Speakers

Tara Ambrose
Tara Ambrose
Minnesota Commerce Department
Senior Financial Fraud Ombudsperson
Scams Targeting Vulnerable Clients




Sarah Bauer
Sarah Bauer
Envestnet
Head, Institutional Asset Management Distribution
A Firm Perspective: Rep-as-PM vs. Third-Party Managers



David Bellaire
David Bellaire
Financial Services Institute
Executive Vice President & General Counsel
Regulatory and Legislative Realities: What Every Wealth Management Leader Needs to Know Now


Benjamin Biard
Benjamin Biard
Winget Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP
Managing Partner
Litigation Trends in the Ongoing Bull Market








Brian Carter
Brian Carter
Technology Executive | Driving Innovation at the Intersection of IT & Business
Welcome to Our Firm: The Future of Account Onboarding


Alexander Chan
Alexander Chan
Cetera Financial Group
Director, Advisory Compliance
A Firm Perspective: Rep-as-PM vs. Third-Party Managers







Mathew Dellorso
Mathew Dellorso
SEI Investments
Managing Director, SEI Access
Beyond the Hype: Understanding Modern Investments




Brady Finta
Brady Brady Finta
National Elder Fraud Coordination Center LLC
Founder and CEO
Scams Targeting Vulnerable Clients





Brooks Friederich
Brooks Friederich
Envestnet
Principal Director, Investment Solutions Strategy
Beyond the Hype: Understanding Modern Investments


Betsey Grover
Betsey Grover
Fidelity Investments
Head of Wealthscape Platform & Product Technology
Welcome to Our Firm: The Future of Account Onboarding



Suneel Gupta
Suneel Gupta
Bestselling Author | Harvard Med School Visiting Scholar
Opening General Session: Momentum: The Energy to Step into the Future







Ellie Jurado-Nieves
Ellie Jurado-Nieves
The Guardian Life Insurance Company
Head of Strategic Public Policy & Assistant General Counsel
Leadership Makes the Difference: Using AI to Complement Your Firm’s Strengths






Fred Knopf
Fred Knopf
B. Riley Financial
Deputy General Counsel
Litigation Trends in the Ongoing Bull Market


Sarah Kreisman
Sarah Jill Kreisman
Independent Financial Group, LLC
SVP & General Counsel
Litigation Trends in the Ongoing Bull Market




Cody Lawler
Cody Lawler
Principal Securities, Inc.
Chief Supervision Officer & Head of Operations
Navigating Remote Supervision: Lessons Learned from FINRA’s Remote Inspection Pilot Program


Judy Lee
Judy Lee
Fidelity Investments
Team Lead, Platform & Operations Consulting
Today’s AI Playbook for Wealth Management



Michael Matkovic
Michael J Matkovic
SEI Investments
Managing Director, National Accounts
A Firm Perspective: Rep-as-PM vs. Third-Party Managers


Tom McCartney
Tom McCartney
My Advisor & Planner / RJFS
Founding Principal
Step into the Future of Digital Asset Regulation





Valerie Mirko
Valerie Mirko
Armstrong Teasdale
Partner & Leader, Securities Regulation and Litigation Practice
Guardrails & Growth: AI’s Role in Risk, Compliance and Trust





Brendan O'neill
Brendan O'neill
BNY Advisors, Inc.
Director, Senior Intermediary Solutions Strategist
A Firm Perspective: Rep-as-PM vs. Third-Party Managers




Namita Patel
Namita Patel
Osaic
SVP, Advisor Experience Center of Excellence
Welcome to Our Firm: The Future of Account Onboarding




Adam Pollet
Adam Pollet
Eversheds Sutherland
Securities Enforcement and Litigation Partner | Co-Head Global Digital Assets & Crypto Group
Step into the Future of Digital Asset Regulation


Mark Quinn
Mark Quinn
Cetera Financial Group
Director of Regulatory Affairs
Charting the Future: Responsible AI Innovation in Financial Services





Shannon Reid
Shannon Reid
Osaic
President and Head of Advisor Growth and Engagement
Driving Advisor Productivity and Strategic Growth


Alicia Rich
Alicia Rich
Broadridge
Head of Client and Advisor Digital Engagement
Today’s AI Playbook for Wealth Management



Ross Rotatori
Ross Rotatori
Allianz Life
Vice President - Head of ETF Strategic Relationships
Shifting from Mutual Funds to ETFs in a Tech-Driven Era





Shawn Scholz
Shawn Scholz
AE Wealth Management, LLC
Chief Compliance Officer
Scams Targeting Vulnerable Clients


Michael Schwartzberg
Michael Schwartzberg
Winget Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP
Managing Partner
Beyond the Hype: Understanding Modern Investments




Frank Smith
Frank Smith
First Command Financial Services, Inc.
SVP, Chief Information Security Officer & Chief Technology Officer
Data Integrity in Action: Building Governance, Security and Trust








Tiffany Swindell
Tiffany Swindell
First Command Financial Services
SVP, Chief Risk Officer
Third-Party Risk in Focus: Lessons, Pitfalls and Best Practices


Cherry Tan
Cherry Rose Tan
Fifth‑Generation Entrepreneur • Venture Capitalist • Executive Coach
Advancing Women in Leadership Workshop


Sami Tarazi
Sami Tarazi
Praxis Solutions
Chief Technology Officer
Today’s AI Playbook for Wealth Management


Naom Tasch
Naom Tasch
BNY Pershing
Managing Director, Head of Platform Sales
Welcome to Our Firm: The Future of Account Onboarding









Gregory Wilson
Gregory Wilson
Docupace Technologies
Chief Information Security Officer
Third-Party Risk in Focus: Lessons, Pitfalls and Best Practices


Adam Wilson
Adam Wilson
Osaic
Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, Vendor & Platform Management
Beyond the Hype: Understanding Modern Investments