
Ole Miss School of Business Banking and Finance Symposium
October 27 @ 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

For over 100 years, the University of Mississippi School of Business has been educating business leaders. For 22 years, we have held a Banking and Finance Symposium to educate our students, alumni, and finance professionals on current topics that impact the financial industry. The symposium is hosted by Dr. Ken Cyree and emceed by Mr. Stan Viner.
COST: $95:00 | ATTIRE: Business Casual | CEUs: Applications will be submitted.
(Scholarships available for employed professionals 35 & under – email Kathy Mikell (kmikell@bus.olemiss.edu) for info.
Check-In (Breakfast to be available until 9:30)
Time: 7:30 –10:00 a.m.
Women in Finance Breakfast
Time: 8:00–9:30 a.m.
Tara Plimpton, Sr. Exec. VP, Regions Financial Corporation
Liz Jacobs, Head of Regional Banks and Managing Director, Morgan Stanley
Grant Gregory, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley
Keynote Speakers
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Mike Bianco, Head Coach, Ole Miss Baseball Team
Daniel Brown, Senior Director, Economist, ABA
“Fireside Chat” with Grant Gregory and Liz Jacobs
– Moderated by Charles White, Managing Director, Fixed Income Capital Markets, Stifel
Lunch & Award Presentations
Time: Noon
Concurrent Sessions (You choose)
Time: 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Trends in Fintech
Time: 1:00 p.m.
MODERATOR
Charles Potts, EVP and CIO, ICBA
PANELISTS
Wade Barnes, Financial Services Industry Lead, Hartman Executive Advisors
Joshua Jordan, Sr. Strategist, Jack Henry & Associates
Greg Ohlendorf, President and CEO, First Community Bank & Trust
OR
What’s Next in M&A
Time: 1:00 p.m.
MODERATOR
Paul Davis, Director of Market Intelligence, SRM
PANELISTS
Edward Francis, Chairman, CEO, and President, InBank
Andy Marshall, CEO, President, and Director, FirstBank Southwest
Christopher Mihok, Managing Director, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Leveraging Digital Assets/Blockchain and AI
Time: 2:00 p.m.
MODERATOR
Scott Mills, President, William Mills Agency
PANELISTS
Richard Levin, Chair, Fintech & Regulation Practice, Nelson Mullins
Wade Peery, Chief Innovations Officer, FirstBank-Nashville
Larry Pruss, Senior Vice President, SRM
OR
Strategic Talent Planning
Time: 2:00 p.m.
MODERATOR
Jimmy Sawyers, Chairman & Co-Founder, Sawyers & Jacobs LLC
PANELISTS
Eric Adkins, Senior VP, Human Resources, PriorityOne Bank
Marcus Mallory, Executive Vice President/Chief Banking Officer, BankFirst Financial Services
Sean O’Neal, Partner, Financial Svcs./Real Estate, Chartwell Partners
Reception
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Questions? Please email bfsymposium@bus.olemiss.edu or Kathy Mikell (kmikell@bus.olemiss.edu).
We thank our sponsors for their support and involvement!