Network with Your Peers
Symposium Attendees by Title
CEOs and board chairs must attend together, so please register them at the same time. If your board chair is unable to attend, you may bring your vice chair. Registration fees include your CEO and board chair, and are $3,700 for CUES member teams, or $5,550 for non-member teams. Canadian teams are $4,625 for CUES member teams, or $7,010 for non-member teams.
Additional registrants are $1,850 for CUES Members and $2,775 for non-members.
Create a Power Team
CUES Symposium is a unique conference that fortifies the partnership between your credit union’s CEO and board chair. By attending together, the pair shares learning experiences and team-building opportunities, resulting in a powerful duo that works well together, ultimately strengthening your credit union.
This specialized event is highly interactive, providing opportunities for your CEO and chair to share ideas, problem solve, and develop plans ready to take home and implement immediately.
We’ll explore:
- Why Motivating People Doesn’t Work…and What Does
- Becoming a Values-Based Leader
- Negotiations and Influence: The Art of Working with People and Getting Things Done
- Conversational Capacity: The Secret to Building Successful Teams That Perform When The Pressure Is On
Synergy is vital at the top. Register your CEO and board chair for CUES Symposium today!
Registration includes:
- All educational sessions and materials
- A Welcome Reception on Sunday for attendees and their guest
- Breakfast and refreshment breaks on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Jim Hayes, CIE
CEO
Andrews Federal Credit Union
asset size — $1.7 billion
I consider CUES Symposium a must-attend event—I’ve attended with my board chair annually since 2013. We both find the experience to be invaluable; it helps us work in synergy throughout the year, and the knowledge we acquire proves to be a tremendous benefit to our credit union. This event also offers a real sense of camaraderie; we greatly enjoy collaborating and networking with the other CEO/board chair teams.
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15
Attendees of CUES Symposium spend 15 hours learning with their peers.
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16
You will earn up to 16 Continuing Professional Education credits for attending CUES Symposium.
Why Send Your CEO and Board Chair to CUES Symposium?
Your team will:
- Come away working together as true partners, which will benefit your credit union for years to come
- Work to develop plans which are set to go, ready to take home and implement immediately
- Enjoy a bucket-list location, designed to help them get away from the day-to-day and focus on team building
- Benefit from 16 and a half hours of learning and team building with scheduled time to network
Download the brochure
Download your copy of the 2020 CUES Symposium brochure today.
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Thank You to Our Sponsors
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Agenda
Optional Event
7:00 a.m – 1:00 p.m.
Separate registration required.
CUES Conference Information Desk
4:30 – 6:00 p.m.
Symposium Welcome Reception
4:30 – 6:00 p.m.
Breakfast Buffet
7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
Welcome to Symposium
8:00 – 8:15 a.m.
General Session
8:15 – 10:00 a.m.
Why Motivating People Doesn’t Work… and What Does
Susan Fowler, Professor, Executive Leadership Program, University of San Diego, Best-Selling Author
Stop trying to motivate people! Motivating people doesn’t work because people are already motivated—but, often in detrimental ways. What matters most is the reason people are motivated.
Based on cutting edge research that explains the true nature of human motivation, Susan poses a dramatic idea—motivation is a skill. Exciting new science provides the understanding for how motivation can be taught, learned, and nurtured as a skill.
In her presentation, Susan will teach you how to activate optimal motivation for yourself and with others. She asks you to consider how embracing this compelling paradigm of motivation can transform the quality of people’s work—and life—experience.
Susan reveals best practices for increasing productivity and work passion. Her Optimal Motivation approach provides a field-tested framework and process for helping people discover how their jobs can satisfy the psychological needs—for autonomy, relatedness, and competence—that lead to meaningful and sustainable motivation.
Networking Break
10:00 – 10:20 a.m.
General Session continues
10:20 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lunch is on your own – or join us for an optional event!
12:00 p.m.
Optional Events
Afternoon
Separate registration required.
Breakfast Buffet
7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
Breakout Sessions
8:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Becoming a Values-Based Leader
Harry Kraemer, Kellogg School of Management Professor, former CEO of Baxter, Best-Selling Author
Sometimes "doing the right thing" while also delivering lasting results is difficult for leaders to achieve. Values-based leaders are needed more than ever in today's economic and political environment.
In a dynamic session that draws on Professor Kraemer's global experience as the chairman and CEO of Baxter International, and a professor at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, participants will learn the importance of Four Key Principles (self-reflection, balance, true self-confidence, and genuine humility) in the actions and decisions they make as a leader of their organization.
Negotiations and Influence: The Art of Working with People and Getting Things Done
Holly Schroth, Senior Lecturer, Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley
On the job and in our personal lives, we all need a broad array of negotiation skills to get our solutions accepted and implemented.
Using a simulated negotiation exercise, you’ll be introduced to a toolbox of negotiation skills, and learn how to negotiate more effectively in both collaborative and competitive situations. In the process, you’ll explore your negotiation style, gain a greater appreciation for the importance of planning and preparation, and learn to develop stronger working relationships.
You’ll head home with greater confidence in your ability to negotiate with anyone, anywhere!
Conversational Capacity: The Secret to Building Successful Teams That Perform When The Pressure Is On
Craig Weber, Best-Selling Author
Conversational capacity refers to a team’s ability to engage in open, balanced, nondefensive dialogue about difficult subjects and in challenging circumstances.
A team with high conversational capacity can perform well, remaining on track even when dealing with their most troublesome issues. A team lacking that capacity, by contrast, can see their performance derail over a minor disagreement. This capacity isn’t just another aspect of effective teamwork – it defines it.
As our world grows more complex and less predictable, the ability to work together effectively under pressure is a pivotal competence that separates those who struggle from those who succeed. The more challenging the situation we’re facing, the higher the conversational capacity we need to deal with it well.
Drawing on respected research in leadership studies, business management, psychology, and neuroscience, the Conversational Capacity Workshop will show you how to build healthier, more adaptive teams and working relationships. Highly practical, these ideas have been tested and refined in a host of tough organizational settings. The bottom line? They work.
Craig will help you develop skills to help your teams, departments, projects, or institution work smarter, faster, and together under pressure. He’ll show you how to foster responsibly rigorous teamwork, characterized by less strife and more collaboration; less rigidity and more dexterity; less defensiveness and more learning; and less frustration and more fun.
Networking Break
9:30 – 9:45 a.m.
Breakout Sessions continue
9:45 – 11:00 a.m.
Open Forum/Round Table Sessions
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Check back for details coming soon!
Lunch is on your own – or join us for an optional event or the golf tournament!
12:00 p.m.
Optional Events
Afternoon
Separate registration required.
Golf Tournament
1:00 p.m.
Separate registration required. Check back for details coming soon! Lunch will be included.
Breakfast Buffet
7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
Breakout Sessions
8:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Becoming a Values-Based Leader
Harry Kraemer, Kellogg School of Management Professor, former CEO of Baxter, Best-Selling Author
Sometimes "doing the right thing" while also delivering lasting results is difficult for leaders to achieve. Values-based leaders are needed more than ever in today's economic and political environment.
In a dynamic session that draws on Professor Kraemer's global experience as the chairman and CEO of Baxter International, and a professor at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, participants will learn the importance of Four Key Principles (self-reflection, balance, true self-confidence, and genuine humility) in the actions and decisions they make as a leader of their organization.
Negotiations and Influence: The Art of Working with People and Getting Things Done
Holly Schroth, Senior Lecturer, Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley
On the job and in our personal lives, we all need a broad array of negotiation skills to get our solutions accepted and implemented.
Using a simulated negotiation exercise, you’ll be introduced to a toolbox of negotiation skills, and learn how to negotiate more effectively in both collaborative and competitive situations. In the process, you’ll explore your negotiation style, gain a greater appreciation for the importance of planning and preparation, and learn to develop stronger working relationships.
You’ll head home with greater confidence in your ability to negotiate with anyone, anywhere!
Conversational Capacity: The Secret to Building Successful Teams That Perform When The Pressure Is On
Craig Weber, Best-Selling Author
Conversational capacity refers to a team’s ability to engage in open, balanced, nondefensive dialogue about difficult subjects and in challenging circumstances.
A team with high conversational capacity can perform well, remaining on track even when dealing with their most troublesome issues. A team lacking that capacity, by contrast, can see their performance derail over a minor disagreement. This capacity isn’t just another aspect of effective teamwork – it defines it.
As our world grows more complex and less predictable, the ability to work together effectively under pressure is a pivotal competence that separates those who struggle from those who succeed. The more challenging the situation we’re facing, the higher the conversational capacity we need to deal with it well.
Drawing on respected research in leadership studies, business management, psychology, and neuroscience, the Conversational Capacity Workshop will show you how to build healthier, more adaptive teams and working relationships. Highly practical, these ideas have been tested and refined in a host of tough organizational settings. The bottom line? They work.
Craig will help you develop skills to help your teams, departments, projects, or institution work smarter, faster, and together under pressure. He’ll show you how to foster responsibly rigorous teamwork, characterized by less strife and more collaboration; less rigidity and more dexterity; less defensiveness and more learning; and less frustration and more fun.
Networking Break
9:30 – 9:45 a.m.
Breakout Sessions continue
9:45 – 11:00 a.m.
Open Forum/Round Table Sessions
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Check back for details coming soon!
Lunch is on your own – or join us for an optional event!
12:00 p.m.
Optional Events
Afternoon
Separate registration required.
Breakfast Buffet
7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
Breakout Sessions
8:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Becoming a Values-Based Leader
Harry Kraemer, Kellogg School of Management Professor, former CEO of Baxter, Best-Selling Author
Sometimes "doing the right thing" while also delivering lasting results is difficult for leaders to achieve. Values-based leaders are needed more than ever in today's economic and political environment.
In a dynamic session that draws on Professor Kraemer's global experience as the chairman and CEO of Baxter International, and a professor at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, participants will learn the importance of Four Key Principles (self-reflection, balance, true self-confidence, and genuine humility) in the actions and decisions they make as a leader of their organization.
Negotiations and Influence: The Art of Working with People and Getting Things Done
Holly Schroth, Senior Lecturer, Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley
On the job and in our personal lives, we all need a broad array of negotiation skills to get our solutions accepted and implemented.
Using a simulated negotiation exercise, you’ll be introduced to a toolbox of negotiation skills, and learn how to negotiate more effectively in both collaborative and competitive situations. In the process, you’ll explore your negotiation style, gain a greater appreciation for the importance of planning and preparation, and learn to develop stronger working relationships.
You’ll head home with greater confidence in your ability to negotiate with anyone, anywhere!
Conversational Capacity: The Secret to Building Successful Teams That Perform When The Pressure Is On
Craig Weber, Best-Selling Author
Conversational capacity refers to a team’s ability to engage in open, balanced, nondefensive dialogue about difficult subjects and in challenging circumstances.
A team with high conversational capacity can perform well, remaining on track even when dealing with their most troublesome issues. A team lacking that capacity, by contrast, can see their performance derail over a minor disagreement. This capacity isn’t just another aspect of effective teamwork – it defines it.
As our world grows more complex and less predictable, the ability to work together effectively under pressure is a pivotal competence that separates those who struggle from those who succeed. The more challenging the situation we’re facing, the higher the conversational capacity we need to deal with it well.
Drawing on respected research in leadership studies, business management, psychology, and neuroscience, the Conversational Capacity Workshop will show you how to build healthier, more adaptive teams and working relationships. Highly practical, these ideas have been tested and refined in a host of tough organizational settings. The bottom line? They work.
Craig will help you develop skills to help your teams, departments, projects, or institution work smarter, faster, and together under pressure. He’ll show you how to foster responsibly rigorous teamwork, characterized by less strife and more collaboration; less rigidity and more dexterity; less defensiveness and more learning; and less frustration and more fun.
Networking Break
9:30 – 9:45 a.m.
Breakout Sessions continue
9:45 – 11:00 a.m.
CUES Symposium Concludes – safe travels home!
11:00 a.m.
Hotel
Fairmont Orchid
One North Kaniku Drive
Kohala Coast, HI 96743
800.257.7544
Hotel Rates:
Fairmont Garden View Rooms: $365/night
Partial Ocean View King: $389/night
Ocean View King: $419/night
Deluxe Ocean View King: $469/night
Make your hotel reservations online, or by calling 800.257.7544 prior to January 10, 2020. Be sure to mention that you are attending a conference with CUES to receive the group rate.
The hotel offers great amenities, discounted rates and the best networking opportunities available. Staying within CUES’ room block will help keep registration prices down. The hotel will accept reservations after January 10, based on availability; however, the discounted rooms may be gone and the room rate may increase prior to this date so early reservations are recommended.
*Remember that all hotel arrangements are strictly between you and the hotel. In the event your flight is canceled, you are responsible for calling to cancel your room reservation.
Check-in time is 4:00 p.m. and check-out time is 11:00 a.m.
Air Travel
CUES conference participants may call Fox World Travel for airfare reservations at 888.691.9163 between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. CST and reference Group Code 09FP2501. Please note that a ticket processing fee of $37 domestic or $46 international will be added. CUES does not offer a discounted rate, but Fox World Travel will ensure the best pricing available for U.S. residents.
Ground Transportation
Car Rental
Hertz is the official car rental company for this meeting. You can take advantage of their discounted rates by placing your reservation online at www.hertz.com or through the Hertz Meeting Sales Desk within the U.S. at 800-654-2240; from within Canada call 800-263-0600 refer to Meeting CV#02ZG0016.
Shuttle
SpeediShuttle provides shared ride airport transportation in Mercedes shuttles at a rate of $33.80 one way, $64.22 round trip between KOA and the Fairmont Orchid. Guests with prearranged arrival reservations are met in the baggage claim area, then directed to their waiting shuttle. Vehicle amenities include complimentary Wi-Fi, 6’1” headroom, three-point seat restraints, adjustable headrests and roomy, comfortable seats.
For Everyone
Deep Sea Sport Fishing
6:45 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
$450/person U.S.
$575/person Can
Join the captain and crew for the finest sport fishing adventure in Hawai‛i!
The Big Island offers world-class fishing—you’ll find these waters have it all, from small fish ideal for light tackle, to big game trophy fish. There is always at least one gamefish in season, including Pacific blue marlin, striped marlin, Pacific shortnose spearfish, ahi (yellowfin tuna), skipjack, mackerel tuna, mahi mahi (dolphin fish), and ono.
Things to note:
- Did you know bananas are considered bad luck on boats? As such, no bananas will be allowed on board.
- Any fish caught over 100 pounds will stay with the boat and not be cut. Any fish under 100 pounds will be cut and split 50/50 with a maximum of 50 pounds leaving the boat.
Includes a box lunch and refreshments.
Kona Whale Watching Cruise
12:00–4:30 p.m.
$295/person U.S.
$375/person Can
Each year between December and April, more than 8,000 humpback whales journey to Hawaii to breed, calf, and nurse their young. Join us for this rare opportunity to experience this phenomenon firsthand!
On board, you can hear humpback whales singing using underwater hydrophones, and you may even spot spinner dolphins, pilot and sperm whales, manta rays, sea turtles, and more.
Things to note:
- The Kona whale watching cruise is 100% wheelchair accessible. There is a customized loading ramp and a wheelchair accessible restroom.
- This excursion offers plenty of shade.
- Don’t forget your camera! You’ll have many excellent photo opportunities.
Includes a buffet lunch and an assortment of beverages.
Waikoloa Whale Watching Cruise
12:15–4:30 p.m.
$295/person U.S.
$375/person Can
We’ll start this journey from the heart of the National Marine Sanctuary, giving you the opportunity to enjoy a cruise along the famous Kohala Coast, taking in the beautiful mountain views while searching for the playful humpback whales.
These winter visitors migrate 3,500 miles from Alaska, where they spend the summer months feeding, to the warm waters of Hawaii where they mate and have their calves. You’ll encounter the humpback whales and experience their amazing behavior firsthand.
Things to note:
- We’re sorry, but the boats on the Waikoloa whale watching cruise are not ADA accessible. Please consider the Kona Whale Watching Cruise as an alternative if you need these accommodations.
Includes a buffet lunch and an assortment of beverages.
Waikoloa Whale Watching Cruise is also available on Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Golf Tournament at Mauna Lani Resort, South Course
1:00 p.m. shotgun start
$295/person U.S.
$375/person Can
Join us for a one-day golf tournament on the South Course of the Mauna Lani Resort, which offers spectacular mountain and ocean views.
The par-72, 18-hole course is carved through the rugged a'a lava of the prehistoric Kaniku lava flow, and features holes near the coastline. You don’t want to miss seeing the signature 15th hole, which is one of the most photographed over-the-water golf course holes in the world.
Your registration fee includes golf, transportation, cart rental, lunch, and prizes. Club rentals are available for $75 U.S., $95 Can.
Learn more about the course.
Waikoloa Whale Watching Cruise
12:15–4:30 p.m.
$295/person U.S.
$375/person Can
We’ll start this journey from the heart of the National Marine Sanctuary, giving you the opportunity to enjoy a cruise along the famous Kohala Coast, taking in the beautiful mountain views while searching for the playful humpback whales.
These winter visitors migrate 3,500 miles from Alaska, where they spend the summer months feeding, to the warm waters of Hawaii where they mate and have their calves. You’ll encounter the humpback whales and experience their amazing behavior firsthand.
Things to note:
- We’re sorry, but the boats on the Waikoloa whale watching cruise are not ADA accessible. Please consider the Kona Whale Watching Cruise as an alternative if you need these accommodations.
Includes a buffet lunch and an assortment of beverages.
Also available on Monday, February 10, 2020
For Spouse/Guest
Your companion is welcome to join you at Sunday’s Welcome Reception and register for any of the optional activities above.
We offer a companion meal program which includes breakfast Monday through Thursday for $295 U.S., $375 Can.
FAQs
Your registration includes:
- All educational sessions and materials
- A welcome reception on Sunday for attendees and their guest
- Breakfast and refreshment breaks on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Yes! You can download it here when it becomes available.
It’ll contain everything you need to know about attending this event, including:
- Where to stay
- What airport to fly into, and other transportation information
- When to arrive
- What to pack
- Spouse/guest information, if applicable
All cancellations must be in writing; email cues@cues.org to notify us:
- Sixty days or more before an event’s starting date for a full refund
- Between 31 and 60 days before an event’s starting date for a 50% refund
We’re sorry, but we cannot offer a refund if we are notified 30 days or less before the start of an event.
Substitute attendees are welcome, subject to eligibility.
CUES reserves the right to cancel or reschedule the event due to unforeseen circumstances, and will refund fees if the event is rescheduled or location is changed and you are unable to attend.
Yes! This conference meets the following standards:
- CPE credits earned: up to 16
- Program Level: Overview
- Delivery Method: Group-Live
- Advanced Preparation: No advance preparation is required
- Prerequisites: Not required for this program
CUES is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA), as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, through its website linked above.
CUES Symposium is for CEO and board chair pairs; your team must attend this event together, so be sure to register them at the same time.
Your vice chair may attend CUES Symposium with the CEO and board chair for succession planning purposes, or if the board chair is unable to attend.
The comfort and well-being of our attendees is of utmost importance to us; we will make every effort to make sure you are comfortable at our events!
Please email events@cues.org as soon as you know you’re attending a CUES event. Be sure to include your name, credit union, the CUES event you are registered for, and everything we need to know to accommodate your request.
We’ll be in touch with any questions we have, and let you know how we can help.
Plan on resort casual attire. We suggest you bring a sweater or jacket along in case you find the meeting room temperature chilly.
CEOs and board chairs must attend together, so please register them at the same time. If your board chair is unable to attend, you may bring your vice chair. Registration fees include your CEO and board chair, and are $3,700 for CUES member teams, or $5,550 for non-member teams. Canadian teams are $4,625 for CUES member teams, or $7,010 for non-member teams.
Additional registrants are $1,850 for CUES Members and $2,775 for non-members.
Create a Power Team
CUES Symposium is a unique conference that fortifies the partnership between your credit union’s CEO and board chair. By attending together, the pair shares learning experiences and team-building opportunities, resulting in a powerful duo that works well together, ultimately strengthening your credit union.
This specialized event is highly interactive, providing opportunities for your CEO and chair to share ideas, problem solve, and develop plans ready to take home and implement immediately.
We’ll explore:
- Why Motivating People Doesn’t Work…and What Does
- Becoming a Values-Based Leader
- Negotiations and Influence: The Art of Working with People and Getting Things Done
- Conversational Capacity: The Secret to Building Successful Teams That Perform When The Pressure Is On
Synergy is vital at the top. Register your CEO and board chair for CUES Symposium today!
Registration includes:
- All educational sessions and materials
- A Welcome Reception on Sunday for attendees and their guest
- Breakfast and refreshment breaks on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Jim Hayes, CIE
CEO
Andrews Federal Credit Union
asset size — $1.7 billion
I consider CUES Symposium a must-attend event—I’ve attended with my board chair annually since 2013. We both find the experience to be invaluable; it helps us work in synergy throughout the year, and the knowledge we acquire proves to be a tremendous benefit to our credit union. This event also offers a real sense of camaraderie; we greatly enjoy collaborating and networking with the other CEO/board chair teams.
Network with Your Peers
Symposium Attendees by Title
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15
Attendees of CUES Symposium spend 15 hours learning with their peers.
-
16
You will earn up to 16 Continuing Professional Education credits for attending CUES Symposium.
Why Send Your CEO and Board Chair to CUES Symposium?
Your team will:
- Come away working together as true partners, which will benefit your credit union for years to come
- Work to develop plans which are set to go, ready to take home and implement immediately
- Enjoy a bucket-list location, designed to help them get away from the day-to-day and focus on team building
- Benefit from 16 and a half hours of learning and team building with scheduled time to network
Download the brochure
Download your copy of the 2020 CUES Symposium brochure today.
20_Symposium_Brochure_web.pdf841.11 KB
Thank You to Our Sponsors
Platinum
Gold
Silver
Sponsorship Opportunities
Putting your organization in front of the credit union movement’s top executives, directors, and future leaders will accelerate your sales performance. Explore all CUES’ sponsorship opportunities today.
Agenda
Optional Event
7:00 a.m – 1:00 p.m.
Separate registration required.
CUES Conference Information Desk
4:30 – 6:00 p.m.
Symposium Welcome Reception
4:30 – 6:00 p.m.
Breakfast Buffet
7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
Welcome to Symposium
8:00 – 8:15 a.m.
General Session
8:15 – 10:00 a.m.
Why Motivating People Doesn’t Work… and What Does
Susan Fowler, Professor, Executive Leadership Program, University of San Diego, Best-Selling Author
Stop trying to motivate people! Motivating people doesn’t work because people are already motivated—but, often in detrimental ways. What matters most is the reason people are motivated.
Based on cutting edge research that explains the true nature of human motivation, Susan poses a dramatic idea—motivation is a skill. Exciting new science provides the understanding for how motivation can be taught, learned, and nurtured as a skill.
In her presentation, Susan will teach you how to activate optimal motivation for yourself and with others. She asks you to consider how embracing this compelling paradigm of motivation can transform the quality of people’s work—and life—experience.
Susan reveals best practices for increasing productivity and work passion. Her Optimal Motivation approach provides a field-tested framework and process for helping people discover how their jobs can satisfy the psychological needs—for autonomy, relatedness, and competence—that lead to meaningful and sustainable motivation.
Networking Break
10:00 – 10:20 a.m.
General Session continues
10:20 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lunch is on your own – or join us for an optional event!
12:00 p.m.
Optional Events
Afternoon
Separate registration required.
Breakfast Buffet
7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
Breakout Sessions
8:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Becoming a Values-Based Leader
Harry Kraemer, Kellogg School of Management Professor, former CEO of Baxter, Best-Selling Author
Sometimes "doing the right thing" while also delivering lasting results is difficult for leaders to achieve. Values-based leaders are needed more than ever in today's economic and political environment.
In a dynamic session that draws on Professor Kraemer's global experience as the chairman and CEO of Baxter International, and a professor at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, participants will learn the importance of Four Key Principles (self-reflection, balance, true self-confidence, and genuine humility) in the actions and decisions they make as a leader of their organization.
Negotiations and Influence: The Art of Working with People and Getting Things Done
Holly Schroth, Senior Lecturer, Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley
On the job and in our personal lives, we all need a broad array of negotiation skills to get our solutions accepted and implemented.
Using a simulated negotiation exercise, you’ll be introduced to a toolbox of negotiation skills, and learn how to negotiate more effectively in both collaborative and competitive situations. In the process, you’ll explore your negotiation style, gain a greater appreciation for the importance of planning and preparation, and learn to develop stronger working relationships.
You’ll head home with greater confidence in your ability to negotiate with anyone, anywhere!
Conversational Capacity: The Secret to Building Successful Teams That Perform When The Pressure Is On
Craig Weber, Best-Selling Author
Conversational capacity refers to a team’s ability to engage in open, balanced, nondefensive dialogue about difficult subjects and in challenging circumstances.
A team with high conversational capacity can perform well, remaining on track even when dealing with their most troublesome issues. A team lacking that capacity, by contrast, can see their performance derail over a minor disagreement. This capacity isn’t just another aspect of effective teamwork – it defines it.
As our world grows more complex and less predictable, the ability to work together effectively under pressure is a pivotal competence that separates those who struggle from those who succeed. The more challenging the situation we’re facing, the higher the conversational capacity we need to deal with it well.
Drawing on respected research in leadership studies, business management, psychology, and neuroscience, the Conversational Capacity Workshop will show you how to build healthier, more adaptive teams and working relationships. Highly practical, these ideas have been tested and refined in a host of tough organizational settings. The bottom line? They work.
Craig will help you develop skills to help your teams, departments, projects, or institution work smarter, faster, and together under pressure. He’ll show you how to foster responsibly rigorous teamwork, characterized by less strife and more collaboration; less rigidity and more dexterity; less defensiveness and more learning; and less frustration and more fun.
Networking Break
9:30 – 9:45 a.m.
Breakout Sessions continue
9:45 – 11:00 a.m.
Open Forum/Round Table Sessions
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Check back for details coming soon!
Lunch is on your own – or join us for an optional event or the golf tournament!
12:00 p.m.
Optional Events
Afternoon
Separate registration required.
Golf Tournament
1:00 p.m.
Separate registration required. Check back for details coming soon! Lunch will be included.
Breakfast Buffet
7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
Breakout Sessions
8:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Becoming a Values-Based Leader
Harry Kraemer, Kellogg School of Management Professor, former CEO of Baxter, Best-Selling Author
Sometimes "doing the right thing" while also delivering lasting results is difficult for leaders to achieve. Values-based leaders are needed more than ever in today's economic and political environment.
In a dynamic session that draws on Professor Kraemer's global experience as the chairman and CEO of Baxter International, and a professor at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, participants will learn the importance of Four Key Principles (self-reflection, balance, true self-confidence, and genuine humility) in the actions and decisions they make as a leader of their organization.
Negotiations and Influence: The Art of Working with People and Getting Things Done
Holly Schroth, Senior Lecturer, Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley
On the job and in our personal lives, we all need a broad array of negotiation skills to get our solutions accepted and implemented.
Using a simulated negotiation exercise, you’ll be introduced to a toolbox of negotiation skills, and learn how to negotiate more effectively in both collaborative and competitive situations. In the process, you’ll explore your negotiation style, gain a greater appreciation for the importance of planning and preparation, and learn to develop stronger working relationships.
You’ll head home with greater confidence in your ability to negotiate with anyone, anywhere!
Conversational Capacity: The Secret to Building Successful Teams That Perform When The Pressure Is On
Craig Weber, Best-Selling Author
Conversational capacity refers to a team’s ability to engage in open, balanced, nondefensive dialogue about difficult subjects and in challenging circumstances.
A team with high conversational capacity can perform well, remaining on track even when dealing with their most troublesome issues. A team lacking that capacity, by contrast, can see their performance derail over a minor disagreement. This capacity isn’t just another aspect of effective teamwork – it defines it.
As our world grows more complex and less predictable, the ability to work together effectively under pressure is a pivotal competence that separates those who struggle from those who succeed. The more challenging the situation we’re facing, the higher the conversational capacity we need to deal with it well.
Drawing on respected research in leadership studies, business management, psychology, and neuroscience, the Conversational Capacity Workshop will show you how to build healthier, more adaptive teams and working relationships. Highly practical, these ideas have been tested and refined in a host of tough organizational settings. The bottom line? They work.
Craig will help you develop skills to help your teams, departments, projects, or institution work smarter, faster, and together under pressure. He’ll show you how to foster responsibly rigorous teamwork, characterized by less strife and more collaboration; less rigidity and more dexterity; less defensiveness and more learning; and less frustration and more fun.
Networking Break
9:30 – 9:45 a.m.
Breakout Sessions continue
9:45 – 11:00 a.m.
Open Forum/Round Table Sessions
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Check back for details coming soon!
Lunch is on your own – or join us for an optional event!
12:00 p.m.
Optional Events
Afternoon
Separate registration required.
Breakfast Buffet
7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
Breakout Sessions
8:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Becoming a Values-Based Leader
Harry Kraemer, Kellogg School of Management Professor, former CEO of Baxter, Best-Selling Author
Sometimes "doing the right thing" while also delivering lasting results is difficult for leaders to achieve. Values-based leaders are needed more than ever in today's economic and political environment.
In a dynamic session that draws on Professor Kraemer's global experience as the chairman and CEO of Baxter International, and a professor at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, participants will learn the importance of Four Key Principles (self-reflection, balance, true self-confidence, and genuine humility) in the actions and decisions they make as a leader of their organization.
Negotiations and Influence: The Art of Working with People and Getting Things Done
Holly Schroth, Senior Lecturer, Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley
On the job and in our personal lives, we all need a broad array of negotiation skills to get our solutions accepted and implemented.
Using a simulated negotiation exercise, you’ll be introduced to a toolbox of negotiation skills, and learn how to negotiate more effectively in both collaborative and competitive situations. In the process, you’ll explore your negotiation style, gain a greater appreciation for the importance of planning and preparation, and learn to develop stronger working relationships.
You’ll head home with greater confidence in your ability to negotiate with anyone, anywhere!
Conversational Capacity: The Secret to Building Successful Teams That Perform When The Pressure Is On
Craig Weber, Best-Selling Author
Conversational capacity refers to a team’s ability to engage in open, balanced, nondefensive dialogue about difficult subjects and in challenging circumstances.
A team with high conversational capacity can perform well, remaining on track even when dealing with their most troublesome issues. A team lacking that capacity, by contrast, can see their performance derail over a minor disagreement. This capacity isn’t just another aspect of effective teamwork – it defines it.
As our world grows more complex and less predictable, the ability to work together effectively under pressure is a pivotal competence that separates those who struggle from those who succeed. The more challenging the situation we’re facing, the higher the conversational capacity we need to deal with it well.
Drawing on respected research in leadership studies, business management, psychology, and neuroscience, the Conversational Capacity Workshop will show you how to build healthier, more adaptive teams and working relationships. Highly practical, these ideas have been tested and refined in a host of tough organizational settings. The bottom line? They work.
Craig will help you develop skills to help your teams, departments, projects, or institution work smarter, faster, and together under pressure. He’ll show you how to foster responsibly rigorous teamwork, characterized by less strife and more collaboration; less rigidity and more dexterity; less defensiveness and more learning; and less frustration and more fun.
Networking Break
9:30 – 9:45 a.m.
Breakout Sessions continue
9:45 – 11:00 a.m.
CUES Symposium Concludes – safe travels home!
11:00 a.m.
Hotel
Fairmont Orchid
One North Kaniku Drive
Kohala Coast, HI 96743
800.257.7544
Hotel Rates:
Fairmont Garden View Rooms: $365/night
Partial Ocean View King: $389/night
Ocean View King: $419/night
Deluxe Ocean View King: $469/night
Make your hotel reservations online, or by calling 800.257.7544 prior to January 10, 2020. Be sure to mention that you are attending a conference with CUES to receive the group rate.
The hotel offers great amenities, discounted rates and the best networking opportunities available. Staying within CUES’ room block will help keep registration prices down. The hotel will accept reservations after January 10, based on availability; however, the discounted rooms may be gone and the room rate may increase prior to this date so early reservations are recommended.
*Remember that all hotel arrangements are strictly between you and the hotel. In the event your flight is canceled, you are responsible for calling to cancel your room reservation.
Check-in time is 4:00 p.m. and check-out time is 11:00 a.m.
Air Travel
CUES conference participants may call Fox World Travel for airfare reservations at 888.691.9163 between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. CST and reference Group Code 09FP2501. Please note that a ticket processing fee of $37 domestic or $46 international will be added. CUES does not offer a discounted rate, but Fox World Travel will ensure the best pricing available for U.S. residents.
Ground Transportation
Car Rental
Hertz is the official car rental company for this meeting. You can take advantage of their discounted rates by placing your reservation online at www.hertz.com or through the Hertz Meeting Sales Desk within the U.S. at 800-654-2240; from within Canada call 800-263-0600 refer to Meeting CV#02ZG0016.
Shuttle
SpeediShuttle provides shared ride airport transportation in Mercedes shuttles at a rate of $33.80 one way, $64.22 round trip between KOA and the Fairmont Orchid. Guests with prearranged arrival reservations are met in the baggage claim area, then directed to their waiting shuttle. Vehicle amenities include complimentary Wi-Fi, 6’1” headroom, three-point seat restraints, adjustable headrests and roomy, comfortable seats.
For Everyone
Deep Sea Sport Fishing
6:45 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
$450/person U.S.
$575/person Can
Join the captain and crew for the finest sport fishing adventure in Hawai‛i!
The Big Island offers world-class fishing—you’ll find these waters have it all, from small fish ideal for light tackle, to big game trophy fish. There is always at least one gamefish in season, including Pacific blue marlin, striped marlin, Pacific shortnose spearfish, ahi (yellowfin tuna), skipjack, mackerel tuna, mahi mahi (dolphin fish), and ono.
Things to note:
- Did you know bananas are considered bad luck on boats? As such, no bananas will be allowed on board.
- Any fish caught over 100 pounds will stay with the boat and not be cut. Any fish under 100 pounds will be cut and split 50/50 with a maximum of 50 pounds leaving the boat.
Includes a box lunch and refreshments.
Kona Whale Watching Cruise
12:00–4:30 p.m.
$295/person U.S.
$375/person Can
Each year between December and April, more than 8,000 humpback whales journey to Hawaii to breed, calf, and nurse their young. Join us for this rare opportunity to experience this phenomenon firsthand!
On board, you can hear humpback whales singing using underwater hydrophones, and you may even spot spinner dolphins, pilot and sperm whales, manta rays, sea turtles, and more.
Things to note:
- The Kona whale watching cruise is 100% wheelchair accessible. There is a customized loading ramp and a wheelchair accessible restroom.
- This excursion offers plenty of shade.
- Don’t forget your camera! You’ll have many excellent photo opportunities.
Includes a buffet lunch and an assortment of beverages.
Waikoloa Whale Watching Cruise
12:15–4:30 p.m.
$295/person U.S.
$375/person Can
We’ll start this journey from the heart of the National Marine Sanctuary, giving you the opportunity to enjoy a cruise along the famous Kohala Coast, taking in the beautiful mountain views while searching for the playful humpback whales.
These winter visitors migrate 3,500 miles from Alaska, where they spend the summer months feeding, to the warm waters of Hawaii where they mate and have their calves. You’ll encounter the humpback whales and experience their amazing behavior firsthand.
Things to note:
- We’re sorry, but the boats on the Waikoloa whale watching cruise are not ADA accessible. Please consider the Kona Whale Watching Cruise as an alternative if you need these accommodations.
Includes a buffet lunch and an assortment of beverages.
Waikoloa Whale Watching Cruise is also available on Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Golf Tournament at Mauna Lani Resort, South Course
1:00 p.m. shotgun start
$295/person U.S.
$375/person Can
Join us for a one-day golf tournament on the South Course of the Mauna Lani Resort, which offers spectacular mountain and ocean views.
The par-72, 18-hole course is carved through the rugged a'a lava of the prehistoric Kaniku lava flow, and features holes near the coastline. You don’t want to miss seeing the signature 15th hole, which is one of the most photographed over-the-water golf course holes in the world.
Your registration fee includes golf, transportation, cart rental, lunch, and prizes. Club rentals are available for $75 U.S., $95 Can.
Learn more about the course.
Waikoloa Whale Watching Cruise
12:15–4:30 p.m.
$295/person U.S.
$375/person Can
We’ll start this journey from the heart of the National Marine Sanctuary, giving you the opportunity to enjoy a cruise along the famous Kohala Coast, taking in the beautiful mountain views while searching for the playful humpback whales.
These winter visitors migrate 3,500 miles from Alaska, where they spend the summer months feeding, to the warm waters of Hawaii where they mate and have their calves. You’ll encounter the humpback whales and experience their amazing behavior firsthand.
Things to note:
- We’re sorry, but the boats on the Waikoloa whale watching cruise are not ADA accessible. Please consider the Kona Whale Watching Cruise as an alternative if you need these accommodations.
Includes a buffet lunch and an assortment of beverages.
Also available on Monday, February 10, 2020
For Spouse/Guest
Your companion is welcome to join you at Sunday’s Welcome Reception and register for any of the optional activities above.
We offer a companion meal program which includes breakfast Monday through Thursday for $295 U.S., $375 Can.
FAQs
Your registration includes:
- All educational sessions and materials
- A welcome reception on Sunday for attendees and their guest
- Breakfast and refreshment breaks on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Yes! You can download it here when it becomes available.
It’ll contain everything you need to know about attending this event, including:
- Where to stay
- What airport to fly into, and other transportation information
- When to arrive
- What to pack
- Spouse/guest information, if applicable
All cancellations must be in writing; email cues@cues.org to notify us:
- Sixty days or more before an event’s starting date for a full refund
- Between 31 and 60 days before an event’s starting date for a 50% refund
We’re sorry, but we cannot offer a refund if we are notified 30 days or less before the start of an event.
Substitute attendees are welcome, subject to eligibility.
CUES reserves the right to cancel or reschedule the event due to unforeseen circumstances, and will refund fees if the event is rescheduled or location is changed and you are unable to attend.
Yes! This conference meets the following standards:
- CPE credits earned: up to 16
- Program Level: Overview
- Delivery Method: Group-Live
- Advanced Preparation: No advance preparation is required
- Prerequisites: Not required for this program
CUES is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA), as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, through its website linked above.
CUES Symposium is for CEO and board chair pairs; your team must attend this event together, so be sure to register them at the same time.
Your vice chair may attend CUES Symposium with the CEO and board chair for succession planning purposes, or if the board chair is unable to attend.
The comfort and well-being of our attendees is of utmost importance to us; we will make every effort to make sure you are comfortable at our events!
Please email events@cues.org as soon as you know you’re attending a CUES event. Be sure to include your name, credit union, the CUES event you are registered for, and everything we need to know to accommodate your request.
We’ll be in touch with any questions we have, and let you know how we can help.
Plan on resort casual attire. We suggest you bring a sweater or jacket along in case you find the meeting room temperature chilly.
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