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We’d like to thank our growing list of 2026 Sponsors:
Diamond: IntraFi; FICO; Baker Tilly US, LLP; FICO
Gold: Banc Consulting Partners; Sones & White
Silver: American Bankers Association; HelloBello Financial; Mission Driven Bank Fund; Independent Community Bankers of America
Bronze: Smiley Technologies, Inc.; National Community Investment Fund; Regions Bank; Holman Capital;  BNY; Jones Walker; RBC Global Asset Management; Wellthi Technologies; C8 Capital Network; Paul, Weiss
Friend: Community Funding Advisors; TrustPlus; FASTPACE; Renasant Bank; Prosprous AI; Wells Fargo; Logue Advisory Group; FUND Consulting; Performance Trust; Cashy; Nelson Mullins; Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Supporter Plus: RiskExec
Supporter: Conference of State Bank Supervisors; Goldman Sachs; Abrigo
Please reach out to us if you are interested in becoming a sponsor to learn more about sponsorship benefits.

Here’s the Peer Forum at a glance:

Advocacy Day and Pre-Conference Cocktail Reception: Tuesday, June 2, 2026 
Peer Forum Conference: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2026 and Thursday, June 4, 2026
Meeting Location: National Housing Center (NHC) Auditorium at:
1201 15th St NW, 1st floor, Washington, DC 20005
Attire: Business casual for all Peer Forum activities

Hotel Information: The National Housing Center is located in downtown, Washington D.C., within walking distance of a variety of hotels offering rooms at a wide range of price points. We invite you to explore some of the options in our “Hotel Options List.” Please note that CDBA has not arranged a room block at any individual hotels for this event.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding Advocacy Day, please email Jack Dunn at [email protected]

Schedule:
  • June 2: Advocacy Day and Pre-Conference Cocktail Reception
  • June 3: Sessions from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm ET
    • Cocktail reception at 6:00 pm ET followed by dinner at 7:30 pm ET at Del Mar
  • June 4: Sessions from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm ET
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Plenary Session: The Political and Economic Outlook
Wednesday June 3, 2026 3:30pm - 4:45pm EDT
National Housing Center (NHC) Auditorium
A fundamental question facing executives at community development banks — and executives everywhere — is how to move forward in an operating environment notable chiefly for its uncertainty. This plenary provides guidance on what mission-driven banks should expect over the next couple of years when facing big-picture questions that affect them, their customers, and their communities. The discussion will cover electoral dynamics, macroeconomic conditions, capital markets, and policy trajectories, among other topics.
Speaker
avatar for Sayee Srinivasan

Sayee Srinivasan

Chief Economist, American Bankers Association
Sayee Srinivasan is chief economist for the American Bankers Association. He joined ABA in June 2020 and heads a team responsible for quantitative economic analysis of banking and the broader financial services sector. In addition to providing insights from research to inform policy... Read More →
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Rob Blackwell

Chief Content Officer and Head of External Affairs, IntraFi
Rob Blackwell is the Chief Content Officer and Head of External Affairs of IntraFi Network and the host of the Banking with Interest podcast. He is the former editor-in-chief of American Banker.

He covered the financial services arena for nearly two decades, working first as a reporter covering Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the banking regulators, and anti-money laundering rules, among other topics. In 2005, he was named Washington Bureau Chief and subsequently helped guide... Read More →
avatar for Brendan Pedersen

Brendan Pedersen

Financial services reporter, Punchbowl News
Brendan Pedersen is the senior policy reporter at Punchbowl and has covered the politics and influence of the financial services sector since 2018. He appears regularly as a guest on national media programs, including MSNBC, C-SPAN, Yahoo! Finance, and several podcasts. Before launching... Read More →
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Kyle Kondik

Managing Editor, Sabato's Crystal Ball
Kyle Kondik is managing editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball, the University of Virginia Center for Politics’ authoritative, nonpartisan newsletter on American campaigns and elections. He is the author of The Long Red Thread, a history of the growth of Republican power in the U.S... Read More →
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James Ballentine

Founder & CEO, Ballentine Strategies
James Ballentine is the founder and CEO of Ballentine Strategies, a government relations and strategic consulting firm with practice areas in financial services and small business.  He has over three decades of banking and small-business policy, political, and legislative experience... Read More →
Wednesday June 3, 2026 3:30pm - 4:45pm EDT
National Housing Center (NHC) Auditorium
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