WCMS Alumni Conference

Glatt Consulting's Tom Glatt will be a keynote speaker at the 2025 Western Cuna Management School's Alumni Conference The session title is "The Signal and the Noise: A Data-Driven Look at Industry Resilience and Your Next Move"

Session Summary

After years of economic volatility, the credit union industry has settled into a period of remarkable stability. But in this moment of relative calm, how do you distinguish between a true strategic opportunity and simple market noise? How can you be sure your institution is positioned not just for today's environment, but for the challenges and disruptions that lie just over the horizon?

Join Tom Glatt, the architect of the innovative Glatt Consulting CU Risk Index, for a compelling keynote presentation on the true state of credit union health and performance. Drawing on deep historical data and the very latest industry benchmarks, Tom will go beyond the headlines to provide a clear, data-driven framework for strategic leadership. This session will leverage the robust capabilities of the CU Risk Index, a powerful evolution from the original CU HealthScore, to offer a more nuanced understanding of systemic risk and opportunity.

In this essential session for alumni leaders, you will:

• Gain a unique historical perspective on the industry's resilience, tracing the journey from the 2008 crisis through the post-pandemic recovery to understand the foundation of our current stability.

• Dissect the latest industry data to identify the specific drivers of performance, uncovering hidden strengths and emerging risk factors that may not be immediately apparent.

• Learn a practical framework for using macro-level data to benchmark your own institution's performance, turning industry insights into actionable, credit union-specific strategy.

• Look ahead to identify the leading indicators of future change, empowering you to make proactive decisions with greater confidence.

Leave this session equipped not just with data, but with a clearer perspective on the forces shaping our industry and a more powerful lens through which to view your own strategic path forward.