Register for Our Conference

We are delighted to announce that registrations are now open for next year’s ABCUL Annual Conference 2025, taking place on Friday 14 and Saturday 15 March 2025. The conference marks an exciting milestone as we move the conference from Manchester to Leeds, hosted at the prestigious Queens Hotel in Leeds City Centre.

Take advantage of our early bird rate of just £395, available until Friday 14 February. This unbeatable price remains unchanged from previous years, offering incredible value for this year’s conference, which promises to be better than ever. Don’t miss this opportunity to secure your spot at the best possible rate and book here today.

Highlights of the Conference

Our dedicated ABCUL team is working hard to craft an engaging programme that caters to credit unions of all shapes and sizes across the British sector. Delegates can look forward to:

  • Eight Plenary Sessions with insights from industry leaders.
  • 17 Breakout Sessions designed to address the unique challenges and opportunities for credit unions of every size.
  • Featured speakers from the international credit union movement, regulators from the PRA, and representatives from local and national Government.

This year’s themes will focus on key developments shaping our sector, including:

  • The evolving political landscape and its impact on credit unions. With the newly formed Labour Government announcing plans to reform the credit union common bond, we’ll explore the Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ pledge to launch a call for evidence and task regulators to review the mutuals landscape.
  • Updates on ABCUL’s Community Development Credit Union Project.
  • The role of AI in the financial services sector.
  • Best practices in Marketing for Credit Unions.

Additionally, the conference will include:

  • The Annual ABCUL Awards Ceremony, held on Saturday evening, celebrating excellence across the credit union sector. The evening will also mark the graduation of the Credit Union Foundation’s CU Futures project participants.
  • The ABCUL Young Professionals Event, now in its seventh consecutive year, offering invaluable networking and development opportunities for emerging leaders.
  • The largest-ever exhibitor presence, providing credit unions with unparalleled opportunities to interact with industry-leading suppliers, explore new innovations, and identify strategies to improve their business operations.

We can’t wait to welcome you to Leeds in March for what promises to be a pivotal and inspiring conference for the credit union movement.