Presentations

Presentations

Session

Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Update: Evolution of SIFMA and the Challenges Ahead

Ira Hammerman
Senior Managing Director and General Counsel
Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association

Keynote Address: The Leadership Challenge:
Planning in Uncertain Times

Scott Snyder
CEO and President
Decision Strategies International, Inc.

Understanding Variable Annuity Regulation and Compliance

Moderator: Amy Lynch, CRCP
President
FrontLine Compliance, LLC

Panelists:

Michael S. Hill, CFP, CAMS
EVP & Chief Compliance Officer
Summit Brokerage Services

Larry Kosciulek
Director NASD Investment Companies Regulation
NASD

Lilian A. Morvay, Esq.
Assistant Vice President
Catlin, Inc.

Meeting the Investment Needs of a Changing Client Base

Moderator:

Stewart A. Lee
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
LEE Training, LLC

Panelists:
Tom Pittman
Chief Marketing Officer
The Newport Group

Jennifer R. Relien
Director, Managing Counsel
Law and Compliance
Thrivent Investment Management

Richard C. Szuch, Esq.
Partner
Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C.

Sheila Woelfel
Vice President, Sponsor Relations
Linsco/Private Ledger Corp.

Critical Drivers Shaping the Independent Channel

Howard Schneider
President and Founder
Practical Perspectives, Inc.

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