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Mission-Driven Housing Innovation: Credit Unions Advancing Local Solutions
In this panel discussion, explore how credit unions across the country are addressing housing and homeownership challenges in their communities while advancing their mission of People Helping People.
Regulator Dialogue (WA, OR, ID, NCUA)
Financial regulation impacts all aspects of credit union operations. Hear from your state’s financial regulators about the changing regulatory landscape, examination trends, and insight into programmatic improvements that will streamline exams and improve communication.
Stablecoin: What Board Members Need to Know
Dr. Lamont Black provides a practical framework for evaluating stablecoin technology through the lens of credit union governance.
Mainstage: AI, Stablecoins, and the Credit Union of the Future
Covering the latest in AI alongside a practical breakdown of how stablecoins work and what they could change about speed, cost, and access to funds, this MAXX mainstage session with Dr. Lamont Black gives attendees a grounded, big-picture view of where financial services are heading.
Mainstage: The Housing Market, Decoded: What to Expect in Real Estate in 2027 and Beyond
Join Dr. Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist for the National Association of REALTORS, as he takes the MAXX mainstage to explore the forces expected to shape real estate and homeownership through 2027 and beyond.
GoWest Solutions Breakfast in the Marketplace
Bring your appetite, your curiosity, and your competitive spirit because the Marketplace Breakfast is where networking meets opportunity and where the game challenge continues!
Young Professionals Social
All young professionals are invited to connect with peers from across the GoWest region during this casual networking hour.
GoWest Solutions Reception in the Marketplace
The Marketplace will be buzzing with energy as credit union professionals enjoy great food and lively conversations. Whether you’re catching up with longtime peers or meeting new partners who can help your credit union grow, this reception is where relationships turn into opportunities.
Leadership Starts With You: An Interactive Leadership Lab with Dr. Jeremy Graves
Join Dr. Jeremy Graves for an interactive leadership lab, discover how servant leadership, intentional influence, and everyday actions shape workplace culture and inspire trust, collaboration, and positive change.
Small Credit Union Summit: Building Success Together
This engaging, interactive Small Credit Union Summit creates space for candid conversation, practical insights, and peer learning focused on the opportunities and challenges small credit unions are navigating today.
The AI Crisis You Won’t See Coming
Whether it’s sensitive data ending up in the wrong tool, an AI-powered vendor making an unclear decision, an employee shortcut that becomes a privacy issue, or a board that realizes no one knows who owns the response. The risks are closer than many realize.
AI Governance in Practice: Real-World Approaches for Credit Union Leaders
Credit union technology leaders will share how they are approaching AI governance in real time. They will address what’s working, where they are still learning, and how they are balancing innovation with risk.
Getting Out of the Weeds: How to Ask Powerful Strategic Questions
Discover the transformative power of asking the right questions at the right time — and how boards and executives can use them to shape the future of their credit unions.
GoWest Solutions Networking Lunch in the Marketplace
Join us for lunch in the GoWest Solutions Marketplace, where you’ll have the chance to enjoy a meal while networking with peers and exhibitors.
Mainstage: Welcome & Vision Speech
This opening session brings together more than a thousand credit union professionals to celebrate the strength of our Movement, highlight the opportunities and challenges shaping the industry, and share GoWest’s vision for the future.
GoWest Solutions Breakfast in the Marketplace
Bring your appetite, your curiosity, and your competitive spirit because the Marketplace Breakfast is where networking meets opportunity and where the game challenge continues!
Pints with Purpose — Supporting CU4Kids
Join fellow credit union professionals for an evening of great conversations, local brews, and meaningful connections—all while supporting Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals through Credit Unions for Kids (CU4Kids).
GoWest Solutions Welcome Reception in the Marketplace
Kick off your MAXX experience right! The Marketplace Welcome Reception is your first chance to connect with peers, industry leaders, and solution partners all under one roof.