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Here’s the Peer Forum at a glance:

Advocacy Day and Pre-Conference Cocktail Reception: Tuesday, June 11, 2024 
Peer Forum Conference: Wednesday, June 12, 2024 and Thursday, June 13, 2024
Meeting Location: National Housing Center (NHC) Auditorium at:
1201 15th St NW, 1st floor, Washington, DC 20005
Hotel Information: The National Housing Center is located in downtown, Washington D.C., within walking distance of a variety of hotels offering rooms at a wide range of price points. We invite you to explore some of the options in our “Hotel Options List.” Please note that CDBA has not arranged a room block at any individual hotels for this event.
Attire: Business casual for all Peer Forum activities

Schedule:
  • June 11: Advocacy Day & Pre-Conference Cocktail Reception  at 5:30 pm ET 
  • June 12: Sessions from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm ET
  • June 12: Cocktail reception at 6:30 pm ET followed by dinner at 7:30 pm ET 
  • June 13: Sessions from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm ET


Wednesday, June 12 • 1:45pm - 2:45pm
Bank Innovation Lab

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Back by popular demand, this interactive session showcases the latest innovations from CDBA banks and partners. Engage with peers presenting rapid-fire pitches on groundbreaking products, services, and systems, then delve deeper in small groups. A unique opportunity to exchange feedback and spark collaborations.

Moderator: Brian Blake (CDBA)

Innovators (In formation):
  1. Nontraditional mortgage underwriting to promote LMI homeownership, Citizens National Bank, (Tra Alford)
  2. Affordable modular home construction lending, First Eagle Bank, (Michal Kornecki)
  3. Guarantee pool for GGRF eligible loans, (Amir Kirkwood)
  4. Small dollar loan program, One United Bank (Bob Cooper)
  5. AI/ML based Data Analytics Platform, National Community Investment Fund (NCIF), (Saurabh Narain)
  6. Participation lending platform, Bank Labs “Participate”, (Brett Rawls)
  7. Inclusive Finance as a Service platform for mortgage lending, GreenLyne, (Sid Mansur)
  8. Machine learning technology to underwrite small businesses, Heron Data, (Johannes Jaeckle)
Speaker
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Brian Blake

Public Policy Director, Community Development Bankers Association
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Michal Kornecki

Commercial Banking Officer, First Eagle Bank
Michal Kornecki started his banking career at First Eagle Bank in 2017 as a part-time Teller while attending the University of Illinois at Chicago. After graduating at the end of 2020, he became a full-time Credit Analyst, and thereafter became a Portfolio Manager. Now, he is a Commercial... Read More →
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Johannes Jaeckle

Co-Founder and CEO, Heron Data
Johannes is the CEO of Heron Data, a New York-based software company automating small business underwriting for 100+ US SMB lenders. Heron Data helps lenders by classifying document types like application forms or bank statements, automatically creating entries into CRMs for new deals... Read More →
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Saurabh Narain

President and CEO, National Community Investment Fund
Saurabh Narain is President and CEO of National Community Investment Fund (www.ncif.org) an impact investor and Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) focused on mission-oriented financial institutions including minority and CDFI banks. He is a Banking Executive with over 35-years of global experience building highly profitable businesses both in the for-profit... Read More →
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Brett Rawls

Senior Financial Institutions Consultant, Participate, a BankLabs Innovation
Brett Rawls serves as a Senior Financial Institutions Consultant with Participate, a BankLabs Innovation. In this role, he connects banks and creates operational efficiencies on the buy and sell side of the loan participation and syndication landscape. Brett has dedicated the past... Read More →
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Sid Mansur

Co-Founder and CEO, GreenLyne
Sid co-founded GreenLyne Inc. in 2022 with the mission to advance high-precision AI-based loan underwriting & marketing technology that responsibly unlocks massive underserved markets. Sentrana Inc. was founded in 2006 to make operationalizing AI models easy with its groundbreaking... Read More →

Wednesday June 12, 2024 1:45pm - 2:45pm EDT
National Housing Center (NHC) Auditorium
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