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Getting your job done as a banker in today's environment presents challenging opportunities. And, no one knows your business and your job like another banker. Our GBA-U roundtables allow enlightened executives to turn to one another for ideas, information and support.
You don't have to test every idea for yourself or rely solely on internal resources and your own experiences to come up with creative solutions to difficult problems. We have four sets of peer roundtables to suit a variety of executive development needs.
President / CEO Roundtables
Running a bank has never been more challenging. You need all the insight, experience and ideas you can get. In an age of information saturation when bankers can turn to any number of sources for problem solving, the peer connections and in-depth discussions from these roundtables is a powerful tool for Georgia's top bank executives. There are four roundtable groups for bank chief executive officers, and each meets twice a year. The membership in each peer group kept to a small group from non-competing markets. These peer groups are professionally facilitated by Elaine Demarest, president of Demarest Strategy Group, Inc., Hilton Head, SC. GBA staff assists Elaine in administering membership in the groups but does not attend the meetings.
With questions and for registration information, please contact GBA’s Kathy Friestad at 404.420.2024.
Finance/Operations Roundtables
The Finance and Operations functions are critical to success in community banks. Senior finance, operations and technology officers have responsibilities for ever broadening and increasingly complex issues. There are three roundtable groups for bank senior finance, operations or technology officers, with each meeting twice a year. These peer groups are professionally facilitated by Elaine Demarest, president of Demarest Strategy Group, Inc., Hilton Head, SC. GBA staff assists Elaine in administering membership in the groups but does not attend the meetings.
With questions and for registration information, please contact GBA’s Kathy Friestad at 404.420.2024.
Leadership Roundtables
A strong pipeline of new banking leaders is critical for your bank and our industry in Georgia to develop our next generation of well-trained executives. Invest in strengthening your bank’s future by participating in GBA’s Leadership Roundtables. These roundtables provide an in-depth look at bank management practices and industry trends to keep you in the know. The unique peer connections forged from a well-organized roundtable can be essential for bankers whose career paths are developing toward becoming our industry CEOs and other top executives. This roundtable will help leaders expand their resource pool beyond their own experiences to consider creative solutions to tough problems. These peer groups are professionally facilitated by Elaine Demarest, president of Demarest Strategy Group, Inc., Hilton Head, SC. To participate in a Leadership Roundtable, an individual must be a senior level staff member of the institution and participation must be pre-approved by his/her president/CEO. GBA staff helps Elaine in administering membership in the groups but does not attend the meetings. There are three GBA Leadership Roundtables, and each meets twice a year in Macon. See 2024 session dates here.
With questions and for registration information, please contact GBA’s Kathy Friestad at 404.420.2024.
Senior Lending Officer Roundtables
The Georgia lending market is unique and continues to evolve. GBA is dedicated to helping member banks adapt and strengthen their lending programs as well as develop the skills of their senior lending officers. Our GBA Senior Lending Officer Roundtables provide an in-depth look at all the latest issues a senior lending officer needs to understand to cultivate new business, evaluate risk and strongly support profitability. And, the unique peer connections forged from a well-organized roundtable can be essential. The facilitator for these roundtables is Mike Allen of Three B's Advisors. Mike has 45+ years of credit and lending experience. He's also President of the Graduate School of Banking at LSU Board of Trustees and a longtime Georgia Banking School board and faculty member. To participate in a roundtable, an individual must be senior level officer in the lending area of the institution and participation must be preapproved by his/her President/CEO. We have four roundtable groups that meet three times each program year in various locations. Meetings for each group are usually in October, February and June of each program year.
With questions and for registration information, contact GBA’s Alison Moreau at 404.420.2034.