JUNE 2021
LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
Community bankers get back together in person as the nation's largest regional banking conference returns to Mohegan Sun
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fter 15 months of pandemic pullback, we’re taking a moment to stop, exhale, and just enjoy the idea that hundreds of banking pros are coming together in New England for the 2021 edition of BankWorld. Not on a Zoom call. Not via text messaging. But live, in person, with colleagues just feet away. Wow. This is a turning point for everyone. With mask requirements falling for the vaccinated, bank and credit union leaders need to see how they can still operate safely. With government programs adapting, lenders need to know how their practices and products need to change, too. And after a year apart, the importance of tech has never been clearer. BankWorld looks to deliver on that. But it also looks to embrace the humanity that we all have come to recognize. And we’re proud that, as part of that, and as the focus of this issue, we’re also raising up and recognizing more than a dozen rising bank executives. These are people who have made themselves stars at their institutions. In this issue, we help them shine for everyone to see. But at Mohegan Sun, they will actually all come together – in person – and come to the stage to see an audience delight in their accomplishments. It will be an experience that will make you catch your breath.
ALSO INSIDE
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BankWorld IS BACK! BANKWORLD Agenda Pages 4–5
NEW LEADERS
GET RECOGNIZED
A celebration of rising stars at regional institutions.
A P U B L I C AT I O N O F A M E R I C A N B U S I N E S S M E D I A
JUNE 2021
STAFF CEO, PUBLISHER & EDITOR Vincent M. Valvo ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Beverly Bolnick SENIOR CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Keith Griffin CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Lew Sichelman, Erica LaCentra, Harvey Mackay, Pam Marron, Nick Roberson, Mary Kay Scully, James Potter Charlet GRAPHIC DESIGN MANAGER Stacy Murray INTERACTIVE DESIGN DIRECTOR Alison Valvo USER EXPERIENCE DESIGNER Billy Valvo ONLINE CONTENT DIRECTOR Navindra Persaud MARKETING & EVENTS ASSOCIATE Melissa Pianin HEAD OF ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH Andrew Berman FOUNDING PUBLISHER Joel Berman
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