The 4th annual
Q4 Top RIA Forum
Why Attend
A refreshing change from typical conferences.
The Q4 Forums are designed to give you what most conferences miss real conversations, curated meetings, and time with people who actually matter to your business.
Conversations that go beyond panels.
- General Sessions (30 mins): Learn from RIA leaders and WealthTech innovators sharing what’s working now—and what’s next.
Peer-to-Peer Panels (40 mins): Real-world strategies from industry pros. Get insights, ask questions, and connect over shared challenges.
Breakout Sessions (40 mins): Dive deeper with case studies, trends, and interactive group discussions.
Where the right matches drive results.
- PowerMatch™ Sessions (20 mins): Meet 1-on-1 with solution providers using 40+ compatibility factors via iLike™.
Multiple Sponsor Sessions: Participate in multiple, scheduled meetings to maximize time and engagement.
iLike™ Matching: No guessing. No wandering exhibit halls. Just focused, productive conversations.
Stronger relationships start here.
- RelationshipBuilder™ Events: Two relaxed, food-and-drink-filled gatherings designed to build real relationships in a casual setting.
Keynotes & Roundtables: Sit down with executives for curated conversations on practice management, succession, tech, and compliance.
Who Attends
Who’s at the table? The leaders behind
the country’s most respected RIAs.
Connect directly with CIOs, CEOs, and senior leaders managing billions. Just real conversations with decision-makers.
$100B+ combined AUM represented by attendees
Speakers
Learn what's next from the people leading now.
The Q4 Top RIA Forum features the builders, operators, and visionaries shaping wealth management, sharing what’s working, what’s changing, and what’s coming next.
Shana Orczyk Sissel
Founder & President
John Peluso
Executive VP & Partner
Scott Hanson
Co-Founder & Vice Chair
Chad Hamilton
SVP, Practice Management
JP Pattinson
Saumen Chattopodhyay
Head of Portfolio Solutions
Kristen Oziemkowski
Chief Operations Officer
Bill Davis
CEO & CCO
Steven Reder
Harvey P. Steele III
Director of Capital Formation
Kevin Cremi
CCO & COO
Brad Goodman
Chief Technology Officer
A moment that matters.
Schedule
2.5 days of strategy,
connection and innovation.
The Q4 Forums are designed to give you what most conferences miss-real conversations, curated meetings, and time with people who actually matter to your business.
Forum check-in + hotel arrival
Finnovation Forum™ featuring walk-in and scheduled demos
Welcome Reception & Evening Cruise
Morning General Session + Keynote
Topical breakout sessions and iLike PowerMatch™ Meetings
Guest speaker on leadership and growth strategy
Peer-to-peer executive panel discussion
Evening RelationshipBuilder™ at House of Blues
Morning General Session + Keynote
Peer-led panel on success strategies
Finnovation Forum™: Featured FinTech/WealthTech spotlights
Closing remarks, connections, and sendoff
Venue
Step into the heart of
the French Quarter.
Charm, history, and elegance.
This landmark hotel puts you in the center of it all—rooftop views, timeless architecture, and true Southern hospitality—just steps from Bourbon Street.
Omni Royal Orleans
621 St Louis St, New Orleans, LA 70130
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Experience
This is what makes it memorable.
Paddlewheeler Reception & Dinner
House of Blues VIP Experience
Testimonials
It's all about building
relationships.
What makes this unique is every aspect of the conference, from the breakout sessions to the one-on-one interactions to the social events, it's all about building relationships. It's awesome.
Tim Minert
Principle, Capital Advisors
The format isn't your typical format. It's such a powerful networking tool because it's the quality of the contacts that are here, and it's the format of the event that gives you that one-on-one ability to connect with people.
Sheri Pontolillo
Principal, InterWeb Insurance
This forum has a different feel to it and a different size—less crowded, but you can make more quality connections. It also doesn't feel quite as rushed as some of the other forums that I've been to.
Matthew Harrison
Chief Investment Officer, Harrison Wealth
Lily Li
Senior Partner & Senior Managing Director, Tigress Financial Partners
There’s a lot of care and effort put into making sure the person I’m meeting is someone I’ll benefit from. That kind of thought and planning is extremely valuable and actually very unique in this space.
Josh Rubinger
SVP, Head of National Accounts, Ashford Securities
Sponsors
Explore our sponsors and see how they can help you solve more challenges.
The Q4 Forums are designed to give you what most conferences miss—real conversations, curated meetings, and time with people who actually matter to your business.
Certainty starts with connection.
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