Top Banking Issues in 2021
Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Jeff Marsico, President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Jill Pursell, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Guest - Randy Hultgren, President & CEO, Illinois Bankers Association
Credit Risk and Post Pandemic Planning
Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Jeff Marsico, President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Matthew Prosseda, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Guest - Ronda McDowell, EVP & Chief Credit Officer, Sandy Spring Bank
Purpose Driven Banking - A Better Business Model?
Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Jeff Marsico, President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Andrew Rietz, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Guest - Clay Adams, President and CEO, Mascoma Bank
Bob Kafafian’s Year-End Message
Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Robert Kafafian, President & CEO, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Two High Performing Banks Merge in the Midst of COVID
Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Robert Kafafian, President & CEO, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Rich Trauger, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Guests - Christopher Martin, Chairman & CEO, Provident Financial Services, Inc.
Anthony J. Labozzetta, President, COO & Director, Provident Financial Services, Inc.
Transitioning Away From LIBOR - Are You Ready?
Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Rich Trauger, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Andrew Rietz, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Guests - Matthew Tevis, Managing Director, Head of Sales, Chatham Financial
Kimberly Johnston, Director of Regulatory Advisory, Chatham's Financial Institutions Group
How the Pandemic has Fundamentally Changed Community Banking
Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Robert Kafafian, President & CEO, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Rich Trauger, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Online Account Opening – Bring on the Deposits!
Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Jeff Marsico, Executive Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Jill Pursell, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Guests- Michael Bingold, Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Retail & Client Development Officer, Flushing Financial Corporation
Raj Patel, Co-Founder & COO, MANTL
Turn Non-Customer PPP Borrowers into YOUR Customers
Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Matt Prosseda, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Jeff Marsico, Executive Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Guests - Patricia Husic, CEO & Director, Centric Bank & Centric Financial Corporation
How to Win Business From Big Banks With Sophisticated Lending
Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Rich Trauger, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Jeff Marsico, Executive Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Guests - Matthew Tevis, Managing Director, Head of Sales, Chatham Financial
Zohar Goshen, Founder & CEO, Meteci
The Effects of Covid-19 on Bank Earnings, Credit Quality and Valuations
Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Robert Kafafian, President & CEO, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Jeff Marsico, Executive Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Guest - Gerard Cassidy, Managing Director of Equity Research, RBC Capital Markets
Covid-19 and Bank Liquidity
Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Rich Trauger, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Matt Prosseda, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Guest - Brian Velligan, Managing Partner, Velligan-Blaxall Consultants, LLC
Millennials – What Do They Want From Their Bank?
Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Jeff Marsico, Executive Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Megan Rutledge, Senior Consultant, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Andrew Rietz, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Kyle Kuster, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Guest - Craig Rodenberger, Vice President & Marketing Director, Ephrata National Bank
Private Equity Investing in Banking
Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Robert Kafafian, President & CEO, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Guest - Jim Deutsch, Partner, Patriot Financial Partners, L.P.
Banking New Year's Resolutions - We Have Opinions
Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Jeff Marsico, Executive Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Jill Pursell, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Matt Prosseda, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Bob Kafafian – Up Close and Personal!
Host - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Guests - Bob & Pauline Kafafian
Are Diversity Requirements Really Necessary?
Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Jeff Marsico, Executive Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Gregg Wagner, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Finxact Core System – It's Different!
Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Jeff Marsico, Executive Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Gregg Wagner, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Guest - Michael Sanchez, President & Founder, Finxact
Byline Bank Turned its Future from Bleak to Bright!
Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Jeff Marsico, Executive Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Jill Pursell, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Guest - Alberto J. Paracchini, President, CEO & Director, Byline Bank
Cannabis Banking – Are You Ready?
Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Jeff Marsico, Executive Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Matt Prosseda, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Guest - Jon K. Skarin, EVP of Legislature & Regulatory Policy, Massachusetts Bankers Association
Welcome Megan Rutledge!
Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Jeff Marsico, Executive Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Guest - Megan Rutledge, Senior Consultant, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Core Providers, Open Banking, APIs: What Should You Know?
Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Jeff Marsico, Executive Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Gregg Wagner, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Guest - Aaron Silva, President & CEO of Paladin fs & Golden Contract Coalition
Insights from Gerard Cassidy, RBC Capital Markets
Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Robert Kafafian, President & CEO, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Guest - Gerard Cassidy, Managing Director, RBC Capital Markets
Is Your Loan Portfolio Ready for the Next Recession?
Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Jeff Marsico, Executive Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Matt Prosseda, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Guest - Dallas Wells, Executive Vice President Strategic Innovation, PrecisionLender
Right-Sizing your Branch Network? How One Community Banker Made the Tough Decisions.
Hosts- Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Gregg Wagner, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Guest- Jerry Champi, President and CEO, FNCB Bank