Banking & Finance Symposium
For over 100 years, the University of Mississippi School of Business has been educating business leaders.
For over 20 years, we have held a Banking and Finance Symposium to educate our students, alumni, and finance professionals on current topics that impact the industry.
The symposium is hosted by Dr. Ken Cyree, Dean of the School of Business Administration.
23nd Annual Business & Finance Symposium Agenda
Friday, November 8, 2024 | Oxford Conference Center
8:00 –10 a.m. Check-in; Breakfast is Available until 10:00
8:30 Women in the Finance Industry – Breakfast
- Yolett McPhee-McCuin, Head Coach, Women’s Basketball, Ole Miss
- Jill Castilla, President and CEO, Citizens Bank of Edmond OK
10:00 Keynote Speakers
- John Augustine, Chief Investment Officer & Economist, Huntington National Bank
- “Fireside Chat” with Greg Adelson, CEO, Jack Henry & Associates, and Wade Peery, Chief Admin. Officer, FirstBank
- “Fireside Chat” with Michelle “Miki” Bowman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, and Jill Castilla, President and CEO, Citizens Bank of Edmond OK
Noon Lunch & Award Presentations
1:00-3:00 Concurrent Sessions (you choose which ones to attend)
1:00 p.m.
- There’s a Train a Comin’ – Open Banking, Moderated by Charles Potts, EVP & CIO, ICBA
- Regulatory Tsunami on the Horizon?, Moderated by Gordon Fellows, President & CEO, MS Bankers Association
2:00 p.m.
- The Dark Side: Cybersecurity, Fraud, & the Dark Web, Moderated by Scott Mills, President, William Mills Agency
- The Times They Are A-Changin’ – Growing Your Bank in Uncertain Times!, Moderated by Paul Davis, Founder, Bank Slate
3:00 Closing Reception – Beverages and light hors d’oeuvres
COST: $95
- Scholarships are available for employed professionals age 35 & under – email Kathy Mikell (kmikell@bus.olemiss.edu) for information.
ATTIRE: Business casual
CEU’s: Applications will be submitted
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Past Symposium Agendas and Files: You can view previous programs and listen to past panels by following clicking here.