IBES, the Independent Borrowers Executive Summit, is a signature conference hosted by the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation, held at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. CFC is a member-owned nonprofit finance cooperative that supplies capital and financial products to America’s rural electric cooperative network, and IBES delivers high-level educational and networking opportunities tailored to the leaders who run those organizations. The summit is designed for electric cooperative CEOs, CFOs and board directors, bringing together financial and utility industry thought leaders to address economic trends, capital markets, governance and the strategic challenges facing rural utilities. Past programs have featured prominent business, policy and leadership figures as keynote speakers, underscoring the event’s reputation for substantive, high-caliber content. Complimentary for CFC members, IBES blends financial education with peer exchange in a setting built for executive-level dialogue. Hosted at the iconic Bellagio on the Las Vegas Strip, the summit offers cooperative leaders an upscale, focused environment to gain insight, strengthen relationships and prepare for the financial decisions shaping their organizations and the communities they serve.