ADVISORY: CBA Announces Featured Speakers for CBA LIVE 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) today announced featured speakers for the 17th annual CBA LIVE, which is taking place from March 30-April 1 in San Diego, Calif. This year's event theme - Make Headway - will highlight how America's leading Main Street banks are forging ahead with clarity and resolve, navigating an evolving economic and regulatory landscape while responsibly expanding consumer access to credit, strengthening consumer trust, and advancing innovation that supports communities nationwide.

CBA President and CEO Lindsey Johnson said this of the CBA LIVE 2026 featured speaker lineup:

"CBA LIVE brings together the leaders who are driving the retail banking industry forward, and this year's program reflects both the urgency and opportunity of the moment. Under the theme 'Make Headway,' we're focused on moving decisively - cutting through complexity, strengthening consumer trust, and advancing responsible innovation in a rapidly changing economic and regulatory environment. Our industry isn't waiting on the sidelines; we're charting a steady, forward course that drives the economy forward, expands access to credit, fuels competition, and delivers real results for the hardworking Americans across Main Street we serve."

Featured Speakers

• Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman
• House Financial Services Committee Chair French Hill (R-Ark.)
• Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Member Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.)
• CBA President and CEO Lindsey Johnson
• Atlantic Union Bank President and COO (and CBA Board Chair) Maria Tedesco
• U.S. Bank Senior Executive Vice President, Consumer and Business Banking Products (and CBA Chair-Elect) Arijit Roy
• City National Bank President and CEO Howard Hammond
• SoFi CEO Anthony Noto
• Circle President Heath Tarbert
• PNC Head of Retail Banking Alex Overstrom
• JPMorganChase Head of Behavioral Science Jeff Kreisler
• Experian North America Chief Economist Joseph Mayans

Additional Details

WHO: The Consumers Bankers Association

WHAT: CBA LIVE 2026

WHEN: March 30-April 1, 2026

WHERE: Hilton San Diego Gaslamp Quarter
401 K St
San Diego, Calif. 92101

WHY: CBA LIVE is the must-attend annual event for the retail banking industry. Over 1,700 senior bankers and industry leaders gather from across the country to experience this premier event, which offers 80+ hours of top-notch programming tailored toward professionals motivated to learn new trends and share ideas with the most influential decision makers in the business.

Press RSVP

CBA LIVE 2026 is open to the press and free to attend. To register you or your team to attend, click HERE.