MADISON, Wis.–The Filene Research Institute has announced its 2019 line-up of events, including what it said is a new series of workshops designed to help credit unions accelerate financial inclusion in their communities.
Filene said it will hold its signature event, big.bright.minds, in Durham, N.C. on Nov. 19. “In this culmination of the year’s insights, speakers from inside and outside the credit union industry will lead attendees through multi-day forward thinking sessions to strengthen their organizations and improve consumer financial wellbeing,” Filene said.
“We have ambitious plans for 2019 bringing the best and brightest together to spark our research to life,” said Mark Meyer, Filene CEO. “Our events provide an incredible opportunity to bring our members together, push the boundaries to think forward, and get ahead of changes happening in our industry to ensure credit unions continue to be a valued partner in the lives of their members.”
In addition to big.bright.minds., Filene said it will also host other events around key issues affecting credit unions. “These events explore topics critical to the future of consumer finance and give attendees the opportunity to directly interact with research authors, academics and industry experts,” the organization said.
List of Events
Free to Filene members, the events include:
May 29-30, “The Future of Trust” for the Center for Emerging Technology in Seattle
August 13-14, Center for Organizational Entrepreneurship and Operational Excellence in Boston
September 26-27, Center for War for Talent and Center for Consumer Decision Making in Austin, Texas
In addition, new this year, Filene said its Incubator will host free interactive workshops for both Filene members and non-members, with partners Inclusiv, PolicyWorks, Coopera, Accion and Grameen America, that will teach financial institutions to expand their lending programs to include individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN) lending and small business lending.
“These workshops extend from two successful programs tested in Filene’s Reaching Minority Households Incubator and will arm credit unions with tools to build in-house capacity, position themselves as leaders in financial inclusion and grow membership,” Filene said.
Incubator Events
The events include:
- May 2-3, Incubator Workshop in Miami
- June 25-26, Incubator Workshop in Chicago
- July 16-17, Incubator Workshop in New York City
- August 20-21, Incubator Workshop in San Francisco
- September 24-25, Incubator Workshop in Austin
Registration is now open for research events at filene.org/events and incubation workshops at filene.org/20