Speakers

Alex J. Gerken is Presidnet of Fifth Third Bank (Northwestern Ohio).  Prior to that he served as Middle Market Manager for the Commercial Division and Business Banking Executive for 6 years. He joined Fifth Third Bank in 2001 in the Commercial Banking division.  He was promoted to Vice President, Business Banking Team Leader in 2006 and was named Business Banking Executive in 2007.  He was then promoted to Senior Vice President of Business Banking in early 2010.  Alex was promoted to President of Fifth Third Bank in January 2021.  

Kirk Kern is a Business professor at BGSU he currently leads the Hatch program for the University.