Bonita
Springs
April 19-21, 2026
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SUNDAY
APRIL
19
11am-5:30 pm
Registration & Orientation
12:50-5 pm
Catamaran Cruise on Naples Bay
1:15-5:15 pm
Ahoy, Mateys! Pirate Cruise Adventure
6:15-7 pm
Welcome Reception
7-8 pm
Networking Dinner
8-9 pm
An Evening of Mindbending Mentalism
RMax Goodwin
World-renowned mentalist and magician
MONDAY
APRIL
20
6:15-7 am
Group Run/Walk
7:15-8 am
Breakfast
8-8:30 am
Designing Local at Scale
Rebekah Sigfrids
Head of Global Financial Center Design and Innovation – Bank of America
8:30-8:50 am
AI is not a Tech Strategy: It‘s a Go-To-Market Accelerator
Umesh Babaria
Head of Consumer Analytics, Physical Distribution/Market Strategy – KeyBank
8:55-10:15 am
Sourcing Meetings
10:20-10:45 am
Turning Visual Experience at the Branch Into Real ROI
Gina Bleedorn
President and CEO – Adrenaline
11:10-11:30 am
Creating Truly Inclusive Spaces + Experiences for Your Clients
Seun Aiyese
President of Retail Branching – Southern Bancorp
11:35 am – 12:35 pm
Sourcing Meetings
12:35 -1:35 pm
Networking Lunch
Brought to you by OxBlue
1:35-2:35 pm
Roundtable Discussions
Where Does your Self-Service Strategy Win, Where Does it Fail, and How Can You Bolster its Potential?
Stephen Griffin – SVP, Director of Retail Distribution Planning – Regions
What We Are Missing in Re-Imagining the Evolution of the Branch?
Declan McCormack – Client Leader – BDHP Architecture
Leveraging Analytics to Accentuate Your Branch Network
Ben Hopper – Head of Consumer Distribution Strategy – First Horizon Bank
2:40-3:40 pm
Sourcing Meetings
3:45-4:05 pm
Innovation Talk
Jeff Lewis
EVP, Branch & Small Business Banking Regional Executive – U.S. Bank
4:05-4:45 pm
From Beige to Bespoke: Turning Bank Branches into Luxury Destinations
🎤 Ray Ehscheid
SVP / Retail Practice Area Lead – NELSON Worldwide
Dillon Harding
Director of Construction, Americas – Kering
Michael Bassani
SVP, Retail Banking Strategic Distribution Director – Huntington National Bank
Alison More
Executive Director, Experience Design – Monigle
4:45-5 pm
Happy Hour Break
5-5:30 pm
How Digital Twins & Data Utilization are Forging the Future of Branch Design
Barb Pohner
President and Partner – Knovo
Rebekah Sigfrids
Head of Global Financial Center Design & Innovation – Bank of America
5:30-7 pm
Free Time
7-10 pm
Dinner and The Great Bingo Bash!
The Rev. Rusty Reams
World’s #1 Bingo Caller – The Great Bingo Revival
Brought to you by AGI
TUESDAY
april
21
7:30-8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30-9:30 am
The Truth? Size Matters.
🎤 EJ Kritz
Chief Customer Experience Officer – DBSI
Sloppy Seconds: True stories of FI‘s who made the most out of a ”bad space”
🎤 EJ Kritz
Chief Customer Experience Officer – DBSI
Melissa Brown
Chief Experience Officer – AZ Financial CU
Robert Dozier
CEO – Palmetto Citizens Federal Credit Union
9:35-10:15 am
Sourcing Meetings
10:20-10:40 am
Maintaining Consistency in Design Standards Locally & Globally
Michael R. Shakespear Miles
Director of Canadian Retail, Global Design Strategy & Transformation – Scotiabank
10:40-11 am
The Branch Experience Trillion Dollar Opportunity
Jean-Pierre Lacroix
President – SLD
11:15 am – 12:15 pm
Closing Brunch
Wanna join us?
ATTEND
(BANK / CREDIT UNION EXEC)
Qualified banking leaders attend at no cost. Registration includes accommodations for two nights, full meals, and access to all networking excursions.
PARTNER
(INDUSTRY VENDOR)
Partnering is a great way to get your company in front of the best of restaurant development, design, and technology leaders.