IBAT Annual Convention

September 20-23, 2025  | Fort Worth

IBAT’s Annual Convention is a four-day event that takes an in-depth look at key issues impacting the banking industry, specifically those related to community banks. Join us at the Omni Fort Worth, September 20-23, 2025, for everything you’ve come to expect from an IBAT event: great keynote speakers, educational breakout sessions, regulatory updates, awards, peer-to-peer resource sharing opportunities and networking and entertainment options, including the Chairman’s Opening Party and PAC Auction/Dinner.

As always, the Annual Convention will be packed with brand-new actionable insights and practical takeaways on some of the most important topics in community banking you won't want to miss.

                          

Keynote Speakers

Seth Mattison, Co-Founder of FutureSight Labs and Impact Eleven In a world dominated by rapid technological change and artificial intelligence, it's easy to believe that machines will define the future of work. But in this year's keynote address - The Human Advantage: Strategies for Winning in the Age of Machines - Seth Mattison, Author, Advisor, Keynote Speaker and Co-Founder of FutureSight Labs and Impact Eleven, brings a powerful reminder: our greatest advantage isn't artificial—it's human.  A renowned thought leader and futurist, set is on a mission to equip today's leaders with the insights, strategies and tools they need to build not just future-ready, but future-leading organizations. In his thought-providing keynote, "The Human Advantage: Strategies for Winning in the Age of Machines," Seth challenges us to reframe our mindset around AI—not as a replacement, but as an amplifier of human potential.

Jonathan V. Gould, 32nd Comptroller of the Currency Gould was recently sworn in as the 32nd Comptroller of the Currency at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), which supervises more than 1,000 national banks, federal savings associations and federal branches and agencies of foreign banks operating in the United States. The Comptroller also serves as a director of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council and the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council. Prior to becoming Comptroller of the Currency, Gould was a partner at the law firm Jones Day. He previously served as the Senior Deputy Comptroller and Chief Counsel at the OCC and twice served on the staff of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, including as its chief counsel. He has spent the bulk of his career in the private sector as a consultant and lawyer, advising banks and other financial services firms on regulatory matters and risk management.

Jack E. Hopkins, Chairman of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) Jack Hopkins is Chairman of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), the only national organization that exclusively represents community banks. He also serves as President and CEO of CorTrust Bank in Sioux Falls, S.D. A third-generation community banker, Hopkins learned the business from the ground up and has devoted his professional career to improving the financial lives of the customers CorTrust Bank serves. He brings that same passion and dedication to his role as ICBA Chairman, continuing his work over the last 25 years advocating on behalf of community banking.

Regulator Panel

Anthony Clark Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Emily Greenwald Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Troy Thornton Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Jared Whitson Texas Department of Banking

Attorney Panel

Chet Fenimore Fenimore Kay Harrison LLP

Mark Kanaly Alston & Bird LLP

Derek McGee  Origin Bank

Bruce Toppin Husch Blackwell LLP

Beth Whitaker Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

2025 AGENDA

 

Saturday, September 20
2:00-5:00 p.m.	Registration
6:00-7:30 p.m.	Kickoff Welcome Reception Celebrating Chairman Harris (Transportation Provided)
Sunday, September 21
7:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.	Registration
7:30-8:00 a.m.	Devotional
7:45-9:00 a.m.	Grab-and-Go Breakfast
9:00-10:00 a.m.	Concurrent Breakout Sessions (5 Tracks): Leadership/Strategy - Give Your Lenders the Courage to Succeed: Sales Leadership Insights from the C-Suite Performance - Modern Payment Strategies in Community Banking: Balancing Revenue and Relationships (Panel) Risk Management - Lessons from a Local Heist: A Real-World Bank Robbery Case Study Technology - Digital Branches: The Future is NOW Wild Card - Banking Through the Bottlenecks: Tariffs, Trade and the Road Ahead (Panel)
10:00-10:15 a.m.	Refreshment Break
10:15-11:15 a.m.	Concurrent Breakout Sessions (5 Tracks): Leadership/Strategy - The Four Masteries of Execution: Focus, Leverage, Engagement, Accountability. Turning Strategy into Action Performance - Loan Pricing Strategies: Don't Let Your Bank Become a Castaway Risk Management - Check Fraud on the Rise: Ways to Protect Your Customers and Bank Technology - Navigating AI and Deepfake Challenges in Community Banking Wild Card - Comprehensive Compensation
12:00-2:15 p.m.	Opening General Session and Lunch
2:30-6:00 p.m.	Exhibit Hall Opening Reception
6:00-8:30 p.m.	Evening Free
8:30-10:30 p.m.	Convention Casino Night
Monday, September 22
7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.	Registration
8:00-10:00 a.m.	General Session and Breakfast
10:00-11:30 a.m.	Exhibit Hall Open
11:30 a.m.-1:45 p.m.	Awards Luncheon & General Session
2:15-3:15 p.m.	Concurrent Breakout Sessions (5 Tracks): Leadership/Strategy - Beyond the Emergency Exit: Building a Strategic Succession Plan for Long-Term Leadership Success Performance - Asset/Liability Management in Today's Environment  Risk Management - Navigating Credit Risk in the Current Environment Technology - Could Stablecoin be the Next Netflix in the Payments Ecosystem? Exploring Risk, Regulation and Opportunity in Digital Assets (Panel) Wild Card - Everything You Wanted to Know From a Regulator but Were Afraid to Ask (Panel)
3:15-3:30 p.m.	Refreshment Break
3:30-4:30 p.m.	Concurrent Breakout Sessions (5 Tracks): Leadership/Strategy - The Economic Impact of Texas Community Banking Performance - Next-Gen Deposit Strategies: Driving Growth and Loyalty in Community Banking (Panel) Risk Management - Artificial Intelligence, Real Accountability: Navigating AI’s Legal and Ethical Crossroads Technology - Navigating Emerging Fraud Trends in the Payments Ecosystem Wild Card - FDICIA Readiness: Strategic Insights for Banks Approaching $500MM and $1B in Assets
5:30-6:30 p.m.	Hospitality Suites
6:30-9:00 p.m.	PAC Auction and Dinner
Tuesday, September 23
8:00-10:15 a.m.	Closing General Session and Breakfast: Annual Meeting and New Chairman's Address

2025 EVENT SPONSORS

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Diamond Sponsors

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Silver Sponsors
ADVANTAGE, Powered By JMFA Alliance Bank Alston & Bird LLP b1BANK BMA Banking Systems CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen LLP) CollateralEdge CP Insurance Associates DCI (Data Center Inc.) Diebold Nixdorf Fenimore Kay Harrison LLP First National Bank of Ballinger Glory Global Solutions Holland & Knight LLP			Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP IBT Apps InfoAgora Inc. IntraFi Kleberg Bank Lamar National Bank RSM US LLP Stephens Inc. Texas First Bank Texas Regional Bank The Bank Advisory Group The Bankers Bank VeraBank
Bronze Sponsors
AccuBranch Agent IQ Bedel Security Candescent Data Business Equipment, Inc. (DBE) Digital Onboarding, Inc. Eide Bailly LLP FIntegrate Technology Fiserv HC3 Henry & Peters, P.C. Huron Consulting Group Innovative Financing Solutions Jack Henry Kreps-Colgan & Associates Executive Search, LLC Kristopher James Company LemonadeLXP			Lend Mortgage Services, LLC LocalPay nCino Olsen Palmer LLC Ray, Feighny & Hartle PLLC Remedy Consulting Revio Insight Select Bankcard SHAZAM SRM Strunk LLC SWGSB Vine Financial, Inc. Versateq, LLC Whitley Penn Yennik, Inc.

2025 EXHIBITORS

5ironCyber AccuBranch Advantage Health Plans Trust ADVANTAGE, Powered By JMFA Agent IQ Ascensu Baker Tilly BCC Bedel Security BMA Banking Systems CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen LLP) CollateralEdge Community Capital Technology Inc. Computer Services, Inc. (CSI) Condley and Company, L.L.P. Convergint CP Insurance Associates Data Business Equipment, Inc. (DBE) Data Center Inc. Deluxe Corporation

Deluxe Merchant Services Diebold Nixdorf Digital Onboarding, Inc. Dolphin Debit Access, LLC Eclipse Brand Builders, LLC Eide Bailly LLP Eltropy Farmers National Company - Energy Federal Home Loan Banks Federal Reserve Financial Services FIntegrate Technology FINTX Forbinifi Forvis Mazars Glory Global Solutions Haberfeld HC3 HuLoop  IBT Apps ICBA CRA Solutions

Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA®) InfoAgora Inc. Integris IntraFi Ironcore, Inc. Kasasa Kristopher James Company La Macchia Group LemonadeLXP MeridianLink Inc. MG Architects MoneyGram International, Inc. MPA Systems, Inc. Ncontracts NFP Executive Benefits Oculus Software PhaseOne Design Builders PlanGroup Financial PULSE

Purple Wave Auction R&T Deposit Solutions Revio Insight RiskScout S&P Global Market Intelligence SBS CyberSecurity, LLC SHAZAM Spry SQN Banking Systems SRM StrategyCorps, LLC Strunk LLC Teslar Software TransFund UFS Tech Verge Network Solutions Vitex, Inc. Xactus Zelus Automation Platform, LLC