Designed for newer audit and risk committee members, the Bank Audit & Risk Committees Boot Camp provides a hands-on, interactive overview to equip participants to perform as effective members of their board’s audit or risk committee.

AGENDA | MONDAY, JUNE 11 | Sponsored by: Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP

9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Registration + Breakfast

10:00 a.m. – 10:05 a.m.
Welcome
Jack Milligan, Editor-in-Chief, Bank Director

10:05 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.
Session I: Roles & Responsibilities of the Audit Committee
Timothy M. Kosiek, Partner, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
This session provides participants with foundational knowledge about the roles and responsibilities of the audit committee from an expert in the industry, covering such topics as hiring, firing and managing the external auditor; reviewing the effectiveness of internal controls; managing the relationship of the committee with the internal auditor and other senior management; reviewing critical accounting policies and practices used; and much more.  

10:50 a.m. – 11:35 a.m.
Session II: Audit Committee – Advanced Topics
Brian Flynn
, Audit Committee Chair, Lakeland Bancorp
Timothy M. Kosiek
, Partner, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
Featuring both an expert in the field and an audit committee chair, session two reviews the latest information on best practices related to the audit oversight function, including topics like BSA/AML, CECL, vendor management and new accounting standards on the horizon.

11:35 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Peer Collaboration – Focus on Audit
Small groups meet with their contemporaries for candid discussions specific to their roles, responsibilities and interests, all related to the audit function.

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Networking Lunch

1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 
Session III: Roles & Responsibilities of the Risk Committee
Timothy M. Kosiek, Partner, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
This session provides participants with information about the roles and responsibilities of the risk committee as well as concepts of an enterprise risk management program – all from the viewpoint of an expert in the field. Topics include defining the risk appetite; reviewing the independence and adequacy of the risk management program; assessing the effectiveness of the program; setting the tone at the top in establishing and maintaining an effective risk culture; and much more.

2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Session IV: Risk Committee – Advanced Topics
Timothy M. Kosiek, Partner, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
Session four takes a deeper dive into the latest information on best practices related to the risk committee as well as characteristics of a successful enterprise risk management program – all provided by both a risk committee chair and an industry expert. This session covers topics such as determining the methodologies for establishing a bank’s risk appetite; knowing when to create a risk committee separate from the audit committee; deciding when to hire a chief risk officer; discussing the five biggest challenges for new risk committee members; and more.

3:00 p.m. – 3:55 p.m.
Peer Collaboration – Focus on Risk
Small groups meet with their contemporaries for candid discussions specific to their roles, responsibilities and interests, all related to the risk oversight function.

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Session V: Panel
Richard Donohue, Audit Committee Chair, MidWestOne Bank
Annie M. Goodwin
, Risk Committee Chair, Glacier Bancorp, Inc.
Timothy M. Kosiek
, Partner, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
Moderated by: Jack Milligan, Editor-in-Chief, Bank Director
This session features an audit committee chair, a risk committee chair, an industry expert and is moderated by Bank Director’s Editor-in-Chief, Jack Milligan. This is also an opportunity for the audience to ask questions of both the experts and the chairmen.

5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Networking Peer + Guest Reception
Sponsored by: Mazars USA LLP

For more information and to register, please email or call our events department at [email protected] or (877) 397-7595.