Human Resources Director Forum

Date:

Aug 21, 2025

Location:
IBA Center for Professional Development
8425 Woodfield Crossing Blvd
Indianapolis, IN 46240

This Human Resources Director Forum will provide a platform and opportunity for Human Resources Directors to exchange ideas freely, dissect problems, and discuss important issues with peers. You do not want to miss this opportunity! Peer-to-peer sessions have proven very successful for IBA membership focus groups such as the CFO Forums, Senior Lender Forums, IT & Operations Forums. Based on feedback from the membership, this new Human Resources Director Forum will be no exception.

Brochure

Agenda

Session I: April 25, 2024
Session II: August 22, 2024
Session III: November 21, 2024

8:30am Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00am Program Begins
Noon Lunch
3:00pm Program Adjourns
Topics

The Topics for each session will flow based on feedback from participants in the forum group.  As necessary, subject matter experts will be brought in to cover specific issues and topics based on responses from forum members.

POSSIBLE FORUM TOPICS:

  • Talent Acquisition, from job birth to retirement
  • Compensation & Benefits
  • Employee Relations & Discipline
  • Employee Handbooks
  • Social Media Proc & Cons
  • HR Automation & Technology
  • Employee Development
  • Management Development
  • HR Development, including Certification Pros & Cons
  • People Analytics
  • HR Regulatory Alphabet Soup: FMLA, ADAAA, FCRA, et al
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Rewards & Recognition
  • Wellness
  • Bank Culture
  • And much more!
Speaker(s)

Terry A. Saber
Saber Advisory Group, LLC

Terry Saber has more than 35 years of experience in the areas of strategic planning, human capital, executive compensation, and executive coaching with family owned, privately held, and publicly traded financial institutions; state banking associations; and nonprofit organizations.

Terry is nationally known for her facilitation skills as well as her all-inclusive, highly customized, and organization-specific approach to strategic planning and performance management. With particular expertise and experience in financial institutions, Terry combines an extensive financial institution background with decades of insight in numerous financial institutions to provide clients with accurate, current, and creative approaches to strategy development, board governance, C-Suite executive coaching, organizational structure, merger and acquisition alignment of people/structure and other relevant industry issues.

Additional Information

Benefits of the Forum

  • Develop professionally and improve your effectiveness as a Human Resources Director in the banking sector.
  • Discuss current industry trends and challenges experienced by other HR professionals.
  • Review a wide range of developments that affect bank hiring: strategies, tactics and results.
  • Identify and discuss ways to “do more with less” given budget and staff pressures.
  • Obtain access to highly respected industry experts.
  • Move the Human Resources function to a strategic and proactive business partner.
  • Discuss with peers what works and what doesn’t.

How the Forum Works
The Human Resources Director Forum will meet three times annually at the Indiana Bankers Association headquarters with your facilitator for this forum, Terry Saber. The agenda for each session will flow based on feedback from participants in the forum group. As necessary, subject matter experts will be brought in to cover specific issues and topics based on responses from the forum members.

Fees

The following fees include three consecutive sessions, program materials, continental breakfast, lunch, and refreshments.

$999 per IBA member

Participation in IBA programs is limited to members, associate members, and nonmembers from an eligible membership category at applicable member or non-member rates. Surcharge of 100% for Non-Members.

location

IBA Center for Professional Development
8425 Woodfield Crossing Blvd, Suite 155E
Indianapolis, IN 46240

Association Contact

Laurie Rees, Vice President - Education & Training
Lrees@indiana.bank
317-387-9380

Cancellation Policy

Due to our commitments, the price is inclusive of all three sessions. A full refund for the 3-session forum will be given for cancellations received prior to the first session. Any registrant who does not cancel before the first session will be billed the full registration fee and sent the materials. Substitutions are welcome at no additional charge.