CU 2.0 Live

September 23–25

2025

in beautiful Ashland, Oregon

Fill out your application today and be first in line
when we start filling seats.

Space is limited!

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Welcome to CU 2.0 Live

September 23-25 (+26), 2025

Where credit union executives and fintech rebels build the future together

What happens when you drop 30 credit union executives and 30 fintech founders into a room with no sales decks, no press releases, and no BS?

You get CU 2.0 Live.

This is not your average conference. This is a curated collision of curiosity, collaboration, and calculated chaos.

Over 2.5 days, we go deep—not wide. We don’t do panels for the sake of panels or keynote speakers who haven’t set foot in a branch since 2006. What we do is co-create breakthrough strategies, tackle industry friction head-on, and level up our leadership and our companies… together.

The Magic

  • 30 Credit Union Executives. Leaders who are tired of me-too tech and want something better than “bank-lite.”

  • 30 Fintech Entrepreneurs. Builders looking for insight, feedback, and partnership—not just another customer.

  • One Intimate Venue. No expo hall. No 300-person keynotes. Just real talk, real ideas, and real relationships.

  • Handcrafted Agenda. Each session, topic, and conversation is custom-built from attendee input.

  • Side Effects May Include: New partnerships, strategy shifts, fintech investments, big ideas, new wine preferences.

The Method

Think mastermind meets retreat meets business therapy. We curate the group. We gather feedback before the event. We match the right minds around the right problems. We layer in just enough structure to make the magic happen—then we get out of the way.

Expect:

  • Unfiltered conversations

  • Rapid-fire roundtables

  • 1:1 connections that matter

  • Facilitated ideation that doesn’t suck

  • And yes… wine. Damn good wine.

Are You in the Right Place?

It’s all about finding the right fit of people.

Who This Is For

  • Credit union leaders who want to do more than talk about innovation—they want to ship it.

  • Fintech CEOs ready to scale responsibly and intelligently in the cooperative space.

  • Humans who value authenticity over egoconnection over card-swaps, and outcomes over optics.

Who This Is Not For

  • Booth hoppers

  • Badge collectors

  • Buzzword addicts

  • People who think collaboration is a one-way street

Ready to Be in the Room?

  • This event happens once a year. Every seat is intentional. Every guest is vetted. Every topic is chosen with purpose.

    If you’re ready to stop networking and start building, apply to attend CU 2.0 Live.

    The future of cooperative finance won’t be built in giant ballrooms.
    It’ll be built here.

A message from your host

2025 attendees include:

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Apply for CU 2.0 Live

September 23-25 (+26) 2025, Oregon

CU 2.0 Live welcomes select credit union and fintech executives to three days of transformation.

Ideal attendees are dynamic, innovative, and driven fintech/CU executives. If you push the boundaries of what most consider possible or attainable, then you’ll fit right in.

CU 2.0 Live is held once a year and is currently invite-only.