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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE WORKSHOP

The Corporate Governance Workshop is Course I in Bank Director’s Certification Program. Throughout the workshop, attendees are provided with a thorough grounding in corporate governance and important industry issues that greatly enhance the performance of individual directors.
Location – Nashville, TN
05/05/2025 – 05/06/2025
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Bank C-Suite Summit

The Bank C-Suite Summit is an exclusive conference designed for senior bank executives seeking comprehensive insights into bank operations and new growth strategies. During the event, attendees gain valuable knowledge and strategic tools to navigate the dynamic landscape of the banking industry.
Location – Nashville, TN
05/05/2025 – 05/06/2025
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Corporate Governance Workshop

The Corporate Governance Workshop is Course I in Bank Director’s Certification Program. Throughout the workshop, attendees are provided with a thorough grounding in corporate governance and important industry issues that greatly enhance the performance of individual directors.
Location – Marco Island, FL
09/07/2025 – 09/08/2025
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Director Certification Workshop

The Director Certification Workshop – Course II of the Bank Director Certification Program – is a comprehensive training program for directors currently serving or wanting to serve on a bank’s board. During the workshop, participants receive a thorough grounding in corporate governance, leadership skills, management best practices and financial strategies that strengthen and enhance overall performance.
Location – Marco Island, FL
09/07/2025
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Bank Board Forum

Bank Board Forum is the meeting ground for bank leaders to acquire and discuss emerging strategies and solutions for today’s evolving landscape. From successful board training and compensation best practices to audit and risk insights, this year’s Bank Board Forum explores topics related to all areas of a bank’s board and committees.
Location – Marco Island, FL
09/08/2025 – 09/10/2025
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Bank Audit & Risk Conference

Bank Director’s 2025 Bank Audit & Risk Conference offers practical industry solutions to pressing audit and risk issues facing bank leaders today. From cybersecurity threats to regulatory scrutiny, this event provides the tools and insights you need to protect your institution and drive growth.
Location – Marco Island, FL
09/08/2025 – 09/10/2025
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Bank Compensation & Talent Conference

Join your peers in attending the 2025 Bank Compensation & Talent Conference to dive into the latest strategies for recruiting, developing and compensating top talent. Gain firsthand insights into the innovative approaches and best practices being used by successful banks to build and maintain high-performing teams.
Location – Marco Island, FL
09/08/2025 – 09/10/2025
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Bank Director’s Chief Executive Exchange

Each of Bank Director’s Chief Executive Exchanges is designed to bring together a small group of bank CEOs from across the country to discuss strategic matters most pressing to banks today in a closed-door, off-the-record setting.
Location – Multiple Locations
10/01/2025 – 10/03/2025
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Balancing Growth and Liquidity: Strategies for Ag Lenders

Discover actionable strategies for community and regional banks to enhance growth with agricultural borrowers while preserving liquidity. Join Agri-Access and Bank Director to explore innovative approaches and insights tailored for sustainable financial partnerships.
Webinar
03/25/2025
Agri-Access
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Making Sense of Today’s Risks

What risks are bankers most concerned about for 2025 — and how are those being addressed by the industry? In this discussion, dig deeper into Bank Director’s 2025 Risk Survey to uncover how banks are managing credit and interest rate risk, updating BSA/AML compliance programs and cybersecurity oversight, and more. You’ll also hear from two seasoned risk leaders who will share how they’re tackling these challenges.
Webinar
04/01/2025
BANK DIRECTOR
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The Commercial Banking War Room: Tactics That Win

The banking industry is a high-stakes battlefield where financial institutions must deploy the right strategies, tools and alliances to conquer market share while driving profitability. Success depends on intelligence (data-driven insights), superior weaponry (cutting-edge digital solutions) and strong defenses (fraud protection and risk management).
Webinar
04/08/2025
Q2
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Board Practices to Strengthen Oversight

When a bank lands in trouble, regulators and investors look to the CEO — and the board, which has a fiduciary obligation to prioritize the organization’s shareholders. Often, that adversity can reveal governance gaps. In this webinar, Bank Director’s team explores essential strategies and practices that empower boards to enhance their oversight functions.
Webinar
05/01/2025
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Acquire or Be Acquired

Bank Director’s Acquire or Be Acquired Conference is the premier growth and strategy conference for bank CEOs, senior executives and board members, providing senior leadership teams with numerous opportunities to meet and network with peers who are interested in exploring growth opportunities, strategic initiatives, and business partnerships.
Location – Phoenix, AZ
01/26/2025 – 01/28/2025
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Bank Board Training Forum

The Bank Board Training Forum – now integrated with the Bank Compensation & Talent Conference – provides bank directors and senior executives with the education and training needed to address the issues and challenges facing them in today’s highly regulated and rapidly evolving banking and financial services industry.
Location – Nashville, TN
09/16/2024 – 09/17/2024
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Advanced Director Certification Program

The Advanced Director Certification Workshop is a comprehensive training program for bank directors with five or more years of board and/or professional banking experience. During the workshop, participants receive a thorough grounding in corporate governance, the role of the board and the committee issues most pressing to banks today.
Location – Nashville, TN
09/15/2024
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Corporate Governance Workshop

The Corporate Governance Workshop is a must-attend for those new to serving on a bank’s board or those seeking directorship at a financial institution. Throughout the workshop, attendees are provided with a thorough grounding in corporate governance and important industry issues that greatly enhance the performance of individual directors.
Location – Nashville, TN
09/15/2024
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Bank on Women Peer Exchange

Join Bank Director and Bank on Women for an exclusive peer exchange among female executives as they provide insight on serving on a bank board. The off-the-record, candid conversation provides an opportunity to learn from peers and share experiences.
Location – Nashville, TN
09/15/2024
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Bank Audit & Risk Conference

Bank Director’s annual Bank Audit & Risk Conference surfaces key issues and challenges bank officers and directors must understand to thrive in today’s changing financial services industry. Whether it be data security, emerging technology, fraud, crisis management and/or the effectiveness of internal controls, this conference brings to light issues all bank leaders should know about.
Location – Chicago, IL
06/10/2024 – 06/12/2024
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Corporate Governance Workshop

The Corporate Governance Workshop is a must-attend for those new to serving on a bank’s board or those seeking directorship at a financial institution. Throughout the workshop, attendees are provided with a thorough grounding in corporate governance and important industry issues that greatly enhance the performance of individual directors.
Location – Chicago, IL
06/10/2024
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Experience FinXTech

Bank Director’s Experience FinXTech is the industry’s leading financial technology event that explores cutting-edge technologies, uncovers innovative solutions and examines successful strategic investments.
Location – Tampa, FL
05/13/2024 – 05/15/2024
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Mastering Digital Maturity for Business Banking

Are your business banking solutions keeping up with today’s demands? Alkami’s research reveals that digitally mature organizations that prioritize user experience, employee productivity, and culture/mindset achieve significantly higher (10x) revenue growth than peers. Register today to elevate your operations and position your institution as a trusted partner.
Webinar
02/11/2025
Alkami Technology, Inc.
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The Positive Impact of Board Performance Surveys

Many board members fear that peer-to-peer evaluations can threaten the collegiality of the board, particularly if it’s seen as a veiled strategy for removing unpopular directors from their seats. And yet when used appropriately, evaluations can be an effective tool to improve the performance of individual directors as well as the entire board. It can also serve to hold directors accountable for their contributions and participation while providing valuable feedback. Join Bank Director’s Bill Herrell and Jackie Wall to learn more about best practices, the benefits and how the findings can be used to enhance board engagement and long-term growth for your institution.
Webinar
01/14/2025
BANK DIRECTOR
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What Drives My Bank’s Value?

Bank boards should have a sense of the bank’s full fair value mark and how it impacts the institution’s tangible book value and capital levels. During this webinar, Bank Director’s Emily McCormick and Bill Herrell dive into the key metrics that drive a bank’s value – and why it matters.
Webinar
01/07/2025
BANK DIRECTOR
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Financial Metrics: What Boards Should Know & Monitor

As banks seek new growth opportunities, the board should have a clear understanding of how to monitor and measure their institutions performance all while clearly understanding the risk and possible exposures on the balance sheet. Prior to Bank Director’s Acquire or Be Acquired Conference, Kiah Haslett and Bill Herrell discuss and debate key indicators focused on capital adequacy and market performance.
Webinar
12/10/2024
BANK DIRECTOR
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The Real Deal on Bank M&A

Will deal volume pick up next year? Hear from two senior bank executives experienced in making deals and learn more about what to expect for 2025, based on Bank Director’s 2025 Bank M&A Survey.
Webinar
12/03/2024
BANK DIRECTOR
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A Better Customer Experience: How to Harness Data and Drive ROI to the Bank

Data housed by financial institutions is often messy and vast, making it challenging for bank executives to harness and leverage. David Benskin, founder of Wealth Access, shares the blueprint to unify and unlock the power of data, specifically wealth data, to grow client relationships, increase engagement, and drive adoption, making wealth management a critical part of customer experience strategies.
Webinar
11/19/2024
Wealth Access
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One Size Does Not Fit All: Bank Balance Sheets Vary, So Should Their Strategies

In a new era of declining rates, most bankers are rethinking their strategies for funding and liquidity management. However, every strategy isn’t for every bank. Learn about the smart strategies banks are deploying now, and which ones might be the best for your banks’ balance sheet and growth goals.
Webinar
11/12/2024
IntraFi
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Unlocking the Value of Sale-Leaseback Transactions: Best Practices and Real-World Insights

Join Carl Streck, CEO of MountainSeed—ranked the number one sale-leaseback acquirer of bank branches by S&P Global—for an insightful webinar on sale-leaseback transactions. Featuring leading bankers, this session covers best practices, case studies, and strategies for leveraging these deals to unlock liquidity, optimize capital, and retain operational control.
Webinar
10/15/2024
MountainSeed
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How Tax Credits Can Drive Positive CRA Consideration & Loan Growth

Join Marble Cliff Capital’s Jack Kukura and Brian Graney to learn about using the Low Income Housing Tax Program to meet the Community Reinvestment Act’s (CRA) Lending Test and Investment Test. Find out how community and regional banks are using this program strategically to drive new business, reduce their federal and or state tax liabilities all while helping the communities where they are currently doing business.
Webinar
10/08/2024
Marble Cliff Capital
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Making Smart Decisions About Tech

Join Bank Director and Jack Henry as they dig into the results of the 2024 Technology Survey, including how banks are adopting technology, leveraging data and budgeting for 2025.
Webinar
09/24/2024
Jack Henry
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The Secret Relationship Between Data and Your NIM

Bank leaders and boards need the right data at the right moment to make timely decisions — while also leveraging automated systems to warn them when something goes wrong. Join veteran bankers Barry Adcock and Mark Swanson as they discuss how they’ve used data to improve profitability while effectively managing risk.
Webinar
08/27/2024
Deluxe
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Why and How to Become the Business Hub for Your SMB Customers 

Q2’s Jody McCrary and First Financial Bank’s Andrea Smiddy-Schlagel walk through the benefits and examples of how financial institutions can strengthen relationships with their small to mid-sized business customers by offering embedded fintech solutions through the digital banking platform. Hear a first-hand account of how First Financial Bank has successfully used this approach to drive growth and profitability to this underserved market.
Webinar
08/20/2024
Q2
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What’s New in Bank Board Governance?

Join Bank Director’s editorial team for a governance-focused discussion based on its recently-released 2024 Compensation & Talent Survey and the 2024 Governance Best Practices Survey, available in July. Find out how community bank boards are grappling with compensation and governance issues, including succession planning, risk oversight and board composition.
Webinar
08/06/2024
BANK DIRECTOR
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The Current State of Bank Debt and Preferred Markets

The last year has been tumultuous for investors and issuers of community and regional bank debt and preferred markets, as the sector has been buffeted by storylines from deposit flight to credit deterioration of certain asset classes. It’s time for buyers and sellers of bank debt to start talking. Our expert panel will examine the impact these headlines have had on investor sentiment, and how that has evolved over the past year. We’ll also explore the current state of play in the bank debt and preferred markets.
Webinar
06/25/2024
KBRA
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Examining Generational Differences in Banking: Capturing Gen Z and Millennials

The banking habits and preferences of Americans continue to evolve. In this webinar, we explore generational differences, with a focus on how community and regional institutions can gain a greater slice of Gen Z and millennial populations that currently bank with large, national brands. You’ll gain insights based on original 2024 research from Apiture and The Harris Poll.
Webinar
06/18/2024
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Minimizing Risk in Your Ag Lending Portfolio

The agricultural industry faces unique challenges that can impact your lending decisions. This webinar equips you with the knowledge and strategies to effectively assess and mitigate risk in your ag loan portfolio.
Webinar
05/07/2024
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Delivering a Customer Experience That Thrives Under Pressure

Customer expectations demand that their institution supports them whenever and wherever they need it. This is challenging enough in normal times, but how do you still provide an optimal customer experience where there is pressure? This webinar explores how BMO has removed the friction of customer communication to create a vastly improved digital experience. But this experience was put to the test when BMO acquired Bank of the West last year and those customers had to undergo a digital banking conversion.
Webinar
04/23/2024
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Finding the Key to Deposit Growth

How do you find the right technology to quickly grow volume deposits without “breaking the bank?” Sean Kouplen, President & CEO of Regent Bank, shares with Kathleen Craig, CEO of Plinqit, why they opted for a high yield savings account (HYSA), the level of risk, who owns the customer, how it’s different from banking as a service (Baas) and more.
Webinar
04/16/2024
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Bankers Weigh in on Regulatory Pressures, Liquidity & More  

Drawing from Bank Director’s 2024 Risk Survey, members of the Bank Director and FinXTech editorial team focus on the key risks identified by community bankers, from the regulatory environment to vendor risk management and liquidity concerns.
Webinar
04/09/2024
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Bankers Panel: Insight into M&A in 2024

Key indicators suggest that 2024 could be a big year for M&A activity in banking. On March 26, 2024 at 2:00 PM ET, please join Ardmore Banking Advisors for a live panel discussion with bank leaders on various aspects of current M&A activity in the industry, including: regulatory impact, credit quality, drivers of M&A, organic growth challenges, strategic considerations, and the importance of rigorous credit assessment in M&A deals.
Webinar
03/26/2024
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Chatbots & Beyond: How Banks Can Approach Artificial Intelligence

“Artificial Intelligence: A Real World Approach” — the latest in-depth research report from Bank Director and FinXTech — reveals a number of use cases for artificial intelligence, from customer-facing and employee-assisting chatbots to tools that help financial institutions detect and prevent fraud. However, data constraints, regulatory concerns and a lack of internal focus can all prove barriers to integrating AI in the right way. In this webinar, learn more about how to leverage potential opportunities and approach risks associated with AI.
Webinar
03/19/2024

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    Acquire or Be Acquired

    Bank Director’s Acquire or Be Acquired Conference is the premier growth and strategy conference for bank CEOs, senior executives and board members, providing senior leadership teams with numerous opportunities to meet and network with peers who are interested in exploring growth opportunities, strategic initiatives, and business partnerships.
    LOCATION – PHOENIX, AZ
    02/01/26 – 02/03/26

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