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Call in # 1-800-955-6962 and group code is 96R

Shoulder nights available at discounted rates

Sunday, August 16

Time Session Location
1:00pm LMBA Future Leaders Project Presentations (closed event, by invite only) Heidelberg Ballroom, 10th Floor
6:00pm LMBA Inaugural Awards Gala (separate ticket required for entry) Riverview Room, 1st Floor

Monday, August 17

Time Session Featured Speakers Sponsored By
7:30am Breakfast   Confluent Strategies
8:30am Opening Address Ashley Logan, AMP, LMBA President  
8:55am MBA Market Outlook Joel Kan, CMB, VP Deputy Chief Economist MBA
John Hedlund, Vice-Chair ICE Mortgage Technology, 2026 MBA Vice-Chairman
NewRez
9:30am Local Executive Panel Bob Niemi, CMB, Director of Government Affairs, Weiner Brodsky Kider PC
Kate deKay, CEO, Eustis Mortgage Corporation
Steve Ward, President, Assurance Financial
Jeff Weston, SVP Retail Strategy & Production, GMFS
Tony Turner, CMB, SVP Chief Operating Officer, Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company Home Loans
Guild Correspondent
10:30am Morning Mimosa & Networking Break   Chase Correspondent
11:00am FICO | Vantage – Let’s Talk Credit & Scoring Scott Norman, CEO, Texas MBA
Rich Swerbinsky, Executive Director, Ohio MBA
Jeff Richardson, VantageScore
DSLD Mortgage
11:45am Lunch Upstairs on 10th Floor in Heidelberg Ballroom Marketwise Valuation
1:00pm Political Talk / All Things MAA – Fireside Chat Scott Alexander, CMB, Chief Operating Officer, Assurance Financial
LA State Representative Kim Carver, House District 89 Commerce, Education and Municipal, Parochial & Cultural Affairs Committees. House Executive Committee, appointed by Speaker of the House Phillip DeVillier.
National MI
2:00pm AI Playbook Nate DiGiovanni,  Eustis Mortgage Corporation Arena Collective 
2:45pm Snack & Networking Break   Eustis Mortgage Alliance
3:15pm All Things UAD 3.6 + Audience Q&A Skip Willcox, AMP, CMB, Founder, Kairos Sales Group
Jason McMullen, SR Regional Sales Manager, NAN powered by Stewart Valuation Intelligence
Marcus Leoni, President, Marketwise Valuation Services 
Hancock Whitney Bank
4:00pm Inaugural LMBA Future Leaders Graduation Tony Turner, CMB, LMBA Future Leaders Chair Synergy One Lending
5:00pm Cocktail Hour – ALL are invited Upstairs on the 10th Floor in Heidelberg Ballroom EIS Expert Insurance Services

Tuesday, August 18

Time Session Location
7:30am Breakfast  
8:30am Continuing Education Riverview Room, 1st Floor
8:30am Bank & Credit Union Sales Workshop Capitol Breakout Room

Featured Speakers

Scott Alexander, CMB

Rep. Kim Carver

Joel Kan, CMB

Bob Niemi, CMB

Tony Turner, CMB, CML

Kate deKay

Nate DiGiovanni

John Hedlund

Marcus Leoni

Jason McMullen

Scott Norman

Jeff Richardson

Kortney Lane-Schafers

Rich Swerbinsky

Steve Ward

Jeff Weston

Skip Wilcox

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