Security Officers Forum - January 28, 2025; May 20, 2025; September 30, 2025
This Forum is designed for those who are responsible for physical security at their bank. The IBA Bank Security Officer Forum provides a platform and opportunity for management level personnel and staff to exchange ideas freely, compare practices, discuss concerns they face on a day-to-day basis, and discuss important strategic and operational issues with peers. While much of the discussion will be based on what the members of the Forum want to cover, here are just some of the topics that we’ve heard are on the radar screens of today’s bank security professionals.
NEW OFFERING!
Fraud Forum - March 18, 2025; July 22, 2025; November 19, 2025
This forum will allow for mediated peer discussion of fraud-related topics. Topics are largely determined by participants and may include the following: Check processing protection and wire fraud counterfeit checks/financial crimes Card skimming Elder fraud Scams High risk businesses Bitcoin crimes Money laundering.
Information/Cybersecurity Officer/IT Officer/Operations Officer Forum
Group 1: February 26, 2025; June 25, 2025; October 29, 2025
Group 2: February 27, 2025; June 26, 2025; October 30, 2025
This Information/Cybersecurity Officer/IT Officer /Operations Officer Forum will be organized 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.
Graduate School of Banking Digital Banking School - March 3, 2025 (Virtual)
The demand for digital banking services has grown exponentially. Thats why GSB offers its popular Digital Banking School to help the community banks understand how to grow and thrive in the digital banking space. With eight in-depth classes held twice weekly for a month, this program brings in content experts from every banking function- technology, compliance, human resources, risk management, marketing and more- offering 25 hours of relevant content. A single, per-bank registration allows anyone in the organization to participate, allowing key decision-makers to join for one, or all, of the learning sessions for maximum organizational impact.
Cyber, Fraud and Physical Security Conference - April 16 & 17, 2025
The combination of private sector experts and law enforcement personnel participating in the 2025 Conference will provide you with a unique opportunity to enhance cyber, fraud and physical security practices, foster collaboration, and exchange knowledge on effective strategies. Whether you’re interested in innovative technology solutions, community outreach programs for your bank or policy development, this conference promises valuable insights and networking connections. Don’t miss out!
Graduate School of Banking Bank Technology Management School - April 7 - 11, 2025
It’s vital that senior managers and IT professionals understand how to effectively deploy and use technology to meet business goals and regulatory requirements. This school will focus on integrating the business of banking with the key IT management topics- AI project management, vendor management, leveraging infrastructure, IT incident response planning, risk assessment and more.
Fraud Academy - August 12 -14, 2025
Fraud Academy is a pioneering initiative designed to arm bankers with the skills needed to detect and combat fraud. Our unique program features insights from experts across the DEA, FBI, law enforcement, AARP, and the financial industry, offering a robust education in fraud prevention from those who know it best. With fraud costing every bank valuable time and money, our curriculum targets over eighteen types of fraud, including check fraud, elder fraud, cybercrimes, and introduces effective prevention tools. Equipping bankers with the knowledge to minimize fraud-related losses and protect your institution’s bottom line.
Graduate School of Banking Bank Cybersecurity School - October 13 - 17, 2025
This school will give you practical insights to mitigate the risk of fraud. Cyber-criminals are growing increasingly sophisticated in their ability to gain access to sensitive data. An in-depth interactive study of the latest IT security best practices, including information security law, IT security management, virtualization, infrastructure, network penetration testing, ethical web hacking, AI and mobile defense round out the IT security curriculum. We will also cover the business of banking for important industry context.