OBL Bank Leadership Institute
Class of 2025-2026
September 18, 2025
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Friday, August 22, 2025
September 18, 2025
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Friday, August 22, 2025
Online Registration is Closed!
Call 614-340-7618 to Register!
Program is full. Please stay tuned for information on the 2026-2027 class, coming soon!
Contact Susan Poling Jones at spoling@ohiobankersleague.com to process registration.
As our industry changes, executives and managers must continually find creative solutions to complex challenges. Effective leadership becomes more necessary than ever as community banks find success through their people. Created by the Ohio Bankers League nearly 30 years ago to help mold high potential employees into high-achieving leaders, the OBL Bank Leadership Institute continues to generate leaders who are better able to recognize and develop talent, build effective teams and achieve impactful results for their institutions. Participants strengthen their own leadership abilities and their organizations’ success through excellence in leadership and enhanced organizational and performance skills. In essence, the program will encourage leadership by empowering others.
Overview & Dates
- The program includes four sessions, including attendance at the annual OBL Washington DC Fly-In.
- Session 1 - Thursday & Friday, Sept. 18 & 19, 2025
- Session 2 - Thursday & Friday, Nov. 13 & 14, 2025
- Session 3 - Washington DC Fly-In - Tuesday - Thursday, Feb. 24 - 26, 2026
- Session 4 - Thursday & Friday, April 23 & 24, 2026
Who Should Attend?
This course is designed for middle and upper-level management who want to reach leadership excellence through an enhanced understanding and application of leadership principles and have an improved awareness of themselves as leaders.
Registration Information
The OBL Bank Leadership Institute will accommodate up to 28 participants. Due to current program interest (as of March 10, 2025), registration is limited to one student per institution. A wait-list will be created for banks interested in sending a second banker.
For more information or questions, please contact Susan Poling Jones at spoling@ohiobankersleague.com or 614-340-7611.
Location OBL Education Center
Registration Fees
| Price Description | Amount |
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| OBL Member | $4,595.00 |
Agenda
| Pre-Conference Events |
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| Thursday, September 18 - Thursday, September 18 | ||
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Session 1 |
$0.00 | |
| Thursday, November 13 - Friday, November 14 | ||
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Session 2 |
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| Tuesday, February 24 - Tuesday, February 24 | ||
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Dinner @ DC Fly-In |
$130.00 | |
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Session 3 - DC Fly-IN |
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| Thursday, April 23 - Friday, April 24 | ||
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Session 4 |
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Speakers
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| Joe Micallef
<div><span style="font-size:10.00pt;"><span style="color:black;font-family:'Arial';font-size:10.00pt;">Joe is an Award Winning Banker and Sales Expert with over 28 years of banking and sales leadership experience in Australia, Canada and the USA. This valuable global experience has ideally positioned Joe to share insights on universal best practices for growing your Bank and your career</span>.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:10.00pt;">He has been recognized throughout his career for his strategic, collaborative and charismatic approach to achieving exceptional results. In 2014 Insurance Business magazine named him one of Canada's Hottest Insurance Professionals and in 2016 he won the Chicago Daily Herald Business Ledger's award for Outstanding Services to Entrepreneurs. </span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:10.00pt;">Joe loves inspiring bankers to achieve extraordinary careers and has enthusiastically facilitated over 100 bank conferences across the globe. He is intensely passionate about creating a better quality of life for bankers &. and his four daughters.</span></div>
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| Debbie Peterson
<p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Debbie Peterson, Leadership Strategist & Consultant, Getting to Clarity, LLC. Debbie Peterson, CSP, is a keynote speaker and consultant who helps her clients harness the power of their minds to achieve their next level of career and leadership. Debbie has more than 25 years of corporate experience in investor relations, business administration, and project management. She travels the country, helping individuals unlock the power of authentic leadership to gain unshakable clarity on their professional potential and how they can achieve it. She is also an author with her book, <i>Clarity: How Smart Professionals Create Career Success on Their Terms</i>.</span></p><p> </p>
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