Education & Events

As a CFO, you may be searching for practical ways to manage your responsibilities in an increasingly complex environment. The forum is designed to provide chief financial officers and senior financial managers with the means to constructively examine pressing issues, exchange ideas and share solutions among colleagues in a comfortable and professional environment. Forum participants represent IBA member banks and meets three times during the year.

Benefits

• Improve your effectiveness and efficiency as principal financial professional in your bank
• Discuss current industry trends and challenges experienced by other CFOs
• Review a wide range of developments that impact your bank’s safety and soundness
• Highly respected industry professionals will provide relevant and timely information
• Grow professionally as well as personally
• Peer group will discuss their successes and challenges

Potential Discussion Topics

• Industry Updates – national and Illinois financial outcomes
• Exams - past experiences and future expectations
• The Pandemic – tragedies to triumphs
• PPP – loans, fees, and forgiveness Experiences
• Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program and its potential impact on your bank
• Funding and Liquidity Issues – what are you doing to lower your cost of funds?
• Employee Issues – safety concerns, PTO Issues, travel issues, remote workplace, and hiring for the future
• Budget Concerns – expectations for deposit, asset and profit growth in 2021

Facilitated by Steve Schick, Plante Moran
August 6 – TBD
December 3 – TBD

Each session begins at 10:00 a.m. and concludes by 2:00 p.m. (may conclude earlier if held virtually)

Per Person Fee (Includes two sessions)
IBA Members Only $399 
Substitutions permissible

Registration fee includes materials, refreshments, and lunch (refreshments & lunch provided only if session is held in person)