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.

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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, Managing Director, 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).

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We thank our sponsors for their support and involvement!