Please join us for the 2023 CEO/Senior Management Workshop. Today’s chief executive officers, senior bank management and emerging leaders must anticipate the many market forces driving the post-pandemic environment that propel change, new business models, growth opportunities, and profitability in 2023 and beyond. MBA’s CEO/Senior Management Workshop addresses many of these important needs while helping to shape Association policy for the year ahead. This unique two-day conference brings together an impressive line-up of industry experts and advisors to provide presentations on the timely issues, challenges, and opportunities facing the Massachusetts banking industry. We are excited to be holding the conference in person again.

In addition to the workshop, we are excited to host an Industry Celebration on Thursday evening to honor those who may have retired since March 2020 and didn’t get a proper sendoff. It will be wonderful to catch up with old friends we may not have been able to connect with in the last two years. Please invite your senior executive who retired during the pandemic so we can celebrate them in person, you can register them or send their information to Meghan McCarthy, mmccarthry@massbankers.org, and we will send a separate invitation.

Preliminary highlights of the program include:

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Steering Committee Panel: In the summer of 2021, the MBA formed a DEI Steering Committee to position the Association and the industry as leaders in promoting social and economic inclusion and equity. Please join us for this interactive panel to discuss how banking institutions can elevate their DEI successes or begin their journey incorporating DEI into their workplace. Our goal is for the MBA is to act as a resource for our members on the long-term path of embracing, celebrating, and supporting the unique differences of our employees, clients, and our communities.

Setting MBA’s Agenda for 2023
MBA’s leadership will discuss our policy agenda for 2023.

MBA Hackathon
A hackathon is an event that brings together experts and creates a collaborative environment for solving a certain problem. While most hackathons revolve around computer programming and IT, many other industries follow suit. Today, it's possible to find HR hackathons, economics hackathons, music hackathons, and the like. They drive innovations, generate ideas, create networking opportunities, and open new horizons. Join us for the first MBA Hackathon session.

Emerging Leaders: Special Thursday Session
We invite your bank’s Emerging Leaders and graduates of the New England School for Financial Studies to join us Thursday, February 2, for the day’s program, the reception, dinner, and evening’s Industry Event. As succession planning and leadership development become vital to our industry’s future success, we urge you to choose emerging managers/leaders from your institution to attend this informative industry session. The cost for this special Emerging Leaders one-day session is only $375. Emerging Leader Overnight Registration is $565.

Registration for the CEO/Senior Management Workshop opens at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 2, with the formal program beginning at 1:30 p.m. The day’s presentations conclude with the Industry Celebration. The program will continue on Friday, February 3, adjourning at approximately 12:30 p.m.

All participants are encouraged to stay at the Westin Hotel on Thursday evening and attend both days of the program. The workshop cost is $850, including overnight accommodations, a light lunch, the reception and dinner on Thursday, and breakfast and lunch on Friday. For those who are unable to stay overnight, the cost of the program is $675. For those signing up just for the Industry Celebration, the fee is $345. Please call for special arrangements if you want to attend only one day of sessions.

The deadline for guaranteed room reservations is January 12, 2023, so please register early. A final agenda will be sent to you before the workshop. If you have questions, contact Meghan McCarthy at the Association office, (617) 523-7595 or mmccarthy@massbankers.org.

Cancellation Policy: A $200 per person cancellation fee will be deducted from the refund. However, registration fees are forfeited when cancellations occur within three business days before the event. Substitutions are permitted. No show registration will not be refunded however, the materials will be sent upon request.
For more information on program content, contact Meghan McCarthy, VP of Professional Development

For registration/cancellation information, contact Jessie Connors, Program Registrar & Administrative Assistant Education