Nearly 600 credit union finance professionals, including more than 100 first-time attendees, joined together in Austin, Texas, for the 2018 CUNA CFO Council Conference.
Day one of the conference featured a presentation by Mike Walsh on the future of financial services, issues chief financial officers (CFOs) have with NCUA Call Reports, and CFO best practices. Following is a photo gallery from the opening day of the conference.
“The future will demand algorithmic leaders,” says Mike Walsh, founder/CEO of Tomorrow, a global consultancy.
The Current Expected Loan Loss standard, branch profitability, and rising interest rates held CFOs’ attention during Sunday’s CFO Exchange.
Instructions for the NCUA Call Report too often are “as clear as mud,” says Kevin Durrance, CEO of Texans CU.
Attendees at a preconference session learned about several pain points involving the NCUA Call Report.
More than 100 first-time attendees played a round of “ice breaker bingo” during Sunday’s first-time orientation.
The popularity of auto leasing is growing, an attendee learns in the Exhibit Hall.
More than 80 companies showcased their wares in the Exhibit Hall.
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