THE C&L COMMUNITY
Where the industry comes together.
The SIFMA C&L Annual Seminar brings together compliance and legal professionals, senior industry leaders and regulators for substantive conversations about the issues shaping financial services.
It is where perspectives are exchanged, relationships are strengthened and the people responsible for navigating change come together to move the industry forward.
2026 BY THE NUMBERS
FEATURED SPEAKER
From San Diego to the C&L Mainstage.
Rich Steinmeier
Chief Executive Officer
LPL Financial
Hear from the CEO of San Diego-headquartered LPL Financial as the
C&L community gathers in the
company’s hometown.
A LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP
For more than 50 years, the C&L stage has welcomed influential leaders from government, financial services, law and business.
WHY #SIFMACL
Come for the insight. Become part of a community.
DISCOVER WHAT MATTERS
Direct perspectives from regulators, industry leaders and leading practitioners.
GAIN DEEPER INSIGHTS
70+ breakout sessions across focused tracks, with CLE-eligible programming.
MAKE MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS
Connect with senior compliance and legal professionals from across financial services.
BRING MORE BACK
Leave with practical insights, new perspectives and stronger relationships.
THE PROGRAM
70+ breakout sessions.
Seven focused tracks.
Go deeper on the legal, regulatory, compliance and technology issues shaping financial services through more than
70 breakout sessions developed by industry practitioners.
Build your agenda across seven focused tracks:
Banking
Capital Markets
Compliance
Ethics
Litigation, Enforcement & Arbitration
Retail & Private Client
Technology
Breakout sessions are CLE-eligible in multiple states.
2026 HIGHLIGHTS
The conversations continue.
Last year in Orlando, the C&L community came together for The Power of Community. A Legacy of Leadership.
Revisit select conversations and insights from the 2026 Seminar.
One-on-One with SEC Chairman Paul Atkins in Conversation with SIFMA's Ken Bentsen
Regulatory modernization, coordination and the direction of the SEC.
FINRA’s Robert Cook in Conversation with SIFMA’s Saima Ahmed
Rule modernization, regulatory transparency and FINRA Forward.
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce in Conversation with Eric Grossman
Digital assets, AI, enforcement and modernizing legacy frameworks.
AI Futurist Zack Kass
What AI means for productivity, leadership and human potential.
SAN DIEGO
Meet us on the waterfront.
The 2027 C&L Annual Seminar comes to the Marriott Marquis San Diego, bringing the C&L community together in the heart of the city and along the San Diego waterfront.
THE SIFMA C&L EXPERIENCE
2027 SPONSORS
ABOUT THE SIFMA C&L SOCIETY
More than a Seminar.
The SIFMA Compliance & Legal Society brings this community together throughout the year through information sharing, professional engagement, advocacy and dialogue on issues important to financial services and the integrity of the capital markets.
