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.


Attendance & Cancellation Policy

  • Full payment is required prior to event attendance.
  • Registration fee is valid for only the individual registered. Each attendee must register.
  • A substitute registration will be accepted. Please notify ICBA Education if registration needs to be changed.
  • 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.
  • No refunds will be issued once the bank has received event materials or after the event start date.
  • If the program is canceled by ICBA, ICBA’s liability is limited to the registration fee.
  • All rights are reserved by ICBA. No recording or distribution of the content is permitted unless expressly agreed by ICBA.

This event is not recorded. For more information, call 800-422-7285 or email education@icba.org.

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

Hotel Housing Scam Warning: Only make your room reservation using the information provided by ICBA. Do not do business with any company that claims they are with ICBA or working for ICBA as the official housing service. Contact ICBA if you have any questions or concerns.

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


Continuing Professional Education Credit (CPE) Requirements

To receive full CPE credit for the in-person event you must meet the following requirements:

  • Sign in daily. The sign-in sheet will be located on the registration table outside of the conference room.
  • Attend the session in its entirety.
  • Participate in all group activities and projects.

NASBA Statement

ICBA Education is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: nasbaregistry.org.

In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsor, CPE credits have been granted based on a 50-minute hour.

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 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 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.


Recording Disclaimer

Live courses are for educational purposes only and intended only for participants of the class/event. All rights are reserved by ICBA. No recording or distribution of the content is permitted unless expressly agreed to by ICBA.


Consent to User of Photos & Video Content

Registration, attendance, or participation in an ICBA event constitutes an agreement by the participant to ICBA’s use and distribution (both now and in the future) of the participant’s image and/or voice in photographs, videos, digital media, electronic reproductions, and audio files/recordings of and at such events and activities.