Financial Access for Immigrants: The Quad Cities Story

September 8, 2005
The MARK of the Quad Cities
1201 River Drive
Moline, Illinois

8:00 a.m.		Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m.		Welcome and Introduction Helen Mirza, Community Affairs Program Director, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
8:45 a.m.		The Community Profile and the Demographics of Immigration Thom Hart, President, Quad City Development Group Denise Bulat, Executive Director of the Bi-State Regional Commission and Chair of the Iowa Association of Regional Councils
9:15 a.m.		Panel Discussion: Why Immigrants are Good for the Community and the Impact of Our Communities' Response to Immigrants Moderators Judith Morrell, Director, Davenport Civil Rights Commission Susan O'Brien-Brockway, Manager of Community Relations, Tyson Foods Panelists Meliha Seferoric - Bosnia Jorge Aguilera - Mexico Gbi Georges Kpakpo-Tounou - Togo Islands Tuyen Nguyen - Vietnam Farideh Bazdar - Iran
10:45 a.m.		Networking Break
11:00 a.m.		The Employment Experience Ana Lorena Hart , Corporate Multicultural Community Relations Manager Tyson Foods Scott Florence, President, Hill and Valley, Inc., F/K/A Nancy's Pies
12:00 p.m.		Lunch and Keynote Address: "Opportunities and Challenges in Serving the Immigrant Market" Michael Frias, National Coordinator, New Alliance Task Force, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
1:15 p.m.		Networking Break
1:30 p.m.		Quad Cities Hispanic Survey Stella Schneekloth, Coordinator, Project Now and Casa Guanajuato
1:45 p.m.		Panel Discussion: Local Banks and the Immigrant Market Moderator Sonia Cervantes, CRA Officer, Quad City Bank & Trust Panelists John DeDonker, Chief Operating Officer, The National Bank, Bettendorf, IA Richard Lamb, President, First National Bank, Davenport, IA Craig Haines, Executive Vice President, American Bank & Trust Co., NA, Davenport, IA Stephen Suiter, President, Great River Bank & Trust, Davenport, IA Joe B. Slavens, President, Northwest Bank & Trust Co., Davenport, IA Michael Henson, Regional President, Valley Bank, Moline, IL
3:00 p.m.		Minority Small Business Entrepreneurs Vicky Miller, Illinois Coordinator for Northwest Region Procurement Technical Assistance Centers, Black Hawk College Ann Hutchinson, Director of the Eastern Iowa Small Business Development Center, Eastern Iowa Community College Carmen Fuentes, Community Activist and Small Business Mentor Simon Cotran, Small Business Owner
4:00 p.m.		Closing Remarks and Adjourn Helen Mirza, Community Affairs Program Director, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago