Cooperative Executive Roundtable 2024

2024 Cooperative Executive Roundtable Series

May 14-15, 2024

We look forward to your attendance at NCBA CLUSA’s Cooperative Executive Roundtable. This annual event convenes a cohort of the most innovative co-op executives across industries and sectors to share strategic insights. The Roundtable fosters connections around the co-op business model and the vision to create a more inclusive economy.

The Cooperative Executive Roundtable brings together the cooperative movement’s leading executives for a cross-sector idea exchange. This gathering is a unique opportunity to hear from visionary thinkers and connect with your peers. The Roundtable is designed to deliver collaborative, growth-oriented discussion sessions that stimulate strategic thinking about the challenges facing our domestic economy and how to best position cooperatives to thrive amid these shifting socioeconomic realities.

The Cooperative Executive Roundtable and its accompanying reception and dinner is an exclusive, complimentary, invitation-only event. To inquire about an invitation to a future Roundtable, email Tamela Blalock, NCBA CLUSA’s Vice President of Cooperative Relations at tblalock@ncba.coop.

Agenda

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

We'll meet at a private dining room in McCormick & Schmick's at 2010 Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA 22202

WELCOME RECEPTION
6:00-7:00 PM EDT

EXECUTIVE DINNER
7:00-9:00 PM EDT

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

We'll meet at National Cooperative Bank HQ at 2011 Crystal Dr., #800, Arlington, VA 22202

BREAKFAST AND COFFEE
7:30 AM EDT

WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS
8:00 AM EDT

Thought Leaders:
Doug O'Brien, President & CEO of NCBA CLUSA
Casey Fannon, President & CEO of National Cooperative Bank

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP SESSION:
OPERATIONALIZED A.I. in 2024
8:15 AM EDT

Thought Leader: Chantal Kamya, Head of Internal Communications Strategy & Programs at Block, Inc., the parent company of Square, CashApp, & TIDAL. 
Generative Artificial Intelligence, such as ChatGPT, are powerful tools that can be used to automate tasks, improve productivity, and create more engaging content. Fortune 500 companies are increasingly using ChatGPT to improve business operations in a variety of ways.

Here are some specific examples of how Fortune 500 companies have used ChatGPT:
- Asana uses ChatGPT to help users create and manage projects.
- Canva uses ChatGPT to help users create designs.
- Carlyle uses ChatGPT to help with research and due diligence.
- The Estée Lauder Companies uses ChatGPT to help with customer service.
- PwC uses ChatGPT to help with training and development.
As Generative AI continues to evolve, companies of all sizes will find new ways to use the technology to increase productivity. This session features a Fortune 500 company that will share how they have operationalized a private A.I. / ChatGPT for internal use, and how cooperatives will be able to do the same.

EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION TOPIC: OPERATIONALIZED A.I. in 2024
9 AM EDT

How are you experimenting and operationalizing AI in your cooperative business in 2024 and 2025, and what are your future plans?

BREAK
9:45 AM EDT

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP SESSION AND EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION TOPIC: REWIND WON'T CUT IT
10:00 AM EDT

Thought Leader:
Tara Rethore, CEO of Strategy for Real™

Business leaders face a near-constant barrage of disruption: economic barriers, geopolitical strife, and embroiled policymakers. Today’s challenges may feel familiar, thus tempting leaders to return to approaches that have succeeded previously. Yet, the business context has changed – so what worked in the past may not transform the future.

A guided discussion, this executive roundtable provokes new thinking and actionable insights. Discover why hitting rewind won’t cut it and the consequences of going back. Learn specific actions leaders can take to fast forward and accelerate performance.

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LUNCH
11:30 AM EDT

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP AND EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: NCBA as Co-op Advocacy Partner
12:45 PM EDT

Thought Leaders:
Aaliyah Nedd, Director of Government Relations at NCBA CLUSA

Doug O’Brien, President & CEO of NCBA CLUSA

NCBA CLUSA is the apex trade association for cooperatives and works in partnership with host other sector and regional co-op trade associations (America’s Credit Unions, NRECA, etc). Co-op trade associations remain one of the most successful instruments of consensus-building and trusted information within the legislative and advocacy arenas. Taking an active role within the co-op industry trade groups is vital for shaping policy and advancing co-op amplifying advocacy outcomes. This session will highlight the key areas of focus for NCBA CLUSA across several co-op sectors in 2024 and considerations for the upcoming national election cycle.

CLOSING REMARKS
1:50 PM EDT

ADJOURN
2 PM EDT

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2024 Cooperative Executive Roundtable

2024 Cooperative Executive Roundtable Series

May 14-15, 2024

Thank you to our Sponsors

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Agenda

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

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See you in May!

Don't miss this dynamic roundtable!