Conference of Tribal Lending Commissioners

Monday, April 3, 2023 | 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. PT

AGENDA

Registration and Breakfast

Opening Prayer

Welcome and Overview

Recognizing Robert Rosette for His Contributions to Tribal Economic Development and ASU

Speaker:
Stacy Leeds
Dean Designate and Regents Professor of Law
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University

Update on Legislation and Regulatory Actions That Could Impact the Tribal Lending Industry

Speaker:
Jennifer Weddle
Greenberg Traurig LLP

Best Practices for Tribal Regulators

Moderator:
Jonodev Chaudhuri
Chaudhuri Law

Panelist:
Richard Armstrong
Gaming Regulatory Counsel
Armstrong Law Office, P.C.

Chase Goodnight
Rosette, LLP

Sunshine Nicholson
Administrator
Fort Belknap Tribal Regulatory Authority

Break

Native American Female Leadership

Speaker:
Nicole Ducheneaux
Big Fire Law & Policy Group LLP

Lessons Learned from Gaming to Lending to Cannabis

Speaker:
Seth Pearman
General Counsel
Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe

Lunch

Update on the United States Department of Justice and Tribal Lending

Speaker:
Brendan Johnson
Robins Kaplan LLP

Recent Indian Country Appellate Decisions and Tribal Lending

Moderator:
Charlie Galbraith
Jenner & Block LLP

Panelists:
Adam Crepelle
Assistant Professor of Law; Director, LEC Tribal Law & Economics Program
Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University

Leonard Powell
Jenner & Block LLP

Joseph Sarcinella
Drummond Woodsum

The Future of CFPB Enforcement Issues

Moderator:
Sarah Auchterlonie
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP

Panelists:
Keith Bradley
Squire Patton Boggs LLP

Bryan Schneider
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Break

KEYNOTE: The Future of Tribal Economic Development

Moderator:
Amb. Keith Harper
Jenner & Block LLP

Roundtable Discussions and Steering Committee Closing Remarks

Speakers:
Sarah Auchterlonie
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP

Sunshine Nicholson
Fort Belknap Tribal Regulatory Authority

David Tomas
Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake

Reception

ABOUT

The Conference of Tribal Lending Commissioners (CTLC) is a non-profit volunteer organization founded by and for American Indian tribes' financial services regulators and staff. CTLC offers professional development and training programs that range from basic examiner training and continuing education to compliance planning and management programs for tribal lending executives. CTLC is a forum for regulators to develop policy and enhance practices independent of the lenders they supervise and with consistency across the first nations. Through collaboration with government leaders, co-regulators, and industry participants, CTLC promotes the safety, soundness, and consumer protection of American Indian tribally-owned financial services.

This event is invitation-only. If you are interested in participating, please contact Christine Berndt at CBerndt@RobinsKaplan.com or 612.349.8404.