2022 Cannabis Banking Symposium

2022 Cannabis Banking Symposium
June 14 @ 8:00 am - June 15 @ 5:00 pm

With special guest, NCUA Board Member, the Honorable Rodney E. Hood.
The US legal cannabis industry is predicted to top $30 billion in 2022. As a result, the demand for banking services will continue to intensify. Credit unions need to understand the complicated policy questions related to the cannabis industry and every examiner needs to have a working understanding of the state-licensed cannabis industry to understand a credit union’s true risk profile in states where marijuana has been legalized.
Throughout the entire symposium, understand the critical role vendors can play in enhancing a program and how to determine whether third-party assistance or self-contained compliance is the best path forward. And of course, the hot spots of compliance and audit will be explored for financial institutions and examiners.

- State Cannabis Legalization: Today and Tomorrow
- Cannabis, Insurance, and Data Analytics
- Hemp Banking Updates
- Cannabis Banking: Lessons Learned and Board Governance
- Compliance Considerations
Conference Admission Price:
- $700 members
- $850 non-members
Location: Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center
6700 North Gaylord Rockies Boulevard, Aurora, CO 80019
phone: (720) 452-6900
Hotel block reservations: Click here to access the event hotel block booking website
- Hotel Reservation cut off: May 23, 2022
- Check-in on Monday, June 13
- Depart on Wednesday, June 15
Room Rate: $229 per night
Agenda
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
7:30 am – 8:00 am Breakfast
8:00 am – 8:30 am Opening Remarks
Mark Valente, Commissioner of Financial Services, Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies; Division of Financial Services
Mike Williams, President/CEO, Colorado Credit Union
The Honorable Rodney Hood, NCUA Board Member
8:30 am – 9:30 am State Cannabis Legalization: Today and Tomorrow
Panel Discussion:
Zane Gilmer TDB Partner, Stinson LLP,
Katrina Skinner, General Counsel, Chief Banking Officer, Simplyfia
David C. Bass Partner, KNCH LLP
- The discussion will survey the latest developments in state legalization initiatives. Panelists will share their perspectives of the legal, political, and philosophical paths ahead.
9:30 am – 10:30 am Cannabis Banking: Lessons Learned and Board Governance
Todd Gunderson, CEO, CU1
- Financial institutions that serve MRBs/CRBs will share their perspectives: lessons learned, board governance, pitfalls, & what banking cannabis means to them.
10:30 am – 10:45 am Comfort Break
10:45 am – 12:15 pm Cannabis and Data Analytics
Adam Crabtree, NCS Analytics
- In this changing and dynamic market, data analytics is key to understanding the cannabis industry.
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Hemp Banking Updates
Zane Gilmer, Partner, Stinson LLP
- If you are currently banking or contemplating banking hemp-related businesses, attendees must understand the unique nuances of the hemp industry and current regulatory updates everyone should know.
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm Comfort Break
2:45 pm – 3:45 pm Vendor Spotlight Green Check Verified
Mike Kennedy, Founder
- Cannabis Banking Compliance Software
3:45 pm – 4:45 pm Cannabis Banking and NCUA’s Current Take on Legalization
The Honorable Rodney Hood, NCUA Board Member
4:45 pm – 5:00 pm The Day’s Wrap-up
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
7:30 am – 8:00 am Breakfast
8:15 am – 8:30 am Opening Remarks
8:30 am – 9:45 am State and Federal Agency Views on Cannabis Banking
Mark Valente, Commissioner of Financial Services, Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies; Division of Financial Services
9:45 am – 10:30 am Vendor Spotlight Shield Compliance
Jenna Meyer, Director of Client Success
- Cannabis Compliance Software
10:30 am – 10:45 am Comfort Break
10:45 am – 11:30 am Cannabis and Insurance
Scott Eckburg, CEO CC Insurance
- Whether bond insurance for the financial institution or the myriad of business insurance products the financial institution would expect to find in the MRBs/CRBs, understanding the cannabis business model necessitates understanding its insurance coverage.
11:30 am – 12:30 pm Compliance Considerations
Panel Discussion:
Carole McCormick, Chief Compliance Officer NorthBay Credit Union and Higher Growth CUSO
Deirdra O’Gorman, CEO, DX Consulting and Empyreal Logistics
Katrina Skinner, General Counsel, Chief Banking Officer, Simplyfia
- This session will review the compliance program considerations for banking MRBs/CRBs. With industry changes, it is important to keep up with the latest trends and issues.
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm – 2:15 pm Vendor Spotlight DocFox
Angi Milano, Account Executive
- Cannabis Compliance Software
2:15 pm – 3:00 pm Cannabis Payments
Tyler Beuerlein, Strategic Business Development Officer, Safe Harbor Financial
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Wrap-up and Adjournment