Jason Browning
John Hancock

11:00am-1:00pm | CFP Ethics
This program fulfills the requirement for CFP Board approved Ethics CE. It has been designed to educate CFP® professionals on CFP Board's new Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct effective July 1, 2024.

CE Approvals: CFP

1:00pm-1:15pm | BREAK

Austin Erickson
John Hancock

1:15pm-2:15pm | Super CE

CE Approvals: 

• South Carolina* 16/3 credit hours
• Georgia* 18/3 credit hours
• North Carolina* 16/4 credit hours
• CFP** 10 CE Credits (No CFP Ethics)
• IWI (CIMA,CPWA, RMA) 10 General
• IAR*** 6 credit hours (Product and Practices) and 6 credit hours (Ethics and Professional Responsibility)

Armando Urena
StepStone Group

1:15pm-2:15pm | Democratizing Private Markets
An exploration of the private markets landscape—what they are, why institutional investors allocate to them, and the growing role of individual investors. The presentation will examine the structural and behavioral shifts driving increased retail participation, and offer insights into emerging trends shaping the future of private market investing.

Jennifer Guenther
Goldman Sacs

2:30pm-3:20pm | Empower the Female Investor
Women are a powerful financial force, yet women often lack confidence when it comes to investing. Learn more about Womenomics and how to overcome financial planning challenges affecting the female investor.

CE Approvals: CFP, SC INS, IAR

Brian Boughner
Fiduciary Alliance

2:30pm-3:20pm | From AI Assistant to AI Strategist: Transforming Your Financial Practice with Strategic Thought Partnership
Learn to transform AI from a task tool into a strategic thought partner for your practice. Through three live demonstrations—content marketing, complex financial planning, and practice management—you'll master the CRIT framework to solve real business challenges and drive growth.

3:20pm-3:30pm | Break

3:30pm-4:20pm | How and Why Advisors are Adopting AlternativesFor decades, the retail advisory community has relied primarily on stocks and bonds to grow and protect client wealth. Market dynamics have shifted, making it more challenging to uncover value through traditional asset classes. Today, we’re at a pivotal point – one where enhancing client experience includes exploring innovative strategies with the potential to improve returns and manage risk more effectively. Our role as fiduciaries is not just to stay current but to continuously grow, adopting new technology and advanced investment approaches that are reshaping our industry. Once exclusive to high-net-worth and institutional clients, alternative investment solutions are now available for a broader audience. Join us to learn about these transformative opportunities.

7:00am-8:00am | REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST

Pankaj Patel
Astoria Portfolio Advisors

8:00am-8:50am | The Future is Now: Rebuilding Portfolios for a New Market Era
Investing is all about looking ahead—not in the rearview mirror. Yet it’s easy to fall into the trap of chasing yesterday’s winners, assuming the past will repeat itself. But markets change. Economic cycles evolve. And what worked last time may not work next time. With rising interest rates, global power shifts, and persistent inflationary forces reshaping the landscape, the road ahead looks very different from the one we’ve traveled. This eye-opening session will challenge outdated assumptions and explore how investors—and their advisors—can adapt portfolios for a dramatically different future.

8:50am-9:00am | BREAK AND SPONSOR TIME

Steve Deschenes
Capital Group/American Funds

9:00am-9:50am | The Asymmetric Risk Advantage: Leveraging
Inefficient Markets for Smarter Outcomes 
In investing, not all risks are created equal—and understanding asymmetric risk can provide a significant edge. This session will explore how investors and advisors can identify opportunities where the potential upside far outweighs the downside risk. We’ll discuss practical frameworks for evaluating asymmetric risk, how behavioral biases and inefficient markets create these opportunities, and how to incorporate asymmetric strategies into diversified portfolios. Attendees will walk away with tools and insights to help clients pursue better outcomes while thoughtfully managing risk.

CE Approvals: CFP

9:50am-10:10am | BREAK AND SPONSOR TIME

Carl Richards

10:10am-11:10am | KEYNOTE: Your Money - Reimagining Wealth Through Simple SketchesThis keynote delivers a transformational experience for financial professionals. Carl helps advisors move beyond rigid financial plans toward a more adaptable, values-based approach. By exploring the critical tensions that define the advisor-client relationship, this session equips attendees with the language, metaphors, and frameworks to help clients make better decisions and have the conversations that truly matter.

11:10am-12:30pm | NETWORKING LUNCH & BOOK SIGNING

1:20pm-1:30pm | BREAK AND SPONSOR TIME

Susan Rosenhoffer, PCC
Dimensional Fund Advisors

1:30pm-2:20pm | KPIs and HPFs: A Deep Dive into the Business
Metrics of High Performing Firms
In this session, we will explore the results from Dimensional's 2025 Global Advisor Study to understand how High Performing Firms are operating to drive growth and value in their business. This session will discuss key insights related to organic growth, human capital, business metrics, operations and technology, and the client experience.

2:20pm-2:30pm | BREAK AND SPONSOR TIME