ACCELERATE 24 Starts Today

Nearly 500 credit union professionals, board members, and exhibitors will begin gathering at the Mystic Lake Center in Prior Lake for ACCELERATE 24. The theme for Minnesota Credit Union Networks annual conference is "Driving Innovation and Growth for Credit Unions," and speakers include:

Jim Nussle, CEO of America’s Credit Unions, Kurt Stevenson, Senior Vice President of Payments, of Alloya Corporate Credit Union, and Kris Williams, CEO of the Federal Home Loan Bank, Susan Hochsprung, Vice President Sales at TruStage will join our opening general session.

• Julie Meister, VP of Compliance and Recovery, Clearwater CU in Missoula MT, and Max Zappia, Chief Regulatory Officer at Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management, will join a Cannabis Banking Panel Discussion.
• Director-focused breakout sessions include Top Ten Ratios Every Director should Know, and Why with Josh Roberts, Vice President of System Collaboration & Development with the Wisconsin Credit Union League; and Advocacy Best Practices for Board Members with Ryan Smith, Chief Advocacy Officer for MnCUN.
• Kurt Stevenson, Senior Vice President, Payments at Alloya Corporate Credit Union will provide a breakout session on Instant Payments and the Changing Member Experience.
• Our closing keynote is International Speaker and Violinist Diane Allen, a TEDx/TED Speaker and Thought Leader who speaks on increasing the meaning, joy and fulfillment in one's work and life by Accessing the Flow State.

​Attendees can access schedules and speaker biographies by downloading the MnCUN app. Once the app has loaded, tap the “More” button at the bottom of the screen, and then click “Events” to access the Accelerate Conference.

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