The conference where Intelligent Banking comes to life.
Our Inaugural User Conference
The Omni Nashville | November 15–17, 2026
Smarter Banking Begins Here
Banking is changing ever so quickly, and every FI leader is asking the same question: how do we get started? The answer is with Intelligent Banking, where financial institutions become smarter, more competitive, and more profitable.
Kinections26 is where we take the first step in that journey together. Hear from industry leaders, keynote speakers, Kinective’s executive leadership, and banking peers on where Intelligent Banking and AI are headed and why now is the moment to begin. Attend sessions that demystify AI and show practical ways to apply it in the very areas that are top of mind to all bankers,whether you’re a C-level executive, a branch manager, or an technology operations leader.
Come be a part of the future of banking at Kinections26.
Here’s what’s waiting for you in Nashville.
Learn the foundations of Intelligent Banking.
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 Intelligence Added to Your Kinective 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 deep dive inside our exciting innovations, our product roadmap, and discover what’s already available inside the solutions you use – shared directly from the teams building our intelligent banking platform.
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 experience more value directly from the solutions 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.
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An Agenda for this Moment.
Kinections26 is built around the questions banking leaders are asking right now. What role should AI play in our institution today? How do we put it to work quickly, safely, and securely? How do we grow deposits when everyone is competing on rate? How do we stop the fraud we cannot see coming? These are the pressure points defining the industry, and every session at Kinections26 turns one of them into a competitive advantage through Intelligent Banking.
The conference opens Sunday evening with our Welcome Reception, followed by two full days of main stage sessions, keynotes from Kinective leadership and Forbes Top 50 Futurist Heather McGowan, special guest speakers still to be announced, deep-dive breakouts, and hands-on time in the Experience Center. Tuesday closes the event in style with our themed Client Appreciation Gala.
This is the moment Intelligent Banking takes center stage. Make sure you are in the room.
Sessions Designed for Every Role.
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.
Intelligent Banking is not a someday promise. It is already delivering for institutions across the country. Across branch automation, digital connectivity, and data activation, the results speak plainly: $1 billion in asset growth. A 25% increase in household cross-sell. A 200% jump in indirect loan volume. More than 800 hours of manual tracking eliminated every year.
Kinections26 is your chance to hear how they did it, directly from the institutions that did it. In three days, the greatest advantage you can walk away with is the collective experience of peers who are already on this journey, the moves that worked, the lessons that cost them, and the path they would take if they started today.
Register Here.
Closes June 15,2026
That’s a $500 savings if you register today!
What you’ll walk away with:
- Answers to the AI questions your leadership team is already asking
- Specific use cases showing how Intelligent Banking drives profitability, efficiency, and growth across your role, your department and your institution
- Get face time with Kinective’s product experts, along with insider views of our AI-propelled Intelligent Banking platform.
- Insights from keynote speakers and industry leaders, including Forbes Top Futurist Heather McGowan and Kinective’s executive leadership
- Unique opportunities to meet with Kinective’s executive and leadership team
- New relationships with the bankers, CU leaders and technology innovators who are shaping what’s next
More than 4,200 financial institutions trust Kinective to help them compete, grow, and serve. Kinections26 is where that community comes together.
