Invitation Only: For Nicsa Board Members

Invitation Only: For Nicsa Board Members

Invitation only: For Nicsa Committee-Co-Chairs

Invitation only: For Nicsa Board Members, Committee Co-Chairs and Emerging Leader Honorees

All registered attendees should pick up their badge upon arrival in the Grand Ballroom Foyer, located on the lower lobby level of the Boston Marriott Long Wharf hotel. Breakfast will be available in the Grand Ballroom, where all Summit sessions will take place.

Clint Harris, Nicsa Chairman, Invesco

This executive panel brings together C-suite leaders from across the industry for a candid, thought-provoking discussion on the opportunities and challenges facing firms today. From artificial intelligence and innovation to growth strategies, operational priorities, and changing investor needs, panelists will share their perspectives on what lies ahead and how organizations can position themselves for long-term success. 

Speakers: 
Moderator: John Stadtler, Partner, PwC (retired)
Stephanie Pierce, Deputy Head of BNY Investments 

The asset and wealth management industry is entering a period of profound transformation. As AI becomes a foundational capability, firms have an opportunity to rearchitect how they operate, serve clients, and compete. Microsoft will explore how leading firms are moving beyond productivity gains to build durable competitive moats around intelligence, trust, personalization, and ecosystem reach. Learn how AI is reshaping industry economics, altering competitive dynamics, and creating a new blueprint for growth in the age of intelligent finance.

Featured Speaker: 
Jacqueline O’Flanagan, Head of Financial Services - Americas at Microsoft 

As investor demand for alternative investments continues to grow, firms are developing innovative approaches that bring private market capabilities to a broader range of investors through traditional wealth management channels. In this executive conversation, leaders from Capital Group and KKR will share insights from one of the industry's most significant strategic partnerships, examining the evolution of public-private investment solutions and the lessons learned from bringing them to market. The discussion will explore product innovation, advisor education, distribution strategy, model portfolio integration, and the operational considerations involved in delivering these solutions at scale.

Speakers: 
Holly Framsted, Head of Global Product Strategy for Capital Group
Daniel Celeghin, Chief Operating Officer for KKR

Morgan Stanley and OpenAI explore how agentic AI is moving into day-to-day wealth management workflows. Hear how AI agents are being used to automate tasks, support advisors and research, and improve operational efficiency, along with lessons from implementation, scaling, and measuring business impact.

Speakers: 
Kaitlin Elliott, GTM | AI Success Engineer at OpenAI
Brennan Jablonski, Executive Director and Agentic AI Lead for Wealth Management at Morgan Stanley

Grab a coffee in the Grand Ballroom Foyer and take time to connect with fellow attendees.

Each year, Nicsa recognizes industry leaders for innovation and leadership across a number of categories within the asset & wealth management industry. The Nicsa NOVA Awards aim to showcase best-in-class initiatives, technologies, and leadership in today's landscape. The 2026 Nicsa NOVA Award winners will be presented during the luncheon.

For the second year in a row, Nicsa will be conducting the Chairman’s Challenge which is designed to celebrate exceptional committee-driven initiatives and highlight the outstanding content produced by Nicsa volunteers. Through this awards program, Nicsa will recognize content that exemplifies thought leadership, industry collaboration, and educational impact. Selected committees will be honored from the main stage during the awards luncheon. 

Most AI in asset and wealth management operations tells your team what broke. It doesn't fix it. Reconciliation exceptions, NAV discrepancies, cash breaks: still landing on the same desks, still requiring the same manual hours to resolve.

This session moves past the alert. We'll show how agents take exceptions from root cause to resolution, closing the loop across reconciliations, NAV oversight, financial statement reviews, and tailored shareholder report reviews, with every action documented in a full audit trail. No pilots. No theory. Just what runs in production today, across the workflows your team handles every reporting cycle.

This panel examines the opportunities and practical challenges of incorporating alternative investments into defined contribution plans, including evolving regulatory considerations, participant education, product design, and implementation. Industry leaders will discuss how retirement platforms are evaluating alternatives and what broader adoption could mean for the future of retirement investing.

Speakers: 
Moderator: Jennifer Debrosky, Senior Director, Product Manager Multi-Asset Strategies at American Century Investments
Chris Wilson, Head of IM Product and Strategy at Voya Investment Management

Grab a coffee in the Grand Ballroom Foyer and take time to connect with fellow attendees.

LPL Financial and Anthropic will share how AI is being deployed across the home office and advisor experience, improving access to data, information, and tools. The discussion will examine real-world applications, implementation lessons, and how governance and supervision are evolving alongside adoption.

Featured Speakers: 
Jillian Altamura, Asset & Wealth Management GTM, Anthropic
Jay Jackson, SVP, Investment Management Solutions at LPL Financial

This timely session will examine the policy landscape following the midterm elections and explore the implications for financial markets, regulation, monetary policy, and investor behavior. Attendees will gain valuable perspective on the macroeconomic trends and legislative priorities expected to shape the industry in the year ahead.

Featured Speaker: 
Nicholas Graham, Vice President of Government Affairs at Invesco

Wrap up the day with drinks, passed appetizers, and networking with fellow Summit attendees, courtesy of BetaNXT. The reception will take place in the Palm Garden Room, located up the escalator from the Grand Ballroom/lower lobby.

A private networking breakfast bringing together Nicsa Emerging Leaders, Rising Stars, next-generation professionals, senior industry leaders, and Northern Trust guests. Invitation only.

More information coming soon. 

This panel will examine the institutionalization of alternatives across the wealth ecosystem, including the growing influence of national RIAs, the expansion of due diligence capabilities, fintech-enabled distribution platforms, and the challenges of reaching increasingly sophisticated advisor networks. Panelists will discuss how firms are adapting their distribution strategies to meet changing market expectations.

Speakers: 
Moderator: Rosemary McDuffee, Director at Bank of America
Dominick Carlino, Global Head of Alternative Investments at PGIM Global Wealth
Mark Mezzanotte, Managing Director and Head of Alternative Investments Distribution at iCapital
Ron Miller, Head of Relationship Management at CAIS

As demand for alternative investments accelerates, product structures continue to evolve to balance investor access, liquidity, and risk management. This discussion will examine the latest developments in product design, with a particular focus on private credit and other alternative investment strategies. Panelists will explore how firms are addressing liquidity considerations, investor expectations, regulatory requirements, and market conditions while developing solutions that support broader adoption across wealth management.

Speakers: 
Moderator: Daniil Shapiro, CFA, Director, Product Development at Cerulli Associates  
Tom Burt, Managing Director & Head of Private Wealth Americas at Golub Capital
Ethan Corey, Senior Counsel at Eversheds Sutherland
George Stephan, Chief Operating Officer, Global Wealth Management Alternatives at Franklin Templeton

Move beyond the hype to see how artificial intelligence is practically transforming the asset management sales cycle. In this session, senior sales enablement and digital transformation leaders from top asset management firms will share real-world implementations, tech stack blueprints, and lessons learned from embedding AI directly into their distribution workflows.

Key Discussion Areas will include intelligent pre-meeting prep, streamlined in-meeting & debrief workflows, rapid, contextual follow-up, field adoption, and more.

Speakers: 
Moderator: Lee Kowarski, Head of Distribution Solutions & Head of GIDS U.S. Product at SS&C
Leah Mullen, Head of Wealth Management Sales Enablement at Franklin Templeton Investments