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Jim Ryan is the chairman and CEO of Old National Bancorp and chairman of the Mid-Size Bank Coalition of America.

Randy Chesler is president and CEO of Glacier Bancorp. He is also the chair of the Mid-Size Bank Coalition of America.

Lisa Schmidt is a senior director, talent acquisition global tech and early careers, at ADP. With over 25 years of experience in recruiting, Lisa Schmidt holds a passion for Campus Recruiting and early career development. Recognized as ADP's Talent Acquisition Leader of the Year in 2021, Lisa leads a national team focused on hiring high-potential talent across functions such as Software Development, Product Management and HR.

Debra Cope is a freelance writer based in Washington, D.C. and former executive editor of American Banker.

Penny Pennington is a managing partner at Edward Jones.

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Didine Erskine, CFP, is the founder of The Erskine Group and an independent financial planner with LPL Financial.

Wayne Rushton served more than four decades at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, culminating in his role as senior deputy comptroller and chief national bank examiner. In that capacity, he chaired the agency's Committee on Bank Supervision and represented the OCC on the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council's Task Force on Supervision.

Jimmy Nesbitt is a reporter at Employee Benefit News, where he covers the evolving landscape of workplace benefits, healthcare, retirement, financial wellness and related policy issues. His career has spanned more than two decades and taken him all over the world. He started out as a public safety reporter at a regional newspaper in western Kentucky in 2002, and has since held writing and editing positions at publications in Indiana, Beijing, South Dakota, Massachusetts and South Carolina. Nesbitt most recently served as editor of The Post and Courier Columbia in South Carolina before joining Employee Benefit News in October 2025.