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Cleveland Fed president to speak about economic outlook, banking issues

FRANKFORT, Ky. – (April 10, 2012) – Sandra Pianalto, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, will speak next week about the country’s economic outlook and issues facing the banking industry.

Pianalto is the keynote speaker April 16 at “A Day with the Commissioner” on April 16 at the Griffin Gate Marriott in Lexington. She is scheduled to speak at 12:30 p.m.

Banking leaders from across the state are expected to attend, and Pianalto will answer questions from bankers in the audience.

“As Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank president, Sandra Pianalto has insight into the economy and banking trends,” said DFI Commissioner Charles Vice. “Through this event, bankers will discuss current trends and issues and will be better prepared to identify and act on future opportunities for success.”

The daylong program, organized by the Kentucky Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), is co-sponsored by the Federal Reserve Banks of Cleveland and St. Louis. Other speakers include Christopher Hargrove of Professional Bank Services on enhancing shareholder value, Elizabeth “Libby” Turner of the Federal Emergency Management Agency on working with FEMA after a disaster, a panel on the future of community banking and a panel on real estate conditions.