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2026 Distribution and Marketing Conference

Agility in Action

2/23/2026 - 2/25/2026
Renaissance Orlando at Seaworld, Orlando, FL

Overview

Who Attends

Distribution and Marketing professionals involved in channel growth, productivity, and positioning organizations for success. Attendees include heads of distribution, sales, marketing, recruiting, compensation, distribution finance, training, and product development.

Highlights

Change is the only constant in today’s environment. Economic shifts, market volatility, and global tensions are redefining consumer expectations and business models, while renewed scrutiny of DEI reflects evolving corporate values.

Traditional approaches can’t keep pace with a digital, value-driven marketplace. New technologies and entrants are transforming how products are marketed, sold, and serviced—and how consumers engage with financial institutions.

The question isn’t whether these forces will reshape our industry, but how we respond.

The theme Agility in Action is our call to meet change with clarity and confidence. It’s not just a concept—it’s a capability. In an era where long-term strategies must coexist with short-term pivots, agility is now the engine of sustainable growth. At the 2026 Distribution and Marketing Conference, industry leaders in distribution and marketing will embrace experimentation within the guardrails of a regulated, risk-managed environment. It’s a mindset that prioritizes progress over perfection and responsiveness over rigidity.

This theme asks us to move beyond talking about agility as a future state and instead to demonstrate it in how we operate now:

  • How quickly can we shift gears in response to market, consumer, or regulatory changes—without compromising trust?
  • Are we equipping advisors and distributors with tools that evolve as fast as consumer expectations?
  • Can our marketing adapt in real time to reflect what customers are feeling and needing—financially and emotionally?
  • Are we leveraging AI, automation, and predictive analytics to enhance decision-making and customer engagement?
  • Where can small, iterative innovations unlock large-scale transformation?

This year’s conversations will equip leaders with tangible, scalable frameworks for building resilient, responsive organizations that don’t just survive disruption but harness it as a catalyst for meaningful innovation.

Because in a world where everything is moving, standing still is the biggest risk of all.

Don’t miss this premier event for distribution and marketing professionals.

Speakers

Wally Adeyemo
Former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Treasury Department (2021-2025); Former Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics (2015-2017)

Wally Adeyemo

Former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Treasury Department (2021-2025); Former Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics (2015-2017)

Wally Adeyemo served as the 15th U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury and chief operating officer of its 100,000-employee department. Adeyemo led Treasury’s efforts on national security and economic inequality, as well as the implementation of key policy priorities. Adeyemo oversaw the Department's use of economic tools in service of protecting U.S. national security, including financial sanctions and the work of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). He was the primary driver of the Administration’s approach to considering the national security implications of foreign direct investment. Adeyemo also oversaw Treasury’s implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, which was the most significant investment in the economy, energy security, and climate change in a generation, as well as the most significant effort in decades to modernize the Internal Revenue Service.

Prior to his appointment as Deputy Treasury Secretary in the Biden Administration, Adeyemo served as President of the Barack Obama Foundation in Chicago, IL. Before that, he was Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council at the White House under President Obama.

Adeyemo is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He was previously a member of the Aspen Economic Strategy Group, as well as a board member of Demos, a New York-based think tank focused on social, political, and economic equity issues.

Tiffani Bova
Chief Strategy and Research Officer at The Futurum Group. Former Chief Growth Evangelist at Salesforce Research Fellow at Gartner

Tiffani Bova

Chief Strategy and Research Officer at The Futurum Group. Former Chief Growth Evangelist at Salesforce Research Fellow at Gartner

When today’s leading companies need to accelerate growth, spark innovation, or transform sales, they turn to Tiffani Bova.

A globally recognized keynote speaker, Tiffani is known for igniting stages and equipping audiences with actionable strategies that drive real business results. With more than 1,000 keynotes across six continents, she brings unmatched energy, credibility, and insight to every audience.

She’s not just a speaker—she’s a force in the business world. A former Global Growth & Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce and Distinguished Analyst at Gartner, Tiffani has advised some of the world’s most iconic brands, including Microsoft, IBM, Amazon AWS, and AT&T. Her work has earned her Gartner’s coveted Thought Leadership Award, and her influence continues to grow.

Today, she serves as Chief Strategy and Research Officer at The Futurum Group, where she leads strategy and data-driven research that helps companies stay ahead in a rapidly evolving market.

Tiffani is a two-time Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Growth IQ (translated into 12 languages) and The Experience Mindset. Her insights have been featured in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Fast Company, MIT Sloan Management Review, Fortune, and more. She’s also the host of the popular podcast What’s Next! with Tiffani Bova, where she’s interviewed icons like Seth Godin, Daniel Pink, Arianna Huffington, and Guy Kawasaki.

She’s been recognized as a Thinkers50 Top Management Thinker (three times), a Top 50 Marketing Thought Leader, and one of the Most Powerful and Influential Women in California by the National Diversity Council.

Whether on a global stage, inside a boardroom, or teaching at top business schools like Columbia, Wharton, and USC, Tiffani challenges leaders to think forward, act boldly, and grow smarter.

Jonathan Brill
Business Futurist, AI Inventor, and Transformation Architect

Jonathan Brill

Business Futurist, AI Inventor, and Transformation Architect

Jonathan Brill is an expert on strategic foresight and technology innovation. He writes, speaks and advises startups, the Fortune 50 and the Secret Service on how to create and take advantage of uncertainty. His warm style, compelling stories, and intellectual rigor inspire visionaries and open even the most hard-boiled executives to new ways of thinking and doing.

Harvard Business Review recently called Brill, “The world’s leading transformation architect.” and is Forbes’ top ranked futurist. His visionary, yet pragmatic approach to the future is based on years as the Global Futurist at HP where he directed long-term strategy and planning. He is the Senior Fellow at HBR’s China New Growth Institute and Board Advisor at Frost & Sullivan, one of the world’s largest market intelligence firms, with offices in 46 countries.

He is the author of Rogue Waves, Future-Proof Your Business to Survive and Profit from Radical Change (McGraw-Hill), the #2 selling economics book in China. The Economist called it, “A very important book for managers.” and Adam Grant called it, “An actionable framework for driving change instead of being blindsided by it.” He has taught the techniques in it to over 27,000 executives, ranging from startups to the Fortune 500 to the United States Secret Service.

Inc. magazine called Brill “A Silicon Valley legend.” because his innovation consultancies developed over 350 products and generated over $27B USD for clients like Samsung, Microsoft, Verizon, PepsiCo and the US government. These projects have ranged from AI, search engines, and metaverse technologies to theme park rides and design of the US Pavilion at the 2015 World's Fair (Expo Milano) to Taco Bell’s Gordita.

He is a frequent thought leader, speaker and contributor to HBR, TED, Global Peter Drucker Forum, SCMP, SXSW, J.P. Morgan, Singularity, Forbes, Korn Ferry, The Economist Global Business Report, Bloomberg, Sirius XM, Fast Company, The Project Management Institute, Brightline and Thinkers50. He has educated corporate leaders at Harvard and Stanford Universities.

He holds a degree in industrial design from Pratt Institute, spent years as a research consultant to the MIT Media Lab and in management training at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

 

Registration

Early Registration Fee: (by January 30, 2026)

Member: $1,600
Nonmember: $2,800

Standard Registration Fee: (after January 30, 2026)

Member: $1,800
Nonmember: $3,000

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Hotel / Venue

Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld

6677 Sea Harbor Drive
Orlando, FL, USA, 32821

Hotel Reservations

Book your hotel room early!​​

Call-in Reservations: 800-380-7917 (mention the Distribution and Marketing Conference)

Make your reservations by January 30, 2026​ to receive the group rate of $289.00 singles/doubles (exclusive of a $30.00 resort fee, local, state and occupancy tax) for a total cost per evening of $319.00. Requests after January 30 will be accepted based on space availability. Please note that hotel rates will go up after January 30, or when the meeting room block sells out, whichever comes first. Make your reservations early to be able to take advantage of our discount rates.

Extend your stay: The group guest room rate will be offered three (3) days prior to and three (3) days after the meeting dates, subject to availability at the time of your reservation. You may need to call the hotel directly to book the extra nights.

If you receive any unsolicited or suspicious emails or phone calls about a hotel booking in conjunction with this meeting, our advice is to delete the email immediately. In the case of a phone call, never give out your credit card information. Our designated conference hotels will not call you unless you contact them first.

Become a Sponsor or Exhibitor

The Distribution and Marketing Conference connects industry experts, business thought leaders, and top-notch distribution and marketing professionals to examine the vital role distribution pays among today’s transformative forces and discuss strategies to successfully manage distribution.

Join the conversation by securing a sponsorship or exhibiting at the conference.

Learn more about Sponsor and Exhibitor Opportunities

Nicole Chiarodo
Sponsor/Exhibitor Sales
nchiarodo@limra.com

Sponsors and Exhibitors

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