2009 NCUA Risk Mitigation Summit Reaches Capacity
February 5, 2009, Alexandria, Va. – National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Vice Chairman Rodney E. Hood announced today that registration for the 2009 Risk Mitigation Summit, being held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Georgia on February 19, 2009, is now full. However, due to overwhelming interest, those interested may register to be placed on a waiting list.
“I am pleased with the overwhelming response that the 2009 Risk Mitigation Summit has generated. Unfortunately, due to limited space, we are no longer accepting registration forms for the Summit. However, I am happy to report that we have started a Wait List for those who remain interested in attending. Please see the following link for the Wait List Registration Form:
http://www.ncua.gov/NCUABoard/BoardMembers/Hood/021909_RiskMitigation.htm
“I would like to thank all of you who have expressed interest in this event,” Vice Chairman Hood said.
The upcoming summit is of particular public interest as it will be the first forum where the Corporate Stabilization Program is publically addressed with a question and answer session. The summit features several keynote speakers:
-Mr. Chris Brown, Chief Financial Officer and Director of Retail Payments Risk Forum,Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
-Mr. Oscar Rodriguez Ulloa, Superintendent General of Financial Institutions for Costa Rica
-Dr. Robert Manning, Research Professor and Director of the Center for Consumer Financial Services, Rochester Institute of Technology
-Mr. Leo M. Tilman, President, L.M. Tilman & Co.; Adjunct Faculty, Columbia University, and Author, Financial Darwinism
- Mr. Richard Dorfman, President, Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta
- Mr. Jack Goodwin, Senior Vice President, Commercial Insurance Division, CUNA Mutual Group
-Mr. John Kutchey and Mr. Owen Cole, NCUA Director of Risk Management, Director of NCUA’s Office of Capital Markets
A finalized agenda will be released as the event draws closer.
The National Credit Union Administration is the independent federal agency that regulates, charters and supervises federal credit unions. NCUA, with the backing of the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, also operates and manages the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF), insuring the deposits of over 88 million account holders in all federal credit unions and the majority of state-chartered credit unions.
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