick. But before the season ended that first year, he was drafted again -- this time by the United States Army. At the height of the Vietnam War, Bleier was thrust into combat early and was seriously wounded when his platoon ran into an ambush. Receiving wounds from both rifle fire and grenade fragments in his legs, he was barely able to walk and his professional football career seemed to have ended before it began.

For more than two years, he drove himself. Little by little he overcame obstacles and fought his way back. He not only made the Pittsburgh Steelers, but also eventually became a starting running back on a team that won four Super Bowls and became the greatest football team of the 20th century.

The hard lessons Rocky Bleier learned early in his life that helped him overcome adversity and reach his goals, have paid off after football. Some of those lessons are seen between the lines in the popular book on his life, Fighting Back, and an ABC-TV movie of the week by the same name. We’re thrilled to welcome him to BankWorld, and to show community bankers what they can learn from the lessons of an American hero.

Presented By
Rocky Bleier
Pittsburgh Steelers
Meeting Room 1
Stop At Nothing
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Legendary member of the four-time World Champion Pittsburgh Steelers, Rocky Bleier is one of America's most courageous sportsmen. Crippled by enemy fire in wartime conflict, he fought overwhelming odds and demonstrated the courage and determination to overcome his injuries, becoming one of the NFL's premier running backs.

Rocky Bleier's life story -- a gripping tale of courage on both the football fields of America and the battlefields of war -- has held audiences in rapt attention for years. Yet, the motivational message behind it, detailing how ordinary people can become extraordinary achievers, defines success in the new American century.

With the same optimism, sense of humor and steadfast determination that were his trademarks as a Pittsburgh Steelers running back, Rocky Bleier takes banking leaders from his early years through his professional career and talks about the lessons he learned along the way…lessons that we all can benefit from.

Not falling within the ideal of what a running back should look like, Bleier had to run harder and play smarter to be able to stand out. Despite his drive and ability to make the big play, the Pittsburgh Steelers only considered him a late round pick. But before the season ended that first year, he was drafted again -- this time by the United States Army. At the height of the Vietnam War, Bleier was thrust into combat early and was seriously wounded when his platoon ran into an ambush. Receiving wounds from both rifle fire and grenade fragments in his legs, he was barely able to walk and his professional football career seemed to have ended before it began.

For more than two years, he drove himself. Little by little he overcame obstacles and fought his way back. He not only made the Pittsburgh Steelers, but also eventually became a starting running back on a team that won four Super Bowls and became the greatest football team of the 20th century.

The hard lessons Rocky Bleier learned early in his life that helped him overcome adversity and reach his goals, have paid off after football. Some of those lessons are seen between the lines in the popular book on his life, Fighting Back, and an ABC-TV movie of the week by the same name. We’re thrilled to welcome him to BankWorld, and to show community bankers what they can learn from the lessons of an American hero.

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11:00 am

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Concurrent Sessions
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11:30 am

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1:15 pm

Concurrent Sessions
Exhibit Hall
Keynote Session
Reception Lunch
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Reception lunch and open bar with exhibitors

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1:30 pm

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Concurrent Sessions
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IMPORTANT: Full COVID-19 vaccinations* will be required to attend.
Anyone unable to provide proof of vaccination status will NOT be allowed entrance to the event.

*Full vaccinations are defined as: 2 doses of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or 1 dose of the Johnson & Johnson. Boosters are highly encouraged, but not mandatory. We will not accept negative COVID-19 tests as an alternative to vaccination. In addition to your vaccination card you will be required to present valid photo ID at time of arrival.

Sponsors

Thank you to our sponsors, who you can meet at the event.
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Uncasville, CT
06382

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