This Executive Management Roundtable is an exclusive, invitation-only event designed for senior leaders who have completed GSBC’s EDI program. This one-day, in-person forum promotes candid dialogue, peer learning, and expert insight into the most pressing strategic, regulatory and financial challenges facing community banks today.

What You’ll Gain

  • Renewed Connections
    A strengthened network of EDI peers and C-level leaders who understand your challenges.
  • Clarity on What Matters Most
    A sharper focus on the issues that deserve your attention—driven by your input and priorities.
  • Actionable Insights
    Real-world strategies from trusted experts and peers you can apply immediately.
  • Meaningful Relationships
    Stronger ties with a circle of leaders you can rely on beyond the event.
  • Fresh Strategic Thinking
    A clearer, elevated perspective on your institution’s path forward.

Program Format

  • Date: October 21, 2025
  • Location: Renaissance Boulder Flatiron, Broomfield, CO
  • Schedule: One-day forum, followed by dinner
  • Attendance: Invitation-only, limited to 15–20 senior executives
  • Cost: $750 (includes all materials and meals)
  • Hosted by: GSBC & Paul O’Connor, Angkor Strategic Advisors

Agenda at a Glance

Open Forum: Industry Challenges & Opportunities
A candid exchange among peers on today’s most pressing issues, including regulatory shifts, interest rate impacts, funding strategies, technology adoption and the evolving role of boards and shareholders.

Economic Outlook
Insights on the economy and what’s ahead from a leading chief economist.

Celebration: EDI Graduation Luncheon
Honoring the achievement of this cohort’s graduates.

Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Credit unions in the world of M&A: how deals work and where restrictions may emerge
  • The future of bank consolidation and what’s likely in 2026

Balance Sheet & Capital Strategies

  • Loan sales as a tool to strengthen valuation and reduce debt costs
  • Asset/liability management lessons learned and strategies for what’s next

Leadership & Growth

  • Leading in Times of Turmoil: navigating uncertainty with resilience
  • Building the right teams and systems to scale effectively
  • Practical perspectives from seasoned bank executives

Innovation & Technology
Community Banks and AI: opportunities, risks and what’s next for adoption

Networking Dinner
Conclude the day with cocktails, dinner and continued conversation.

Who Should Attend

  • EDI graduates
  • Senior executives seeking candid conversation and strategic clarity

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Accommodations

Participants may stay at the Renaissance Boulder Flatiron Hotel in Broomfield, Colorado, at a rate of $194 per night. GSBC will make participants’ reservations upon request. Email GSBC@GSBColorado.org to request a room.

Continuing Professional Education

Attendees can count these Roundtable hours toward Continuing Professional Education. GSBC is registered with the NASBA as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses.