Booms, Busts and the Role of the Federal
Reserve 
David Altig, Vice President & Economist,
Federal Reserve Bank of
Cleveland
Emerging Risks at Banks and Thrifts in an Aging
Economic Expansion
Joan D. Schneider,
Regional Economist,
Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation
Division of
Insurance, Chicago, Illinois
Bank M
& A Activity: The Changing Landscape
Charles I. Miller,
Managing Director,
Alex Sheshunoff
& Company Investment
Banking
Austin,
Texas
Keynote
Speaker
Capitol Standards and Community
Banks
Governor Laurence H.
Meyer,
Federal Reserve
Board
Washington,
D.C.
