Convention · Charlottesville · October 4–6, 2026

VACB 49th Annual Convention & Trade Show: Meet Aloan in Charlottesville

Aloan is exhibiting at the Virginia Association of Community Banks convention at the Boar's Head in Charlottesville. Find us in the trade show or book time ahead.

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Dates: October 4–6, 2026
Venue: The Boar's Head Inn; Charlottesville, VA
Aloan presence: Trade show table, Sunday and Monday
Organizer: Virginia Association of Community Banks; Room block at the venue, see below

About the event

What is the VACB Annual Convention?

The VACB Annual Convention & Trade Show is the Virginia Association of Community Banks' flagship event, now in its 49th year. It brings the CEOs, presidents and directors of Virginia's community banks together with the association's associate members for two business sessions, a trade show, and the networking that fills the rest of the schedule.

The 2026 convention runs October 4 to 6 at the Boar's Head Inn in Charlottesville, with an Oktoberfest theme honoring VACB Chair Lisa Kilgour of MainStreet Bank. Monday's business session covers the economic outlook, fraud and stablecoins; Tuesday brings the ICBA update from chairman-elect Mike Burke and a session on AI and community banks.

Aloan has a table in the trade show for the Sunday reception and Monday breakfast. If you run a Virginia community bank, bring a real commercial deal packet (tax returns, financials, bank statements) and we will run it through Aloan at the table, from document intake to a credit memo where every number cites its source page.

Hotel: The VACB room block at the Boar's Head Inn ($209 single or double) closed September 9, 2026. Book directly with the resort at 844-611-8066.

Meet Aloan in Charlottesville

Where to find us at the Boar's Head

Book a 1:1 working session

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Trade Show Table

Open for the Sunday opening reception and Monday breakfast. Live software, no slides: a real commercial deal packet from document intake to examiner-ready credit memo.
02

1:1 Working Sessions

Co-founder Gerrit Yntema is on-site all three days. Bring a tax return packet or a deal file and we will spread it live so you see Aloan on your own data.
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Book Ahead

The trade show is open for about four hours in total. Reserve a slot before you arrive and we will hold time for you outside the hall, at the Country Faire or the Monday evening celebration.

Why this room

What to catch over the three days

01

Opening reception, Sunday 4:45pm

The trade show opens with the reception. Two hours, the whole convention in one room, and the Aloan table is at the edge of it.
02

Breakfast with exhibitors, Monday 7:30am

The second trade show window. Bring a deal file with your coffee and we will spread it before the business session starts.
03

AI & Community Banks, Tuesday 10:00am

The session on what practical AI looks like inside a community bank and what leaders should be asking. Come find us afterward with the questions it raises.
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The right room

Virginia community bank CEOs, presidents and directors, the people who decide what their credit team runs on. Small enough to have a real conversation.

Full schedule

Day-by-day agenda

Based on the published VACB convention brochure. All times Eastern Time at the Boar's Head Inn. The highlighted slots are the trade show hours when the Aloan table is open, and the Tuesday session on AI.

Day 1 · Sunday, October 4

Registration and the opening reception in the trade show.

3:00–5:30pm

Registration open
4:00–4:45pm

Preferred Vendor Reception

Invitation only.
4:45–7:00pm

Opening Reception with Exhibitors

The Aloan table is open. Come find us.
7:00pm

Dinner on your own

Day 2 · Monday, October 5

Trade show morning, business session, Country Faire, and the Oktoberfest celebration honoring Chair Lisa Kilgour. All times Eastern.

7:00–7:30am

Sunrise sessions

Topics and locations to be announced.
7:30–8:45am

Breakfast with Exhibitors

The Aloan table is open.
8:45–9:45am

Vendor Quick Pitch

A round-robin of Associate Members presenting five-minute pitches, rotating table to table.
9:45–10:05am

Refreshment break with exhibitors

Exhibitor prize drawings are announced in the exhibit hall.
10:05–10:50am

Economic Update

Ryan Hayhurst, The Baker Group

The state of the economy at the state and federal levels and what to watch for in the coming months.
10:50–11:40am

Fraudsters Paradise

Tracy Merritt and Crissy Terry, ePay Advisors

Current fraud trends and mitigation strategies for check, online banking and more.
11:40am–12:30pm

Stablecoin: It's Not Going Anywhere

Wade Peery, ICBA

Stablecoins and tokenized deposits, the GENIUS Act and the pending CLARITY Act, and what banks need to consider now.
1:00–3:30pm

Country Faire

Light lunch, local artisans, wineries, breweries and cideries. $50 per person.
6:30–7:15pm

Chair's Reception
7:15–10:00pm

Chair's Celebration: Oktoberfest

German buffet, Heads or Tails raffle, silent auction, music and games, honoring VACB Chair Lisa Kilgour.

Day 3 · Tuesday, October 6

Annual meeting, the ICBA update, and the AI session.

7:00–7:30am

Sunrise sessions
7:30–8:50am

Member Breakfast and Annual Meeting

Members only.
9:00–9:45am

ICBA Update

Mike Burke, Jr., ChoiceOne Bank, ICBA chairman-elect
9:45–10:00am

Refreshment break
10:00–10:50am

AI & Community Banks: Friends or Foes?

Chris Busse, SingleStone Consulting

Practical AI applications for efficiency, service and decision-making, plus the risks, governance considerations and questions community bank leaders should be asking.
10:50–11:50am

Legends & Legacies

Chris Bates, Agora Eversole

How a bank's brand voice can honor its legacy while evolving for the future.
Noon

Convention concludes

Source: vacb.org/vacb-convention and the 2026 convention brochure. Session titles and times are subject to change. Verify on the official site.

What Aloan is showing at the table

End-to-end AI commercial loan underwriting on your own file

Bring a real commercial deal packet to the table (tax returns, financials, bank statements) and we will run it through Aloan while you watch. The walk-through covers:

01

Document intake and classification

Tax returns, bank statements, financials, rent rolls, K-1s. Aloan tags each by type, year, and entity.
02

Spreading with source citations

Every number clicks back to the exact page. That's the audit trail we think examiners now expect.
03

Multi-entity consolidation, global cash flow

K-1 tracing, Schedule E reconciliation, entity graph and global cash flow rollup. No Excel handoff.
04

Risk flags and policy checks

Revenue trend inversions, NSFs, UCC liens, covenant breaches, concentration risks, policy exceptions.
05

Examiner-ready credit memo

Borrower overview, financial analysis, risk factors, mitigants, recommendation. Every figure cites back to source. LOS hand-off, not re-keying.

FAQ

VACB Annual Convention, answered

Where is Aloan at the VACB Annual Convention?

Aloan is exhibiting at the Virginia Association of Community Banks 49th Annual Convention & Trade Show, October 4–6, 2026 at the Boar's Head Inn, 200 Ednam Drive, Charlottesville, VA. Our table is in the trade show for the Sunday opening reception (4:45 to 7:00pm) and Monday breakfast (7:30 to 8:45am), and co-founder Gerrit Yntema is on-site all three days for 1:1 working sessions.

Who attends the VACB convention?

The CEOs, presidents and directors of Virginia's community banks, along with the association's associate members. Registration is $695 for bankers and directors and $795 for associate members at the regular rate.

Is there a session on AI?

Yes. Tuesday, October 6 from 10:00 to 10:50am, "AI & Community Banks: Friends or Foes?" with Chris Busse, Head of AI at SingleStone Consulting, on practical AI applications and the governance questions community bank leaders should be asking.

Can I book a meeting with Aloan in advance?

Yes, and we recommend it. The trade show is open for roughly four hours in total, so book a 1:1 working session ahead of the event and bring a real commercial deal packet (tax returns, financial statements, bank statements). We will run it through Aloan so you see exactly how it handles your file mix.

Where do I stay?

The convention is at the Boar's Head Inn in Charlottesville. The VACB room block closed on September 9, 2026; book directly with the resort at 844-611-8066.

Do the reading before you come

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See you in Charlottesville

Find the Aloan table at the Sunday reception or Monday breakfast, or book a 1:1 ahead. We will run your deal packet through Aloan on-site so you leave with a decision, not a pitch deck.

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