Eltropy, the leading AI-powered conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), today announced the complete agenda for EMERGE 2026, taking place April 21-24, 2026, in Santa Clara, California.
The four-day conference brings together over 400 credit union and community bank professionals for an intensive program covering AI implementation, contact center operations, member experience, lending and collections strategies, fraud prevention, and digital branch modernization.
“We designed this year’s agenda around the conversations happening in boardrooms and on the front lines right now – the gap between testing AI and actually running your institution on it, the tension between efficiency and trust, the reality that your members and your teams are both watching to see if you’re ready for what comes next,” said Ashish Garg, Co-founder and CEO of Eltropy. “Every session is built to close that gap with something you can actually use.”
Program Highlights

– Conference opens Tuesday, April 21, with hands-on certification workshops on AI implementation and contact center excellence.
– Welcome reception featuring Northern California wines and regional cuisine.
– Wednesday and Thursday: keynote addresses, panel discussions, breakout sessions, and Customer Story Sprints – fast-paced case study presentations where credit unions share results and lessons learned.

“We designed this year’s agenda around the conversations happening in boardrooms and on the front lines right now – the gap between testing AI and actually running your institution on it, the tension between efficiency and trust, the reality that your members and your teams are both watching to see if you’re ready for what comes next,” said Ashish Garg, Co-founder and CEO of Eltropy. “Every session is built to close that gap with something you can actually use.”
Program Highlights

“We designed this year’s agenda around the conversations happening in boardrooms and on the front lines right now – the gap between testing AI and actually running your institution on it, the tension between efficiency and trust, the reality that your members and your teams are both watching to see if you’re ready for what comes next,” said Ashish Garg, Co-founder and CEO of Eltropy. “Every session is built to close that gap with something you can actually use.”

Program Highlights “We designed this year’s agenda around the conversations happening in boardrooms and on the front lines right now – the gap between testing AI and actually running your institution on it, the tension between efficiency and trust, the reality that your members and your teams are both watching to see if you’re ready for what comes next,” said Ashish Garg, Co-founder and CEO of Eltropy. “Every session is built to close that gap with something you can actually use.”