Regulatory Compliance Conference & Cannabis Forum

Dr. Valerie Young is an internationally-known expert on impostor syndrome and author of award-winning book The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women: Why Capable People Suffer from the Impostor Syndrome and How to Thrive in Spite of It (Crown Business/Random House), now available in six languages. Her career-related tips have been cited in dozens of business and popular publications around the world and she’s been interviewed on countless programs including the BBC, Minnesota Public Radio, and Yahoo Finance.

Kevin Gould joined the California Bankers Association (CBA) in 2004, bringing with him more than seven years of experience as staff in the California Legislature. In his role as senior vice president and director of government relations, he oversees the management and operation of CBA’s government relations department and also serves as one of CBA’s three registered lobbyists.

Jason Lane is vice president and deputy director of government relations for the California Bankers Association and manages California state tax policy for the association, which involves analyzing legislation and regulatory activity, and the development of policy positions for the association. Lane is one of three lobbyists at CBA and, in addition to his primary focus on taxation, he also lobbies on behalf of the association on issues related to the state budget, and consumer lending legislation. Lane has significant expertise in handling legislative issues including taxation, data security, identity theft, and housing.

Cameron Jones is the Director of RSM’s Anti-Money Laundering and Regulatory Compliance Practice. He has over 26 years of experience working with financial services, government & law enforcement, as well as financial crime software/analytics organizations with a career-targeted focus specific to AML/BSA, Fraud, and Intelligent Automation.

Ryan is the CEO of DocFox, a digital tool which enables rapid account opening, customer onboarding and automated complex workflows for business and commercial banking. DocFox currently works with over 180 financial institutions to reduce manual effort through advanced document processing with document inspection, data capture and comparison of any document and a suite of automation tools.

Joel Cook became a principal of Aldrich & Bonnefin, PLC in January 2018, having joined the firm as an associate in 2011. Mr. Cook is part of the firm’s Corporate Practice Group, specializing in corporate and commercial lending matters.

Mr. Cook regularly advises financial institutions on commercial lending matters, including with regard to commercial and industrial loans, real estate loans, loan participations, loan workouts and letters of credit. He also advises on various bank regulatory matters related to commercial loans, such as lending limit requirements, Customer Identification Programs, and real estate appraisals. Mr. Cook’s practice also focuses on corporate governance issues, bank powers, reviewing and drafting contracts, and issues related to virtual currencies.

Tracy is a Senior Manager in Wolf’s Advisory Group and leads the Firm’s Business Continuity Planning Team. As one of the leading business continuity planning (BCP) experts in the country, she assists clients with BCP audits and assessments, business impact analyses, plan development and maintenance, training and awareness, disaster recovery tests, and simulation exercises.

Mark has over 25 years providing balance sheet and model risk management education and consulting to the community and mid-size banking space.

A frequent author and top-rated speaker on a wide array of risk management topics, Mark facilitates educational programs and workshops for numerous financial institutions, industry and state trade associations, and regulatory agencies. He is also a member of the Financial Managers Society’s Finance Council.

Radhika Dholakia-Lipton is one of the nation’s most esteemed authorities on internal auditing, compliance, operations and risk management for financial institutions. She’s a tenured banking executive, accomplished business woman, in-demand conference speaker and philanthropist who excels in banking regulatory compliance, policy and procedure development, internal audit services, implementing controls to mitigate risk, and strategic planning and process improvement consulting.

As President and Chief Operating Officer of Shield Compliance, Tony leads day-to-day operations and is the company’s principal product architect. Having served as a senior executive at a Washington State-based community bank for over 20 years, Tony has in-depth knowledge of the banking industry and the regulatory and compliance requirements for high-risk industries. Today he brings that knowledge to financial institutions serving and considering serving the legal cannabis industry.

Robert Baron serves as Chief Experience Officer of StandardC, and oversees cannabis banking compliance and financial institution integration. Robert is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and holds an advanced certification in AML Risk Management (CAMSRM). Prior to joining StandardC, Mr. Baron was Senior Vice President of Member Services of Technicolor Federal Credit Union where he established and oversaw its cannabis banking program, including serving over 200 of the largest cannabis companies and processing over $3 billion in annual transactions.

We will be utilizing the WBA app at our 2021 Regulatory Compliance Conference & Cannabis Forum. Download the app today in order to access the agenda, view the presentations, engage with other attendees, learn about event sponsors, get updates throughout the conference, and much more. Simply search “WBA” in either the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store to download today. Once you are registered for the conference you will receive log-in instructions with the access code at a later date.