Commerce Street Capital’s Bank Conference to Share Strategies Followed by Leading Bank Executives

DALLAS - March 24, 2015 - PRLog -- On Thursday, April 30, at the Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas (http://www.fourseasons.com/dallas/), bank executives will have the opportunity to meet with peers from across the country and hear current strategies on bank M&A, IPOs, economic trends and strategies plus customer service philosophies. The impact of declining oil prices on banks and their customers will be another discussion topic of great interest.

“During this time when community banks are facing opportunities and obstacles as never before, their leaders want to meet these challenges head-on,” said Dory Wiley, President and Chief Executive Officer of Dallas-based Commerce Street Holdings, LLC, the holding company for Commerce Street Capital, LLC (http://www.commercestreetcapital.com/) (Member FINRA/SIPC) and Commerce Street Investment Management. “Commerce Street Capital’s Bank Conference is an open forum where the best minds in community banking come together to discuss strategies and offer solutions to formidable hurdles banking executives face every day.”

The conference will open with John W. “Johnny” Allison, Chairman of Home BancShares, Inc. based on Conway, Arkansas. Home BancShares is one of only seven publicly traded banks or thrift holding companies currently assigned an A-plus (Excellent) rating by TheStreet Ratings.  Mr. Allison is also the name sake of the Allison Entrepreneurial speaking series at the University of Central Arkansas that helps encourage college students to reach for their dreams and will present innovative insights on his view of banking.

Banking strategy speakers include Tom Bennett, Jr., Ph.D., Chairman and Co-CEO of First Oklahoma Bank (http://firstoklahomabank.com/Home); Kevin Gibbens, President and CEO of Landmark Bank (https://www.landmarkbank.com/); and Garry Graham, President and CEO of Affiliated Bank (https://www.affiliatedbank.com/). Their panel will be moderated by Scott MacDonald, Ph.D., President and CEO of Southern Methodist University’s Southwest Graduate School of Banking. C.K. Lee, Managing Director of Commerce Street Capital will speak on bank M&A and will lead a discussion on bank IPO opportunities with speakers including Aaron P. Graft, Vice Chairman, President and CEO of Triumph Bancorp, Inc. (http://www.triumphbancorp.com/); Geoffrey D. Greenwade, President and CEO of Green Bank (https://www.greenbank.com/); and C. Malcolm Holland, III, Chairman, President and CEO of Veritex Community Bank (https://veritexbank.com/). Discussing oil prices and banking will include Brendan Achariyakosol, Managing Director of Commerce Street Capital; Dewey Bryant, CEO of SouthWest Bank; Ken Burgess, Chairman of First Capital Bank of Texas; and James Wicklund, Managing Director of Equity Research at Credit Suisse.  The changing economic environment’s impact on banking will be examined by Dory Wiley, President and CEO of Commerce Street Holdings, LLC; along with several Commerce Street Capital Managing Directors, Doug Ingram, Eric Rosiak and Mark Whidby.

In addition to banking executives, speakers will include Chad Hennings, former Dallas Cowboys Three-Time Super Bowl Champion and Air Force fighter pilot, now working in business development, real estate, venture capital and private equity, will give a lunchtime presentation about pursuing excellence in business and in life.

Steve Zipkoff, President and CEO of Zipkoff Solutions (http://www.zipkoffsolutions.com/) and an instructor at SMU Cox Graduate School of Business will provide a unique blend of educational lessons, entertaining anecdotal stories and motivational inspiration applicable to any business environment to achieve immediate growth and business culture rejuvenation.

2015 Commerce Street Bank Conference

Date: April 30, 2015

Time: 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. CDT

Conference Registration: $225 through March 27, 2015; $250 after March 27, 2015; $275 after April 17, 2015.

Golf: $220 Greens Fees

Location: Four Seasons Resort & Club Dallas at Las Colinas

Address: 4150 North MacArthur Boulevard
         Irving, TX 75038

To register for the 2015 Commerce Street Bank Conference visit:

www.commercestreetcapital.com