CEO Network: Fall 2026

Leading Through the AI Revolution: What Community Bank CEOs Need to Know, Bedel Security

AI is quickly becoming both an opportunity and a new source of risk for community bank. In this session, Chris Bedel will cut through the noise and focus on three responsibilities for bank leadership:

• Defend against an increasingly AI-enabled threat environment
• Enable employees to use AI responsibly
• Govern its growing use across the institution

This session will provide a practical framework for moving forward with AI without compromising the trust community banks are built on.

Leave with:

• A practical framework for addressing AI at the leadership level
• Considerations for defending against an increasingly AI-enabled threat environment
• Approaches to enabling responsible employee use of AI and governing its use across the institution
  

Current Economic Conditions, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

This session will provide an overview of current national and state economic conditions, including trends in the labor market and inflation.

Leave with:

• An overview of current national and state economic conditions
• Perspective on current labor market trends
• An update on inflation trends
  
  

From Oversight to Insight: Making Bank Board Meetings More Strategic, Wipfli

This session explores how bank CEOs can elevate board meetings beyond routine reporting and compliance to create more meaningful strategic dialogue. You'll hear practical approaches to improving board reporting, redesigning agendas, and engaging directors in forward-looking discussions that strengthen decision-making, enhance oversight, and better position the bank for long-term success.

Leave with:

• Practical approaches to improving board reporting and meeting agendas
• Strategies for engaging directors in more meaningful, forward-looking discussions
• Tools and techniques for balancing governance requirements with strategic board leadership