ConnectED 2016 Conference

Lynn A. Ferraina and Paul F. Ciccarelli, CFP^®, ChFC^®, CLU^® recently attended the Advisor Group’s 2016 ConnectED conference. The annual event was hosted on September 8-11 at The Gaylord National Resort in Washington, D.C.

The conference featured more than 120 educational sessions on a range of topics reflecting the most current industry standards and best practices.

ConnectED 2016’s keynote speakers included:

• Gen. Colin Powell., former United States Secretary of State, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired Four-Star General, author and humanitarian;
• Brit Hume, journalist, senior political analyst and White House correspondent;
• Karl Rove, Republican political strategist, former Deputy Chief of Staff, author, Fox News contributor and Wall Street Journal columnist;
• Donna Brazile, Interim Chairperson of the Democratic National Committee, CNN analyst and ABC News contributor; and
• Dr. Marci Rossell, economist and past Chief Economist for CNBC.