SEPTEMBER 20-21, 2018

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1 El Paso, Texas SEPTEMBER 20-21, 2018 REGISTER NOW and RESERVE YOUR HOTEL ROOM! Hosted by the Paso Del Norte Group of FWIT Register now online at fwitexas.org Inside this package: Conference Schedule and Speakers Sponsors Hotel Information for Reservations Registration Form

2 SCHEDULE AND SPEAKERS Thursday, September 20, 2018 (Business Attire) [Please note all times listed are Mountain Daylight Time] 8:00-9:00 am Breakfast-Conference Registration 9:30 10:00 am Welcome to Conference Nancy Kinder, FWIT President welcomes you to Conference 10:00-11:30 am General Session-Feng Shui Your Life Michelle Cromer is the author of three books including her best selling book Exit Strategy Thinking Outside the Box (Tarcher/Penguin) which was featured on CBS Sunday Morning. Michelle, a Feng Shui healer, is an adjunct professor at the University of Texas at El Paso and teaches Feng Shui. She is a monthly contributor to The City Magazine and conducts workshops around the country in which participants learn how to tap into a deep well of spirituality, meaning, and purpose. 12:00 1:30 pm Key Note Luncheon Chris Williston has led the Independent Bankers Association of Texas for the past 29 years. A veteran of the banking industry for 43 years, he previously served the Texas Bankers Association and Alex Sheshunoff & Co. Under Chris leadership the association has grown into the largest state community bankers association in the country representing more than 2,000 Texas banks and branches. He serves on numerous Boards and Advisory Councils for the financial industry including PULSE/Discover, Southwestern Graduate School of Banking Board of Trustees and TIB-The Independent Bankers Bank. 2:00 3:30 pm FWIT Strategic Planning Keith Hughey is a management consultant with over thirty-five years of consulting and managerial experience. Until founding his own practice, J. Keith Hughey Company in 2008 he was a principal in the WHY Group, LLC. These days much of his time is spent facilitating corporate planning retreats, consulting on organizational health (human systems), corporate governance, change management, productivity, and performance improvement. He is also a noted speaker and the author of the widely read e-letter, Monday Morning Musings. 4:00 6:00 pm Awards & Recognition Installation of Officers Networking Social Gather poolside at the Doubletree as we recognize our scholarship winners and install the Association s officers and board members. Enjoy Mariachi s, Margaritas and snacks. Evening Dinner on Your Own Dine at one of the many fine restaurants within walking distance of the hotel. Fun Facts About El Paso Legend has it that everyone s favorite drink with Mexican food, the tequila-based Margarita was invited in the El Paso-Juarez region at Tommy s Place Bar on July 4, 1945 by Francisco Pancho Morales.

3 SCHEDULE AND SPEAKERS Friday September 21, 2018 (Business Attire) 7:00 7:30 am Yoga Join the group for Yoga poolside with a view of the Sun City! 8:30 9:00 am Networking Breakfast Life is like a camera...join your friends and make some new ones at the Networking Breakfast. 9:15 10:30 am General Session-Sustainable Development in the Workplace 10:45 11:45 am General Session-Texas Economic Update 12:00 1:45 pm Lunch and Panel Discussion- Keeping it Simple-Strategies of Successful Women Josh Allison is obsessed with helping leaders and teams reach their full potential in the new and evolving workplace. He is the Founder and Chief Ideator for ThinkCafe, and has spoken and worked with organizations from Hawaii to New York and nearly every state in between. In the past, Josh worked for close to a decade at Horizon Credit Union, in Spokane Valley, WA. During his time with the cooperative, he helped the organization reach over 11,000 millennial youth through national award winning business development and outreach programs Mary Cruz de Leon, Senior Economic Analyst for the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, El Paso Branch will provide an update on our Texas economy. She conducts research on regional economic issues, including the U.S.- Mexico border. She also collects information for the 11th District Beige Book; a summary of regional economic conditions and contributes to various bank publications. Prior to joining the Fed she was an Economist at Moody s Analystics where she focused on Latin American economies. Panel Discussion Moderated by: Zelda Perez-Morales~Vice President/ Training Manager, Jefferson Bank, San Antonio Panel Members: Mary Kipp~President and CEO El Paso Electric Crystal Long~President/CEO of GECU and 2017 Woman of Impact Emma Schwartz~President/Executive Director of the Medical Centers of the Americas and 2017 El Pasoan of the Year 2:00 3:30 pm General Session-Tickle Your Stress Before It Tackles You! Dawn Thurmond is AVP of Communications and Engagement for Goodwill San Antonio. Dawn and her team are responsible for communicating Goodwill San Antonio s important mission to help change lives through the power of work. She has more than 20 years of experience working with local and national non-profits as well as government entities. 3:30 4 pm Call to Conference Learn where our 2019 (10th Annual!) conference will be held. 6:30-10:00 pm FWIT Association Annual Banquet (Cocktail Attire) FWIT Association Annual Meeting Annual Banquet Fun Facts About El Paso Spanish explorer Don Juan de Onate arrived at the Rio Grande near El Paso and ordered his party to rest and conduct a mass of thanksgiving on April 30, 1598, during an expedition to colonize the area. De Onate discovered El Paso del Norte or the Pass of the North in The valley between two mountain ranges became the location of El Paso (Texas) and Ciudad Juarez (Mexico) on either side of the Rio Grande.

4 HOTEL INFORMATION FWIT Group Room Rates King OR Double Room: $ Last day to reserve at group rate is User code : FWIT Fun Facts About El Paso El Paso is the only major Texas city in the Mountain Time Zone. When its sister city, Juarez was on Central time you could celebrate New Year s twice by starting your celebration in Mexico and then again in El Paso!

5 Financial Women in Texas extends a special thank you to the 2018 Sponsors! Bio Dyne Chemical Company Fun Facts About El Paso Hilton hotel mogul, Conrad Hilton opened his first high-rise hotel in El Paso in The building, located at 106 Mills Avenue is now the Plaza Hotel and is undergoing a major renovation/restoration. It remains a landmark in the city s skyline.