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.