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Dates announced for CUNA CFO Council Conference in New Orleans

MADISON, WI (January 5, 2015) – CUNA CFO Council announced today that CUNA CFO Council Conference will be held May 17-20, 2015 in New Orleans. The conference is the premier networking and learning event for credit union financial professionals.

“Credit union finance will reign the French Quarter at this year’s CUNA CFO Council Conference,” says Suzanne Weinstein, CUNA CFO Council Chair and CFO at Orlando FCU. “This can’t miss event is the best way for CFOs to share ideas, take control of their credit unions’ finances and lead their credit unions’ to prosperity.”

The conference will kick off with optional pre-conference workshops, Folding Time™: Achieve Twice as Much in Half the Time, with productivity expert and thought leader Neen James, and Product and Branch Profitability Management – Opportunities and Pitfalls by Mike Kohl, President of Kohl Advisory Group.

During the conference, attendees will hear influential speakers and finance industry experts, including keynote Shawn Achor, Harvard professor, positive psychology expert, and CEO of Good Think Inc., who will discuss the link between happiness and success. We believe that we should work to be happy, but could that be backwards? Listen to Shawn’s TED talk to hear what you have to look forward to. In addition to Achor’s presentation, attendees will attend breakout and networking sessions covering a wide range of topics related to credit union finance.

Session highlights include:

Effective liquidity management
Mobile technology
Transformational leadership
Derivatives
And more!

This year, for the first time ever, the CUNA CFO Council will present CUNA CFO Council Awards to those exemplifying excellence in credit union financial management.

For more information on the CUNA CFO Council Conference and to register, visithttp://cunacfocouncil.org/events/conf_15/conference_15.html.

CUNA CFO Council
The CUNA CFO Council is a member-led community of credit union financial professionals dedicated to providing the highest level of networking, professional development and advocacy to its members. The CUNA CFO Council is one of six CUNA Councils, a network of more than 6,200 credit union professionals. For more information, visit www.cunacfocouncil.org.