Pub. 7 2018 Issue 7

L E A D I N G A D V O C A T E F O R T H E B A N K I N G I N D U S T R Y I N K A N S A S 4 The KANSAS BANKER © 2018 Kansas Bankers Association | The newsLINK Group, LLC. All rights reserved. The Kansas Banker is published eleven times each year by The newsLINK Group, LLC for the Kansas Bankers Association and is the official publication for this association. The information contained in this publication is intended to provide general information for review and consideration. The contents do not constitute legal advice and should not be relied on as such. If you need legal advice or assistance, it is strongly recommended that you contact an attorney as to your specific circumstances. The statements and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Kansas Bankers Association, its board of directors, or the publisher. Likewise, the appearance of advertisements within this publication does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation of any product or service advertised. The Kansas Bankers Association is a collective work and as such some articles are submitted by authors that are independent of the Kansas Bankers Association. While The Kansas Banker encourages a first print policy, in cases where this is not possible, every effort has been made to comply with any known reprint guidelines or restrictions. Content may not be reproduced or reprinted without prior written permission. For further information, please contact the publisher at: 855-747-4003. 18 8 12 6 Big Shoes and Several Important Thank You’s By:Doug Wareham, President & CEO 8 Chuck Stones: Looking Back 12 CEO FORUM/Annual Meeting 16 Honoring Chuck Stones’ 32 Years Of Service At The Kansas Bankers Association 17 Achieving Social Media Goals with Security in Mind By: Samantha Torrez, Senior Tandem Support Specialist, CoNetrix 18 Artificial Intelligence, Real Results By: Robert Mendez, Executive Vice President, BankOnITUSA 20 Bert Ely’s Farm Credit Watch 22 Meet the New KBA Board Members 24 Shattered Myths of Banking By Achim Griesel, President at Haberfeld 25 New Banks as Bellwethers By: Naomi Camper, ABA Chief Policy Officer, American Bankers Association 26 Briefly...In Kansas Banking