Tuesday/Wednesday Livestreams: ABA’s Nichols and Kelly, Fed’s Bowman, OCC’s Gould, FDIC’s Hill, CSBS’s Milhorn, Sens. Rounds, McCormick, Moreno and Alsobrooks to Address ABA’s[...]

More than 1,400 bank leaders from the across the country will gather in Washington this week for the 2026 American Bankers Association Washington Summit to discuss the biggest banking policy issues and to hear from many of the top regulators and lawmakers shaping those policies. The general sessions at the banker-only event will be live streamed (in-person press registration details are also below).

ABA President and CEO Rob Nichols, ABA Chair and First Independence Bank Chairman and CEO Kenneth Kelly, Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman, Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould, FDIC Chairman Travis Hill and Conference of State Bank Supervisors President and CEO Brandon Milhorn are just some of the speakers who will appear at the Washington Summit starting Tuesday at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, D.C.

The Summit speaker list also includes members of the Senate Banking Committee, Sens. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.), Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.).

ABA will livestream Summit general sessions next Tuesday, March 10 and Wednesday, March 11 beginning at approximately 8:30 a.m. ET on its X handle @ABABankers.

The event will kick off on Tuesday with opening remarks from ABA's Nichols who will outline the association's current policy priorities followed by Sen. Rounds, who will join ABA Executive Vice President of Congressional Relations and Legislative Affairs Kirsten Sutton to discuss the outlook for banking legislation in this midterm election year. Sens. McCormick and Alsobrooks will appear later on Tuesday, as will CSBS President and CEO Milhorn. Tuesday's general session will also include panel discussions on crypto market structure/stablecoin and other key policy issues in play as bankers head to Capitol Hill to meet with lawmakers.

Wednesday's livestream will begin with opening remarks from ABA Chair Kenneth Kelly followed by a fireside chat between Fed Vice Chair Bowman and Nichols. Next, a panel featuring perspectives from bankers and ABA experts will discuss emerging policy responses to today's scam ecosystem. Later, ABA Executive Vice President of Financial Institution Policy & Regulatory Affairs Hugh Carney will moderate a conversation with FDIC Chairman Hill. The general session will also include a conversation between ABA's Nichols and Comptroller Gould, as well as a fireside chat between ABA's Sutton and Sen. Moreno.

Additional speakers and sessions may still be added to the agenda.

Keynote Speaker Streaming Schedule

The streaming schedule for keynote speakers on both days is below (all times Eastern)*. All conference general sessions listed below will be livestreamed on X at @ABABankers.

Tuesday, March 10

• 8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.: Welcome and Opening Remarks by ABA President and CEO Rob Nichols.
• 8:45 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.: Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Kirsten Sutton, EVP, congressional relations and legislative affairs, ABA.
• 9:10 a.m. - 9:35 a.m.: Crypto Market Structure/Stablecoin Panel with Cathy Owen, ABA chair elect, executive chair, Eagle Bank and Trust Company; Jess Sharp, EVP, advocacy and innovation, ABA; Kirsten Sutton, EVP, congressional relations and legislative affairs, ABA; and Brooke Ybarra, SVP, innovation and strategy, ABA
• 9:35 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.: Brandon Milhorn, president and CEO, CSBS and Rob Nichols, president and CEO, ABA.
• 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.: Policy Panel with Naomi Camper, chief policy officer, ABA; Hugh Carney, EVP, financial institutions policy and regulatory affairs, ABA; Jess Sharp, EVP, advocacy and innovation, ABA; and Kirsten Sutton, EVP, congressional relations and legislative affairs, ABA.
• 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.: Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and Naomi Camper, chief policy officer; ABA.
• 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.: Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.) and Rob Nichols, president and CEO, ABA.

Wednesday, March 11

• 8:25 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.: Welcome and opening Remarks by ABA Chair and First Independence Bank Chairman and CEO Kenneth Kelly.
• 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.: Michelle Bowman, vice chair for supervision, Federal Reserve and Rob Nichols, president and CEO, ABA.
• 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.: Fraud Panel with Richard Baier, president and CEO, Nebraska Bankers Association; Paul Benda, EVP, risk, fraud and cybersecurity, ABA; Christie Huber Obenauer, president and CEO, Union State Bank of Hazen; and Jonathan Thessin, vice president and senior counsel, regulatory compliance, ABA.
• 9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.: Travis Hill, chairman of the board of directors, FDIC and Hugh Carney, EVP, financial institution policy & regulatory affairs, ABA.
• 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.: Jonathan Gould, Comptroller of the Currency, and Rob Nichols, president and CEO, ABA.
• 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.: Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) and Kirsten Sutton, EVP, congressional relations and legislative affairs, ABA.

*All times are Eastern, approximate and subject to change. Additional speakers may still be added.

Press Registration
Note to editors: The conference general sessions outlined above will be livestreamed on X @ABABankers. In-person registration is available to news media for the general sessions on Tues., March 10 and Wed., March 11 only. Press credentials and pre-registration are required for in-person attendance. To pre-register to attend in-person, please contact Morgan Kumi at [email protected]. Only the general sessions on Tues., March 10 (beginning at 8:30 a.m. ET and concluding at 11:30 a.m. ET), and Wed., March 11 (beginning at 8:25 a.m. ET and concluding at 11:00 a.m. ET) are open to the press; all other Summit sessions and Summit events are closed to the press.

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