Keynote Speakers

Patti Brennan
CEO
Key Financial, Inc.

Michael Kitces
Chief Financial Planning Nerd
Kitces.com

Theron Schaub
Award-winning Mentalist & Magician

Liz Ann Sonders
Chief Investment Strategist
Schwab Center for Financial Research

Crystal Washington
Futurist & Technology Strategist
CWM Enterprises
Speakers

JC Abusaid, CFP®
President and CEO
Halbert Hargrove

Samantha Allen
Executive Vice President, Marketing
Merit Financial Advisors

Andrew Altfest
President, CEO
Altfest Personal Wealth Management & FP Alpha

Theophilus Amanfo
PhD Student
Texas Tech School of Financial Planning

Efthymia Antonoudi, Ph.D., CFP®
Assistant Professor
University of Georgia

Jaycob Arbogast, CFP®
Program Director
Chico State

Catherine Asiimwe
PhD Student, CPA, PMP, MBA
University of Georgia

Brian Balduzzi, CFP®
Partner
Holland & Knight LLP

Amit Bansal
Program Director, Undergraduate Financial Planning
Oklahoma State University

Kevin Bayani, CFP®
CFP, EA, MBA
University of Georgia

Sarah Becker
Head of Financial Advisor Development Program
Vanguard

Jaclyn Beirerlein, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Finance
East Carolina University

Audra Bohannon
Founder
Bohannon Advisory

Douglas Boneparth, CFP®
President and Founder
Bone Fide Wealth

Heather Boneparth
Director of Business and Legal Affairs
Bone Fide Wealth

Mindy Brandon-Joseph, Ph.D., CFP®
Assistant Professor
Kansas State University

Joshua Brothers
Attorney
Brothers, Henderson, Durkins, P.S.

Christopher Browning, Ph.D., CFP®
Associate Professor
Texas Tech University

Cary Carbonaro
Managing Director and Partner, Women and Wealth Ambassador
Ashton Thomas /ARAX

Ying Chen, Ph.D., CFP®
Assistant Professor of Finance, Program Director
Central Connecticut State University

Marguerita Cheng
Chief Executive Officer
Blue Ocean Global Wealth

Chia-Li Chien, Ph.D., CFP®
Center for Financial Responsibility Director & Associate Professor of Practice
Texas Tech University

Ravisha Chutani, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Candidate
University of Georgia

J. Michael Collins, Ph.D.
Professor
UW-Madison

Laura Combs
Executive Managing Partner / Head of Women & Wealth
Mercer Advisors

Gary Curnutt, Ph.D.
Post-Retirement Employment Pathways and Self-Perceptions of Aging
Western Carolina University

Brett Danko
President/Founder
Danko Education

Jon Dauphine
CEO
Foundation for Financial Planning

Brent Davis, Ph.D.
Economist
TIAA

Rick Dearborn
Partner
Mindset

Simone Devenny
Head of Private Wealth Strategies
Allworth Financial

James DiLellio, Ph.D.
Professor of Decision Sciences
Pepperdine Graziadio Business School

Van Dinh, Ph.D.
Van Dinh, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor of Finance
University of Wisconsin - Superior

Max Dolinsky, Ph.D.
Director, Finance Professional Development Program
University of Florida

Kamila Elliott, CFP®
Founder and Senior Wealth Advisor
Collective Wealth Partners

Brent Evans, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Finance & Creator of FreeFinanceBook.com
Georgia College

Kate Feeney
VP Wealth Advisor
Summit Place Financial Advisors

Presley Fee
Financial Planning Program Coordinator
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Mark Franczyk, CFP®
Chief Executive Officer
Christopher Street Financial

Mary Beth Franklin
President
RetirePro LLC

Robert Glew, CFP®
Assistant Teaching Professor of Finance
University of Rhode Island

Sebastian Gomez-Cardona, Ph.D.
Director of Research, Investment Advice and Planning
Morningstar

Sasha Grabenstetter
Instructor
Texas Tech University

John Grable, Ph.D., CFP®
A Test of a Financial Risk-Taking Framework
University of Georgia

Bryan Gramse, Ph.D., CFP®
PhD, CFP(r)
Ball State University

Melissa Handrigan
Senior Counsel, Enforcement
CFP Board

Liam Hanlon
VP, Strategy & Research
Jump

David Hantman
Principal
Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C.

Stuart Heckman, Ph.D., CFP®
Associate Professor of Practice
Texas Tech University

Kim Henderson
Head of Wealth Management Health & Wellness Education
Morgan Stanley

Wayne Hewett, CFP®
VP Advisory Lending
Live Oak Bank

Thomas Idzorek
Chief Investment Officer
Morningstar

Kendra Issacson
Partner
Mindset

Pawan Jain, Ph.D., CFP®
Director of CFP Program and Associate Professor of Finance
University of Michigan-Flint

Benjamin Jansen, Ph.D., CFP®
Associate Professor of Finance
Middle Tennessee State University

Bong-Keun Jeong, Ph.D.
Professor
Coastal Carolina University

Meredith Johnson, CFP®
Partner
BPM LLP

Andrew Johnson
Mr
FMG

Jim Karthaus, CFP®
Assistant Professor
The American College of Financial Services

Erin Koeppel
Managing Director, Government Relations and Public Policy Counsel
CFP Board

Emily Koochel, Ph.D.
Director, Family Governance, Education, and Philanthropy
Cresset Capital

Vikesh Kumar, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Finance
North Carolina A&T State University

Linda Leitz
President
Peace of Mind Financial Planning, Inc.

Craig Lemoine, CFP®, Ph.D.
Financial Planning Program Director
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Jesse Lineberry, CFP®
Assistant Professor of Practice of Finance; CFP-Board Registered Program Director
Virginia Tech

Zhikun Liu, Ph.D., CFP®
Vice President, Head of Research
MissionSquare

Liu Liu, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Student
University of Georgia

Cäzilia Loibl, Ph.D., CFP®
CFP Program Director, Professor & Chair of Consumer Sciences
Ohio State University

Eric Ludwig, Ph.D., CFP®
Assoc. Prof. Director, Center for Retirement Income
The American College of Financial Services

Sonya Lutter, Ph.D., CFP®
Ph.D., CFP(R), LMFT
Texas Tech University; Institute for Systemic Financial Professionals

Tairsa Mathews, Ph.D., CFP®
Assistant Professor of Practice
Texas A&M University

Megan McCoy, Ph.D.
Program Chair
Kansas State University

Drew McMorrow, CFP®
President & CEO
Ballentine Partners, LLC

Toshiaki Mitsudome, Ph.D., CFP®
Professor
New York University School of Professional Studies

Dan Moisand, CFP®
Board Chair 2023
Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo, LLC

Hannah Moore, CFP®
CEO/Founder, Financial Advisor
Amplified Planning/Guiding Wealth

Sarah Mouser, CFP®
Executive Vice President, Financial Planning
Merit Financial Advisors

Cristian Mundy, CFP®
Senior Wealth Manager
Life Line Financial & Wealth Management

Darryl Ng
National Strategic Partner - Special Needs Planning
Morgan Stanley

Eric Ochmanek
Program Director for ABLE
National Association of State Treasurers (NAST)

Luke Palmer, CFP®
Owner & CEO
Palmer Wealth Group

Sabina Pandey, Ph.D., CFP®
Assistant Professor in the Department of Finance, Banking & Insurance
Appalachian State University

Blain Pearson, Ph.D., CFP®
Assistant Professor of Finance
Coastal Carolina University

Lisa Peel
Principal and Head of Financial Planning
Edward Jones

Brendan Pheasant, CFP®
Tuyyo Planning Group, LLC

Pierre-Etienne Pilote, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Université du Québec à Montréal

Pengyu Qian, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

Di Qing, Ph.D., CFP®
Lecturer & CFP Program Coordinator
Auburn University

Lora Reinholz, CFP®
Director, Financial Planning Certificate Program and Teaching Assistant Professor
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Daniel Richards, Ph.D., CFP®
Associate Professor
York University

Seth Rivers, CFP®
Head of Advisory
Christopher Street Financial

Rita Robbins
Managing Partner
Affiliated Advisors

Barclay Roper
Assistant Professor
College for Financial Planning

Rachel Roth
Vice President, Grants & Programs
Foundation for Financial Planning

Leo Rydzewski
General Counsel
CFP Board