CREDIT UNION Events
Credit Union Conference Guide: The Essential 2026 Edition
January 2026
January 27-28- St. Pete Beach, FL– Business Lending Roundtable. Learn more about the Business Lending Roundtable here!
February 2026
February 1-4- Long Beach, CA– NLCUP 2026 Conference. Learn more about the NLCUP 2026 Conference here!
February 1-5- Wailea, HI– CUES Symposium. Register for the CUES Symposium here!
February 15-25- Aboard Princess Cruise Line’s Enchanted Princess– Caribbean Islands CU Educational Cruise Conference. Register for the CU Educational Cruise Conference here!
March 2026
March 1-5 – Washington, D.C.– Governmental Affairs Conference 2026. Learn more about GAC 2026 here!
March 2- Washington, D.C.– The Foundation Gala Presenting the Herb Wegner Memorial Awards. Learn more about The Foundation Gala here!
March 3- Washington, D.C.– 2026 Defense Matters. Learn more and register for the 2026 Defense Matters conference here!
March 3- Washington, D.C.– 2026 African American Credit Union Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Learn more and register for the African American Credit Union Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony here!
March 8-13- Park City, UT– CUES Execu/Summit. Learn more and register for the Execu/Summit here!
March 8-22- Aboard the Holland America Oosterdam– Credit Union Leadership Growth Symposium. Learn more and register for the Credit Union Leadership Growth Symposium here!
March 12-15- Scottsdale, AZ– Credit Union Spring Training Conference. Learn more and register for the Spring Training Conference here!
March 16-19 – Tempe, AZ – Internal Audit Certification School Spring 2026. Learn more about the Internal Audit Certification School here!
March 19-22- St. Petersburg, FL– Credit Union Spring Training Conference. Learn more and register for the Spring Training Conference here!
March 22-25 – Aurora, CO – Marketing, PR & Development Council Conference 2026. Register for the Marketing, PR & Development Council Conference here!
April 2026
April 7-9- Fort Lauderdale, FL– Large Credit Union Executive Dialogue. Learn more and register for the Executive Dialogue here!
April 8-10- Fort Lauderdale, FL– CEO and C-Suite Summit. Learn more and register for the CEO and C-Suite Summit here!
April 11-12- Washington, D.C.– 2026 Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile & 5K. Learn more about the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile & 5K here!
April 12-17- Philadelphia, PA– CEO Institute I: Strategic Planning. Learn more about the CEO Institute here!
April 13-15- Chula Vista, CA– Alkami Co:lab. Learn more and register for the Alkami Co:lab here!
April 13-15- Orlando, FL– VeleraLIVE. Learn more and register for VeleraLIVE here!
April 13-17 – Tampa, FL – Regulatory Compliance Certification School 2026. Get more info on the Regulatory Compliance Certification School here!
April 14-16- Birmingham, AL– EMERGE 2026. Learn more and register for EMERGE 2026 here!
April 20-23 – Annapolis, MD – Management & Leadership Institute 2026. Learn more and register for the Management & Leadership Institute here!
April 20-23- San Antonio, TX– Credit Union BSA Conference. Learn more and register for the Credit Union BSA Conference here!
April 20-23- San Antonio, TX– Director’s Strategy and Credit Union Performance Conference. Learn more and register for the Director’s Strategy and Credit Union Performance Conference here!
April 20-24- Bangkok, Thailand– 2026 Overseas Sub-Council Conference. Learn more about the 2026 Overseas Sub-Council Conference here!
April 22-24- Arlington, TX– 2026 Young Professionals Conference. Learn more and register for the Young Professionals Conference here!
April 26-27 – Newport Beach, CA – HR Compliance Certification School 2026. Learn more and register for the HR Compliance Certification School here!
April 27-30 – Newport Beach, CA – HR and Organizational Development Council Conference 2026. Register for the HR and Organizational Conference here!
April 27-30 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Consumer & Residential Mortgage Lending School 2026. Learn more and register for the Consumer & Residential Mortgage Lending School here!
April 29-May 1- Mount Pleasant, MI– 3rd Annual Credit Union Economic and Investment Summit. Register for the Economic and Investment Summit here!
May 2026
May 3-5 – New Orleans, LA – Small Credit Union Conference. Register for the Small Credit Union Conference here!
May 3-7- Austin, TX– ThinkBIG 2026. Learn more and register for ThinkBIG 2026 here!
May 3-8- Ithaca, NY– CEO Institute II: Organizational Effectiveness. Learn more about the CEO Institute here!
May 3-8- Charlottesville, VA– CEO Institute III: Strategic Leadership Development. Learn more about the CEO Institute here!
May 6-8 – Charleston, SC – National Credit Union CEO Roundtable. Register for the CEO Roundtable here!
May 11-14- San Diego, CA– MeridianLink LIVE! 2026. Learn more and register for MeridianLink LIVE here!
May 12-15- Oklahoma City, OK– Cornerstone Impact 2026. Learn more and register for Impact 2026 here!
May 13-15 – Austin, TX – America’s Credit Unions Cybersecurity Conference. Register for the Cybersecurity Conference here!
May 14-17- Charleston, SC– National Credit Union Conference for Directors and Senior Management. Learn more and register for the National Credit Union Conference for Directors and Senior Management here!
May 17-20- San Diego, CA– America’s Credit Unions Finance Council Conference. Register for the Finance Council Conference here!
May 31- June 2- Ocean City, MD– MD|DC Connect 2026. Learn more about MD|DC Connect 2026 here!
June 2026
June 2-4- Palm Desert, CA– Lending Tech Live ’26. Learn more and register for Lending Tech Live ’26 here!
June 9-12- Orlando, FL– ENGAGE 2026. Learn more and register for ENGAGE 2026 here!
June 11-14- New Orleans, LA– Detecting Fraud & Managing Risks Conference. Learn more and register for the Detecting Fraud & Managing Risks Conference here!
June 12-19- Aboard the Celebrity Edge– Alaska Dawes Glacier Credit Union Educational Cruise Conference. Learn more and register for the Alaska Dawes Glacier Credit Union Educational Cruise Conference here!
June 13-14 – Cleveland, OH– Credit Union Board Roundtable. Learn more and register for the Credit Union Roundtable here!
June 14-17- Cleveland, OH– America’s Credit Unions Strategic Growth Conference. Learn more and register for the Strategic Growth Conference here!
June 15-16- Huntington Beach, CA– Director Development Seminar. Learn more about the Director Development Seminar here!
June 15-17- Cleveland, OH– America’s Credit Unions Board Certification School. Learn more about the Board Certification School here!
June 17-18- Huntington Beach, CA– Supervisory/Audit Committee Development Seminar. Learn more about the Supervisory/Audit Committee Development Seminar here!
June 27- July 4- London England/Aboard the Celebrity Apex– Norwegian Fjords Edcucruise 2026. Learn more about the Norwegian Fjords Educruise here!
July 2026
July 13-16- Lake Tahoe, CA– Director’s Critical Skills Conference. Learn more and register for the Director’s Critical Skills Conference here!
July 15-26- Aboard the Celebrity Eclipse– Scandinavia Credit Union Educational Cruise Conference. Learn more and register for the Scandinavia Credit Union Educational Cruise Conference here!
July 19-25- Madison, WI– Credit Union Management School. Learn more about the Credit Union Management School here!
July 20-23- Madison, WI– Business Lending Certification School. Learn more about the Business Lending Certification School here!
July 28- August 6- Aboard the Celebrity Equinox– Italian Riviera and France Educational Cruise Conference. Learn more and register for the Italian Riviera and France Educational Cruise Conference here!
August 2026
August 2-4- Isle of Palms, SC– Southeast Regional Directors’ Conference. Learn more about the Southeast Regional Directors’ Conference here!
August 3-6- Aventura, FL– 2026 DCUC Annual Conference. Learn more about the DCUC Annual Conference here!
August 3-6- Alpharetta, GA– 2026 AACUC Annual Conference. Learn more and register for the AACUC Annual Conference here!
August 6-14- Arusha, Tanzania– African Safari Land Forum 2026. Learn more about the African Safari Land Forum here!
August 9-14- Ithaca, NY– CUES Institute II: Organizational Effectiveness- Summer Session. Learn more about the CUES Institute here!
August 12-16- Maui, HI– National Credit Union Directors Conference. Learn more and register for the National Credit Union Directors Conference here!
August 16-19- Jackson Hole, WY– CUES Execu/Net. Learn more and register for CUES Execu/Net here!
August 24-28- Chicago, IL– Investment Certification School. Learn more about the Investment Certification School here!
September 2026
September 8-15- Bordeaux, France– Credit Union Winds of Change Forum. Learn more about the Credit Union Winds of Change Forum here!
September 13-15- Washington, D.C.– Congressional Caucus. More info to come.
September 14-16- Scottsdale, AZ– Compliance & Risk Council Conference 2026. Learn more and register for the Compliance & Risk Council Conference here!
September 14-17- Fort Worth, TX– Collections & Bankruptcy School. Learn more and register for the Collections & Bankruptcy School here!
September 15-16- Washington, D.C– Hike the Hill. Learn more about Hike the Hill here!
September 16-18- Nashville, TN– Elevate 2026. Learn more and register for Elevate 2026 here!
September 17-20- San Diego, CA– Directors Guide to Redefining the Future of Credit Unions. More info to come.
September 20-24- Toronto, Ontario– CUES Governance Leadership Institute. Learn more about the CUES Governance Leadership Institute here!
September 21-24- Las Vegas, NV– Operations and Technology Councils’ Conference. Learn more and register for the Operations and Technology Councils’ Conference here!
September 22-24 – Austin, TX – Catalyst Strategic Summit. Learn more about the Catalyst Strategic Summit here!
September 23– Cornerstone Managers Roundtable 2026. Learn more about the Cornerstone Managers Roundtable here!
September 24-25- Las Vegas, NV– America’s Credit Unions Security Summit. More info to come!
September 28- October 1- Savannah, GA– Marketing & Business Development Certification School. Learn more about the Marketing & Business Certification School here!
October 2026
October 1-2- Northern VA– Cybersecurity and Fraud Summit. Learn more about the Cybersecurity and Fraud Summit here!
October 3-10- Aboard Princess Cruise Line’s Majestic Princess– Canada/New England CU Educational Cruise Conference. Learn more about the Canada/New England CU Educational Cruise Conference here!
October 5-8- Charlotte, NC– Enterprise Risk Management Certification School. Learn more about the Enterprise Risk Management Certification School here!
October 5-8- Charlotte, NC– Internal Audit Certification School. Learn more about the Internal Audit Certification School here!
October 9-19- Athens (Piraeus), Greece/Venice (Ravenna), Italy/Aboard the Celebrity Eclipse– Greek Isles & Adriatic Odyssey 2026. Learn more about the Greek Isles & Adriatic Odyssey here!
October 12-16- Las Vegas, NV– National Director’s Roundtable Conference. More info to come.
October 12-16- St. Louis, MO– Cornerstone League ELEVATE 2026. Learn more about ELEVATE 2026 here!
October 18-21 – Las Vegas, NV – Money 20/20. Learn more about Money 20/20 here.
October 19-21- Nashville, TN– America’s Credit Unions Attorneys Conference. Learn more and register for the Attorneys Conference here!
October 20-22- Palm Springs, CA– America’s Credit Unions CEO Council Conference. Learn more and register for the CEO Council Conference here!
October 25-27- Baltimore, MD– Small Credit Union Conference. Register for the Small Credit Union Conference here!
October 26-28- Savannah, GA– INSPIRE 2026. Learn more about INSPIRE 2026 here!
November 2026
November 3-5- Indianapolis, IN– BSA/AML Certification School. Learn more about the BSA/AML Certification School here!
November 3-6- Las Vegas, NV– America’s Credit Unions Lending Council Conference. Learn more and register for the Lending Council Conference here!
November 12-15- Scottsdale, AZ– Reaching Your Members in the 21st Century. More info to come.
November 12-15- Scottsdale, AZ– Board Development & Responsibilities Conference. More info to come.
December 2026
December 6-9- San Antonio, TX– Board Liaison Workshop. Learn more about the Board Liaison Workshop here!
December 6-9- San Antonio, TX– CUES Directors Conference. Learn more and register for the CUES Directors Conference here!
December 7-9- Las Vegas, NV– Supervisory Committee & Internal Audit Conference. Learn more and register for the Supervisory Committee & Internal Audit Conference here!
December 10-13- St. Petersburg, FL– Annual CUSO Conference. More info to come.
December 28- January 4, 2027- Aboard the Celebrity Reflection– New Year’s CU Educational Cruise Conference. Learn more about the New Year’s CU Educational Cruise Conference here!