Highlights from An Industry in Transition Summit 2020
Held two days after the 2020 presidential election, the 2020 Industry in Transition virtual conference was unprecedented in its scope, content, and impact. Our country is at a crossroads with a pandemic, social unrest, a divisive election, and market upheaval — and our business is right in the center of the storm.
We met at the confluence of politics, economics, and health, and put our trying times into context for our community. To that end, we heard from nationally renowned epidemiologists, political thinkers, economists, and industry leaders who overlaid their thoughts on the future of our business on top of the tumult surrounding us. We believe we met our expectations to gather information, propose solutions, and garner hope.
Keynote Speakers
Keynote Speaker Bios
Tony Sirianni, Publisher & CEO of AdvisorHub – Welcome and opening remarks
Shirl Penney – President & CEO, Dynasty Financial Partners – Nadja West Introduction
Nadja West – LTG, U.S. Army Surgeon General and former Commanding General of the U.S. Army Medical Command
Adam Antoniades – CEO of Cetera
Andy Blocker – Head of US Government Affairs, Invesco
Paul Dietrich – Chief Investment Strategist, B. Riley Wealth Management
Anthony Rochte – Managing Director, Head of Goldman Sachs Private Bank Select
Joe Duran – Managing Director Goldman Sachs, Head of Personal Financial Management
Kristi Rodriguez – Vice President, Thought Leadership at Nationwide Financial
Ari Fleischer – Former WH Press Secretary & President of Fleischer Communications
Jerome F. Lombard – President, Private Client Group, Janney Montgomery Scott
John Peluso – President of First Clearing
Ron Kruszewski – Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Stifel Financial Corp.
Panel Discussions
Panelist Bios
Transition & Breakaway
Moderator: Greg Banasz – Managing Director, Founding Partner and Head of Business Development for Steward Partners Global Advisory
Jeff Smith – SVP, Director of Recruiting & Business Development of Janney
Craig Pirtle – Chief Strategy Officer of B. Riley Wealth Management
Jim Gold – CEO and Founding Partner, Steward Partners Global Advisory
Kip Caffey – CEO at Resurgent Financial Advisors LLC
Andrew Daniels – Managing Principal, Business Development at Commonwealth
The Future of the FA Industry
Moderator: Brian Hamburger – President and CEO of MarketCounsel and Managing Member of the Hamburger Law Firm
Chris Mone – EVP, Head of Wealth Management at Wedbush Securities
Marty Bicknell – CEO and President of Mariner Wealth Advisors
David Canter – Executive Vice President, Head of RIA and Family Office Segments, Fidelity Investments
Bill Coppell – Managing Director, Chief Client Growth Officer, First Clearing
Diversity & Inclusion
Moderator: Moira Markus – Independent Board Director, Global Financial Services, Stifel
Jess McQueen – Partner at PHM Capital Management, FA, Wedbush Securities
Tonia Bottoms – Managing Director and Senior Managing Counsel for BNYM | Pershing
Sheryl Hickerson – CEO at Females and Finance
Hubtalks
Hubtalk Participant Bios
John Harris – Managing Director, Envestnet The Advisor’s Playbook for Leading Your Clients Forward
Frank LaRosa – Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Elite Consulting Partners The Covid Wave to Independence
Christopher Mone – EVP, Head of Wealth Management, Wedbush Securities The Emperor Has No Clothes
Mindy Diamond – Founder, President and CEO at Diamond Consultants The Momentum of Movement: Where Advisors Are Going…And Why
Rusty Vanneman – Chief Investment Officer, Orion Advisor Technology The Election and its Impact on Investing
