2026 VBA Banker Day Event Recap
January 15, 2026
On January 15, nearly 170 bankers from 36 banks attended VBA Banker Day at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. Attendees then traveled to the General Assembly Building to meet with legislators at their offices, where they had the opportunity to hear directly from state policymakers and learn about the issues impacting banking during the 2026 General Assembly session.
2026 Keynote Speaker
Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Don Scott
Speaker Scott’s (pictured center) legislative priorities include strengthening Virginia’s public schools, improving healthcare quality and affordability, criminal justice reform, uplifting working families, and more. In 2019, Speaker Scott was elected to represent the people of Portsmouth as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. In 2022, Speaker Scott was elected by members of his caucus to serve as House Democratic Leader, and in 2024 became the first Black Speaker of the House of Delegates in Virginia’s history.
Speaker Scott graduated from Texas A&M University and later enrolled in the Navy’s Officer Candidate School in Rhode Island. Speaker Scott proudly served his country as an officer in the United States Navy before earning his law degree from Louisiana State University. In 2015, Speaker Scott started his own law practice before becoming a partner at Breit Biniazan P.C. Speaker Scott now serves his clients as a personal injury attorney and serves his community as an active member of several boards and commissions.
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