Dallas, Texas—July 2021— the SW Graduate School of Banking (SWGSB) Foundation will convene its 153rd Assembly for Bank Directors at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa in Maui, Hawaii, January 27-30, 2022. Bank directors and their spouses from throughout the United States will participate in a program that includes cybersecurity authority Chris Furlow, bank attorney Sandy Brown, social media expert Jill Castilla, legal eagle Chet Fenimore, M&A specialist Dory Wiley, credit risk management consultant Merrill Reynolds and strategic planning expert Scott MacDonald.
"Bank director training has become key in community banking success stories," SWGSB Foundation president S. Scott MacDonald, Ph.D., said. "We take special care to make sure our programs reflect boards' latest concerns. And this Assembly is appropriately entitled, 'What’s Ahead for the Community Bank Director.' Our faculty are eager to address the many issues facing directors now and to share the solutions they’ve devised for competing effectively. The 153rd Assembly for Bank Directors will provide a complete overview of what lies ahead and what key steps must be taken to ensure a solid, highly profitable future."
The Assembly will cover a number of important topics, including “What We Know about Cybersecurity Today” (Furlow); “Director's Duties in a Highly Regulated Industry” (Brown); “Merger and Acquisitions in the Current Environment” (Brown and Fenimore); “Innovation in Community Banking” (Castilla); "Managing Credit Risk Post Covid-19" (Reynolds); "What to Make of Today's Capital Markets" (Wiley); and "Key Elements of High-Performance Banking" (MacDonald). There will also be workshops on “Revisiting the Post-Pandemic Strategic Plan for Your Bank” (Fenimore) and “Director Duties in Credit Risk Management” (Reynolds).
153rd Assembly for Bank Directors
Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa
Maui, Hawaii
January 27-30, 2022
For Assembly registration and other information, please write, call, or e-mail: SWGSB, SMU Box 214, Dallas, Texas, 75275; (214) 768-2991; info@swgsb.org. The SWGSB website is www.swgsb.org. Registrations can also be made directly online at www.swgsb.org/directors.
ABOUT THE SW GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BANKING FOUNDATION
Established in 1957 at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, the Graduate School of Banking has become one of the top banking educational institutions today. It is a professional school for bank officers, regulators, and others holding management positions in the financial services industry. SWGSB – celebrating 65 years in professional leadership development – meets two weeks annually over three years, bringing into focus and augmenting these managers’ on-the-job experience. Emphasis is placed on financial management, leadership development, and strategic planning. The graduate school’s sponsoring partners include the Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas bankers associations, the Independent Bankers Association of Texas, and Southern Methodist University.
At the forefront of disseminating information about the latest bank management strategies, the SWGSB educational experience also includes an interactive website (www.swgsb.org) and leading technology initiatives, such as its proprietary BankCEO and Loan Simulation computer programs. The SWGSB Foundation conducts the prestigious Assemblies for Bank Directors, a series of annual seminars and workshops held throughout the United States, Canada and off shore for bank board members and senior officers. With the Independent Bankers Association of Texas, it conducts the Bank Operations Institute and the Certified Community Bank Director's Program. It partners with the American Bankers Association (ABA) to conduct the ABA's Foundational Commercial Lending School and the Advanced Commercial Lending School. SWGSB and SWGSB Foundation are headquartered at Southern Methodist University’s Cox School of Business, one of the top business schools in the world.
Those interested in attending SMU's Graduate School of Banking—or in learning more about the school and other SWGSB Foundation programs—may write, call, or e-mail: SWGSB, SMU Box 214, Dallas, Texas, 75275; (214) 768-2991; info@swgsb.org. The SWGSB website is www.swgsb.org. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
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