Annual Directors Conference

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Annual Directors Conference

Oct 11 - Oct 13, 2023 | In-Person Seminar

The ICBA Annual Directors Conference will give you the tools to guide your bank’s growth and profitability and sustain its vision for the future. Learn about innovative practices, new strategies, and actionable takeaways that you can bring back to your bank and implement immediately! 

This annual event gives community bank boards from across the U.S. a rare opportunity to engage with peers and learn about strategies to help preserve growth and profitability. Over three days, you will network with fellow community bank directors and hear the latest on compliance news, credit trends, cybersecurity, employment law, how to assess key financial measurements, and much more.  

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand community bank board responsibilities, covering legal duties, regulator interactions, stakeholder value, and emerging concerns.
  • Gain insights into changing interest rates' effects on bond and stock markets, including historical Fed policies and rate-hike cycle implications.
  • Explore risks linked to bank director roles and strategies to protect yourself.
  • Review cybersecurity terms, to better comprehend the IT landscape and collaborate with IT security teams.
  • Learn to leverage banking industry data to make informed decisions.
  • Know what bank website data your bank's marketing department should be reporting to you and how to use it to inform growth, brand marketing, and enhanced customer experiences.

Pricing


ICBA Member

First Director: $1,095
Additional Director: $995

Non-Member

First Director: $1,495
Additional Director: $1,395


Bank Director Program Participants

First Director: $895
Additional Director: $795


Bank Director Program Participants (Non-Member)

First Director: $1,295
Additional Director: $1,195


Guests: $425
A guest is a spouse, significant other, or friend who is not in a financial occupation. Paid guests are invited to all receptions, breakfasts and lunches with directors.

Attendance/Cancellation Policy:

  • Registration fee is valid only for the individual registered. Each attendee must register.
  • Full payment is required prior to event attendance.
  • If registration is cancelled more than 30 days prior to the event start date, you will receive a full refund.
  • If cancellation is within 30 days prior to the event start date, 20 percent of the registration fee paid will be deducted for costs.
  • A substitute registration will be accepted.
  • No refunds will be issued once the bank has received event materials or after the event start date.
  • All rights are reserved by ICBA. No recording or distribution of the content is permitted unless expressly agreed by ICBA.

For more information, call 800-422-7285.

Omni La Costa Resort & Spa

2100 Costa Del Mar Road

Carlsbad, CA 92009

ICBA Room Rate: $319 until Sept. 15, 2023. Reservations can be made by calling: Omni Reservations at 1-800-THE-OMNI or (800) 843-666 or book via the ICBA Group webpage at:

ICBA Booking Link

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Who should attend: Directors, C-Suite

Prerequisites: No previous experience or training required

Advanced Preparation: None

Program Level: Intermediate

Field of Study: Business Management & Organization

Delivery Method: Group Live

CPE Credit Hours: 13.5

Code of Conduct

Registration, attendance, or participation at this event constitutes an agreement to adhere to the ICBA code of conduct and complaint policy. ICBA LIVE aims to be welcoming, safe, and inclusive to all participants, with the most varied and diverse backgrounds possible.

As such, The Independent Community Bankers of America (“ICBA” or the “Association”) has adopted a zero-tolerance policy toward all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

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Suitcasing Policy

Suitcasing is the act of soliciting business by non-exhibiting companies in the during the event or in other public spaces, including another company's booth, a convention center, or a hotel lobby. It is ICBA event management’s objective to do everything legally possible to protect its exhibitors and community banker attendees from suitcasing.