Keynote Speakers
Bill Dawson
Director, Small Business Banking
Scotiabank
Bill Dawson is Director, Small Business Banking at Scotiabank. In his role as Director, Bill is responsible for product development, sales, service, internal training design and implementation of strategies to serve the needs of small business owners.
Will Howle
Chief Operating Officer, Retail and Small Business Bank
Executive Vice President
Wachovia
Will Howle is currently the chief operating officer of Wachovia’s Retail and Small Business Bank, which serves consumer and small business customers through 3,300 financial centers in 21 states across the U.S.
Brian Lifsec
Executive Vice President, Commercial Payment Solutions
Citi Cards
Brian is EVP and General Manager for Commercial Payment Solutions, a US Cards Partnership Group business focused on delivering payment solutions to Small Business and Middle Market clients.
Brian T. Mauntel
Senior Vice President, Business Banking
Fifth Third Bancorp
Brian Mauntel is Senior Vice President, Business Banking, for Fifth Third Bancorp. Mr. Mauntel leads the Business Banking and Small Business Administration (SBA) groups, partnering with small business owners and entrepreneurs to assist them in realizing their financial goals.
Betty Rengifo Tucker
Executive Vice President for Retail Banking Operations
Comerica Bank Inc.
Betty Rengifo Tucker is Executive Vice President for Retail Banking Operation in the Western Market.
Luz L. Urrutia
CEO/President
El Banco de Nuestra Comunidad
Luz L. Urrutia is CEO/President for El Banco de Nuestra Comunidad, a division of The Peoples Bank. In her position, Luz has direct responsibility for the P&L of the branches, operations, credit and risk management, compliance, sales and marketing, customer service, product development, training and community outreach.


