Banker of the Year Keynote Speakers
A high point of the Annual Banker of the Year Dinner & Ceremony is our keynote speaker, an industry leader whose entertaining and substantive remarks frequently make headlines of their own.
2008 Featured Speaker
Sheila C. Bair
Chairman
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Sheila C. Bair was sworn in as the 19th Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) on June 26, 2006. She was appointed Chairman for a five-year term, and as a member of the FDIC Board of Directors through July 2013.
Previous keynote speakers include:
Lawrence Summers (2007), Former U.S. Treasury Secretary
Coverage: “Summers: Loan Mods Needs to Be Broad, Quick”
Tim Johnson (2006), United States Senator, D-S.D.
Don Powell (2005), Chairman FDIC, Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding
Barney Frank (2004), Ranking Democrat, House Financial Services Committee
Excerpts: Rep. Frank's Speech at Banker of Year Dinner
Diana Taylor (2003), New York State Superintendent of Banking
Coverage: “N.Y. Regulator Serves Up Federal Roast at Dinner”
Eliot Spitzer (2002), New York State Attorney General
Coverage: “Spitzer Makes an Impression, Even on Foes”
Michael Oxley (2001), Chairman House Financial Services Committee