This is where Intelligent Banking comes to life.
Kinections26 Nashville | November 15–17, 2026
Banking is changing faster than most institutions can keep up. AI is no longer a future consideration — it’s the competitive divide happening right now. Kinections26 is your inside look at how Kinective is building intelligence into the fabric of our platform, and what that means for your institution’s ability to compete, grow, and stay relevant. Three days that could change your future.
This is the event where Intelligent Banking takes center stage — where modernized operations, connected systems, and activated data come together with AI to transform how institutions deliver more personalized consumer experiences, operate with new levels of efficiency, and achieve greater profitability.
Nashville is where an entire industry will move forward together into banking’s AI era. Make sure you are there.
Where Smarter Banking Begins.
Every FI leader knows banking is changing fast and they’re wondering how to get ahead of it. The good news is the path forward is clearer than you think. It starts with Modernizing your operations, Connecting your systems, and Activating your data — and when you combine that with the power of AI, something remarkable happens.
That’s Intelligent Banking.
Intelligent Banking is how financial institutions become smarter, more competitive, and more profitable. Personalize each consumer interaction in the moment, make better business decisions across the organization, and achieve new levels of operational efficiency and growth.
Kinective simplifies the journey to Intelligent Banking, so your institution can move from curiosity to confidence and from confidence to real results.
Kinections26 is where we’ll take that journey together. Hear from keynote speaker and Forbes Top Futurist Heather McGowan and Kinective’s executive leadership on where Intelligent Banking and AI are headed and why it’s important to get started right now.
Attend sessions that demystify AI, learn practical ways that AI can be applied to solve problems specific to your role (whether you’re a C-level executive or a branch manager), meet with Kinective product experts, explore our diverse fintech partner ecosystem, and connect with peers navigating the same obstacles and opportunities you are.
This is the Intelligent Banking movement. Come be a part of the future.
Here’s What’s Waiting for You in Nashville.
The Era Of Intelligent Banking Is Here.
Intelligent Banking is the outcome every FI is chasing: an institution that runs smarter, serves better, and grows faster. Getting there requires the right foundation. Modernize your banking operations. Connect your systems and data across the enterprise. Activate that data into intelligence that reaches the right person at the right moment. At Kinections26, you’ll learn how to put all three to work at your institution.
AI, Demystified.
You’ll walk away with a practical understanding of AI — from LLMs to machine learning to agentic AI — and the confidence to lead that conversation at your institution. At Kinections26, we’ll cut through the noise and show you exactly how AI is being applied today: from flagging loan delinquency risks weeks in advance, automating regulatory processes, optimizing CD maturity strategies to drive profitability, and surfacing complete 360-degree consumer views, at the moment they matter.
Expert Voices. Actionable Takeaways.
Kinections26 covers the challenges that FIs are navigating right now. Forbes Top Futurist Heather McGowan headlines an exciting speaker lineup that includes Kinective’s executive leadership, technology innovators, and client panelists who’ve already seen results from AI implementations. Whatever your focus — branch operations, consumer experiences, or data and AI — there’s a session curated for you, with strategies you can bring back and put to work immediately.
See What's Already in Your Solutions.
The age of AI is here and it’s already inside your Kinective solutions. Across Branch Automation, Document Workflow, Digital Connectivity, and Data Intelligence — AI is actively being applied today. At Kinections26, get an inside look at the product roadmap, discover what’s already live inside the tools you use, and hear directly from the teams building what’s next.
Get questions answered from Kinective product experts at our Genius Bar, engage with our fintech partners in the exhibit hall, and leave knowing exactly how to get more from the technology you already use.
The Who’s Who of Banking is Here.
Banking is still a relationship business and so is Kinections26. Join FI leaders from across the country for three days of meaningful connection and high-impact networking in the iconic Music City, culminating with our Client Appreciation Gala: a celebration of the institutions doing the hard, important work of serving their communities.
Come for the content. Stay for the people.
Kinections26 Sponsors.
Preview Our Agenda.
Sunday, November 15
Kick off Kinections26 with energizing keynote sessions that explore what becomes possible with AI and Intelligent Banking.
| 08:00 | Registration Opens |
| 06:00 | Welcome Reception & Dinner |
Monday, November 16
Dive into a full day of general sessions, breakouts, and expert panels covering the strategies and technologies reshaping banking.
| 07:00 | Networking Breakfast |
| 08:00 | Opening Session + Keynote |
| 09:45 | Sponsor Spotlights and Break |
| 10:45 | General Session |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 01:00 | General Session |
| 02:00 | Breakout Sessions |
| 03:00 | General Session |
| 03:45 | Sponsor Spotlights and Break |
| 04:45 | Closing Session – Day 1 |
| 06:00 | Dinner & Networking |
Tuesday, November 17
Cap off Kinections26 with key takeaways from our final sessions and celebrate with your peers at our Client Appreciation Gala.
| 07:30 | Networking Breakfast |
| 08:30 | Opening Session + Keynote |
| 10:15 | Sponsor Spotlights and Break |
| 11:15 | General Session |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 01:00 | General Session |
| 02:00 | Breakout Sessions |
| 03:00 | General Session |
| 02:45 | Sponsor Spotlights and Break |
| 03:45 | Closing Session |
| 06:00 | Gala Dinner & Celebration |
No Matter Your Role,
There’s a Session Built For You.
Intelligent Banking touches every part of your institution. Whether your focus is modernizing operations, connecting systems, or activating data, there’s a session built for where you sit and what you’re trying to accomplish.
CEOs & Executive Leaders
Understand where Intelligent Banking fits in your strategic plan and how to make the case for your AI investments. Learn how peer institutions are using connectivity, data and AI to drive profitability, grow assets, and future-proof their institutions.
CFOs & Finance Leaders
See how AI-powered analytics are giving finance teams real-time visibility into general ledger performance, loan delinquency trends, and deposit dynamics — replacing manual reporting with intelligence that actually informs decisions. Learn how Intelligent Banking translates directly to improved efficiency ratios and stronger bottom-line results.
Lending & Credit Leaders
Discover how institutions are using predictive modeling to identify at-risk loans earlier, accelerate approvals, and increase indirect lending volume — with one institution driving a 200% increase in indirect loan volume after activating their data. Explore how AI can support the entire lending lifecycle from application to close.
Operations & Branch Leaders
Learn how AI-powered automation is eliminating manual processes, reducing the time staff spend navigating disconnected systems, and freeing up hundreds of hours annually for relationship-building. See how one institution eliminated 60 days of manual labor and redirected 800+ hours toward business development and member service.
Marketing Leaders
Explore how institutions are moving beyond dashboards to true data activation, surfacing next-best-product recommendations at the point of interaction, triggering personalized outreach based on life events, and identifying at-risk consumers weeks before they churn. Walk away with a clear picture of what a modern, AI-powered data strategy looks like in community banking.
Real Institutions.
Real Results.
Across branch automation, digital connectivity, and data activation, Intelligent Banking is already delivering results for institutions across the country: $1 billion in asset growth, a 25% increase in household cross-sell, a 200% increase in indirect loan volume, and over 800 hours of manual tracking saved annually.
Kinections26 is your chance to hear directly from these institutions. The greatest advantage you can gain in three days is the collective knowledge of peers already on this journey.
Don’t Watch Banking’s Next Chapter Unfold From the Sidelines.
Kinections26 is the industry’s first conference dedicated entirely to Intelligent Banking — and the only place where the full picture comes together: the people, the technology, and the path forward.
Kinective simplifies your journey to Intelligent Banking. We simplify your path to AI adoption. And Kinections26 is where that journey gets real.
We help banks and credit unions modernize their operations, connect their systems, and activate their data, so AI has real information to work with.
🎟 Early Bird Pricing: $999 for the first 30 days
That’s a $500 savings!
What you’ll walk away with:
- Answers to the AI questions your leadership team is already asking
- A clear understanding of how AI — from machine learning to agentic AI — applies to your institution today
- Specific use cases showing how Intelligent Banking drives profitability, efficiency, and growth across your role, your department and your institution
- Unique opportunities to get face time with Kinective’s product experts, alongside insider views of our AI-infused product roadmap
- Insights from keynote speakers, including Forbes Top Futurist Heather McGowan and Kinective’s executive leadership
- Unique opportunities to meet with Kinective’s executive team
- New relationships with the bankers, CU leaders and technology innovators who are shaping what’s next
More than 4,000 financial institutions trust Kinective to help them compete, grow, and serve. Kinections26 is where that community comes together.
Your seat is waiting. Will you be in the room where it happens?
