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2021 Annual Conference
Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii
Island of Hawaii
Join us in Hawaii at the beautiful Fairmont Orchid located on The Big Island for our 2021 Annual Conference.
Our agenda is now finalized! Read more to see our engaging line-up of speakers and learning session topics.
Western Bankers Association Announces Election of James Beckwith as Chairman of the Board of Directors
The Western Bankers Association (WBA) today announced James Beckwith, president, and chief executive officer of Five Star Bank and its holding company Five Star Bancorp (Nasdaq: FSBC), assumes the role of 2021-2022 chairman of the board of directors effective June 1, 2021.
Episode 19 – A Conversation with James Beckwith & Steve Andrews
In this episode, Steve Andrews, President & CEO of the Western Bankers Association sits down for a chat with James Beckwith, President & CEO of Five Star Bank and its holding company Five Star Bankcorp (Nasdaq: FSBC). Mr. Beckwith is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Western Bankers Association.
Steve and James talk about how James got into banking and what he enjoys about the banking industry. James also discusses the challenges he sees facing the industry in the next few years. With James recently becoming the Chairman of the Board of Directors at the WBA, he shares his goals and priorities for WBA during his tenure and he discusses the value proposition of becoming a member of the WBA as well as the value of advocacy.
WBA Banker’s Insight Podcast: Episode 19 Is Now Available!
A Conversation with James Beckwith & Steve Andrews
In this episode, Steve Andrews, President & CEO of the Western Bankers Association sits down for a chat with James Beckwith, President & CEO of Five Star Bank and its holding company Five Star Bankcorp (Nasdaq: FSBC). Mr. Beckwith is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Western Bankers Association.
Steve and James talk about how James got into banking and what he enjoys about the banking industry. James also discusses the challenges he sees facing the industry in the next few years. With James recently becoming the Chairman of the Board of Directors at the WBA, he shares his goals and priorities for WBA during his tenure and he discusses the value proposition of becoming a member of the WBA as well as the value of advocacy.
WBA Banker’s Insight Podcast: Episode 17 Is Now Available!
Cybersecurity & Multi-Factor Authentication In Today’s Digital World
In this episode we speak with Richard Ormond, Stacy Stubblefield, and Thomas Peistrup. Richard Ormond is a Shareholder at Buchalter and Founder & Chairman at Ejudicate, Inc. Stacy Stubblefield is a Co-Founder of Telesign. Thomas Peistrup is General Counsel at InStyler and an Attorney at Tantalo & Adler LLP. We discuss the current state of cybersecurity in today’s digital world and provide some insight on how banks are dealing with these challenges. We also chat about how companies, such as Telesign, are providing multi-factor authentication technology to help banks add an extra layer of security to to their authentication methods.
Steve Andrews Op-Ed: Risky California public bank plan would duplicate services
WBA President & CEO Stephen G. Andrews has authored an opinion editorial addressing the banking industry’s concerns about a legislative proposal to create a public bank that would duplicate services already provided by banks. The opinion piece was published this morning by the Bay Area News Group and appeared in the East Bay Times and San Jose Mercury News.
