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 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 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!