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ABA Annual Convention

October 20-22, 2013 • Hyatt Regency New Orleans • New Orleans, Louisiana


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Directors' Forum

The ABA Directors’ Forum covers issues of vital importance to community bank boards of directors, focusing on oversight responsibilities, succession planning, financial due diligence, committee roles and best practices in management to help you successfully fulfill your board responsibilities. A networking lunch and roundtable discussions provide helpful peer exchange opportunities. Note: Program subject to change. CPE credits available.


SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20 • 8:00 AM–4:00 PM
  • Tapping the Strategic Potential of Boards:
    New Technology Trends and Your Strategic Plan
  • Getting Governance Right: Essential to the Safe, Sound and Successful Operation of the Bank
  • Regulatory Risk Management:
    What Do Directors Need to Know?
  • Talent Management: You Cannot Afford Not to
    Invest in Your Future Leadership
  • Liability: Bank Insurance Coverage Trends and
    Best Practices
  • Combatting Critical Cyberthreats:
    Not “If” but “When”
  • Risk Management: Help! I’m a Board Member and
    I Can’t Get Up! Developing an Effective Board Risk Management Committee
  • Audit Committee Roundtable:
    High and Increasing Expectations
  • Compensation Committee Roundtable:
    Trends and Best Practices
  • Loan Review Committee Roundtable:
    Balancing the Need for Loan Growth and Risk
  • Peer Exchange:
    Sharing Good Answers to Hard Questions

Download detailed Directors' Forum program here!


Registration/Fees

Registration questions? Please contact ABA Member Services at 1-800-BANKERS.

Directors' Forum Fees
ABA Convention Registrant $350
ABA Member, Forum Only $525
Non-Member, Forum Only $650
Team Member* (6 or more from same institution) $250
*If applicable, multiple or team registrant rate is for each additional person from the same institution.


Ways to Register

 Online Registration: Directors' Forum only
Using our secure on-line registration form, you will need to provide your credit card information at the time of registration. This is for single registrations only.

  Download Registration Form (PDF) 
If you do not wish to use your credit card in our secure on-line registration system, need to pay with a check, or need to submit multiple registrations from your organization, please download this registration form for your use.

  By phone: 1-800-BANKERS.

 

ABA requires a user name and password in order to register online for meetings. This allows ABA to verify your membership status and apply the appropriate price. If you have not already created an account, click on the New User button when registering. (Note: this is separate from your aba.com login.)

 

The American Bankers Association 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 should be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN 37219-2417. Web site: www.nasba.org

 

​Directors' Forum questions? Contact Marisa Broka for more information.