Western Banker July/August 2022

well as staff from Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, and Reps. Jackie Speier, Brad Sherman, and Maxine Waters’ offices. We also met with Rep. Connie Con way, California’s newest member of Congress. In September, we will be traveling back to Washington, D.C., for a Joint Visit with the Florida Bankers Associa tion. We encourage you to join us for this event which includes meetings with Members of Congress, regula tors and committee staff. This is a great opportunity for emerging leaders and seasoned veterans alike to engage in the legislative process and advocate on behalf of the banking industry by sharing your banking expertise, challenges and successes. To learn more about the Joint Visit at https://www.westernbankers.com/joint-visit washington-dc. Professional Development In May, we were thrilled to host an in-person Women in Banking Forum, at the Hyatt Regency in Huntington Beach, Calif. It was exciting to reconnect with members

2022. Registration information is available at https:// www.westernbankers.com/fc22. We will round up the event schedule with the Lending & Chief Credit Officers Conference in October at the Ritz Carlton, Laguna Niguel in Dana Point, Calif., and the Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management Conference in November at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. We are grateful for your trust, membership and sup port, and look forward to seeing you at an upcoming event.

Sincerely,

in-person and meet so many new bankers who joined us for the very first time. You can find several pho tos of the event in the pages of this issue of the magazine. In July we hosted the two-day Virtual Directors Forum. The event, designed for bank directors, presidents, CEOs, and executive staff, included more than 100 attendees. The program featured topics including recruiting talent, strategic planning, the economy, and much more. We recently transitioned our Fin tech & Cannabis Forum from an in-person event to a virtual one. Unfortunately, the ongoing COVID challenges have limited the ability of many of our members to travel and to serve as many members as possible, we are offering compli mentary registrations to this confer ence for Western Banker members. We have an impressive line-up of speakers and encourage you to join us on September 19 & 20,

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