Get Ready to Be Inspired at New Ideas 2025

Don’t miss the 2025 New Ideas Conference. A powerhouse lineup awaits! 

The wait is over. The 2025 New Ideas Conference agenda is here, and it’s one of the strongest lineups we’ve ever had. This is your chance to be in the room with national thought leaders, credit union experts, and powerhouse speakers delivering the strategies, tools, and inspiration you’ve been asking for. 

Join us on October 14 and 15 in Deadwood, SD for two days of big ideas, real solutions, and energizing conversations designed to help you take your credit union, and your career, to the next level. 

Here’s a preview of just some of the sessions you won’t want to miss: 

• Amanda Thomas – Employee Engagement: The Secret Sauce to Unstoppable Marketing 
  Discover how boosting employee engagement can transform your credit union’s marketing results.  
• Nick Podhradsky – The Fraudacity of Cyber Criminals 
  Step inside a hacker’s world and walk away with actionable strategies to protect your members from deepfakes, identity theft, and phishing scams. 
• Nick Brown – Serving Through Sales: Unlocking Your Credit Union’s Potential 
  Learn how sales and service go hand-in-hand to deepen member relationships and drive growth. 
• Chris Lorence – It’s Time for a Ted Lasso Conversation About Credit Unions 
  A fresh take on how credit unions can compete with fintechs while staying true to their mission. 
• Chris Lorence & Denise Gabel – When It Hits the Fan: Crisis Communications for Credit Unions 
  Practical tools every credit union needs to respond to sudden challenges with confidence and transparency. 
• Denise Gabel & Isabella Meadows – UnPin Your Potential: How to Get Unstuck 
  Reignite your creativity, confidence, and energy with this transformational session designed just for credit union professionals. 

Plus, networking breaks, cohort project work, a panel on career growth and development, and collaboration opportunities you can only get at New Ideas! 

If you’ve been waiting for the right time to attend, this is the year. With today’s rapid changes in financial services, your credit union can’t afford to sit still. These sessions will give you the tools to: 

• Strengthen your member relationships 
• Protect against emerging threats 
• Engage and empower your employees 
• Lead with confidence through challenges 
• Find your own spark of creativity and motivation 

Seats will go fast, and once you see the full lineup, you’ll understand why. Don’t miss your chance to be part of an impactful credit union learning experience. 

Register today for the 2025 New Ideas Conference! 

Save $50 by registering before September 4! Starting September 5, registration will be $409. Click here for more information and to register today!   

For your convenience, a block of rooms has been reserved at The Deadwood Mountain Grand. You must choose dates between October 13 and October 16 to see the group block rate.