ANNUAL MEETING

The Intersection of Public Policy and Finance

October 19–20, 2026  • The Conrad Washington DC

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Capital markets drive opportunity, innovation and growth.

As the voice of the U.S. securities industry, SIFMA represents investment banks, wealth managers, broker-dealers, and asset managers in advocating for resilient, effective capital markets that serve corporations, governments, individuals, and more. Together, we are Invested in America.

SIFMA’s Annual Meeting is an invitation-only gathering of senior leaders from across financial markets, government and regulation, designed for substantive conversation on the forces shaping the markets, the economy and the year ahead.

The program brings together policymakers, regulators, economists and industry leaders for focused discussions on consequential issues — from innovation and market structure to regulation, economic conditions and the political landscape.

FEATURED AT ANNUAL

SIFMA at 20

Explore 20 years as SIFMA — and more than a century of history in the U.S. capital markets — through our new interactive timeline and visual retrospective.

2026 VISTA Investor Survey

New research on investor attitudes, expectations and the evolving future of financial advice, released at the Annual Meeting.

2026–2027 SIFMA Board of Directors

Meet SIFMA’s incoming Board leadership and the industry leaders who will help guide the organization in the year ahead.

Featured Speakers

Scott Anderson, Ph.D.

Chief U.S. Economist and Managing Director

BMO 

Co-Chair, SIFMA Economist Council

Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr.

President and CEO

SIFMA

Matt Billings

Vice President, Brokerage and President, Robinhood Financial and Robinhood Securities

Robinhood

Charles E. Cook, Jr.

Founder and Contributor

The Cook Political Report

Tim Gokey

Chief Executive Officer

Broadridge

Sebastian Gomez Abero

Deputy Director, Division of Corporate Finance

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Jess Hartnett

Managing Director, Head of Tokenization Strategy for Global Product Solutions

BlackRock

Ronald J. Kruszewski

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

Stifel 

2026 Chair, SIFMA Board of Directors

David Lefkowitz

Managing Director, Global Head of ABS Origination

JPMorganChase

2027 Chair, SIFMA Board of Directors

Steve Liesman

Senior Economics Reporter

CNBC

Timothy Massad

Research Fellow

Harvard Kennedy School

Julie May

Vice President and General Manager of
B2B Scores

FICO

Amy Oldenburg

Head of Digital Assets

Morgan Stanley

Joseph L. Seidel

Chief Operating Officer

SIFMA

Michael S. Selig

Chairman

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Jamie Selway

Director, Division of Trading and Markets

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Eddie Wen

Global Head of Digital Markets

JPMorganChase

Mark Zandi

Chief Economist

Moody’s Analytics

WATCH: Ken Bentsen on BloombergTV

Ahead of SIFMA’s 2026 Annual Meeting, President and CEO Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. joined Romaine Bostick on BloombergTV to discuss how tokenization, extended trading and artificial intelligence are reshaping U.S. capital markets. Bentsen highlighted the potential for greater efficiency and innovation while emphasizing the importance of sound market structure, operational resilience and investor protection as new technologies are adopted.

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