Next Tuesday/Wednesday Livestreams: ABA’s Nichols and Kelly, Fed’s Bowman, OCC’s Gould, FDIC’s Hill, CSBS’s Milhorn, Sens. Rounds and Alsobrooks to Address ABA’s Washington Summit

More than 1,400 bank leaders from the across the country will gather in Washington next week for the 2026 American Bankers Association Washington Summit to discuss the biggest banking policy issues and to hear from many of the top regulators and lawmakers shaping those policies. The general sessions at the banker-only event will be live streamed (in-person press registration details are also below). 

ABA President and CEO Rob Nichols, ABA Chair and First Independence Bank Chairman and CEO Kenneth Kelly, Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman, Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould, FDIC Chairman Travis Hill and Conference of State Bank Supervisors President and CEO Brandon Milhorn are just some of the speakers who will appear at the Washington Summit starting Tuesday at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, D.C.

The Summit speaker list also includes two members of the Senate Banking Committee, Sens. Mike Rounds (R- S.D.) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.). 

ABA will livestream Summit general sessions next Tuesday, March 10 and Wednesday, March 11 beginning at approximately 8:30 a.m. ET on its X handle @ABABankers.

The event will kick off on Tuesday with opening remarks from ABA’s Nichols who will outline the association's current policy priorities followed by Sen. Rounds, who will join ABA Executive Vice President of Congressional Relations and Legislative Affairs Kirsten Sutton to discuss the outlook for banking legislation in this midterm election year. Sen. Alsobrooks will appear later on Tuesday, as will CSBS President and CEO Milhorn. Tuesday's general session will close with a panel of ABA’s top policy experts outlining key issues in play as bankers head to Capitol Hill to meet with lawmakers. 

Wednesday’s livestream will begin with opening remarks from ABA Chair Kenneth Kelly followed by a fireside chat between Fed Vice Chair Bowman and Nichols. Later, ABA Executive Vice President of Financial Institution Policy & Regulatory Affairs Hugh Carney will moderate a conversation with FDIC Chairman Hill. The general session will conclude with a conversation between ABA’s Nichols and Comptroller Gould. 

Additional speakers and sessions may still be added to the agenda. 

Keynote Speaker Streaming Schedule

The streaming schedule for keynote speakers on both days is below (all times Eastern)*. All conference general sessions listed below will be livestreamed on X at @ABABankers.

Tuesday, March 10

• 8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.: Welcome and Opening Remarks by ABA President and CEO Rob Nichols.
• 8:45 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.: Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Kirsten Sutton, EVP, congressional relations and legislative affairs, ABA.
• 9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.: Brandon Milhorn, president and CEO, CSBS and Rob Nichols, president and CEO, ABA.
• 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.: Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and Naomi Camper, chief policy officer; ABA.
• 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.: Policy Panel with Naomi Camper, chief policy officer, ABA; Paul Benda, EVP, risk, fraud and cybersecurity, ABA; Hugh Carney, EVP, financial institutions policy and regulatory affairs, ABA; Jess Sharp, EVP, advocacy and innovation, ABA; and Kirsten Sutton, EVP, congressional relations and legislative affairs, ABA.

Wednesday, March 11

• 8:25 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.: Welcome and opening Remarks by ABA Chair and First Independence Bank Chairman and CEO Kenneth Kelly.
• 8:30 – 9:00 a.m.: Michelle Bowman, vice chair for supervision, Federal Reserve and Rob Nichols, president and CEO, ABA.
• 9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.: Travis Hill, chairman of the board of directors, FDIC and Hugh Carney, EVP, financial institution policy & regulatory affairs, ABA.
• 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.: Jonathan Gould, Comptroller of the Currency, and Rob Nichols, president and CEO, ABA.

*All times are Eastern, approximate and subject to change. Additional speakers may still be added.

Press Registration
Note to editors: The conference general sessions outlined above will be livestreamed on X @ABABankers. In-person registration is available to news media for the general sessions on Tues., March 10 and Wed., March 11 only. Press credentials and pre-registration are required for in-person attendance. To pre-register to attend in-person, please contact Morgan Kumi at [email protected]. Only the general sessions on Tues., March 10 (beginning at 8:30 a.m. ET and concluding at 11:30 a.m. ET), and Wed., March 11 (beginning at 8:25 a.m. ET and concluding at 10:30 a.m. ET) are open to the press; all other Summit sessions and Summit events are closed to the press.