A look ahead at the ABA Banking Leaders Forum and Annual Convention.

The 2007 edition of the ABA Banking Leaders Forum and Annual Convention is scheduled for Oct. 7-10 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego.

The forum and annual convention is designed to serve as a strategic executive retreat for key decision-makers in the nation's banks. The

Featured speakers will include:

* Juval Aviv, a special consultant to the U.S. Congress on terrorism and security issues, as well as a consultant for Fox News. He is the author of "Staying Safe: The Complete Guide to Protecting Yourself, Your Family, & Your Business," and is president and CEO of Interior Inc., a Leading international investigative and intelligence firm.

* Peter Bergen, a widely published journalist and author on the subject of terrorism. His most recent book, "The Osama bin Laden I Know: An Oral History of al Qaeda's Leader," was named one of the best non-fiction books of 2006 by The Washington Post.

* Geoffrey Colvin, editor-at-large for Fortune Magazine and a Leading thinker, writer, broadcaster, and speaker on today's significant business trends. Colvin, is one of America's sharpest commentators on leadership and management, shareholder value, corporate governance, and related issues.

Strategy dialogues each afternoon during the conference will focus on one of four themes: creating shareholder value; human capital; enterprise risk; and franchise value.

To learn more about the ABA Banking Leaders Forum and Annual Convention program or to register, go to aba.com and click on "Conferences/Schools" or call :1-800-BANKERS.