Pub. 9 2020 Issue 6

Pub. 9 2020 Issue 6 13 Please join us in Manhattan, Kansas, next year on October 7–8 for the 2021 Annual Conference for Lenders! Rating and Risk-based Loan Pricing. Jackie Rowlow from Shazam also shared Creating a Talent Pipeline for Your Community Bank. Closing out day one was Mike Wear with his keynote, Closing the Experience Gap, in which he explored how to effectively prepare the next generation of bankers for credit risk when, pre-COVID, they had only experienced one of the longest economic expansions in U.S. history. He shared information on leveraging risk modeling and rules-based automation. The second day began with Dr. Chris Kuehl of Armada Corporate Intelligence discussing The 2021 Economy and Beyond, followed by Joe Karlin of Karlin Consulting sharing his topic of Shifts Impacting Lending —What We Can Do to Prepare. The conference concluded with Dan Meers, who is KC Wolf, the mascot for the Kansas City Chiefs, sharing Take Off the Mask — Is Your Life Story Worth Telling? Dan shared highs and lows of his 25 year career with the Chiefs, as well as his passionate preoccupation of encouraging others to strive for the best in life and to enjoy every step along the way. Please join us in Manhattan, Kansas, next year on October 7-8 for the 2021 Annual Conference for Lenders!