July 7

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM    Registration
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM     Welcome & Introductions
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM      Strategic Leadership: Growth & Liquidity (Max Damm, INTRAFI)
Liquidity Management
Wholesale Funding
Growing Profitability with Deposits

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3:15 PM - 3:30 PM    Break
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM    The Technology Tsunami: Preparing Financial Institutions for What’s Next (Larry Pruss, SRM)
The financial industry is evolving fast. Discover how AI, quantum computing, real-time payments, blockchain, open banking, and embedded finance are reshaping the landscape. Learn how to stay ahead, seize new opportunities, and build a future-ready tech roadmap. Don’t miss this chance to gain expert insights and strategies for success.
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM    Reception
July 8
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM    Breakfast
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM    Navigating an Uncertain Economic Environment (Craig Dismuke, STIFEL)
Facing the Current Economic Challenges (slow growth, etc.)
Navigating Volatility in Uncertain Times (tariffs, inflation, etc.)
Emerging Regulatory Changes
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM    Break
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM    Managing ALM in Uncertain Rate Environment: Strategies for 2025 and Beyond (Dave Koch, ABRIGO)
Explore strategies to manage interest rate risk amid economic and policy uncertainty. Learn to price loans and deposits effectively, use stress tests, and improve earnings stability and ALM practices.
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM    Lunch
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM    Compensation and Incentive Plan Best Practices (Jeffrey Peterson & Phillip Pickett, EBS)
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM    Community Banking – Our Look to the Future – (Jeff Rigsby, STIFEL)
The Community Bank Ecosystem: A new perspective of community bank economic impact
Current & Future Performance Levels: New and evolving banking models
Capital Strength & Sustainability: Planning, Adequacy, & Stress Testing Improving Efficiency

Attendee List

2025 CFO & Finance Executive Forum Speakers

  • Max Damm
    Max Damm
    Partner IntraFi
    Speaker
  • Craig Dismuke
    Craig Dismuke
    Chief Market Strategist Stifel
    Speaker
  • Dave Koch
    Dave Koch
    Director, Advisory Services Abrigo
    Speaker
  • Jeffrey Peterson
    Jeffrey Peterson
    Managing Partner EBS
    Speaker
  • Phillip Pickett
    Phillip Pickett
    Managing Partner EBS
    Speaker
  • Larry Pruss
    Larry Pruss
    Managing Director Strategic Resource Management
    Speaker
  • Jeff Rigsby
    Jeff Rigsby
    Managing Director Stifel
    Speaker

2025 CFO & Finance Executive Forum Sponsors

  • Abrigo
    Abrigo
    12331-B Riata Trace Parkway
    Austin, TX 78727
    United States
    Sponsor
  • EBS
    EBS
    600 Montgomery Street, Suite 1600
    San Francisco, CA 94111
    United States
    Sponsor
  • FGIB
    FGIB
    301 E. Colorado Blvd., Ste. 205
    Pasadena, CA 91101
    United States
    Sponsor
  • Impact Retirement Advisors
    Impact Retirement Advisors
    7760 France Avenue South 950
    Bloomington, MN 55435
    United States
    Sponsor
  • IntraFi
    IntraFi
    1300 17th Street North Suite 1800
    Arlington, VA 22209
    United States
    Sponsor
  • Stifel
    Stifel
    641 Oakleaf Lane, Ste. 2
    Memphis, TN 38117
    United States
    Sponsor
  • Strategic Resource Management
    Strategic Resource Management
    Sponsor