On Thursday, April 28, Commerce Street Capital, LLC (“CSC”) (Member FINRA/SIPC) will host their Annual Bank Conference  at the Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas. Community bank executives will have the opportunity to meet with peers from across the country and hear strategies for continued growth along with diverse global and economic trends from unique experts.

“For 14 years, the goal of our bank conference has been to present strategies which provide banks with thought-provoking alternatives for improving profitability and shareholder value,” said Dory Wiley, President/CEO of Commerce Street Holdings, LLC, the holding company for CSC and Commerce Street Investment Management. “The day-long event is an open forum where leading executives in community banking come together to discuss innovative solutions to a multitude of challenges they encounter every day.” Mr. Wiley will present his annual overview of the banking industry.

The conference will open with Reva Bhalla, Vice President of Global Analysis for Stratfor Global Intelligence. Ms. Bhalla leads Stratfor's team of analysts and plays an integral role in applying a forward-looking, strategic lens to coverage of global events and emerging trends across the world. 

C.K. Lee, Managing Director of CSC will speak on the current trends of bank M&A, followed by a panel discussion on maintaining continued growth through challenging environments. Participants will be John Steinmetz, CEO of Vista Bank, and Craig Scheef, CEO and President of Texas Security Bank. The moderator is Scott MacDonald, Ph.D., President/CEO of SMU’s Southwest Graduate School of Banking.

John Mauldin, Chairman of Mauldin Economics and a noted expert on Wall Street, global markets, and the drivers of the world economy, will give his projection of the economic environment over the next five years.

Lunchtime speaker, Sydney Menefee, Deputy Chief Accountant at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in Washington, D.C. will provide a current and detailed review of the new credit impairment standard.

Mark Whidby, Managing Director, Commerce Street Peak Advisors, will discuss beneficial structures for 401k plans. Speakers on recruiting top talent for banks and boards will include Tommy Ellison, Chairman of the Board at Commercial Bank of Texas; Robert Strong, Executive Vice President - Commercial Banking at Mutual of Omaha Bank; and Doyle Lee, Consultant at Lee Training & Consulting Co. Brian Johnson, Managing Director at Commerce Street Capital will serve as moderator.  Additionally, CSC’s Guillermo Borda will summarize CRA updates.

Danielle DiMartino Booth, President of Money Strong, LLC and called “The Dallas Fed’s Resident Soothsayer” by D Magazine, makes bold predictions based on meticulous research and her years of experience in central banking and on Wall Street. Ms. DiMartino Booth spent nine years as a Senior Financial Analyst with the Federal Reserve of Dallas and served as an Advisor on monetary policy to Dallas Federal Reserve President Richard W. Fisher until his retirement.  She will close the conference with a discussion titled, “The Great Abdication.”

2016 Commerce Street Bank Conference - Date: April 28, 2016; Time: 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. CDT; Cocktail reception for conference registrants and speakers.

Conference Registration: $275 through March 31, 2016 and $295 after March 31, 2016

Registration and Golf: $505 through March 31, 2016 and $525 after March 31, 2016

Location: Four Seasons Resort & Club Dallas at Las Colinas; Address: 4150 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving, TX 75038    

To register for the 2016 Commerce Street Bank Conference visit:  www.commercestreetcapital.com