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Banking EventsBrave New Frontiers in Electronic Payments
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| 8:30 a.m. | Registration |
| 9:00 a.m. | Regulatory Update Panel Discussion Randall James Commissioner, Texas Department of Banking Harold Feeney Commissioner, Texas Credit Union Department Robert Hankins Senior Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas John Carter Regional Director, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. |
| 10:00 a.m. | Risk Factors Awareness for Financial Professionals R. Jay Phillips Director of Professional Development Programs, University of Texas at Dallas |
| 10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 11:15 a.m. | Navigating HIPAA John Casillas Founder, The Medical Banking Project |
| Noon | Lunch |
| 1:00 p.m. | Community Banking Trends Linda Garvelink Senior Manager and National Financial Services Marketing Director, Grant Thornton LLP |
| 2:00 p.m. | Break |
| 2:15 p.m. | Legislative Update Dennis Simmons AAP, President, SWACHA – The Electronic Payments Resource Steve Scurlock Executive Vice President, Independent Bankers Association of Texas |
| 3:15 p.m. | Federal Reserve Bank: Pilot Program Update |
| 3:30 p.m. | Unmasking Telemarketing Fraud Sylvain L'Heureux Officer in Charge, Commercial Crime Division, Royal Canadian Mounted Police |
| 4:30 p.m. | Adjourn |
John F. Carter joined the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in 1973. He served in New York, Puerto Rico, Washington and Atlanta before coming to Dallas as regional director of the Division of Supervision. In May 2002, he was appointed regional director for the newly created Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection. Currently, the Dallas region has risk management and compliance responsibilities for the states of Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas.
John Casillas is founder of the Medical Banking Project, a policy research and strategic advisory firm established to research, document and facilitate digital convergence between banking infrastructure and healthcare administrative operations. Casillas has launched a number of initiatives, including a national roundtable series featuring former regulators and national leaders to provide dialogue and analysis of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) policy in banking.
Harold Feeney was appointed Texas credit union commissioner on February 5, 1996. In this position, he is responsible for administering the broad program of regulatory and supervisory functions for all Texas-chartered credit unions. Active in credit union regulatory circles, Feeney is past chairman of the National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors (NASCUS) and its educational arm, the National Institute for State Credit Union Examination (NISCUE).
Linda Garvelink is senior manager and national financial services marketing director for the Office of Financial Services at Grant Thornton LLP. She manages the firm's financial services knowledge and solution center and monitors technology, economic, regulatory and other business developments that affect financial institutions. Garvelink serves as the firm's liaison with leading banking industry influencers, including trade associations, regulatory agencies, vendors and service providers.
Robert Hankins is senior vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas with responsibility for banking supervision, discount window and reserve maintenance activities in the Eleventh Federal Reserve District. In addition, Hankins oversees the Financial Industry Studies Department. Hankins began his career at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City in 1973, where he worked as an examiner in the Holding Company Inspections Department. He joined the Dallas Fed in 1979.
Randall James was named Texas banking commissioner effective November 3, 1999. He was appointed deputy banking commissioner in October 1991 and had been acting commissioner since July 1, 1999. He is also executive director of the Texas Finance Commission, the Banking Department's oversight body. His responsibilities include the regulation and supervision of 349 state-chartered banks and the supervision of trust companies.
Sylvain L'Heureux is officer in charge of the Commercial Crime Division of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. A 22-year veteran of the RCMP, he has spent 14 years in organized crime-related sections (customs and excise, contraband, native criminal organization, Montreal Mafia and telemarketing fraud). L'Heureux is presently the senior member of Project COLT, a Montreal-based fraudulent telemarketing task force.
R. Jay Phillips heads the Phillips Group, a Dallas-based business consulting firm specializing in corporate strategic planning focused on enhancing shareholder value. He also serves as director of executive and professional development for the University of Texas at Dallas School of Management. He has chaired the advisory council and has served on the faculty of Texas A&M University–Commerce's Bank Operation Institute for the past 23 years. Until the company's sale in March 1997, Phillips was president, chief executive officer and director of Corpus Christi Bancshares, Inc.
Steve Scurlock presently serves as executive vice president of the Independent Bankers Association of Texas. He is directly responsible for state and federal legislative and regulatory activities. As the association's number two staff person, he is involved in virtually all aspects of IBAT's internal and external operations. He previously served in a similar capacity at the Texas Bankers Association. He was Texas deputy banking commissioner from 1987 through mid-1991.
Dennis Simmons is president of SWACHA—The Electronic Payments Resource, one of the country's largest regional payments associations. A nationally recognized speaker on electronic commerce and electronic payments, he represents the association on NACHA's Internet Council, Council for Electronic Billing and Payment, and Electronic Check Council, where he serves on the steering committee
