Tentative Agenda
Day 1 | Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Time: 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Title: Conference Registration
Type: Registration
Time: 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Title: Deloitte Case Competition
Type: Competition
Location: BCBE 140
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Title: Career Pathways in a Hybrid Financial System
Type: Lunch & Firesode Chat
Location: College of Education
Panelests: Tai Street (FSU), Trenton Caves (FSU), Adonis Valdez Melendez (Morris)
Moderator: Renelle Brown
Time: 1:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Title: From a Financial Problem to FinTech Solution
Type: Concurrent Workshop 1
Time: 1:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Title: Understanding Insurance from an Independent Agent’s Perspective
Type: Concurrent Workshop 2
Speaker: Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC)
Time: 1:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Title: Think Like an Analyst: AI-Enhanced Market Analysis with Bloomberg Terminals Training
Type: Concurrent Workshop 3
Speakers: Bloomberg & Dr. Shakir Ullah
Time: 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Title: Networking Reception
Type: Networking
Location: Rudolph Jones Student Center (RJSC)
Time: 6:15 PM - 9:00 PM
Title: Leading in an Era of Uncertainty: Risk, Judgment, and Responsibility in the Future of Finance
Type: Welcome Dinner & Keynote
Location: RJSC 240
Speaker: Eric Bailey, Strategic Innovation Group
Day 2 | Thursday, October 29, 202
Time: 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Title: Conference Registration
Type: Registraion
Time: 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Title: Breakfast
Type: Breakfast
Time: 8:50 AM - 9:00 AM
Title: Opening Remarks
Type: Opening Remarks
Speaker: Dwayne Campbell, FTCC
Time: 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
Title: When Technology Meets Trust: The Future of Financial Systems
Type: Fireside Chat
Moderator: Jeremy Jackson
Speaker: Jimmie Lenz
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Title: Designing Future Careers in FinTech and Insurance
Type: Panel
Panelests: Asia Whitaker, Jacob Vestal, Saroop Talreja, Senator Jim Burgin
Time: 11:10 AM - 1:00 PM
Title: Student Pitch Competition
Type: Competition
Location: RJSC 240
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Title: Career Fair
Type: Career Fair
Location: Downstairs Lobby
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Title: How AI Is Transforming the Insurance and Finance Industry
Type: Lunch & Keynote
Location: RJSC 240
Speaker: Teena Piccione
Time: 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Title: Digital Assets, Tokenization, and the Future of Capital Markets
Type: Panel
Panelests: Nida Davis, David Dwumah, Deloitte, John Church
Moderator: Dr. Hector Molina
Time: 4:50 PM - 5:15 PM
Title: Closing & Awards
Type: Closing & Awards
Location: RJSC 240