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Thursday,
May 14, 2026

Friday,
May 15, 2026

Saturday,
May 16, 2026

4:30pm – 6:00pm 
Event Registration and Welcome Reception
Meet & Greet Rising Stars
Gather Fairbanks
Sponsored by Fiserv

Shuttle service between Westmark Hotel & Gather Fairbanks available 4:15-6:15pm 

8:00am – 8:45am
Check-in at Westmark Gold Room

8:00am – 8:45am
Breakfast at Westmark Gold Room
Sponsored by Visa

8:45am – 9:00am
Opening Ceremonies

9:00am – 9:45am
Frank Diekmann, CU Daily
Making Sense of Everything, All at Once in CU Land

9:45am – 10:00am
Break

10:00am – 10:45am
Eric Couillard, Fiserv
Stablecoin

10:45am – 11:00am
Silent Auction Partner Presentation
Bread Line, Inc

11:00am – 11:15am
Break

11:15am – Noon
Danielle Scodellaro, TruStage
6 Market Realities to Consider for Credit Union Leadership Continuity

Noon – 1:00pm
Attendee Lunch at Westmark Gold Room
Sponsored by State National Companies
GWLN Lunch at Westmark Minto Room
Danielle Scodellaro, TruStage
The Personal Financial Journey for Female Leaders

1:00pm – 1:45pm
Derek Lakey, Kinross
Alaska Industry Update

1:45pm – 2:00pm
Break

2:00pm – 2:45pm
Ben Seelos, NCR Atleos
ITM vs Traditional ATM

2:45pm – 3:00pm
Save the Date Announcement

3:00pm
Conference Sessions Close

4:15pm
Bus Departure: Fairbanks to Nenana
Sponsored by IMA Corp

 6:20pm – 8:00pm
Alaska Railroad Dinner Experience
Nenana to Fairbanks
Sponsored by TruStage

8:00am – 8:45am
Breakfast at Westmark Gold Room
Sponsored by Diebold Nixdorf

8:45am – 9:00am
Opening Ceremonies

9:00am – 9:45am
Melissa O’Kelley, SRM
Growth in All Dimensions

9:45am – 10:00am
Break

10:00am – 10:45am
Ryan Best, GHS Credit Union
Already Built for It: The Member Always Wins

10:45am – 11:00am
Silent Auction Partner Presentation
Interior Alaska Center for Non-Violent Living

11:00am – 11:15am
Break

11:15am – Noon
Anna Gould, GCI
Alaska Industry Update

Noon – 1:00pm
Attendee Lunch at Westmark Gold Room
ACUL Board Meeting

1:00pm – 1:45pm
Roger Jones
Board Governance

1:45pm – 2:00pm
Break

2:00pm – 2:45pm
Jesse Kaczmarski, UAF
The state of Alaska’s economy: current conditions, key challenges, and emerging opportunities.

2:45pm – 3:30pm
Asad Haider, Visa
Demystifying the CU Member

3:30pm-3:40pm 
Break

3:40pm-3:50pm 
Alaska Community Foundation

3:50pm-4:30pm 
Rising Stars Panel

4:30-4:40pm
Julie Swisher, Red Cross
Thank You

4:40pm
Conference Sessions Close

6:00pm – 9:00pm
Dinner and Silent Auction
University of Alaska Museum of the North

All proceeds of the Silent Auction will go to local nonprofit organizations: Bread Line, Inc & Interior Alaska Center for
Non-Violent Living

Shuttle service between Westmark Hotel & UA Museum available 5:30-9:30pm