Has the Delta Variant thrown a wrench in your plans?

Hopes that the pandemic has been curbed have dimmed and for some companies, this has disrupted their plans to bring remote employees back to their offices or institute a “hybrid” arrangement. Join Danielle Caricofe and Hollen Spatz as they discuss: (1) What companies should consider as they weigh their options; (2) The impact on employee morale and mental well being; and (3) How companies should rethink employee experience.

Disrupting the disruptors: Unlocking digital business building trends for small business banking

After a year that’s been disrupted by COVID-19, business owners have drastically altered their financial habits to keep up with the evolution in consumer preference. The competitive landscape, meanwhile, is becoming more challenging as digital technology lowers barriers to entry. Join American Banker’s Miriam Cross and Santander’s Head of Small Business Banking, Patrick Smith as they explore what the role of banks is in a far more competitive environment and how banks can utilize digital tools for business building, which will ultimately serve as a growth and success engine for their small-business clients.

The rise of ESG in the municipal market

Socially responsible bond issuances have grown rapidly over the past decade due to a rise in global awareness of ESG factors, but will their popularity continue to expand? In this Leaders join us for a discussion about the global trend toward greater transparency in financing public infrastructure assets. The expert panel also discussed how investors evaluate the qualitative environmental credentials of these projects relative to other green fixed-income investments and how pricing and evaluations, and the traders who use them, are factoring in ESG into their models.