Information/Cybersecurity Officer/IT Officer /Operations Officer Forum - Group 1

Date:

Feb 26, 2025

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

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The Information/Cybersecurity/IT/Operations Officer Forum will provide a platform and opportunity to exchange ideas freely and examine pressing issues in today’s ever-evolving regulatory, cost-conscious and productivity-driven environment. Peer-to-peer sessions have proven very successful for other IBA membership focus groups.

Agenda

Session I: February 26, 2025
Session I: June 25, 2025
Session II: October 29, 2025


8:45 a.m.         Registration
9:00 a.m.         Program Begins
12:00 p.m.       Lunch
1:00 p.m.         Program Resumes
3:00 p.m.         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:

  • Information and cybersecurity preparedness & examination expectations
  • Current IT examination issues
  • Outsourced third party risk management (vendor management)
  • Mobile banking
  • Business continuity and disaster recovery planning
  • Incident response planning
  • Change and patch management
  • Telecommunications configurations
  • Penetration testing
  • RSAT, AI fintech
  • Recent breaches

 

Speaker(s)

Chris Bedel, CISM, Founder, President, & CEO
Chris is an information security professional and entrepreneur with a passion for risk assessments, incident response walkthroughs, and security awareness training. For eight years, he served as the Information Security Officer at a community bank, where he played a key role in driving 82% asset growth and more than doubling net income.

In 2015, Chris founded Bedel Security to help banks and credit unions enhance their information security programs by providing CISO and ISO support services. He holds a Business degree with a minor in MIS from Purdue University and is a certified CISM.

Outside of work, Chris enjoys life on a 50-acre farm in Indiana, where he and his wife stay busy raising four kids and caring for their animals.

 

Additional Information

Benefits of the Forum… 

  • Improve your effectiveness as Information/Cybersecurity Officer/IT Officer/Operations Officer
  • Discuss current industry challenges with others in bank technology and operations
  • Form lasting relationships with peers in similar roles
  • Solve your most pressing problems Obtain access to highly respected industry experts
  • Grow professionally as well as personally Discuss with peers what works and what doesn’t
  • Hear from experts in the industry on products, services, regulatory changes and best practices

How the Forum Works… 

  • IBA will organize the forum based on bank size and market to ensure that participants have as much in common as possible
  • The group will be small - usually no more than 20 participants.
  • Eight to ten topics will be discussed at each session; participants are strongly encouraged to suggest agenda topics of interest.
  • Forum participants get the benefit of working with expert consultants on a cost-saving basis.
  • Forum participants get the benefit of networking and making brief queries within their groups between meetings.
  • Comprehensive handouts are compiled and provided to each group member, along with a binder for retention of handouts, notes and references.


 


 

Fees

The registration fee includes three consecutive sessions and the program materials.

$999.00 per IBA Member

Participation in this IBA Forum is limited to IBA member financial institutions, and nonmembers financial institutions from an eligible membership category at applicable member or non-member rates.

Who Should Attend?
he IBA is pleased to provide this program where individuals who are responsible for IT internal audit, IT management, risk management, IT project management and information/cybersecurity related issues in their institutions have the opportunity to discuss concerns and explore collaborative solutions to problems they face on a day-to-day basis. You don’t want to miss this opportunity!

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
Phone: 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 send the materials.  Substitutions are welcome at no additional charge.