Venue
JW Marriott, Orlando Grande Lakes
JW Marriott, Orlando Grande Lakes, 4040 Central Florida Pkwy, Orlando, FL 32837, United States

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Event Date Mon Sep 11 EDT - Wed Sep 13 EDT (over 7 years ago)
Location JW Marriott, Orlando Grande Lakes
4040 Central Florida Pkwy, Orlando, FL 32837, United States
Region Americas
Details

The 529 Conference is a highly interactive and educational industry gathering where you’ll meet and network with the entire 529 ecosystem. Using a 360-degree perspective, the conference drills down into the most significant trends and challenges facing the industry today and includes critical conversation and debate surrounding the latest legislative developments, product innovations, investment options, distribution strategies, marketing initiatives, consumer trends, regulatory announcements and much more.

Speakers

2017 Event Speakers

Leo Acheson
Senior Analyst, Manager Research, Morningstar Research Services LLC

Susie Bauer
529/UIT Manager, Senior Vice President, Robert W. Baird & Co.

Rosemary Becchi
Partner, McGuireWoods LLP

David Bell
Managing Director, Oregon 529 Savings Network

Suzanne Bertolett
Senior Regional Counsel - Enforcement Department, FINRA – Florida District Office

Kay Ceserani
Managing Director, Pension Consulting Alliance, LLC

Paul Curley
Director of College Savings Research, Strategic Insight

Jim Diskin
Director, Institutional Stable Value, Prudential

Daniel Durazo
USA Director of External Communications, Allianz Global Assistance

Mark Edblom
Associate Product Manager - Mutual Funds and ETFs, RBC Wealth Management

Christina Elliott
Executive Director, CalABLE Board

Pamela K. Ellis
Associate General Counsel , Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB)

Joe Farrage
Sr. VP Business Development and Strategic Partnerships, PeachJar

Michael Frerichs
Treasurer, Illinois State Treasury

Nathan Ganousis
Product Leader – Managed Investments, Edward Jones

John Hesse
Executive Director – Business Development and Execution, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

Doug Jackson
Deputy Director of STABLE Account, Ohio State Treasurer

Steve Jobe
Director of College Savings Business Management, Legg Mason

Ashley Nabors
Senior Director of Financial Empowerment, Tennessee Treasury Department

Patrick R. Noonan
Advanced Planning Consultant, Commonwealth Financial Network®

Rachel Ramos
Product Manager – Investment Services, American Funds

William Reilly
Director, IRA and 529 Plan Associate Product Manager, UBS Financial Services, Inc.

Tamara Salmon
Senior Associate Counsel, Investment Company Institute (ICI)

Kolby Smith
Wealth Management Associate, Plante Moran Financial

Chris Stack
Managing Consultant, Savingforcollege.com

Mark Struthers
Founder, Sona Financial

Rob Tirrell
529 Business Development Specialist, Voya Investment Management

Michael Whitehurst
Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor, Retirement Benefits Consultant

Sponsors & Partners

2017 Event Sponsors

Allianz
American Funds
Ascensus
Blackrock
Columbia Threadneedle
Dimensional
DST
Gift of College
Hartford Funds
John Hancock Investments
Legg Mason
Nest529
Oppenheimer Funds
Peachjar
Prudential
T.RowePrice
Voya
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