FFLC 2026
Schedule & Speakers
Explore the preliminary conference agenda and meet the featured speakers for the 2026 Fraternal Financial Leaders Conference in Chandler, Arizona.
Preliminary Schedule
This preliminary schedule is subject to change.
Wednesday, September 23 – Pre-Conference Activities
8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
FFLC Community Service Project (Optional – Giving back to our host community)
8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Company & Fraternal Meetings (Optional – Meeting space available for participating organizations)
11:00 AM
Service Project / Meetings Conclude
11:30 AM
Registration Kickoff
12:00 PM
Light Lunch (Included with registration)
Wednesday, September 23 – Conference Kickoff
12:30 PM
Opening Ceremony
1:00 PM
Ed Slott | The Retirement Savings Time Bomb (60 min)
2:00 PM
Afternoon Break (20 min)
2:20 PM
Bobby Samuelson | Life Insurance Trends (75 min)
3:35 PM
Gold & Platinum Awards (15 min)
3:50 PM
Brody Young | Opening Night Keynote (60 min)
4:50 PM
Conference Host Close (Dave Resseguie)
4:55 PM
Adjourn Day One
6:00 PM
Welcome Reception (Included with registration; note: outdoor temps may still be 95°F+)
8:00 PM
Trivia Session
Thursday, September 24 – Main Conference Sessions
7:00 AM
Morning Mass (Sponsored by the Catholic Fraternals)
7:45 AM
Breakfast (Included with registration)
8:30 AM
Welcome & Invocation
8:45 AM
Jim Effner | Bridge Your Gap
9:30 AM
Phyllis Shelton | Questions You Never Knew to Ask about Long-Term Care Insurance (60 min)
10:30 AM
Morning Break (20 min)
10:50 AM
Chris Padgett (45 min)
11:35 AM
Kurt Kersey | Build Trust, Be Different, & Sell More: Using Story to Break Through the Noise (45 min)
12:20 PM
Lunch Buffet (Included with registration)
1:30 PM
Dave Resseguie | Agent Panel (45 min)
2:15 PM
Agency Builders, FIC of the Year, President’s & Chairman’s Awards (35 min)
2:50 PM
Tom Wall | Permission to Spend (60 min)
3:50 PM
2027 Conference Preview / Final Announcements
4:00 PM
Adjourn
4:10 PM
NAFIC Annual / Delegates Meeting
Friday, September 25 – Final Workshop & Checkout
Friday programming is available for attendees who add the breakfast and workshop during conference registration. The cost is $25 per person.
7:15 AM
Breakfast for those attending the Friday Workshop
8:00 AM
Tom Wall | Advanced Sales Workshop
10:30 AM
Workshop Concludes
11:00 AM
Hotel Checkout