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2024 MMI Summit

2024 MMI Summit

March 13 - 14, 2024

Aventura, FL | JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa

CE Credits

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Open to MMI members only

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CE Credits:

The Investments & Wealth Institute® has accepted the 2024 MMI Summit program for 7.5 hours of CE credits towards the CIMA®, CPWA®, CIMC®, and RMA® certifications.

Overview

Co-Chairs:
Tim Kresl, Principal, Distribution Insight, Broadridge
Sheila Rapple, Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Investor Services, Private Wealth Solutions, Blackstone

The Summit is MMI’s marquee annual leadership event that brings together the investment advisory industry’s most senior business leaders from asset managers, wealth managers, and solutions providers. Join us for two days of elevated perspective, thought-provoking insights, and lots of dedicated time for small group, peer-to-peer discussions.

Our Summit program will focus on the issues that are top-of-mind for advisory leaders right now. Don’t miss this unique chance to explore key opportunities and challenges with the brightest minds and most innovative leaders in the advisory space.

Note: The MMI Summit is a leadership conference built for senior-level executives and restricted to MMI member firms. As a rule, attendees are C-suite level, EVPs, SVPs, Managing Directors, Directors, and business unit leaders with responsibility for investment advisory distribution, product, platform, technology, and strategy. To preserve the intimate feel of the Summit, each member firm is permitted to send up to four attendees this year.

Interested in registering?
Contact MMI at events@mminst.org or 646.868.8500.

Agenda

For travel planning purposes:

Summit registration and an Executive Networking Luncheon will begin at 11:30 AM on Wednesday, March 13. The first session will begin at 1:00 PM.
The Summit will conclude by 1:00 PM on Thursday, March 14.

Day 1 (Click to Expand Agenda)

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Time	Description
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM 90 Mins(s)	Registration and Networking Luncheon
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM 15 Min(s)	Welcome & Opening Remarks Craig Pfeiffer, President and Chief Executive Officer, Money Management Institute Joan Lensing, Executive Vice President, Chief Programming Officer, Money Management Institute Conference Co-Chairs: Tim Kresl, Principal, Distribution Insight, Broadridge Sheila Rapple, Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Investor Services, Private Wealth Solutions, Blackstone
1:15 PM -1:45 PM 30 Min(s)	State of the Advisory Union Clients, Product, Talent, and Technology: Critical Trends That Will Impact Your Business Clients, Product, Talent, and Technology are four essential considerations in the delivery of investment advice and solutions. To frame our Summit discussions, a quartet of leading industry consultants share their takes on the most critical trends in each of these areas–and the implications for how asset managers, wealth managers, and solutions providers should position their firms for growth, profitability, and success in the rapidly evolving advisory landscape. Tim Kresl, Principal, Distribution Insight, Broadridge Brendan Powers, Director, Product Development, Cerulli Associates Scott Reddel, Managing Director, Wealth Management & Capital Markets, Accenture Bhushan Sethi, Partner, Strategy&, PwC US; Adjunct Professor, NYU Stern School of Business
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM 45 Min(s)	Opening Keynote Presentation Exponential Organizations 2.0: Preparing to Ride the AI Wave Drawing upon insights from his latest book, Exponential Organizations 2.0, Salim Ismail emphasizes the critical role AI plays in the rapidly evolving business landscape. He provides a comprehensive analysis of AI's seismic impact across various sectors, underscoring the urgent need for organizations to understand and harness this disruptive technology for survival and growth. Learn how exponential attributes such as interfaces, algorithms, and dashboards can be employed to leverage AI effectively within an organization and gain practical strategies for cultivating an AI-ready culture that promotes agility and innovation. Mr. Ismail delves into real-world case studies of AI-driven exponential organizations, distilling transformative lessons from their journeys that will help prepare your firm to ride the wave of AI rather than being swept away by it. Salim Ismail, Founder, OpenExO; Best-Selling Author, Exponential Organizations and Exponential Organizations 2.0 Introduction: Denise Wypiszenski, Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer, 4U Platform LLC
2:30 PM - 3:05 PM 35 Min(s)	The Platform Perspective: What's on Their Radar for 2024 – and What's Not What are platform executives’ key priorities this year? Hear directly from this panel of industry leaders across different channels where they are focusing their efforts, what they see as the biggest challenges and opportunities, and how asset managers can best differentiate themselves and stand out from the crowd. Moderator: Roger Paradiso, Global Head of Advisor Portfolio & Technology Solutions, Franklin Templeton; Executive Chairman, O’Shaughnessy Asset Management Panelists: Dana D’Auria, Co-Chief Investment Officer and Group President, Envestnet Solutions, Envestnet Jay Link, Managing Director, Head of Fiduciary Programs and Platforms, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
3:05 PM - 3:30 PM 25 Min(s)	Refreshment and Networking Break
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM 45 Min(s)	Focus Sessions: Round 1 Ready to delve deeper with your industry colleagues? We’ve got three rounds of Focus Sessions designed to help you do just that. During each round, pick the topic that resonates with you the most and get ready to share information, ideas, successes, and challenges with smaller groups of your industry peers. Clients Sales Desk Dynamics: The Blurring Lines Between Internal, Hybrid, and External Annie Brown, Co-Head of Wealth, U.S. Intermediaries, T. Rowe Price Brad Jung, Managing Director, Head of North America, Advisor and Intermediary Solutions, Russell Investments Product Where Will Growth Come From? An Outlook by Product Structure Andrew Matthews, Head of Platform Strategy and Integration, Investment Solutions Group – Managed Investments, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Brendan Powers, Director, Product Development, Cerulli Associates Troy Thornton, Partner, Head of Americas Third Party Wealth, Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management Talent: Workforce Dynamics: How Intentional Leaders Are Addressing the Challenges Kathy Freeman, Founder and President, Kathy Freeman Company Bhushan Sethi, Partner, Strategy&, PwC US; Adjunct Professor, NYU Stern School of Business Technology Technology is Becoming More Human: The Implications for Asset and Wealth Management Scott Reddel, Managing Director, Wealth Management & Capital Markets, Accenture Charlie Shaffer, President and Chief Revenue Officer, TIFIN AMP
4:25 PM - 5:10 PM 45 Min(s)	Focus Sessions: Round 2 Clients Bringing Alternatives to the Wealth Marketplace: Pros & Cons of Different Distribution Models Ryan Cullen, Managing Director, Private Wealth Solutions, Blackstone Jonathan Kingery, Head of U.S. Wealth, Franklin Templeton Product Due Diligence Do’s & Don’ts: How Research Teams Evaluate Asset Classes and Structures Kristen Griffin, Head of Investment Manager Analysis, UBS Michael Jabara, Managing Director, Co-Head of Global Investment Manager Analysis, Morgan Stanley Talent Cultivating Next Gen Leadership: Career Development Strategies That Work Nick Alfier, Head of Asset Manager Relationships, BNY Mellon \| Growth Dynamics Danielle Learned, Chief of Staff and Head of Sales Execution, Horizon Investments Jack Sharry, Executive Vice President, Chief Growth Officer, LifeYield Technology Top Digital Trends Shaping the Future of Financial Services Marketing Kelly Vives, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Allspring Global Investments Paul Zettl, Executive Vice President, Head of Global Marketing, Chief Marketing Officer, Cohen & Steers
5:20 PM - 7:00 PM 100 Min(s)	Evening Reception and Networking Relax and reconnect with industry friends and colleagues during a special outdoor reception at the historic Turnberry to cap the first day of the Summit. We’ll provide the cocktails, tasty South Florida fare, and good company. Afterward, the sights and sounds of Aventura and nearby Miami await those who want to explore the local area.

Day 2 (Click to Expand Agenda)

Thursday, March 14th, 2024

Time	Description
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM 30 Min(s)	Networking Breakfast and Discussion Groups Rise and shine! You never know who you’re going to be seated with. Join your industry colleagues outside for breakfast and casual conversations. This is your chance to make new connections and share takeaways and highlights from our first day sessions.
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM 10 Min(s)	Opening Remarks Conference Co-Chairs: Tim Kresl, Principal, Distribution Insight, Broadridge Sheila Rapple, Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Investor Services, Private Wealth Solutions, Blackstone
8:40 AM - 9:00 AM 20 Min(s)	President’s Update Craig Pfeiffer provides an update on MMI’s strategic areas of focus and key initiatives on behalf of member firms and the investment advisory industry. Craig Pfeiffer, President and Chief Executive Officer, Money Management Institute
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM 15 Min(s)	MMI Member Recognition Awards The 2024 MMI Member Recognition Awards are presented to firms that have gone above and beyond to broaden MMI’s reach within their organizations to help colleagues connect, know, and grow. Craig Pfeiffer, President and Chief Executive Officer, Money Management Institute Anne Steer, Head of Distribution, Congress Asset Management
9:15 AM – 9:40 AM 30 Min(s)	Executive Fireside Chat Lessons in Leadership: A Conversation with Admiral Marty Evans Formerly the highest-ranking woman in the U.S. Navy, Marty Evans is a retired Rear Admiral, having served 30 years. Successive assignments in her military career included command of the Treasure Island, San Francisco naval station, the Navy’s worldwide recruiting organization, the George C. Marshall Center for Security Studies in Garmisch, Germany, and the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA. She also served at the White House and overseas in the U.K., Germany, and Japan. Following her Navy career, Ms. Evans was the National Executive Director (CEO) of the Girl Scouts of the USA, President and CEO of the American Red Cross, and Acting Commissioner of the Ladies Professional Golf Association. Marsha Johnson Evans, Rear Admiral (Retired), U.S. Navy Craig Pfeiffer, President and Chief Executive Officer, Money Management Institute
9:40 AM -10:20 AM 55 Min(s)	Leveraging AI to Turbo-Charge Your Distribution Efforts Artificial Intelligence is already transforming how firms approach distribution. Join us for a fast-paced discussion on how AI can be used to turbo charge your advisor sales and support, aggregate all your distribution data points into useful sales intelligence, drive analytics, and streamline your content and marketing distribution. Our expert panel will also peer over the horizon and offer predictions on what the AI-powered future of distribution could look like. Moderator: Devon Drew, Chief Executive Officer, AssetLink Panelists: Sindhu Joseph, PhD in Artificial Intelligence, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, CogniCor Technologies Deep Ratna Srivastav, Senior Vice President, Global Head of AI and Digital Transformation, Franklin Templeton
10:20 AM -10:35 AM 35 Min(s)	Refreshment and Networking Break
10:35 AM -11:15 AM 40 Min(s)	Pardon the “Disruption”: Debating Distribution Models and Structures Borrowing a page from ESPN’s Pardon the Interruption, this panel of senior asset management sales leaders does a deep dive into different distribution models, taking a hard look at the pros and cons of channelized vs. dechannelized approaches, firm-specific coverage, specialist vs. generalist models, and the increasing convergence between institutional and retail sales. Don’t miss this fast-paced session. Moderator: Neil Bathon, Founder and Managing Partner, FUSE Research Network Panelists: Jeff Carlin, Senior Managing Director, Head of Global Wealth Distribution, Nuveen Mollie Jensen, Global Head of Marketing, Russell Investments Kimberly LaPointe, Senior Managing Director, Head of Wealth Distribution, Macquarie Group Jonathan Linstra, Managing Director of the Americas, Morningstar Wealth
11:15 AM – 11:45 AM	Executive Insights: A Look Over the Advisory Horizon With holistic wealth management, customization, and values alignment increasingly in demand by investors, how are organizations evolving product strategy across the advisory value chain? In this session, two senior industry executives provide a look ahead at the next evolution of advisory product. Hear how their firms are reimagining Product as a strategic asset and modernizing the approach to providing solutions to meet client demands for today and the future. Jennifer Abate, Managing Director, Financial Institutions Group, Lazard Asset Management Rob Pettman, Executive Vice President, Wealth Management Solutions, LPL Financial
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM	Closing Keynote Presentation Washington & the World: The New Geopolitics of Great Power Competition The global economy, long based upon a rules-based trade system, is undergoing profound and fundamentally transformative shifts, from uneven economic recoveries to new hot wars and potential cold wars, as well as challenging energy security debates. Amid the most complex international security landscape in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East since the end of the Cold War, geopolitical strategist John Sitilides delivers valuable insights into international security trends in the near-term and toward the horizon. He explores the key geopolitical risks across the international trade, security, technology, and diplomacy landscapes that will dominate global and regional investment strategies and provide both serious challenges and long-term opportunities. John Sitilides, Geopolitical Strategist, Trilogy Advisors LLC; Senior Fellow for National Security, Foreign Policy Research Institute
12:30 PM - 12:35 PM	Closing Remarks Conference Co-Chairs: Tim Kresl, Principal, Distribution Insight, Broadridge Sheila Rapple, Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Investor Services, Private Wealth Solutions, Blackstone

Partners and Sponsors

2024 MMI Titanium Partner

2024 Platinum Partners

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2024 Summit Gold Sponsor

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2024 Summit Keynote Sponsor

2024 Summit Key Cards Sponsor

MMI Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Pioneer Sponsor

Sponsor and Exhibitor Opportunities

The 2024 MMI Summit offers a unique opportunity to build brand awareness with the advisory solutions industry’s most senior business leaders and decision makers, showcase your firm's offerings, and make new connections. A limited number of high-profile Sponsor opportunities are available.

For additional information, please contact:
Joan Lensing
EVP, Chief Programming Officer
jlensing@mminst.org
646.868.8518

Registration Fees

Registration Date	Registration Type	Fee
Launch date – January 19	Advance	$2,195
January 20 – February 16	Early	$2,295
February 17 – March 12	Standard	$2,395
Launch date – March 12	Leadership Pathway and Executive IQ program participants¹	$1,916

¹Leadership Pathway discount is 20% off the standard registration fee for 2022-2023 classes only.
Executive IQ® discount is 20% off the standard registration fee for 2022-2023 cohorts only.

Hotel Information

Important Update – February 5, 2024
The MMI room block at the JW Marriott Miami Turnberry (the conference hotel) is at or near capacity. If you are unable to secure a room at the JW Marriott Miami Turnberry for your desired nights, an additional block of rooms is available at:

Hilton Aventura Miami
2885 NE 191st Street
Aventura, FL 33180
305-466-7775
4 minutes (1.2 mile drive) from the JW Marriott Miami Turnberry
Reservation cut-off date: Monday, February 19
Rate: $309 per night, plus taxes and fees
Book your room at the MMI group rate at the Hilton Aventura Miami

Courtyard by Marriott Miami Aventura Mall
2825 NE 191st Street
Aventura, FL 33180
305-937-0805
5 minutes (1.2 mile drive) from the JW Marriott Miami Turnberry
Reservation cut-off date: Friday, March 1
Rate: $229 per night, plus taxes and fees
Book your room at the MMI group rate at the Courtyard by Marriott Miami Aventura Mall

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Book online or call 1-800-559-3186 for assistance.
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Conference Hotel
JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa
19999 West Country Club Drive
Aventura, FL 33180-2401
Reservation cut-off date: Friday, February 16
Rate: $379 per night plus taxes & fees
Book your room at the MMI group rate at the JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa (please note: the block is at or near capacity here)

The JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa is a celebrated setting just outside Miami and complete with lush tropical gardens and a 100-year-old Banyan tree. The hotel is 12 miles from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) and 18 miles from Miami International Airport (MIA).