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Authentic Leadership;
Developing Your Style and Building Your Presence

Emily Abbas
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Emily Abbas is a Des Moines native and community advocate who joined Bankers Trust in 2014 as the Bank’s first Chief of Staff. She currently serves as Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer for the largest independent bank in Iowa. In August, Emily will also begin leading the bank’s Consumer Division, which includes Retail Banking and Lending, Residential Mortgage, Private Banking and Financial Services. 
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Emily gives back to our community through leadership positions with United Way of Central Iowa, MercyOne Medical Center, Drake University, Downtown Community Alliance, Greater Des Moines Partnership Communications Board, Governor’s STEM Advisory Council, Robert D. and Billie Ray Center, Better Business Bureau, and more.

She was named one of “14 People to Watch in 2014” by The Des Moines Register, in 2016 she was honored as the “Emerging Woman of Influence” by the Des Moines Business Record, she was recognized nationally as one of the “Top Women in PR” by PR News in 2016, and in 2019 she was AMA Iowa’s inaugural “Marketing Executive of the Year.”



Friday: July 10th
11:30-1:00
Holiday Inn Mercy Campus
(1050 6th Ave, Des Moines)
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