Creating a better member experience requires coordination across many parts of a credit union, from digital banking and lending to payments, cards, and everyday member services. Cristina “Cris” Karekar works across these areas as Vice President of Product Delivery at Texas Dow Employees Credit Union (TDECU), where she leads enterprise product strategy and delivery.
Josh Rodriguez has spent more than two decades working across credit union operations, technology, and executive leadership, with a particular focus on connecting financial services to the people and communities they serve. He will bring that experience to the 2027 CU Growth & Innovation Summit as a panelist discussing how credit unions can strengthen member relationships while driving growth and loyalty.
Matt Fehrmann, Chief Information Officer at Kohler Credit Union, will join the 2027 CU Growth & Innovation Summit as a panelist, bringing his experience in technology, cybersecurity, digital transformation, and member experience to the executive conversation.
The CU Growth & Innovation Summit is pleased to welcome Brian Gruender, Senior Vice President of Technology at Fox Communities Credit Union, as a Peer-to-Peer Moderator at the 2027 event, taking place February 8 to 10 in Oak Brook, Illinois.
The CU Growth & Innovation Summit is pleased to announce DBSI as a Platinum Sponsor of the 2027 event, taking place February 8 to 10, 2027, in Oak Brook, Illinois.
Turning strategy into results requires credit union leaders to make decisions across people, technology, operations, and the member experience. Toni-Ann Sforza, Chief Operating Officer at Municipal Credit Union (MCU), will bring her experience leading across these areas to the CU Growth & Innovation Summit as a panelist.
For credit unions, pursuing loan growth requires careful decisions about liquidity, capital, and risk. Fred Campobasso, Chief Lending Officer at Great Lakes Credit Union, will bring more than two decades of credit union experience to that conversation as a keynote panelist at the CU Growth & Innovation Summit.
Balancing liquidity with the need to grow loan portfolios remains an important strategic consideration for credit unions. Dylan Braun, Senior Vice President and Director of Commercial Lending at TruStone Financial Credit Union, will bring his commercial lending experience to this conversation as a panelist at the CU Growth & Innovation Summit.
The CU Growth & Innovation Summit is proud to welcome Laura Moore, Senior Vice President of Technology Engineering at Global Credit Union, to this year’s speaker lineup.
The CU Growth & Innovation Summit is pleased to announce that Chris Turnley, Chief Operating Officer at CoastHills Credit Union, will join the speaker lineup as a panelist.
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