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Beacon Strategies, LLC presents

The Artificial Intelligence Roundtable

Every major wealth firm is wrestling with artificial intelligence. Some are still debating. Others are already building. This Roundtable is for the builders.

August 18th till the 20th, 2026Hotel Clio, Denver, CO

Seats are limited to 22 wealth firm executives.

The Case for AI

Adoption is happening.

The numbers behind why wealth firms are building AI capability now.

01

63%

RIAs now use AI tools in some capacity

More than double the adoption rate from 2023. Adoption has stopped being experimental. It is becoming standard practice across the industry, and firms still on the sidelines are falling behind peers who already moved.

Source: Charles Schwab, 2026 RIA & AI Research Study

02

95%

of RIA firms report using AI today

Four times the adoption rate among bank and trust companies. Independent firms are outpacing the largest institutions in the industry. That gap is a real edge for firms willing to act on it now, before it closes.

Source: Charles Schwab, 2026 RIA & AI Research Study

03

30% to 100%

Potential advisor productivity lift from agentic AI by 2032

Adding an estimated $10 trillion to $35 trillion in AUM capacity industry-wide. This is not a marginal efficiency gain. It is a capacity unlock large enough to change how much a firm can serve without adding headcount.

Source: Deloitte, 2026, built on Cerulli Associates adviser time-allocation data

Who Is In

Fifteen wealth firms are already committed to the room.

Wealth Firms Registered So Far

  • JW Cole Financial
  • First Command Financial
  • Cambridge Investment Research
  • Independent Financial Group
  • Integrity Wealth
  • IPI Wealth Management
  • Harbour Investments
  • Osaic
  • Commonwealth
  • Sowell Wealth Management
  • VestGen
  • New York Life
  • Merit Financial Advisors
  • Modera Wealth Management
  • Concorde Investment Services

Partners Confirmed So Far

  • RBC Clearing & Custody
  • Avantos
  • Advisor360
  • SurgeOne
  • Zocks
  • CapitalROCK
Agenda at a Glance

One clear arc.

Shared meals, real dialogue, and working sessions. Designed so you leave with something useful.

August 1801

New and Old Friends Dinner

Dinner begins at 5:30. We gather with past attendees and our newest arrivals for a relaxing dinner and rich conversation. Connections form. We even begin the Roundtable.

August 1902

A Full Day

We balance foundation, current state, and strategy. We give you time to actually build something. Not just talk about it.

August 2003

Flexible Departure

Leave when you want to in the morning, or stay as long as you want into the weekend.

Why This Roundtable?

Providers lead sessions. Wealth firm leaders shape the conversation.

A working room built for decision-makers who need to move from curiosity to action on AI.

  • Built for those running wealth firms

    Our wealth attendees, our partner AI subject matter experts, and the Beacon Team share the room.

  • From foundation to strategy

    Build a better foundation. See how AI is influencing the decisions that you and your firm will make going forward.

  • Teaching, not pitching

    Like every Beacon roundtable, this is about education, not product pitches. Our partners are designated AI subject matter experts who lead courses on the topics that affect you and your wealth firm every day.

Curriculum

Eight courses. One arc.

Each course is taught by a subject matter expert from a partner firm. The curriculum moves from what artificial intelligence actually is, through effective use and governance across the firm, to a firm-wide AI strategy you can bring back to your own leadership team. Each course runs 30 to 35 minutes with 10 to 15 minutes of follow-up discussion.

  1. Module 01

    What AI Is: Foundations

    Demystifying the technology before anything else gets built on it.

  2. Module 02

    Choosing Your Tools

    Vendor evaluation, build versus buy, and how to tell a real capability from a demo.

  3. Module 03

    AI Inside the Wealth Management Firm

    Use cases and workflows, from the advisor's desk to the home office.

  4. Module 04

    Data, Privacy, and Reg S-P

    Compliance anchors and data governance, the ground rules before anything else runs.

  5. Module 05

    Building an AI-Ready Team

    Culture, hiring, and training, the people side of adoption.

  6. Module 06

    Governance and Policy

    Internal AI policy frameworks and what examiners now expect in writing.

  7. Module 07

    Risk and Liability

    Model risk and liability exposure, where things go wrong and who is on the hook.

  8. Module 08

    AI Strategy for the Firm

    Roadmapping and a board-ready presentation, closing the loop from foundations to a real plan.

Attendance is by invitation only.

Venue

Hotel Clio, Denver

A quiet corner of Cherry Creek North, minutes from downtown and the airport.

Hotel Clio, a Luxury Collection Hotel

150 Clayton Lane
Denver, CO 80206
Open in Google Maps
Neighborhood
Cherry Creek North
From Denver International Airport
23 miles · about 35 minutes
Hotel phone
303-316-2700
Hotel website
hotelcliodenver.com
Next Step

Ready to Join Us

Seats are limited to 22 wealth firm executives.

Questions? Call or text Chip directly at 720-227-4595.