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Join us for an exclusive gathering of cannabis banking leaders, experts, and innovators in the Mile High City! Gain invaluable insights, network with peers, and discover new strategies to boost your market leadership.
8:30 - 6:30
Registration
8:15 - 9:15
Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 12:00
12:00 - 12:45
Lunch
12:45 - 3:45
Engage Training Session (A):
Enabling Additional Applications Features
Melissa Timmer
12:45 - 3:45
Understanding Financial Statement Impact on BSA/AML Analysis (B)
Charlie Guildner (First Fed)
4:30 - 6:30
Welcome Reception
Reynard Social Lounge (6th Floor)
Day 1: Tuesday 9/24
AGENDA
8:15 - 4:15
Registration
8:15 - 9:00
Breakfast
9:00 - 9:05
Welcome
Richard Drennen
9:05 - 9:15
Opening Remarks
Tony Repanich
9:15 - 10:00
10:00 - 10:15
Break
10:15 - 10:30
ACB (Cannabis Bankers' Quarterly Q4 Webinar: Live)
Erin O'Donnell, Michael Beird (Association for Cannabis Bankers)
10:30 - 11:30
Legal and Regulatory Round Table
John Geiringer (BFKN), Robert Jefferies (Fed Reserve Bank of Chicago)
11:30 - 12:00
12:00 - 12:45
Lunch
12:45 - 1:15
Banker Round Tables - Round 1
1:15 - 1:45
Banker Round Tables - Round 2
1:45 - 2:00
Break
2:00 - 2:30
2:30 - 2:50
Operational Excellence
Dierdra O'Gorman (Empyreal Logistics), Steve King (Wolf & Co.)
2:50 - 3:15
3:15 - 3:45
3:45 - 4:15
Case Study: Monitoring Operator Performance with Simplifya
Marion Mariathason (Simplifya)
4:15 - 4:30
Day 1 Closing Remarks & Event Instructions
Richard Drennen
4:30 - 5:30
Break
5:30 - 6:00
Walk to Coors Field (5 blocks, approx. 20 minutes)
6:00 - 9:00
Client Appreciation Event - MLB Baseball at Coors Field
Colorado Rockies vs. St. Louis Cardinals (6:40pm)
9:00
Return to hotel
Day 2: Wednesday 9/25
8:15 - 9:00
Breakfast
9:00 - 9:15
Welcome Back (Day 1 Recap)
Richard Drennen
9:15 - 10:00
Trends in Banking and Technology
Michelle King (Bank Director)
Moderated by Tony Repanich
10:00 - 10:45
Banker Panel: Executive Outlook on Cannabis Banking
Jonathan Mack (Needham Bank)
Jamie Santistevan (Native American Bank)
Jeff Leonard (Summit State Bank)
Moderated by Jenna Meyer
10:45 - 11:00
Break
11:00 - 11:30
Best Practices in Digital Marketing
Ed Keating (Cannabiz Media)
Banking Dive: New market data highlights cannabis growth potential and banking opportunities
11:30 - 12:00
Operator Study Results and Recommendations
Jay Caplan (LJ Capital Partners LLC)
Tony Repanich
Shield Compliance Survey Highlights Gaps and Opportunities in Cannabis Banking
12:00 - 12:45
Lunch
12:45 - 2:30
Product Update
- Strategic Direction
- Assure and Engage Year-To-Date Enhancements Recap
- Q4 Releases
- 2025 Road Map
Tony Repanich, Jenna Meyer, Bern Osterhaug
2:30 - 2:45
Closing Remarks and Prize Drawing (must be present to win!)
Richard Drennen
Day 3: Thursday 9/26
Gary Allen
CEO
New Frontier Data
Jay Caplan
Founder
LJ Capital Partners
John Geiringer
Partner
BFKN
Charlie Guildner
SVP, Director of Commercial Banking
First Fed Bank
Bob Jefferies
Senior Examiner
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Ed Keating
Co-Founder & Chief Data Officer
Cannabiz Media
Michelle King
President
Bank Director and FinXTech
Stephen King
Principal Director - Regulatory Compliance
Wolf & Company
Jeff Leonard
VP, Specialty Banking Manager
Summit Bank
Jonathan Mack
First Vice President, BSA Officer
Needham Bank
Marion Mariathasan
CEO & Co-Founder
Simplifya
Brian Montes
CEO
RADD LLC
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Scott Moskol
Co-Chair, Cannabis Practice
Blank Rome LLP
Erin O’Donnell
Founding Partner
ACB
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Dierdra O’Gorman
Founder & CEO
Empyreal Logistics
Justin Pilgrim
Cannabis Banking Operations Manager
KeyPoint Credit Union
Jami Santistevan
SVP of Risk and Compliance
Native American Bank
SPEAKERS & GUESTS
SPONSORS
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1616 MARKET STREET | DENVER, CO | 303.572.1321
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