This combined conference is designed for CFOs and those involved in financial management along with Lending and Credit professionals.

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Conference Agenda

Monday, August 23, 2021

2:30 p.m. Check-in for ETHICS session (Separate Registration Required: Register Here for Ethics)

3:00 – 4:40 p.m.  Ethical Considerations in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) 
This course satisfies the annual two-hour Virginia Board of Accountancy (BOA) Ethics requirement.

5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Welcome  Cocktail Reception 
SPONSORED BY Piper Sandler & Co.

Tuesday, August 24, 2021

7:30 a.m.   Registration | Continental Breakfast BREAKFAST SPONSORED BY KLARIVIS

Conncurrent Sessions 8:30 – 9:30  

CFO: You Can’t Predict, But You Can Prepare – Interest Rate Swaps in Today’s Market​ | Scott Hildenbrand, Piper Sandler

LENDING & CREDIT: Pricing & Structuring Loans for Profitability | David Kemp, Bankers Management, Inc.  

9:30 – 9:45 a.m. Networking Break

Conncurrent Sessions 9:45 – 10:45  

CFO: SEC in 2021: New Disclosure Requirements and Best Practices, & Future Regulatory Changes | Seth Winter, Troutman Pepper      

CFO: CECL Lessons Learned |Garver Moore, Abrigo           

LENDING & CREDIT: The State of the Virginia Commercial Real Estate Market | Michael Cobb, Costar; Anne Purcell, CoStar & Nicholas Mills, CoStar              

10:45 – 11:00 a.m. Networking Break   SPONSORED BY SPOTTS  FAIN PC

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. The Collision of Artificially High Demand and Supply Chain Constraints | Craig Dismuke, Vining Sparks

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.   Lunch  – SPONSORED BY CROWE LLP

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Top 10 Bank Hot Topics | Susan Sabo, CliftonLarson

2:00 – 2:15 p.m.  Networking Break

2:15 – 3:15 p.m.  ABA/VBA Fireside Chat |   Bruce Whitehurst, VBA ; James Ballentine, ABA; Matt Bruning, VBA

3:15 – 3:30 p.m. Networking Break

Conncurrent Sessions 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

CFO: C.Y.B.E.R: Can You Be Entirely Ready | Jon Biggs, Investor’s Title Insurance Company

LENDING & CREDIT: Cannabis Lending | Andrew Bigart, Venable

LENDING & CREDIT: Panel Session: What Business Owners are Experiencing post-COVID (manufacturing, retail, hospitality)                       

4:30 – 6:00 p.m.  COCKTAIL RECEPTION SPONSORED BY BROWN EDWARDS & COMPANY L.L.P.

Dinner is on your own.  Enjoy your evening!       

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

8:00 a.m.  Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. Announcements | Sponsor Thank You & Drawings

8:40 – 9:10 a.m.  Industry Update | Bruce Whitehurst, VBA

9:10 – 10:10 a.m.  Community Banks’ Rapid Evolution in an Unprecedented Year | Joel Pruis, Cornerstone Advisors

10:10 – 10:20 a.m. Networking Break

10:20 – 11:20 a.m. Final Keynote: Leaning Into Risk |  Stinson Mundy, Envoy

11:20 – 11:30 a.m.  Break

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CFO Roundtables                                                        

12:30 p.m.  Conference Adjourns

Ethics & CFO & Lending/Credit Registration Rates

CFO & Lending/Credit Registration Rates
	Through July 14	July 15-August 4	August 5-August 23
VBA Member	$545	$595	$650
VBA Non-Member	$1,045	$1,095	$1,150

Ethics Registration:

Members: $195
Non-members: $395

Register for Ethics here.

VBA Event Policies

By registering for this event, you are agreeing to the VBA Event Policies.

CANCELLATION POLICY

All cancellations will be charged a $25.00 administrative fee. Cancellations received less than 72 business hours before the program will be charged a $75.00 administrative fee plus any additional fees associated with the training. Substitutions are allowed prior to the beginning of the conference.

SPECIAL NEEDS & AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES NOTICE

If you have special needs that may affect your participation in this event, please contact Kristen Reid to discuss accommodations.

Hotel Information

The VBA has a room block at the Omni Richmond Hotel for a negotiated room rate of $167/night, plus applicable taxes.  Valet parking is available at the hotel for a reduced rate of $14/night.

To take advantage of the negotiated rate, reservations must be made by August 2, 2021 by 5:00 p.m. local time.  You can make your reservations online here.

Sponsors

Interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at this event? Click here or contact Amy Binns for available options.