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I got a lot of value from the conference, people came to learn, share, and very open to networking and meeting new people. For me, I enjoy speakers vs panels, as the panels seemed to deliver mostly high level value on topics vs learning a deep perspective from a respected speaker. The attendees were a great mix of bankers and vendors, not too heavy in any direction. I would have liked some more networking time after sessions. You guys do a great job of having the remix questions and getting people talking, but then rolling right into another talk would be best to have a break so people can naturally keep networking. I do have to say that the IBM talk about AI was a low point for the conference (maybe the worst I've heard at any conference) and would suggest evaluating how good of a partner they are to your organization. He insulted all the VPs in the room by making a joke about their job titles, he upstaged the conf by stating he had to leave to go somewhere else, acknowledged he didn't create his presentation slides, didn't teach the audience anything and wasted the audience's time without delivering value. With it being early on in the conf I felt trapped, and clearly IBM doesn't value this audience or your event.

Day 1 was awesome. I had some good take-a-ways and thought the content was on point. Day 2 seemed less than impressive, content-wise. Also, I would prefer to have 5 minutes between each session vs hour networking sessions. I feel like I'm going to miss something if I step out to take a call or use the restroom. Lastly, it felt extremely rushed. More than half a dozen times we were told there was no time for questions. If we can't ask questions, what is the point?

It was great to attend a conference that brings together folks from across the financial industry who are willing to share their insights, learnings and triumphs with others. I got some great ideas and made some good connections. Only thing I want more of is are round table discussions time.

Topics and Talkers were great. Would have like to seen more CU speakers and attendees. Probably out of your control. Also, suggestion: make it 3 days and loosen up the schedule a bit. JAM PACKED! not a lot of time to digests and talk with others.

I think the facilities were lacking however. It was really a pain to be stuck in villas away from the conference site. I waited 15 minutes in the cold and damp Monday morning for the tram to pick me up. If you can't reserve enough rooms in the hotel for your needs, then you should find another venue.