Preliminary Year I Program – The Foundation: For first-time participants in the Texas Tech School of Banking, Year I approaches the complexity of the banking industry through interactive lectures, providing participants with a wide range of practical methods to address the requirements of successful community banking.

	Sunday, August 10
4:30 pm 5:30 pm 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm	Registration-Holiday Inn (Atrium) Reception and dinner -Holiday Inn (Atrium) Keynote, Randall James, Lessons as Banking Commissioner

	Monday, August 11	Tuesday, August 12	Wednesday, August 13	Thursday, August 14	Friday, August 15
8:00 am	Marketing, Competition & Banking Alan Whitebread Texas Tech University BA 268	Managing Bank Capital and Funding Scott E. Hein Texas Tech University BA 266	Managing Bank Performance Analysis: Risk and Return S. Scott MacDonald Southern Methodist University and SWGSB BA 266	Fraud Management Sandy Sullivan Frost National Bank BA 266	Year I: Investing on Bank Securities Jeffrey Mercer Texas Tech University BA 268 Year II: BankDynamics Debriefing Session BA 363
9:15 am	Be Sure You Know Where You’re Going B.A. Donelson First State Bank-Stratford BA 266	Measuring and Managing Interest Rate Volatility Jim Owens W. Texas A&M University BA 268	Risk Management and Bank Performance S. Scott MacDonald Southern Methodist University and SWGSB BA 266	Legal Update Ann Graham TTU Law School BA 268	Plenary Session IT Threats to Banks Phillip Hinkle, Texas Department of Banking BA 352 (need to reserve room)
10:30 am	Break	Break	Break	Break	Break
10:45 am	Current Banking Issues Randall James Texas Department of Banking BA 268	Issues in Pricing Bank Relationships Jim Owens W. Texas A&M University BA 268	Technology Issues Facing Community Banks Today Brad Smith Abound Resources BA 268	Understanding Bank Regulation Scott Bauguess Texas Tech University BA 266	Plenary Session Bank Dynamics Presentations And Presentation of Certificates for Year II Participants BA 352
12:00 pm	Lunch (Rotunda)	Lunch (Rotunda)	Lunch (Rotunda)	Lunch (Rotunda)	Noon -Departure (No lunch served)
1:00 pm	Workshop on Selling with Features, Advantages, and Benefits Alan Whitebread Texas Tech University BA 268	Legislative Update Celeste May Texas Bankers Association BA 266	Developing and Elevating a Sales Culture in Community Banks Brian Townley The National Banks of Central Texas BA 266	Lessons from Today’s Credit Turmoil for Community Bankers Scott Hein Texas Tech University BA 268
2:30 pm	Break	Break	Break	Break
2:45 pm	What Every Banker Needs to Know About Operations (Intermediate: 2:45 and Advanced 4:15) Gregg Bennett Pivotal Financial Resources BA 266	New Banking Horizons Michael Blayney Hutton and Williams, LLP BA 268	Networking Time For those who are playing golf at the Jerry S. Rawls Red Raider Golf Course Tee Times will begin at 3:40 pm For those who prefer spa treatments at	Interpreting Financial Statements Jeffrey M. Mercer Texas Tech University BA 266
4:00 pm	What Every Banker Needs to Know about Lending (Intermediate: 2:45 and Advanced:4:15) Greg Burgess First National Bank of Midland BA 268	Bank Leadership David R. Seim Plains Capital Corporation BA 266		Coaching, Developing and Promoting People Glenn Valdes Hire Insights Dallas BA 268
5:15 pm	Open	Open		Open
6:30 pm	Reception & Dinner National Ranching Heritage Center With Year II	Reception and Dinner Cagle Steakhouse With Year II	Free Night Shuttles to South Plains Mall	Closing Reception & Dinner Lubbock Club, Bank School Advisory Board With Year II