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*By Invitation Only

Harness the power of YOUR data: How to humanize the tech experience and unlock a highly personalized client and advisor experience

Our industry is changing rapidly. Your data is everywhere but where you need it to be. It’s hard to run your business, grow your business, keep up with the latest technology and create an efficient highly personalized client experience. Why does it have to be so hard?

• Are you in debt to your data?
• Are you having a portal identify crisis?
• Are you highly engaged with all of your clients?
• Let’s discuss what the RIA community and tech leaders can do to unlock, harness and humanize the tech experience for all of us.

The industry has seen the role of the financial advisor evolve into a personal risk advisor. So how can advisors ensure their tech stack is also keeping up? By attending this session, participants will gain a better understanding of:

• How fintech innovations can help manage risk, improve compliance, and enhance overall operational efficiency
• Practical strategies that they can implement in their firms to mitigate risk and stay ahead of the curve in an ever-changing regulatory environment
• The latest trends in risk management and how advisors can have more meaningful conversations with their clients

One of the wealth management’s most active and connected deal-makers takes this stage in one of her first appearances in her new role and vantage point: President of one of the country’s fastest growing and largest RIAs, Cresset. This candid fireside chat will provide attendees with an insider’s view of the growth opportunities in the RIA space – and what motivated Liz to transition from buying and selling RIAs to running one of the top RIAs in the wealth management industry.

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Advisors’ desire for independence presents a unique opportunity for technology innovators to serve RIAs. The wealth management industry is at an inflection point thanks to emerging technologies and changing demographics. In this session, industry thought leaders will explore:

• Why tomorrow’s successful managers will need to adapt their models to preempt the disruptions that lie ahead
• The biggest trends shaping the industry and what it means for your practice
• How to empower the next generation for growth
• What do advisors of the future look like and what do they need to be successful

Historically hundreds of Billions in rollovers have exited retirement plans each year and gone to advisors who have the relationship. This dynamic will be changing over time with the emergence of scaled retirement plan advisor aggregators armed with institutional investment acumen and access to tens of millions of employees at the worksite. These Firms are now in the process of building scaled wealth operations that will have the advantage of referrals from their corporate retirement relationships. Learn more about this opportunity from a panel of 4 experienced retirement and wealth leaders.

The ability to engage clients and provide personalized advice is critical for success. In this session, experts will explore the importance of advice engagement and the technologies that are enabling financial advisors to engage even the most unengaged clients.

The panel will discuss:

• What advice engagements means and why is it important in wealth management

• Technologies that are transforming the advice engagement landscape, including digital communication channels, robo-advisors, and AI-powered analytics

• How to leverage technology to enhance client outcomes and drive business growth

• The impact of advice engagement on client outcomes, such as financial wellness and satisfaction

Joined by industry journalists with a pulse on investments, technology and the outlook of financial advice, Joe Anthony will lead a discussion on the year’s top stories, pervasive themes across media outlets and what’s piquing their interest.

This session will offer perspective from some of the most active buyers and investment bankers on the state of valuations in the RIA industry – and most importantly, where they see opportunities to improve and create value. The session will go beyond the pure financial metrics and deal structures that are used to value RIAs, and will shine a light on the qualitative characteristics professional buyers are evaluating when identifying acquisition opportunities.

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