Pub. 3 2015 Issue 1

20 The Community Banker www.mibonline.org S everal thousand delegates from all over the nation gathered at Gaylord Palms Resort in Orlando, Florida the first week of March to celebrate community banking at the 2015 ICBA Na- tional Convention. Approximately 30 bankers and spouses traded a rather mild Montana winter for tropical sun to take part in the fantastic training and events put on by ICBA. Industry experts presented workshops on topics ranging from technology and generational issues to data breaches, regulatory compliance, and hot banking trends. General sessions featured in- spirational speeches by baseball great Cal Ripken, Jr., David Gregory of NBC, Carly Fiorina, former CEO of HP, Kat Cole, CEO of Cinnabon, and ICBA President and CEO, Cam Fine. MIB REPORTS FROM THE 2015 ICBA NATIONAL CONVENTION By Laura Welker, MIB Member Relations Director