Small-business bankers face new challenges this year, between the election, economic uncertainty and inflation hitting their clients’ profits. At the same time, banks themselves are coping with changes in Fed interest rates, the ongoing regulatory fallout from the 2023 banking crisis and growing competition from nonbanks and fintechs.

At American Banker Small Business Banking 2024 conference, these issues will come to the fore.

The conference will take place at Encore in Las Vegas on October 9 and 10, with a pre-event reception on the evening of October 8. Here are the highlights.