Registration & Continental Breakfast

Welcome & Introductory Remarks

Paul Connolly
First Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Jim Cunha
Senior Vice President
Treasury and Financial Services Group
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Mike Stewart
Assistant Vice President
Wholesale Payments Office
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Resurgent Cities and Economic Revitalization: Lessons for Older Industrial Cities
Springfield and other mid-size manufacturing cities around the country have been struggling for years. The presentation will highlight lessons learned from our research on older industrial cities that have adapted relatively well to economic challenges, and are recognized as vital communities today

Ana Patricia Muñoz
Policy Analyst
Community Development
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Presentation

Peter Gagliardi
Executive Director
HAP Housing
Presentation

John Judge
Chief Development Officer
City of Springfield
Presentation

Jeffrey Sullivan
Executive Vice President
United Bank
West Springfield, MA
Presentation

News on Payment System Risk Policies
This session is intended to provide an overview of upcoming changes to the Federal Reserve's Payment System Risk (PSR) Policy that will impact the cost of intraday credit for all depository institutions.
Presentation

Gretchen L. Wehrle-Scott
Manager, Risk Management Unit
Supervision, Regulation and Credit
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Maureen Savage
Vice President
Supervision, Regulation and Credit
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Payments System Law: An Update
Our speakers will review some of the latest payments laws and regulations impacting banks, with a strong emphasis on check fraud.
Presentation

Patti Allouise
Assistant Vice President/Assistant General Counsel
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Lisa Wright
Assistant Vice President/Assistant General Counsel
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Lunch

Keynote Address: The Federal Reserve's Response to the Financial Crisis

Eric S. Rosengren
President and Chief Executive Officer
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Presentation

Consumer Payment Choice: A Central Bank Perspective
Findings of a new survey on consumer adoption and use of traditional and emerging U.S. payment methods

Scott Schuh
Economist and Director
Consumer Payments Research Center
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Presentation

Discussion on Small Business Lending

DeAnna Green 
Senior Analyst
Community Development
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Presentation

Payments Update

Wholesale Payments Office Policies

Mike Stewart
Assistant Vice President
Wholesale Payments Office
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Presentation

Cash Services Department Initiatives

Leah Maurer
Vice President
Cash Services
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Presentation