RISK 360 Conference
August 28-30, 2023
August 28-30, 2023
2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Registration Open
7 a.m. to 8 a.m.
Breakfast
7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Registration Open
8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Farm Credit Welcome, Tom Nakano, CFO, AgWest Farm Credit
8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
General Session #1: The Trust Edge™: How Leaders and Organizations Drive Business Results & Get Their Voice Heard With Trust; David Horsager, CEO, Trust Leadership Institute
10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Breakout Sessions #1
#1A: Audit & Risk: Aligned Assurance Journey, Avery Hudson, Chief Audit Executive American Ag Credit; Erik Person, Chief Risk Officer, American AgCredit
#1B: Credit & Risk: Best Practices in YBS Lending, Paul Dietmann, Senior Focused Lending Specialist, Compeer Financial; Jesika Harper, VP AgVision, AgWest Farm Credit; Johanna Rohrer, Member Education & YBS Program Specialist, Horizon Farm Credit
#1C: Appraisal & Risk: Understanding Risk from Small Associations to Large, and impact upon Chattel Procedures, Derek Brown, Chattel Evaluator, American AgCredit; Ben Godbey, Executive Head of Evaluation Services, American AgCredit
#1D: Risk & Credit: Managing Cyber Risk: Insurability and Operational Resilience, Brian Clanton, Chief Risk Management Officer & EVP-Risk Management & Insurance, FCCS; Allison Pan, SVP Emerging Risks Group, Marsh McLennan; Reid Sawyer, US Cyber Risk Consulting Leader, Marsh McClennan
11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Lunch
1 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
General Session #2: Washington Update, Todd Van Hoose, President & CEO, Farm Credit Council
2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Refreshment Break
2:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.
Breakout Sessions #2
#2A: Audit, Credit & Risk: Regulatory Risk Update on Rapid Change, Paige Akins, Compliance Officer, Capital Farm Credit; Lori Graham, JD, General Counsel, Texas Farm Credit; Adam Schanz, JD, VP & Assistant General Counsel, AgFirst Farm Credit Bank
#2B: Audit, Credit & Risk: Scope & Eligibility: Living in the Grey, Barry Mardock, SVP Regulatory Affairs & Corporate Privacy Office, CoBank ACB; Owen Smith, Credit Training, AOS Credit Delivery Services, LLC
#2C: Appraisal: Future Focused: GIS Applications Throughout Your Business, Cameron Burford, CoFounder/Head of Development, Agcor by AQUAOSO; Adam Schmidt, Regional Manager, Appraisal Compeer; Jamieson Potter, CamoAg
#2D: Risk: Growing Your Risk Function, Bill Bathel, EVP Chief Alliance and Risk Officer, Farm Credit East ACA
3:45 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Refreshment Break
4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.
Breakout Sessions #3
#3A: Audit: Agile Auditing in Action: A Farm Credit Adventure, Ashley Harris, Director Internal Audit, Texas Farm Credit Services
#3B: Credit, Audit & Risk: Mergers: Potholes in the Rear View
Moderator: Steve Leonard, Chief Credit Officer, AgSouth Farm Credit
Panelists: Ryan Davis, Chief Credit Officer, Horizon Farm Credit; Terry Hinds, Chief Asset Quality & Assurance Officer, Compeer Financial; Larry Pritchett, Chief Risk Officer, AgSouth Farm Credit
#3C: Appraisal: Appraisal Foundation Updates, Lisa Desmarais, Vice President, Appraisal Issues, The Appraisal Foundation
#3D: Risk, Appraisal & Audit: Using Data & Visualization in Your Risk Function,
Moderator: Jim Dunne, Chief Risk Officer, Farm Credit Illinois;
Panelists: John Barcelos, Executive Vice President - Chief Risk Officer, AgWest Farm Credit; Mark Hanna, Chief Risk Officer, Farm Credit Mid-America
5:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.
Welcome Reception
7 a.m. to 8 a.m.
Breakfast
7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Registration Open
8 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.
General Session #3: Cybersecurity Risks & Threats to Small & Mid-sized Financial Services Firms, Rachel Wilson, Director of Cybersecurity, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management; Former Head of Counterterrorism Operations, National Security Agency (NSA)
9:15 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break
9:45 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Breakout Sessions #4
#4A: Risk/Audit/Credit/Appraisal: Women in Finance, Rachel Wilson, Director of Cybersecurity, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management; Former Head of Counterterrorism Operations, National Security Agency (NSA)
#4B: Audit & Credit: I Like Big BOTS and I Cannot Lie, Andrew Galazka, Managing Director, Protiviti, Nicholas Hoppenjans, VP, Automation Center of Excellence, CoBank
#4C: Appraisal, Credit & Risk: Land Value Stress Testing, Heidi Bubela, Director Quantitative Analysis Compeer Financial; David Dindermann, Regional Manager Appraisal Risk Management, Compeer Financial; Cynthia Olson, Solutions Analyst Appraisal Field Operations, Compeer Financial
#4D: Risk, Audit & Credit: Developing a Right-Sized Fraud Risk Assessment, Pam Verick, Director, Protiviti
11 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
Refreshment Break
11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
General Session #4: The Future Economy: Growth Opportunities; Andrew Busch, Economic Futurist
12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Breakout Sessions #5
#5A: Audit: Evolution of the IT Universe, Jordan Hackney, Director, Protiviti; Jay Marziale, Internal Audit Manager. Farm Credit East, ACA; Daniel Nicholson, CPA,CFE, VP, Chief Audit Executive, Farm Credit East
#5B: Credit: Lessons the Workout Team Wished You Knew, Jonathan Almond, AgSouth Farm; Jeff Eisengmenger, VP Account Resolutions, Farm Credit Services of America / Frontier Farm Credit; Kathleen M. Roberts, SVP Institutional Recovery Management, CoBank
#5C: Appraisal/Credit: Appraisal Litigation Update, Craig Capilla, Attorney at Law, Franklin, Greenswag, Channon & Capilla LLC
#5D: Risk & Audit: Table Top Exercises for Cyber Security, Chad Toney, Chief Information Security Officer, AgFirst Farm Credit Bank
2:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Refreshment Break
3:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Breakout Sessions #6
#6A: Audit Roundtable #6: Internal Audit Best Practice Forum
Facilitators: Staci Brown, Chief Audit Executive, Yosemite Farm Credit; Jeff Heley, SVP Audit, AgCountry Farm Credit Services
#6B-1: Credit Roundtable (Small Associations):
Facilitators: Stephen Leonard, EVP, Chief Credit Officer, AgSouth Farm Credit; Matt Kesser, Regional President, Texas Farm Credit
#6B-2: Credit Roundtable (Medium Associations)
Facilitators: Curtis Rea, Credit Review Manager, AgFirst Farm Credit Bank
#6B-3: Credit Roundtable (Large Associations):
Facilitators: Russ Bushman, VP Wholesale Lending, AgriBank, FCB
#6C: Appraisal Roundtable,
Facilitators: Ray Wagester, VP Collateral Management, CoBank; Andrew Warner, VP & Chief Appraiser, GreenStone Farm Credit Services
#6D: Risk: Risk Roundtable
Facilitators: Jim Dunn, Chief Risk Officer, Farm Credit Illinois; Kim Pekar, SVP Risk, Capital Farm Credit
7 a.m. to 8 a.m.
Breakfast
7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Registration Open
8 a.m. to 9 a.m.
General Session #5: Fireside Chat with FCA Board Chair, Honorable Vincent Logan, Board Chairman and CEO, Farm Credit Administration
9 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.
Refreshment Break
9:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Breakout Sessions #7
#7A: Audit, Risk & Credit: The ESG Journey – Farm Credit Tools & Perspectives, Sarah Harrington, VP Risk Management, Yosemite Farm Credit; Mindy Montgomery, Vice President ESG & Corporate Sustainability, CoBank; Jeff Schmidt, Chief Risk Officer, AgCountry Farm Credit
#7B: Credit: Lending in Current Markets, Clarence Plummer, SVP, CoBank; Bryan Stanek, Managing Director, Compeer Financial; Jaylen Wallace, Branch Manager, Texas Farm Credit
#7C: Appraisal: Producer Perspective, Mike Wargone, President, Port Blakely Tree Farms
#7D: Risk & Audit: Third-Party Risk Management, Kaih Taylor, Manager Third Party Risk Management, AgFirst Farm Credit Bank
10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Refreshment Break
11 a.m. to Noon
General Session #6: Make Your Business Human, Matt Havens, Leadership Expert
Level I
Attendee has limited or no prior knowledge or experience or are new to the subject matter. Level I sessions are geared toward attendees who are new to the field and seeking to learn basic concepts or for those seeking cross-discipline training opportunities for executives/tenured attendees who wish to broaden their overall knowledge or their risk management outside their primary role. Level I sessions are intended to help attendees who seek to build foundational knowledge to gain a stronger working understanding of the topic.
Level II
Attendee has a working knowledge of the topic covered but is not yet at an advanced level. Intermediate sessions are geared toward attendees who have competence in the subject under discussion resulting from prior training, education and/or work experience. Attendees who seek to build upon foundational knowledge, refine and better hone their skills, and advance their understanding of the topic may wish to consider Level II sessions.
Level III
Attendee has a high level of technical understanding of the topic under discussion. Level III sessions are geared toward attendees that have already achieved a high degree of technical competence in the subject of discussion resulting from extensive training in the area and supplemental work experience. Attendees, who wish to build upon intermediate knowledge, achieve mastery in a specific technical area, or build upon existing technical skills may wish to consider Level III sessions.
Level ALL
For all career stages. Sessions will be more broad-based, conceptual and/or general in nature. Content may focus on leadership, foundational skill building or general Farm Credit System information.