UPDATED ADVISORY: New Speakers Announced for CBA LIVE 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) today announced two new featured speakers for the 16th annual CBA LIVE 2025, which is taking place from March 17-19 in Orlando: Acting Comptroller of the Currency Rodney E. Hood and Bank of America President of Retail Banking Holly O’Neill.

Acting Comptroller Hood will discuss some of the most critical issues facing the banking industry including fair access, advancing financial inclusion, reducing regulatory burden, and more.

O’Neill will join Citizens Vice Chair and Head of Retail Banking (and CBA Board Chair) Brendan Coughlin and Plaid CEO and Co-Founder Zach Perret for a panel discussion on how financial institutions are transforming to meet consumer needs, drive innovation, and shape the future of banking.

To view the full agenda for CBA LIVE 2025, click HERE.

Featured Speakers

• Lindsey Johnson, President and CEO, CBA
• Rodney E. Hood, Acting Comptroller of the Currency
• Holly O’Neill, President of Retail Banking, Bank of America
• Brendan Coughlin, Vice Chair and Head of Consumer Banking, Citizens
• Ira Robbins,CEO, Valley Bank
• Chris Cassidy,NASA Astronaut, Navy SEAL, CEO and President, National Medal of Honor Museum
• Jennifer Tescher, Founder and CEO, Financial Health Network
• Zach Perret, CEO and Co-Founder, Plaid
• Josh Linkner, Serial Entrepreneur, New York Times Bestselling Author, and Venture Capital Investor
• Kate Danella, Head of Consumer Banking, Regions Bank
• Victor Alexander, Executive Vice President, Head of Consumer Banking, KeyBank
• Shawn Niehaus,Head of Consumer Banking, Fifth Third Bank
• Joseph Mayans, Chief Economist, Experian
• Jon Bailey, SVP, Regional Markets, Experian
• Alex Johnson, Host,Fintech Takes
• Josh Bercu,SVP, Policy, USTelecom
• Patrick McDade, VP, Incident Management and Fraud Risk Management, Everbank
• Gary Singh, President, Zeta
• Brian Graham, Partner and Co-Founder, Klaros Group
• Andrew Gallucci, Senior Director of Regulatory Strategy, Circle
• Bridgit Chayt, EVP Head of Commercial Payments & Treasury Management, Fifth Third Bank

Additional Details

WHO: The Consumers Bankers Association

WHAT: CBA LIVE 2025

WHEN: March 17-19, 2025

WHERE: JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes
                4040 Central Florida Pkwy
                Orlando, Fla. 32837

WHY: CBA LIVE is the must-attend annual event for the retail banking industry. Nearly 2,000 senior bankers and industry leaders gather from across the country to experience this premier event, which offers 80+ hours of top-notch programming, delivered by 230 speakers, tailored toward professionals motivated to learn new trends and share ideas with the most influential decision makers in the business.

Press RSVP CBA LIVE 2025 is open to the press and free to attend. To register you or your team to attend, click HERE.