CUbroadcast Studio Lounge interviews at
Trellance EDGE
Dallas, TX, April 12-14, 2026

Our CUbroadcast Studio Lounge is headed to Dallas, TX, for Trellance EDGE event on May 12-14, 2026. Once there, we interviewed expert presenters, credit union attendees, exhibitor partners, as well as other industry innovators, game changers, as well as our mighty fine host (Trellance Cooperative Holdings) and supporting sponsors: Trellance, Optiri, ProBridge, Rise Analyitcs, Backbone, and Despite Impossible podcast.

Give back...
​​A give-back tradition we started a few years ago: For every Studio Lounge interview we conduct, we will donate $10 to Credit Unions for Kids to help Children's Miracle Network Hospitals nationwide. So sign up to chat and the kids win, too! It all adds up!

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Studio Lounge interview schedule...

Tuesday, May 12
Adam Wright, CUDX
Topic: Building the Future of the Credit Union Movement: Collaboration & the Power of Data
Jamie Harrison, Meritrust Credit Union
Topic: Strategies for Credit Union Growth
Daragh Fitzpatrick, Rise Analytics
Topic: Competing on Experience: How AI-Driven Insights Are Transforming Member Engagement
Amanda Emery, Rise Analytics
Topic: How Finn can help transform how credit unions interact with their data
Hugh Smallwood, Optiri
Topic: Challenges credit unions are having adopting AI
David O'Dell Americas First Federal Credit Union
Topic: Building a Scalable Data Lake to Accelerate Reporting and Skill Development.
Kyle Shirkness, Citadel Credit Union
Topic: Bitcoin: The Credit Union Infrastructure Upgrade

Wednesday, May 13
Mark Meyers Filene
Topic: Strategies for Credit Union Growth
Jennifer D'Amico Commonwealth Central Credit Union
Topic: How Probridge helped with their data-driven approach to go beyond traditional marketing and identify real loan growth opportunities.
Asha Connors ProBridge
Topic: The AI Conversation – Leading Digital Transformation with Smart Integration
Nicholas Bianchi, VP at Multimodal
Topic:  Reinventing credit union operations with AI agents that drive faster lending decisions, smarter member onboarding, and significantly less manual work across the enterprise
Tom Davis, President/CEO at Trellance Cooperative Holdings Inc.
Topic: How Trellance Cooperative Holdings Inc Is Identifying High-Value Partners for Credit Unions
Paolo Teotino Rise Analytics
Topic: Competing on Experience: How AI-Driven Insights Are Transforming Member Engagement
Robin Hess ProBridge
Topic: AI‑Ready Symitar: Practical Data Governance Templates for Real Digital Transformation
Bill Lehman Trellance Cooperative Holdings Inc.
Topic: The Evolution of EDGE and How It's Impactful for Credit Unions
Josh Bohlander Trellance Cooperative Holdings Inc.
Topic: How Trellance Cooperative Holdings Inc Is Redefining Partnerships With Credit Unions
Mandy Zurbrick Rise Analytics
Topic: Transaction Enrichment AI
Sathya Chackravarthy ProBridge
Topic: AI Labs 
Shane Butcher Optiri
Topic: Step Confidently Into the Future: AI Security and Governance that Works
Ashley Kohlrus & Ethan Cunningham at Circuit 
Topic: Circuit evolution