2023 Annual Planning Meeting

COME TO KANSAS CITY FOR A GAME-CHANGING DISCUSSION…
on SECURE 2.0 implementation, Government Affairs, Practice Management, and Financial Literacy

June 19 - 21, 2023
Kansas City, MO

VENUE - MEETING AGENDA - HOTEL INFORMATION

Meeting Planning Committee

Co-Chairs

Scott L. Schlappi CEBS^®, CPFA^®, AIFA^® | HUB Retirement and Wealth Management
Craig Rosenthal | Fiduciary Decisionss

Members

Patrick Bushlack AIF^®, CPFA^® | The Standard
Stephen Carew AIF^®, CPFA^® | BGA Retirement Advisors
Colin M. Clark AIF^® C(k)P^®, CBFA, CPFA™ | Washington Financial Group
Michael A. Coelho C(k)P^®, AIF^® | SageView Advisory Group
Melissa Cowan | Special Consultant
Nicholas Cummings | OneAmerica
Glenn Dial | American Century Investments
Michael Doshier | T. Rowe Price
Kevin Eknaian CIMA^®, CRPC^®, C(k)P^® | American Century Investments
John Erickson AIF^® | The Standard
Derek Fiorenza C(k)P^®, CPFA™, AIF^®, PPC™, MSBA | Summit Group Retirement Planners
Tommy B. Ford C(k)P^® | The Gibson Group at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Erin Hall MBA AIF^®, C(k)P^®, CPFA | Strategic Retirement Partners
C. Andrew Harbour CFP^® CIMA^® | Morgan Stanley Graystone Consulting Atlanta
Thomas Harty AIF^® | Charles Schwab
Robert Haverstrom CFP^®, AIF^® | Corebridge Financial
Paula A. Hendrickson CFP^®, C(K)P^®, CBFA^® | NFP Retirement Division
John Kutz | Franklin Templeton Investments
Matt Luksa CRPS^® | First Eagle Investments
Greg Marsh AIF^® | Bridgehaven Fiduciary Partners
Robert A. Massa ChFC^®, CEBS^®, CPFA™, AIF^®, CBC | Qualified Plan Advisors
Emily Minnich CFP^® | Gaertner Investment Consulting Group
Daniel J. Peluse AIF^®, C(k)P^®, CBFA^®, CRPS^® | Wintrust Wealth Management
Troy L. Redstone CFPA^®, AIF^®, CFEI^®, CBFA^® | PHD. Retirement Consulting
James D. Robison AIF^®, CBFA | Strategic Retirement Partners
Peggy Santhouse | John Hancock
Timothy M. Schannep CFP^® | Retirement Wealth Partners, LLC
William Schories CIMA^®, AIF^®, CRPS^® | Invesco
Courtenay Shipley CRPS^®, AIF^®, CPFA™ , CEPA | Retirement Planology, Inc.
Adam Sokolic | HUB International

Venue

American Century Investments
Auditorium – Main Sessions
4400 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64111

Agenda

Monday June 19, 2023

4:30 p.m.	Board Meeting, Rockhill Room (2nd Floor) Marriott Country Club Plaza Hotel
5:15 p.m.	Meet at The Marriott Country Club Plaza Hotel Main lobby for transportation to the Pre-event dinner
6:00 p.m.	Pre-event dinner and experience at The College Basketball Experience (CBE), 1401 Grand Boulevard, Kansas City, MO 64106

Tuesday June 20, 2023

8:00 a.m.	Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m.	Opening Courtenay V. Shipley AIF^®, CRPS^® CPFA^®, CHSA^® \| Retirement Planology President, Retirement Advisor Council Location: Auditorium
8:45 a.m.	Welcome Richard (Rick) Luchinsky Sr. Vice President, Co-Head US Intermediary Distribution American Century Investments Location: Auditorium
8:55 a.m.	Goals and Objectives Meeting Planning Committee Co-Chairs: Scott L. Schlappi CEBS^®, CPFA^®, AIFA^® \| HUB Retirement and Wealth Management Craig Rosenthal \|Fiduciary Decisions Location: Auditorium
9:10 a.m.	Session with the Board Courtenay V. Shipley AIF^®, CRPS^® CPFA^®, CHSA^® \| Retirement Planology Alexander G. Assaley III, AIF^® \| AFS 401(k) Retirement Services Amy Glynn \| Viking Cove Institute Peggy Santhouse \| John Hancock Retirement Plan Services Nora Connerty \| Allspring Global Location: Auditorium
9:40 a.m.	Catch-up Break
10::00 a.m.	Peer-to-Peer Sessions Advisor Best Practices Brainstorming Sessions (2 groups) Discussion Group members select topics for discussion among peers. Advisors, Practice Leaders, Service Providers, Associate Members – all are welcome to attend and participate in discussions Suggested topics include: Retirement income Cybersecurity and Fraud Prevention DC Plan Terminations SECURE 2.0 implementation Other topics
	Breakout 1 – Moderator: Alex G. Assaley III, AIF^® \| AFS 401(k) Retirement Services Location: Auditorium Breakout 2 – Victoria Polinski Smith CIMA^® AIF^® \| Graystone Consulting Houston - Austin Location: Union Station
11:00 a.m.	Transition Break
11:15 a.m.	General Session - THE REFERRAL CODE Description TBA Speaker:: Brett Van Bortel \| Invesco Location: Auditorium
12:00 p.m.	Luncheon
12:30 p.m.	General Session - SECURE 2.0 A nuts and bolts, detailed conversation on the ramifications of SECURE 2.0 on retirement plans including how it affects Required Minimum Distributions, part-time employees, catch-up contributions, involuntary cash outs, emergency expense withdrawals and Roth, Roth and more Roth. Speakers John Utz \| Utz & Lattan, LLC Location: Auditorium
1:30 p.m.	Transition Break
1:45 p.m.	Breakout Sessions
.	Breakout 4 – Building Trust Through Total Rewards Co-moderators: Courtenay V. Shipley AIF^®, CRPS^® CPFA^®, CHSA^® \| Retirement Planology James D. Robison AIF®, CBFA \| Strategic Retirement Partners Location: Auditorium
	Breakout 5 – Why Small Plans Make Good Business Sense Co-Moderators: Gregory A. Hobson AIF^®, CFP^® \| Greenspring Advisors Amber Kendrick CPFA, CRPS® \| Procyon Partners, LLC Location: Union Station
	Breakout 6 – Navigating the Diversity of Opinions When Engaging With Prospects, Clients, and Participants Moderator: Lisa Buffington, AIF®, CPFA® \| Marsh & McLennan Agency Josh Ulmer, CFA, CIMA®, CRPS® \| Morgan Stanley Graystone Consulting Location: Crown Station
2:45 p.m.	Transition Break
2:55 p.m.	Breakout Sessions
	Breakout 7 – Retirement Income (2nd Perspective) Panelists: Glenn Dial \| American Century Investments Paula Hendrickson \| NFP Mark Branish \| Charles Schwab Location: Auditorium
	Breakout 9 – Retirement Plan M&A Co-Moderators: Glenn Able CFP^®, ChFC^®, CBFA \| Creative Planning Thomas Harty AIF^® \| Charles Schwab Location: Union Station
3:55 p.m.	Transition Break
4:10 p.m.	Financial Wellness Awards Moderator: C. Andrew Harbour CFP^® CIMA^® \| Morgan Stanley Graystone Consulting Atlanta Award Honorees: Tiffany Miller \| Director of Human Resources \| TXEX / VIA Renewables YeeYeng Lim \| Benefit Manager \| The Queen’s Health System Location: Auditorium
4:55 p.m.	Adjourn
6:00 p.m.	Dinner Reception sponsored by American Century Investments 4500 Main Street Kansas City, MO FinLitFuture$ initiative Lisa Buffington, AIF®, CPFA® \| Marsh & McLennan Agency Research and Strategic Initiatives for 2024 Josh Ulmer, CFA, CIMA®, CRPS® \| Morgan Stanley Graystone Consulting

Wednesday June 21, 2023

7:30 a.m.	Continental Breakfast Room 1C50 and Prefunction space
8:00 a.m.	Opening Day 2 Meeting Planning Committee Co-Chairs: Scott Schlappi CEBS^®, CPFA^®, AIFA^® \| HUB Retirement and Wealth Management Craig Rosenthal \| Fiduciary Decisions Location: Auditorium
8:15 a.m.	General Session - Legislative and Regulatory Update Speaker: Keith Mancini, AVP Government Affairs \| Empower Description: In this session we’ll discuss 403(b) Collective Investment Trusts, Privacy, The Treasury, ESG, the DOL, SEC, MEPS, SECURE 2.0 and more. What is happening now, from a regulatory and legislative standpoint and what is the potential impact on individual states. Keith Mancini is Assistant Vice President of Government Affairs for Empower. In his role, he monitors state and federal legislation and regulation that is relevant to internal and external Empower stakeholders and represents the organization in advocacy groups. Keith joined the organization in 2004. He has experience with all retirement plan types and previously worked in the legal department, where he provided legal and compliance support for the development of group annuity, lifetime income and stable value investment products. Keith holds a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and a Juris Doctor degree from Stetson University College of Law. He is licensed to practice law in Colorado. Keith is also a board member of the Colorado Life & Health Insurance Protection Association. Session organized by the Government Affairs Committee and Co-chair Greg Hobson Location: Auditorium
9:00 a.m.	Transition Break
9:10 a.m.	General Session - Litigation and Fiduciary Liability Insurance
	Moderator: Nathan Anderson \| HUB International Retirement and Wealth Panelists:: Daniel Aronowitz \| Euclid Specialty Managers Chat Cowherd \| American Century Location: Auditorium
10:10 a.m.	Transition Break
10:20 a.m.	General Session - SECURE 2.0 - A 360-perspective - Adoption and Implementation Moderator:Bonnie Treichel, J.D. \| Endeavor Retirement Panelists: Barbara Rayll \| Corebridge Financial Ben Winecki \| OneAmerica Lisa Banning - Compensation and Benefits \| American Century Investments Tiffany Miller \| Director of Human Resources \| TXEX / VIA Renewables Location: Auditorium
11:00 a.m.	Closing Session: Take-aways and Next Steps Meeting Planning Committee Co-Chairs: Scott Schlappi CEBS^®, CPFA^®, AIFA^®\| HUB Retirement and Wealth Management Craig Rosenthal \| Fiduciary Decisions Location: Auditorium
11:45 p.m.	Adjourn

Hotel

Hotel Reservations

Kansas City Marriott Country Club Plaza
4445 Main Street
Kansas City, MO 64111
816-303-4556

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