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English is the official language of the 2025 MDRT Annual Meeting, MDRT will provide simultaneous interpretation for Main Platform presentations, select Focus Sessions, and Special Sessions in a language other than English when at least 50 registered members request a common language, with a maximum of 12 languages available. Requests for simultaneous interpretation must be made at the time of registration. The deadline to request interpretation is April 27, 2025. 

HNW client strategy masterclass

Ya-Hui Wang
Session Type:
ConneXion Zone
Presentation Language:
Mandarin
Date of Session:
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Start Time:
Wang
Language:
Mandarin
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Content Track:

Discover proven tactics for scaling a professional community from 10 to 5,000 members in a decade. Wang’s four KASH principles for cultivating high-net-worth clientele will provide solutions for overcoming common obstacles, enabling you to become an influential industry leader.

Panel discussion: A guide for communicating MDRT value to clients and peers

Tim Daniel Clairmont, MSFS, LACP
Session Type:
ConneXion Zone
Presentation Language:
English
Date of Session:
Sunday, June 7, 2026
Start Time:
11:00 am
Clairmont
June 7, 2026 11:00 AM
Language:
English
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Content Track:

Learn how to confidently communicate the value of your MDRT membership to clients and your network. Discover how mastering this conversation can strengthen your reputation, deepen relationships and unlock new business opportunities — making MDRT not just a credential, but a compelling story.

Panel discussion: A guide for communicating MDRT value to clients and peers

Juli Y. McNeely, CFP, CLU
Session Type:
ConneXion Zone
Presentation Language:
English
Date of Session:
Sunday, June 7, 2026
Start Time:
11:00 am
McNeely
June 7, 2026 11:00 AM
Language:
English
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Content Track:

Learn how to confidently communicate the value of your MDRT membership to clients and your network. Discover how mastering this conversation can strengthen your reputation, deepen relationships and unlock new business opportunities — making MDRT not just a credential, but a compelling story.

Multigenerational legacy — building an MDRT family

Chi-Chin Kuan
Session Type:
ConneXion Zone
Presentation Language:
Mandarin
Date of Session:
Sunday, June 7, 2026
Start Time:
11:00 am
Kuan
June 7, 2026 11:00 AM
Language:
Mandarin
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Content Track:

Kuan shares how his mother, a 28-year industry veteran and MDRT Life member, guided both him and his father to become trusted financial advisors for clients. He demonstrates proven strategies for supporting clients throughout their financial journeys while embracing Whole Person principles.

Panel discussion: A guide for communicating MDRT value to clients and peers

Alyssa O'Brien
Session Type:
ConneXion Zone
Presentation Language:
English
Date of Session:
Sunday, June 7, 2026
Start Time:
11:00 am
O'Brien
June 7, 2026 11:00 AM
Language:
English
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Content Track:

Learn how to confidently communicate the value of your MDRT membership to clients and your network. Discover how mastering this conversation can strengthen your reputation, deepen relationships and unlock new business opportunities — making MDRT not just a credential, but a compelling story.

Panel discussion: A guide for communicating MDRT value to clients and peers

Tim Daniel Clairmont, MSFS, LACP, Juli Y. McNeely, CFP, CLU, Alyssa O'Brien
Session Type:
ConneXion Zone
Presentation Language:
English
Date of Session:
Start Time:
11:00 am
Clairmont, McNeely, O'Brien
June 7, 2026 11:00 AM
Language:
English
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Content Track:

Learn how to confidently communicate the value of your MDRT membership to clients and your network. Discover how mastering this conversation can strengthen your reputation, deepen relationships and unlock new business opportunities — making MDRT not just a credential, but a compelling story.

A planning tool as a sales strategy

Oscar Jesus Aguilar Rivas
Session Type:
ConneXion Zone
Presentation Language:
Spanish
Date of Session:
Sunday, June 7, 2026
Start Time:
11:30 am
Aguilar Rivas
June 7, 2026 11:30 AM
Language:
Spanish
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Content Track:

Aguilar Rivas presents a practical, innovative tool you can implement in your meetings to help your clients identify their needs.

Pursuing dreams across the Gobi

Ho Hsiu Ling
Session Type:
ConneXion Zone
Presentation Language:
Mandarin
Date of Session:
Sunday, June 7, 2026
Start Time:
11:30 am
HO HSIU LING
June 7, 2026 11:30 AM
Language:
Mandarin
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Content Track:

Ho Hsiu Ling shares insights from leading a 1,000-person Gobi Desert expedition, demonstrating how to build resilience against rejection. Learn how to channel the persistence required for achieving dreams into powerful professional service and marketing strategies that establish lasting client trust.

Digital marketing journey to MDRT achievement

Pitchuda Suwannasarn
Session Type:
ConneXion Zone
Presentation Language:
Thai
Date of Session:
Monday, June 8, 2026
Start Time:
11:30 am
Suwannasarn
June 7, 2026 11:30 AM
Language:
Thai
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Content Track:

Suwannasarn shares her journey of being a former corporate employee who built a stable, fully online career and achieved MDRT within nine months during a time of widespread uncertainty. She highlights how digital marketing enabled consistent client acquisition, supporting more than 90 new clients annually, and how resilience, online strategy and a service mindset can transform challenges into sustainable MDRT success.

Referral growth system

Tommy Cunningham III, QFA, RFP
Session Type:
ConneXion Zone
Presentation Language:
English
Date of Session:
Sunday, June 7, 2026
Start Time:
11:30 am
Cunningham III
June 7, 2026 11:30 AM
Language:
English
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Content Track:

Referrals are a reward for trust, Cunningham says, and trust requires not just listening to the clients but really hearing them. He shares a five-step process that has helped him build a business of more than 1,000 referral-driving clients.

The power of 1

Heather Lindsley, LUTCF, RICP
Session Type:
ConneXion Zone
Presentation Language:
English
Date of Session:
Sunday, June 7, 2026
Start Time:
12:00 pm
Lindsley
June 7, 2026 12:00 PM
Language:
English
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Content Track:

It is possible to have a thriving business as a solo practitioner, Lindsley says. Learn how she maintains organization and a willingness to change so that her clients feel taken care of and motivated to send referrals that grow her business.

MDRT strategy for year 1 and family legacy

Suchanun Mitchueachart
Session Type:
ConneXion Zone
Presentation Language:
Thai
Date of Session:
Sunday, June 7, 2026
Start Time:
12:00 pm
Mitchueachart
June 7, 2026 12:00 PM
Language:
Thai
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Content Track:

Mitchueachart shares her disciplined, action-driven path from being a new graduate with no client base to achieving MDRT in the first year. It highlights consistent door knocking and booth activities, followed by systematic follow-up to expand existing clients into family relationships. Learn how to manage time effectively, build deep trust and grow a stable, sustainable portfolio that can extend across generations.

Personal branding mastery in the social media era

Yan Kit Ying Albee
Session Type:
ConneXion Zone
Presentation Language:
Mandarin
Date of Session:
Sunday, June 7, 2026
Start Time:
12:00 pm
Yan Kit Ying Albee
June 7, 2026 12:00 PM
Language:
Mandarin
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Content Track:

Learn how to transform your professional expertise into compelling social media influence that attracts premium clients organically. Yan Kit Ying Albee explains how to master strategic personal brand positioning and value-driven content creation techniques while building authentic trust pathways that convert engagement into meaningful client conversations.

The AI-powered decade: The future favors the bold

Mike Walsh
Session Type:
Court of the Table/Top of the Table
Presentation Language:
English
Date of Session:
Sunday, June 7, 2026
Start Time:
12:30 pm
Walsh
June 7, 2026 12:30 PM
Language:
English
Japanese
Korean
Mandarin
Spanish
Thai
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Content Track:

Over the next decade, the most successful professionals will not be those who simply adopt new tools but those who reposition their role, their value and the scale of impact they can achieve. Walsh explores the road to 2036 and the rise of an AI-powered decade, where automation, algorithms and digital labor fuel a fifth Industrial Revolution — and where caution is not rewarded but favors those bold enough to rethink how value is created, how work gets done and what leadership really means in a world of abundant intelligence.

Choose the uphill

Thomas Pourlidas
Session Type:
ConneXion Zone
Presentation Language:
English
Date of Session:
Sunday, June 7, 2026
Start Time:
12:30 pm
Pourlidas
June 7, 2026 12:30 PM
Language:
English
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Content Track:

Pourlidas draws on his experience as an ultra-distance runner, an advisor and a father to share stories that highlight the power of positivity, healthy habits and a genuine love for what you do. What connects people, he says, are the values they carry, and it is uphill where they truly grow.

4 Court of the Table qualifications in 6 years

Yu Hsuan Wu
Session Type:
ConneXion Zone
Presentation Language:
Mandarin
Date of Session:
Sunday, June 7, 2026
Start Time:
12:30 pm
Wu
June 7, 2026 12:30 PM
Language:
Mandarin
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Content Track:

Wu reveals how strategic prospecting, referral cultivation and five core dialogue principles — action, accountability, learning, courage and integrity — enabled her to achieve four Court of the Table qualifications in six years. Learn her practical approaches for building unshakeable client trust and creating sustainable practice growth.

Sales techniques through financial plans

Nattakun Sandesh, CFP
Session Type:
ConneXion Zone
Presentation Language:
Thai
Date of Session:
Sunday, June 7, 2026
Start Time:
12:30 pm
Sandesh
June 7, 2026 12:30 PM
Language:
Thai
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Content Track:

Sandesh shares his six-step financial planning technique, from relationship building and data gathering to analysis using the financial pyramid. The approach emphasizes open-ended questioning, starting with expenses to encourage dialogue and closing without pressure through clear action plans. Learn how to use yes–yes choices, document client responses, and conduct annual reviews to support confident decisions and long-term, trust-based client relationships.

How to turn your personal brand into a magnet for clients: The power of social media in the financial world

Pablo Vázquez Moya
Session Type:
ConneXion Zone
Presentation Language:
Spanish
Date of Session:
Sunday, June 7, 2026
Start Time:
1:00 pm
Vázquez Moya
June 7, 2026 1:00 PM
Language:
Spanish
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Content Track:

Pablo Vázquez shares how he went from being a financial advisor with a traditional portfolio to becoming a reference on social networks and positioning his personal brand, reaching thousands of people in different countries and getting prospects to arrive by themselves in an organic way. Through his personal experience, he will show how the combination of clear specialization, a targeted message and the strategic use of social media can transform the way advisors attract clients and build trust in the digital environment. Discover practical principles to develop an authentic personal brand, create content that connects with your ideal customer and turn your visibility into real business opportunities.

Using Excel to automate 80% of my financial planning work

Jocelyn Kau
Session Type:
ConneXion Zone
Presentation Language:
English
Date of Session:
Sunday, June 7, 2026
Start Time:
1:00 pm
Kau
June 7, 2026 1:00 PM
Language:
English
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Content Track:

Kau explains how simple Excel formulas can turn a basic spreadsheet into the backbone of every client meeting, helping to keep discussions structured, capturing all necessary data and logging past records for seamless servicing. Live examples will ensure that you leave with the ability to create your own version of these formulas for immediate impact.

How to be seen: A step-by-step guide to running social media

Ng Ka Wai Carrie
Session Type:
ConneXion Zone
Presentation Language:
English
Date of Session:
Sunday, June 7, 2026
Start Time:
1:30 pm
Ng Ka Wai Carrie
June 7, 2026 1:30 PM
Language:
English
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Content Track:

I will talk about the power of social media for financial planners in the digital age, enabling client acquisition, trust-building, and business growth. My team has successfully converted online interactions into consultations and recruitment and collaborations, contributing 40% of business since 2020. I am going to breakdown and tackle challenges face by audiences, like generational tech gaps, self-promotion awkwardness, content pressure, techniques for lead conversion, while maintaining professionalism. Building a Strategic Social Media Presence as Algorithms favor visibility—appear or lose clients. My sharing will cover a hands-on guide for all generations to leverage online tools.

24 hours: Challenges and advantages of unstoppable agents

María Lorena Arroyo Melchor
Session Type:
ConneXion Zone
Presentation Language:
Spanish
Date of Session:
Sunday, June 7, 2026
Start Time:
1:30 pm
Arroyo Melchor
June 7, 2026 1:30 PM
Language:
Spanish
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Content Track:

We all have the same 24 hours. What sets us apart is how we turn them into results. Arroyo Melchor shares how to move from running around all day to producing high-level results — without burning out. Learn to set clear short-term goals, break them into specific tasks and prioritize what truly impacts your productivity while maintaining high energy levels.

The nation's best whole life sales role playing master class

Su-hyeon Kang
Session Type:
ConneXion Zone
Presentation Language:
Korean
Date of Session:
Sunday, June 7, 2026
Start Time:
1:30 pm
Kang
June 7, 2026 1:30 PM
Language:
Korean
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Content Track:

Explore how to deliver greater value using death benefits and the financial utility of whole life insurance as retirement assets. Kang shares unique sales language and specific consulting know-how as well as strategies to deeply consider the essence of whole life insurance and how to apply it effectively to your practice.

The power of recommendations: How to grow your clientele with credibility and strategy

Dimosthenis Sykovaris, ACS
Session Type:
ConneXion Zone
Presentation Language:
English
Date of Session:
Sunday, June 7, 2026
Start Time:
2:00 pm
Sykovaris
June 7, 2026 2:00 PM
Language:
English
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Content Track:

Qualified referrals don’t happen by accident, Sykovaris says. Using his four-pillar system, learn how to first change your mindset and then build trust into your client relationships, leading to more and better referrals.

The human side of business: Practical advice on behavioral finance

Jorge Antonio Barraza
Session Type:
ConneXion Zone
Presentation Language:
Spanish
Date of Session:
Sunday, June 7, 2026
Start Time:
2:00 pm
Barraza
June 7, 2026 2:00 PM
Language:
Spanish
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Content Track:

Behavioral finance biases can affect you and your clients, while habits like discipline and integrity are the keys to longevity. Barraza offers practical examples and simple strategies to improve your performance as a professional advisor as you seek to protect and strengthen your clients' finances. Learn how understanding your clients’ mindsets is crucial to safeguarding and strengthening your business.

Mastering the sales process on a single page

Eunjoo Chin
Session Type:
ConneXion Zone
Presentation Language:
Korean
Date of Session:
Sunday, June 7, 2026
Start Time:
2:00 pm
Chin
June 7, 2026 2:00 PM
Language:
Korean
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Content Track:

Faithfully following the sales process allows you to become a client's exclusive partner without competition. Chin explains how to use a one-page life planning tool to manage everything from consultation to referrals while stimulating the client’s needs by focusing on their life rather than products.

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