VBA Event & Program Recaps
VBA Event & Program Recaps
View details and pictures from past VBA events and programs below.
2022 Virginia Reads One Book Program Recap
March 2022
More than 12,100 Virginia students and their families read the same book on the same schedule during the month of March thanks to nearly $60,000 of financial support from Virginia’s banking industry. The Virginia Bankers Association Education Foundation (VBA), supported by Virginia banks, is a statewide sponsor of this initiative, a program from Richmond-based Read to Them.
2021 ABA/VBA DEI Summit Recap
May 20, 2021
VBA and the American Bankers Association partnered to host
the second-annual virtual Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Summit
for bankers on May 20, 2021. Four hundred people attended
nationwide from 42 states and Washington DC. This event was
an important part of continuing a meaningful dialogue on
fostering positive change in the industry. Sponsored by The
Council of FHLBanks, the value-packed program helped bankers
become agents of change by building their “DEI Playbook” through
eight strategy sessions, giving bankers the tangible tools needed
to make a difference.
2021 VBA Executive Leadership Institute Recap
January - May 2021
From January - May 2021, 17 Virginia bankers participated in the virtual Executive Leadership Institute (ELI). ELI is a 5-month leadership development program designed to actively enhance the leadership, organizational and performance skills of the highly motivated, high-potential and successful banker who is currently in or progressing toward a senior level position. For over a decade VBA’s Executive Leadership Institute has been known for its intense level of connection, learnings and peer relationships that are fostered by its format and deep content.
2020 ABA/VBA DEI Summit Recap
November 6, 2020
VBA and the American Bankers Association partnered to launch their first-ever virtual Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Summit for bankers in November 2020. More than 275 people attended nationwide. This event was an important part of continuing a meaningful dialogue on fostering positive change in the industry. Sponsored by ABA associate member Ncontracts®, the value-packed program helped bankers cultivate a network of peers to share DEI leading practices and explore new opportunities and initiatives for their own institutions. The goal of the event was to equip bankers from all over the country with tools to mitigate systemic biases and foster greater inclusion for those disadvantaged by age, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender or other identity factors.
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