Thursday,
May 14, 2026
May 14, 2026
Friday,
May 15, 2026
May 15, 2026
Saturday,
May 16, 2026
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