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2026 KBA CEO & Senior Management Summit and Annual Meeting

August 6-8, 2026
The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs
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Registrants may make hotel accommodations at one of the listed hotels. Please indicate you are with the Kansas Bankers Association to receive the group rate. If the hotel is full, please ask to be placed on a wait list within the KBA room block. Reserve your room by July 13!

The Broadmoor Hotel 
(866) 634-7711
Rates: $415 and up

Courtyard Colorado Springs South
Reserve your stay online
(719) 226-5006
Rates: $189 and up


2026 CEO & Senior Management Summit and Annual Meeting Speakers

Schedule of Events

NAME BADGES REQUIRED FOR ALL EVENTS

1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Registration - West Ballroom Foyer

2:00 p.m. - 2:20 p.m. - Welcome by KBA President & CEO Doug Wareham

2:20 p.m. - 2:40 p.m. - KBA Chairman Julie Hower Retiring Address, President & CEO, Farmers & Drovers Bank, Council Grove

2:40 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. - Mountainside Policy Chat - ABA President & CEO Rob Nichols; Mark Schifferdecker, President & CEO, GNBank, N.A., Girard; KBA President & CEO Doug Wareham

3:50 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Refreshment Break

4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. - Economic Outlook - Joan Woodward, Travelers (Invited)

4:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - PAC, Auction, and Announcements - Kelly VanZwoll, JD, SVP Government Relations, KBA

5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. - Cocktails & Conversation - Mountain View Terrace


NAME BADGES REQUIRED FOR ALL EVENTS

6:30 a.m. - 7:15 a.m. - Continental Breakfast for Registered Golfers - Donald Ross Ballroom

7:30 a.m. - Jim Maag Memorial Golf Tournament - Shotgun Start

9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - Banker/Spouse/Guest Breakfast & Program for non-golfers - West Ballroom - Shanna Adamic

12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Luncheon Buffet for Full Registrants - Donald Ross Ballroom

2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. - Securing Tomorrow's Banking Workforce Panel: KSU President Richard Linton & KU Chancellor Doug Girod,  moderated by John Dicus (CEO, Capitol Federal Savings) and Julie Hower (President & CEO, Farmers & Drovers Bank)

2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Refreshment Break

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Congressional Panel - Congressman Ron Estes, Congressman Tracey Mann, Congressman Derek Schmidt, KBA Chairman-Elect Kendal Kay, KBA President & CEO Doug Wareham

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Tammie Jo Shults - U.S. Navy Veteran & Retired Southwest Airlines Pilot

5:00 p.m. - Closing Remarks - KBA President & CEO Doug Wareham

6:30 p.m. - Busses depart from West Lobby to Cheyenne Lodge

6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - KBA Leadership Reception and Dinner - Cheyenne Lodge

 


NAME BADGES REQUIRED FOR ALL EVENTS

8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. - Breakfast Buffet - Rocky Mountain Ballroom

8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. - Golf Awards

9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - 50 Year Club Awards/Century of Family Banking

9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. - Annual Business Meeting & Election of KBA Officers

10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. - Refreshment Break, transition to West Ballroom

10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. - Closing General Sessions - West Ballroom
U.S. Senator Jerry MoranWest Ballroom

10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - 
Remarks by Vice Chair for Supervision Miki Bowman, Federal Reserve Board of Governors (Invited), Q&A moderated by Kyle Campbell, KBA Vice Chairman

11:30 a.m. - Final Announcements & Adjournment


our team

Doug Wareham
President & CEO
Alex Greig
President, Bankers Insurance Solutions
Terri D. Thomas, JD
EVP, General Counsel
Brenda L. Unruh
EVP, Director of Education, Communications & Strategic Partnerships
Sara Blubaugh
SVP - Administration & Board Secretary
Eric Stofer
SVP - Chief Financial Officer
Kelly VanZwoll, JD
SVP - Government Relations
Dylan Serrault, JD
SVP - Manager, Compliance First Banking Solutions
Kent Owens
SVP - Bankers Insurance Solutions
Cole Thompson
AVP - Bankers Insurance Solutions
Natalie Wareham
AVP - Education & Conferences
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