Main Session – High Performance Idea Exchange
Facilitated by Neil Stanley, CEO & Founder, The CorePoint
The High Performance Idea Exchange provides CEOs with a unique opportunity to discover best practices and to learn from the bankers who are implementing these ideas. Attendees will share their innovative thoughts and ideas in a roundtable format. In addition, we will utilize pre-meeting attendee survey results to focus on the topics of greatest interest to all. This session will: Encourage the free exchange of ideas among bankers …
Main Session – Outlook 2026: Competing on Experience, Trust and Growth in the Next Era of Banking
Facilitated by Carlos Vega, Rusty Planert and Mike Morris, Wipfli Advisory LLC
Banking is at a critical juncture. Customer expectations are evolving more rapidly than traditional banking models can keep up with, AI is revolutionizing the financial services industry, digital money is becoming both regulated and mainstream, and fintech and embedded finance are redefining customer relationships. . Concurrently, new regulations, such as the GENIUS Act, are redefining how value, trust, and deposits are established …
Main Session – Being Strategic with Total Compensation for Executives and the Board
Facilitated by Mike Blanchard, Matt Brei and Jeff Fairchild, Blanchard Consulting Group
In this presentation we will examine the current compensation environment and discuss different performance-based incentive vehicles for executives and key officers of your Bank. We discuss the keys to effective and motivating cash incentive plans and will share what banks are using in respect to equity-based/longer-term incentives. We will also include information on Board of Director Compensation …
Breakout Session – Industry and Bank Pricing Trends
Facilitated by John Adams Principal & Head of Investment Banking, Sheshunoff & Co Investment Banking
As the banking industry begins to see deposit costs fall and net interest margins expand modestly, economic uncertainty is putting the focus on asset quality. Bank stocks and M&A prices enjoyed a rebound in the second half of 2025 which appears to be carrying into 2026. To better inform banks as they plan strategically for the future, we will study the current trends in bank performance …
General Session – Economic Update
Facilitated by Dr. Ed Seifried
Dr. Ed will discuss just what 2026 is likely to look like for the U.S. economy—cutting through the noise to focus on what really matters for decision-makers. The discussion will cover the outlook for economic growth, inflation, and the labor market, with a practical, plain-English assessment of where GDP is headed and why …