• discuss issues affecting community banks;
• make new acquaintances and renew old friendships; and
• gain a more thorough understanding of your Association and what it offers.

5 - 5:30 pm -- Registration
5:30 - 6:25 pm -- Welcome: Rick Klinedinst, CBAI Group 6 Director; Association Report: Kraig Lounsberry, President; State Legislation Update: Jerry Peck, SVP Governmental Relations
6:25 - 7:30 pm -- Cocktails/Dinner
7:30 - 8 pm -- "Stablecoin is Coming: What It Is and How to Prepare for Its Arrival"
8- 8:10 pm -- Prize Drawing/Adjournment

Stablecoin is Coming: What It Is and How to Prepare for Its Arrival
In this fast-paced session, learn the basics of blockchain technology, how it enables cryptocurrencies such as stablecoin and tokenized deposits, and the potential impact on community banking.

Patrick Dix, vice president, client & association engagement, leads SHAZAM’s Speakers Bureau, providing valuable and timely education on issues facing banks. SHAZAM’s Speaker’s Bureau delivers some of the highest-rated content and training at more than 100 meetings and conventions annually. He also supports SHAZAM’s advocacy efforts at the state and federal level to ensure community financial institutions have a strong voice in the payments industry. Before joining SHAZAM, Dix spent 25 years as a broadcast journalist, including 16 years as the senior morning news anchor at the NBC affiliate in Des Moines, Iowa. Dix graduated from the University of Missouri with a degree in journalism.

DOOR PRIZES
At the beginning of each Group Meeting, one banker’s name is drawn from the list of registered bankers to receive a $100 bill. At the conclusion of each meeting, CBAI will draw nine more names. The first five selected each receive $50; the sixth and seventh individuals receive $100; the eighth person selected receives $250 cash. The final individual chosen wins $500. You must be present to win.

GOLF PRIZES
One hundred dollar gift certificates from the pro shop will be awarded at the host course to first place team members as well as $50 gift certificates for the longest putt and longest drive. If more than ten teams participate in a tournament, additional $50 gift certificates will be awarded to second place team members and one for closest-to-the-pin.

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