2018 Most Powerful Women in Banking cocktails

The 2018 Most Powerful Women in Banking festivities kicked off Wednesday night with cocktails and conversation at the Alley Cat Amateur Theater in New York's Financial District.

Scroll down to see some of the women who attended the event, and if you haven't taken a look at the rankings yet, use the links below to check out all of the honorees.

See the most recent rankings:
Most Powerful Women in Banking
Women to Watch
Most Powerful Women in Finance

Taura Tryillo, Sandra O'Connor (Chief Regulatory Affairs Officer), Susan Kolar, Teresa Tanner (Chief Administrative Officer, Fifth Third Bancorp)
Laura Trujillo, Sandie O'Connor, Susan Kolar and Teresa Tanner mingle at the event.

O'Connor, the chief regulatory affairs officer at JPMorgan Chase, and Teresa Tanner , the chief administrative officer at Fifth Third Bancorp, are both on the list of the Most Powerful Women in Banking.

JPMorgan Chase also won a team award this year.
Helga Houston (Chief Risk Officer, Huntington Bancshares) and Hal Houston
Helga Houston enjoys the evening with Hal Houston.

She is the chief risk officer at Huntington Bancshares and is on the banking list.
Julie Monaco (Global Head of Corporate and Investment Banking Coverage for Public Sector, Citigroup), Susan Kolar, Hanan Amin-Salem
Julie Monaco, Susan Kolar and Hanan Amin-Salem are all smiles.

Monaco, global head of corporate and investment banking coverage for the public sector at Citigroup, is on the list of the Most Powerful Women in Finance.
Yie-Hsin Hung (CEO, New York Life Investment Management) and Anne Kline
Yie-Hsin Hung and Anne Kline share a laugh.

Hung, the chief executive of New York Life Investment Management, is on the finance list, and Kline is one of the women at TD Bank who helped it win a team award this year.

Kendra Vanzo, Carrie Ellspermann, Kathy Schoettlin, Sara Miller (all of Old National Bank)
Kendra Vanzo, Carrie Ellspermann, Kathy Schoettlin and Sara Miller are all from Old National Bank, which is another team award winner this year.
Bob Wolverton and Liz Wolverton (EVP, Chief Strategy and Customer Experience Officer, Synovus Financial)
Bob Wolverton poses with Liz Wolverton, who is the chief strategy and customer experience officer at Synovus Financial. She is a repeat honoree on the Women to Watch list.
Debbie Crowder (EVP, Head of Branch Banking, SunTrust Banks), Nathan and Summer Deal
Debbie Crowder is shown with Nathan and Summer Deal.

Crowder, the head of branch banking at SunTrust Banks, is new to the rankings, appearing on the watch list for the first time.
Kellen Maia DeSa, Michelle Neal (CEO, BNY Mellon Markets)
Kellen Maia DeSa catches up with Michelle Neal.

Neal, the CEO of BNY Mellon Markets, is on the list of the Most Powerful Women in Finance.
Diana Reid (Head of PNC Real Estate, PNC Financial Services Group), Rebecca Sausner (VP, Content & Strategy, Conferences & Events at SourceMedia)
Diana Reid, of PNC Financial Services Group, is on the list of Most Powerful Women in Banking. Reid is the head of PNC Real Estate.

She is shown here with Rebecca Sausner from SourceMedia's conferences team.
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