Leadership Development Program
March 10 - March 12, 2025; May 5-7, 2025; August 18 - 20, 2025; October 27 - 29, 2025
A world-class faculty teamed with the Indiana Bankers Association to tailor a program that will have an immediate, positive impact on attendees and the banks that sponsor them. This series of four sessions, spaced over an eight-month period, is intense and demanding. It is designed for future bank leaders who are motivated and eager to reach full potential. An ambition to excel is a requisite for this series, as is the desire to face and learn from challenges. At the conclusion of the eight-month program, the participant will be poised to contribute significantly to the bank’s future, as well as contribute positively to the bank’s work environment by building and maintaining influential relationships with employees and supervisors.

Emerging Leaders
June 17, 2025; July 15, 2025; August 12, 2025; September 16, 2025; October 7, 2025; November 25, 2025
The Emerging Leaders Digital Program is designed for key staff in the bank who are emerging as potential leaders. It is designed to deliver essential management skills from accomplished leaders that will enable the emerging leader to more rapidly develop. Participants will engage in video conference calls covering specific management topics once a month for 6 months. Participants will gain experience with management/leadership competencies without ever being out-of-office. At the conclusion of the program, participants will have leadership plans in place preparing them to take the next leadership steps at their banks.

FLD Day at the Statehouse - March 5, 2025
The FLD Day at the Statehouse is dedicated to giving a voice to emerging bank leaders in the political process. It is a prime opportunity to get to know legislators and learn firsthand about the IBA's grassroots advocacy efforts. Though IBA is active politically through lobbying and PAC support, IBA’s most effective advocacy takes place at the grassroots level, when bankers meet face-to-face with lawmakers to express industry views.

FLD Leadership Conference - July 9 - 10, 2025
This dynamic event features industry leaders, interactive sessions and networking opportunities designed to foster meaningful connections and inspire innovation.

Graduate School of Banking - University of Wisconsin- Madison - July 27- August 8, 2025
Today, GSB is widely recognized as the nation's leading and most progressive banking school, offering a comprehensive course of study that focuses on meeting the changing needs of today's bank manager. GSB is the only graduate banking school in the nation that relies on its alumni, Banker Advisory Board and Academic Committee to create a unparalleled learning and networking experience. GSB is sponsored and governed by the Central States Conference of Bankers Associations in partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has been the school of choice for more than 23,000 bankers, with good reason.

Graduate School of Banking Financial Managers School - September 22 - 26, 2025
Designed by experienced CFOs, this school goes beyond the basic to present tools and best practices for community bank financial managers to build a solid foundation in asset/liability management. Understand how profitably manage a financial institution’s balance sheet, develop effective strategies and communicate strategies to the board and senior management that ensure effective decision-making.

Banking on Women Conference - October 22 & 23, 2025
This conference, where women take the lead, encourages professional development and leadership in your bank, while also promoting the importance of fostering relationships and inspiring women to reach their career goals and aspirations. Our powerhouse speakers will help you advance your decision-making and negotiating processes and teach you how to deliver and apply these insights to benefit your future and your financial institution’s future.

The event will benefit all levels of staff from any financial institution or financial services provider interested in the enhancement and career growth of women in Indiana. This conference will give you the opportunity to network with other professional women and discuss similar challenges and solutions.

Supervisory Bootcamp - July 29 & 30, 2025
Whether you are new or seasoned managers and supervisors, attendees find this experiential training invigorating, motivating and applicable to managing and supervising others. You will learn how to manage crucial conversations and challenging situations. You will practice a coaching approach that encourages your staff to be engaged and accountable and walk away with a toolbox for immediate use back in your workplace!

Understanding Bank Performance - April 3-25, 2025
The Indiana Bankers Association is pleased to partner with the Washington Bankers Association, as well as state associations from across the country, to provide this new virtual series. The program will focus on providing students with the information, access to instructors and networking with peers to help prepare them for new responsibilities within the bank. Each program is carefully crafted to ensure students have personal interaction with expert instructors and includes homework designed to help them fully understand class materials.

Retail Banking Management Series
January 15, 2025; April 5, 2025; August 12, 2025; November 12, 2025
Retail Management Series is a four-part, interactive, learning series designed to provide a complete overview of management and leadership principles for Retail Managers serving in all roles of the retail banking line of business for the bank.

Professional Development/Education/Trainer Forum
March 7, 2025; July 18, 2025; November 21, 2025
The forum offers a structured and professional platform that thrives on participant engagement, expert knowledge, and the systematic sharing of insights, resulting in a dynamic environment for learning and networking within the industry. The forum operates on a triannual basis and offers participants a platform that fosters dialogue and ensures that pertinent topics submitted by the participants themselves are thoroughly addressed. The forum extends its commitment to knowledge enhancement by offering supplemental reference materials. These documents are thoughtfully curated to complement discussions, further enriching the depth of insights.