Program | Annual Convention | American Bankers Association

Put your bank on the fast track to innovation.

Annual Convention’s program is designed to give you the big-picture, actionable insights that you and your team need to solve real-time challenges, embrace industry disruption and fuel growth. This is where you’ll learn to stay ahead of industry expectations and trends to keep your leadership and legacy secure.

Leave Annual Convention feeling prepared to:

Respond to regulatory shifts
Navigate digital transformation
Fight fraud
Expand your product portfolio

Drive growth and profitability
Embrace AI – the right way
Develop a powerful workforce
Master M&A and internal expansion

…and so much more.

2025 Schedule

All times in ET

Sun, Oct. 19
Mon, Oct 20
Tues, Oct 21

Sun, Oct. 19

7:00 AM – 7:00 PM	Registration Open
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM	INNOVATION FORUM
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM	Opening Reception

Mon, Oct 20

7:00 AM – 5:00 PM	Registration Open
7:15 AM – 8:00 AM	POWER BREAKFASTS Join us for breakfast and connect with colleagues from across the country. Learn about innovative new products and services that can take your bank to the next level. Breakfast will be served from 7:15 AM to 7:45 AM outside of the morning sessions.
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM	OPENING GENERAL SESSION
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM	Break in The Hub The Hub is your ultimate destination to mix and mingle with peers and industry providers, see what’s new in banking and have a little bit of fun!
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM	KNOWLEDGE SESSIONS These sessions allow you to focus on the issues that matter most to you and network with senior banking leaders who feel the same. Choose from sessions in innovation, profitability, leadership and talent management, and customer experience.
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM	EMERGING LEADERS PROGRAM: PART 1 Eliminate conflict waste™: how to have conflict and still win together The Emerging Leaders program provides the professional development opportunities emerging leaders need to further their career and meet the demands of leadership to serve any bank’s mission at a higher level. View the full program here.
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM	KNOWLEDGE SESSIONS These sessions allow you to focus on the issues that matter most to you and network with senior banking leaders who feel the same. Choose from sessions in innovation, profitability, leadership and talent management, and customer experience.
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM	EMERGING LEADERS PROGRAM: PART 2 Next in line: ready or not, here we lead The Emerging Leaders program provides the professional development opportunities emerging leaders need to further their career and meet the demands of leadership to serve any bank’s mission at a higher level. View the full program here.
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM	POWER LUNCHES Join us for lunch and connect with colleagues from across the country. Learn about innovative new products and services that can take your bank to the next level.
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM	GUEST PROGRAM
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM	GENERAL SESSION
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM	Break in The Hub The Hub is your ultimate destination to mix and mingle with peers and industry providers, see what’s new in banking and have a little bit of fun!
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM	GENERAL SESSION
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM	Evening reception in The Hub

Tues, Oct 21

7:00 AM – 1:30 PM	Registration Open
7:15 AM – 8:00 AM	POWER BREAKFASTS Join us for breakfast and connect with colleagues from across the country. Learn about innovative new products and services that can take your bank to the next level. Breakfast will be served from 7:15 AM to 7:45 AM outside of the morning sessions.
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM	GENERAL SESSION
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM	Break in The Hub The Hub is your ultimate destination to mix and mingle with peers and industry providers, see what’s new in banking and have a little bit of fun!
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM	KNOWLEDGE SESSIONS These sessions allow you to focus on the issues that matter most to you and network with senior banking leaders who feel the same. Choose from sessions in innovation, profitability, leadership and talent management, and customer experience.
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM	SPEED MENTORING: FAST-PACED INSIGHTS FOR EMERGING LEADERS Space is limited, and advanced registration is required. Learn more and view the full Emerging Leaders program here.
11:30 AM – 12:15 AM	KNOWLEDGE SESSIONS These sessions allow you to focus on the issues that matter most to you and network with senior banking leaders who feel the same. Choose from sessions in innovation, profitability, leadership and talent management, and customer experience.
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM	INDUSTY HOT TOPICS NETWORKING LUNCH
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM	GENERAL SESSION
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM	Closing reception: See you in Salt Lake City! Join us to say a fond farewell to Charlotte and celebrate the location of our 2026 event...Salt Lake City!

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