ANNUAL MEETING
The Intersection of Public Policy and Finance
October 19–20, 2026 • The Conrad Washington DC

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.



















