2024 Convention Recap
ICBC's 51st Annual Convention - It's not our first rodeo. But it may be our best!
Wednesday-Friday, September 18-20, 2024
The Hythe, a Luxury Collection Resort, Vail, CO
Howdy!
ICBC celebrated its 51st annual convention in September 2024 at The Hythe, Vail - It's not our first rodeo. But it may be our best!
Thank you to the 300+ who showed up and showed out!
Our 51st rodeo began Wednesday, September 18 with an annual favorite: the much anticipated golf scramble with plenty of mulligans to go around. To add to the mix, pickleball was enjoyed by 30+ new and seasoned players. To everyone’s delight, Vicky, a much sought after pickleball pro, was on hand to provide pointers and a little bit of competition.
The opening reception on Wednesday evening provided the opportunity to meet up with colleagues, vendors and get the first peek at the annual ICBC High School Scholarship auction.
The annual meeting started Thursday with the announcement of ICBC's 2024-25 officer slate. Congratulations to:
- Tom Ogaard, President and CEO, Native American Bank, Denver, ICBC Chairman
- Mike Hurst, President, Del Norte Bank, Del Norte, ICBC President
- Joe Martinez, President and CLO, San Luis Valley Federal Bank, Alamosa, ICBC President-Elect
- Randy Younger, President and CEO, First National Bank of Hugo, Hugo, Past Chairman
- Ed Rarick, Chief Oversight Officer, High Plains Bank, Flagler, District B
- Lora Rose, CFO, The State Bank, La Junta, District C
- Andrew Trainor, Regional President, InBank, Pueblo, District C
A warm welcome was extended to newly elected district directors:
- Scott Applegate, President, Bank of Estes Park, Estes Park, District B
- Ben Johnson, President, First National Bank Colorado, Las Animas, District C
- Miles McClure, CEO, Rocky Mountain Bank & Trust, Colorado Springs, District C
- Chad Zummach, EVP, Gunnison Bank & Trust, Gunnison, District D
Two general sessions rounded out the morning: Everyone enjoys a good ballgame, and Christian Otteson, Otteson Shapiro and Adam Keefer, Piper Sandler, provided an engaging session on Keeping Your Eye on the Ball. Some describe Charles Potts, Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer, ICBA, as dynamic and energetic, we call him ah.maz.ing! Thank you for sharing your knowledge about Fintech Engagement.
During lunch we recognized our four Graduate School of Banking at Colorado scholarship recipients:
- Karena Downey, Farmers Bank, Ault
- Sylvia Veltri, High Country Bank, Salida
- Maranda Blake, FirstBank, Lakewood
- Bentley King, Alpine Bank, Basalt
- Avery Goddard, Julesburg
- Sam Meyer, Grand Junction
- Brentley Lening, Eads
- Gwyneth Jamison, Steamboat Springs
- Mila Koeva, Evergreen
Following lunch, Jeff Brown, CSI, shared information about AI and whether or not AI "fits" into the banking industry on a practical level. The remainder of Thursday afternoon was devoted to a series of learning sessions led by industry experts. Thank you to the individuals listed below for sharing their insights and expertise:
- CrowdStrike Lessons Learned - Anne Benigsen, Bankers' Bank of the West and John Van Soest, Arctic Wolf - no handout provided
- Current Frauds and Schemes, Brian Blauser, FBI - no handout provided
- The Integrated Banker - Dan Bruder, Blendification
- Demographics is Destiny, Eric Corrigan, MJC Partners
- Asset Allocation and Industry Trends, Michael Erhardt, Stifel
- The Supreme Court Speaks on Banking Regulation and Other Compliance Hot Topics, John Podvin, Otteson Shapiro
- Banking as a Service, Charles Potts, ICBA - no handout provided
- Increasing Your Commercial Lending, Justin Vause and Terrance Grady, CHFA
Thank you to all the donors and bidders who made this year’s ICBC High School Scholarship auction a great success. A shoutout to the amazing committee members who pulled everything together.
Rich Bratten and Friends kept the evening going with their harmonizing vocals.
Friday - David L. Kemp, Bankers Management, Inc., started things off on how to plan for CEO Succession and Staff Retention and Dave Davlin, concluded ICBC's 51st Annual Convention with his Game Winning 3 motivational presentation.
This year’s convention certainly was the granddaddy of them all!
A HUGE thank you to Sophie Hanson, The NewsLink Group, for being our convention photographer again this year. Scroll down to view.
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| Arctic Wolf BancAlliance Citizens Bank Farmington Federal Protection, Inc. Moss Adams Performance Trust Capital Partners |
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| B:Side Capital | Gill Capital Partners |
| Bank Compensation Consulting | Graduate School of Banking at Colorado |
| Bankers' Bank of the West | Haas & Wilkerson Insurance |
| BHG Financial Institutional Network | Holman Capital |
| BluePoint ATM Solutions | ICBA |
| Colorado Enterprise Fund | ICI Consulting |
| Colorado Housing and Finance Authority | IntraFi |
| Cook Solutions Group | Kristopher James Company |
| Crowe LLP | Moss Adams |
| CSI | Plante Moran |
| DCI | Preferred Lending Partners |
| Eide Bailly | SHAZAM |
| Federal Protection, Inc. | Spry |
| Federal Reserve Financial Services | Travelers |
| FHLBank Topeka | West Gate Bank Mortgage |
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