Tentative Schedule of Events
July 22nd - 24th, 2026
Agenda Speakers Exhibitors Sponsors Hotel FAQ
Convention Schedule
Wednesday – July 22nd: |
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| 3:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | CBA Registration Desk Opens | ||||||||||
| 4:00 p.m. | Registered guests may check in at the hotel | ||||||||||
| 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Exhibitor Set-Up | ||||||||||
| 8:00 p.m. | Chairman’s Welcome Reception – Tanner and his wife Kathy are hosting this friendly informal gathering. Co-sponsored by Bank Compensation Consulting (BCC) and SHAZAM, Inc. | ||||||||||
Thursday – July 23rd: |
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| 8:00 a.m. | CBA Registration Desk Opens | ||||||||||
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | General Session | ||||||||||
| Treating Your Website Like a Branch…Because it is! - Crystal Steinbach & Derek Baker | |||||||||||
| AI & Community Banking: Innovation, Insight, and Responsible Implementation | |||||||||||
| 11:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. | Exhibit Break Time | ||||||||||
| 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | General Session | ||||||||||
| AI & Community Banking: Innovation, Insight, and Responsible Implementation | |||||||||||
| 12:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch & Exhibit Time Co-sponsored SHAZAM, Inc. and ICBA | ||||||||||
| 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | General Session | ||||||||||
| Passing the Torch: Turning Knowledge into Wisdom for Bank Succession - Larry Williams | |||||||||||
| 2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Exhibit Break Time | ||||||||||
| 2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
State-level Update on the Community Banking Landscape - Frank Berndt, Olsen Palmer |
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| 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Reception with Exhibiting Companies | ||||||||||
| 5:00 p.m. | Officers’ Photos | ||||||||||
| 5:15 p.m. | Chairman’s Reception | ||||||||||
| 6:00 p.m. | Dinner – co-sponsored by Bankers’ Bank of Kansas and RESULTS Technology | ||||||||||
| 7:30 p.m. | Live Auction – Auctioneer: Curt Marshall Sponsored by Bank Compensation Consulting (BCC) | ||||||||||
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Friday - July 24th: |
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| 8:30 a.m. | CBA Registration Desk Open | ||||||||||
| 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | General Session | ||||||||||
| 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | Digital Assets & Community Banks: What You Need to Know – Brian Laverdure, ICBA | ||||||||||
| 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Exhibit Break Time Co-sponsored UNICO Group | ||||||||||
| 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. | General Session | ||||||||||
| Investment Portfolio Strategies for Today's Rate Environment - Dale Sheller | |||||||||||
| The State of Banking in Kansas – David Herndon, Office of the State Bank Commissioner | |||||||||||
| ICBA Update – Jack Hopkins, ICBA | |||||||||||
| Annual Business Meeting | |||||||||||
| 12:00 p.m. | Convention Concludes | ||||||||||


