Our Horizons 2025 Lineup
Take a look at what there is to see and do at Horizons 2025.
2025 Agenda at a Glance
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2025 Speakers
Jon Dorenbos
Keynote Speaker, Professional Magician, and Former NFL Player
Fiona Greig
Global Head of Investor Research and Policy, Vanguard
Will Guidara
Restaurateur and Author
Michael Kitces, MSFS, MTAX, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC®, RHU®, REBC®, CASL®
Financial Planner, Speaker, Blogger, and Educator
George Nichols III, CAP®
President & CEO, The American College of Financial Services
Michael Finke, PhD, CFP®
WMCP® Program Director, The American College of Financial Services
Ed Slott, CPA
Founder and CEO, Ed Slott and Company
Jeffrey Levine, CFP®, CPA/PFS, ChFC®, RICP®, CWS, AIF, BFA™
Chief Planning Officer, Buckingham Wealth Partners
Wade Pfau, PhD, CFA, RICP®
Founder, RISAProfile.com
Lindsey Lewis, MBA, CFP®, ChFC®
Managing Director, The American College Center for Women in Financial Services
Jamie Hopkins, Esq., LLM, CFP®, ChFC®, CLU®, RICP®
Senior Vice President, Director of Private Wealth Management, Bryn Mawr Trust
David Blanchett, PhD, MSFS, CFA, CLU®, ChFC®, CFP®
Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, and Head of Retirement Research, PGIM DC Solutions
Carolyn McClanahan, MD, CFP®
Founder, Life Planning Partners, Inc.
Steve Parrish, JD, RICP®, CLU®, ChFC®, AEP®
Professor of Practice, The American College of Financial Services
Eric Ludwig, PhD, CFP®
RICP® Program Director, The American College of Financial Services
Chet Bennetts, CFP®, ChFC®, CLU®, RICP®, CLF®
CFP® Certification Education and ChFC® Program Director, The American College of Financial Services
Jason Fichtner, PhD
Chief Economist, Bipartisan Policy Center, and Executive Director, Retirement Income Institute
Andrew Biggs, PhD
Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
Jennifer Lehman
CAP® Program Director, The American College of Financial Services
Jodi Krausman, PhD, CPA, CFP®, PMP®
MSFP Program Director, The American College of Financial Services
Joellen Meckley, JD, MHS, ChSNC®
ChSNC® Program Director, The American College of Financial Services
Daralee Barbera, EdD, CFP®, CMFC®, ChFC®, CPBC®, CLF®
MSM-L Program Director, The American College of Financial Services
Sophia Duffy, JD, CPA
Associate Professor of Business Planning, The American College of Financial Services
Chia-Li Chien, PhD, CFP®, PMP®, CPBC
Associate Professor of Succession Planning, The American College of Financial Services
Kaylee Ranck, PhD
Director of College Research, The American College of Financial Services
Azish Filabi, JD, MA
Managing Director, The American College Center for Ethics in Financial Services
David Pierce, MSFS, MSM, MA, AEP®, CLF®, ChFC®, CLU®, Certified Financial Fiduciary®
Assistant Professor of Insurance, The American College of Financial Services
Jason Early
CEO, RISR
Kate Dore, CFP®
Finance Reporter, CNBC
Justin Fitzpatrick
Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer, Income Lab
Peter K. Richardson
VP of Planning Excellence, Northwestern Mutual
Andrew Weber, CFP®, CLU®, AEP®, RICP®, WMCP®
Sr. Director, Planning Philosophy, Research and Guidance, Northwestern Mutual
Cathy Marasco
Vice President of Protected Retirement for Nationwide Financial
Jared Martin
Principal and Consultant, Innovest Portfolio Solutions
Domarina Oshana, PhD
Director of Research and Operations, American College Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics in Financial Services
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