Top three emerging risks every executive needs to know

In this changing environment, adapting to developing trends is critical. Join a discussion on both long and short-term trends and areas of focus for executives to consider. With this targeted overview of the most important emerging risks; understand what techniques are used to manage an overall framework for governance risk and compliance systems, issues regulators are watching including learnings from recent enforcement actions and evolving financial inclusion considerations.

Emerging risks can be managed through preparation and knowledge. Senior leaders will walk away from this session with,

• An updated understanding of governance, risk and compliance frameworks that incorporate the strategic direction of the organization and the risk management activity it supports.
• What board members and CEOs need to know about recent regulatory enforcement actions, including fair lending and compliance challenges.
• The financial inclusion risk and compliance considerations that are overlooked in this developing DEI conversation.

Speaker: Erin O’Hern, VP Strategic Initiatives, ViClarity

Big Changes Affecting Strategy, Structure, Governance, and Leadership

Credit unions are bound by their strategy, structure, governance, and leadership decisions, but should past decisions concerning these critical areas be relied on in the years ahead? Perhaps, but some decisions and resulting operating methodologies will likely not align with the four most important, emerging trends affecting credit unions: environmentally-derived strategy … strategy-infused organizational structure … principles-based governance … and character-driven leadership. In this session, Tom Glatt, Jr. will dive deep into each of these four trends, showcasing how they will greatly reshape credit unions and help your leadership team prepare for the future ahead.

Speaker: Tom Glatt, Jr., Principal/Strategy Consultant, Glatt Consulting Group, Inc.

Cryptocurrency and the new world of digital assets for CUs

Cyrptocurrency is quickly gaining the attention of investors, consumers and traders. It is now the 4th most popular type of investment. Bitcoin alone has a market cap that would rank in the Top 10 among companies in the S&P 500. Many CUs are wondering how and if to offer cryptocurrency or otherwise be left behind as the digital currency heats up. Find out why Unify FCU is leading the movement with cryptocurrency, how it can be used as collateral among members, the regs regarding bitcoin, how the new asset is expanding business with indirect members, and the outlook ahead in the volatile but growing digital currency.

Speaker: Greg Glawson, CIO, Unify FCU