Pub. 7 2019 Issue 2

www.uba.org 18 Gerrish Smith Tuck, PC, spoke to a group about creating value for your organization. Meanwhile Dr. Pamela S. Perlich spoke once again to a group of attendees about the economic outlook for Utah. The final breakout session had a group of attendees learning about privacy law from Tsutomu Johnson, Partner, Parsons Behle & Latimer. Another group had a conversation with the Commissioner, Ed Leary, Utah Department of Financial Institutions. The third group got to hear from Shahab Saeed, Westminster College, about the Role of Leaders. Following the breakout sessions on Monday afternoon, bankers and their fam- ily members gathered for the always popular Bingo. Over 500 individuals joined in on the fun. On Tuesday, after a day of recreation, Chairman Doug DeFries hosted a Chairman’s reception and dinner. After dinner, seven bankers were recognized with 40 Year Service awards and the retiring UBA board members were recognized. As the sun set on a beautiful Sun Valley day, attendees were entertained by the talents of music sensation Three Dog Night in the Sun Valley Pa- vilion, sponsored by Zions Bank Correspondent Banking Group. On Wednesday, the closing business session continued the su- perior agenda, featuring Dr. Lindsey Piegza, Chief Economist, Stifel Fixed income. Dr. Piegza shared her knowledge of today’s economy. Then, Dave Forsyth, chairman of the Emerging Bank Leaders provided the annual EBL report. The convention was wrapped up with an inspiring presentation by bestselling author Dr. Craig Manning. The UBA convention continues to be a family banking tradition which provides the perfect venue for networking, business and relaxation. Mark your calendar for next year’s event, the 111th Annual UBA Convention is sched- uled for June 28- July 1st in Sun Valley, ID. n