Program Content
Attention Southeastern Georgia community banks!  The Georgia Bankers Association along with Georgia Southern University Center for Excellence in Financial Services will host its fourth annual Community Bank Symposium.  This event will feature leading speakers who will focus on the many challenging issues facing the banking industry today.  Some of the topics covered include:

• Economic Outlook 2010-2011, including Southeastern Georgia
• Regulatory issues and trends, as well as the potential impact of regulatory reform legislation in Congress
• Feasibility and potential impact of federal guarantees for community banks’ small business lending programs
• New regulatory guidelines and the need for new board policies in the areas of interest rate risk, the Amended Reg Z rules, overdraft protection programs and potential future guidance on loan participation.
• Accounting and auditing issues in key areas of loss impairment, appraisals and loan reserve adequacy
• Georgia Bankers Association efforts to support Georgia banks in terms of legislative initiatives and public relations.

Who Should Attend
CEOs, CFOs, Bank Directors, Senior Lenders, Senior Retail Bank Managers

The Presenters
Joe Brannen, President
Georgia Bankers Association, Atlanta

Rob Braswell, Commissioner
Georgia Dept. of Banking and Finance, Atlanta

Jimmy DeVane
Assistant Deputy Controller
OCC, Atlanta

Tim Hubby
Regional Asst. Deputy Director
FDIC, Atlanta

Tim Keadle, Partner
Porter Keadle Moore, LLP, Atlanta

Brad Washburn
Financial Institution Specialist
Steve H. Powell & Company, Statesboro

Roger Tutterow Ph.D.
Professor of Economics
Mercer University, Atlanta

Symposium Agenda
7:30 am                 Buffet Breakfast & Registration
8:15 am                 Program Begins
9:45 am & 11:00     Break
12:45 pm               Lunch with Guest Speaker
2:15 pm                 Program Concludes

Registration Fee:  $95 for the first registration

                             $75 for all other registrations

With questions, contact GBA’s Susie McGehee at 404.420.2010.

Due to facility guarantees, written cancellations must be received three days prior to the seminar date to refund registration fees. Substitutions are welcome at any time.