Discussions at OneVoice covered a wide range of hot button issues and leadership topics for independent broker / dealers and financial advisors: 

 

• FSI President and CEO Dale Brown led a panel of three broker-dealer CEOs in discussing leadership strategies for a complex business environment
• Legal experts, regulators and FSI officers briefed members on key regulatory and legislative issues and how they may impact members’ businesses
• Industry leaders offered insightful discussions on product due diligence, multi-year strategic planning and other crucial management topics
• Technology experts from across the industry discussed the Top Ten Technology Trends for 2012 and shared best practices on outsourcing to the cloud and other crucial issues as part of a new dedicated track of technology panels
• Visionary thinker Simon Sinek offered an insightful and moving discussion on how successful organizations lead by communicating the inspiration – the “why” – that motivates their businesses
• Dr. Stephen Mansfield spoke on common pitfalls that can impact leaders in any industry and how to avoid them
• Numerous other discussions across six educational tracks

 

FSI’s 2012 Board Chairman, Joe Russo, summed up the enthusiasm and energy of the conference, saying, “We’re going a hundred miles an hour in the right direction.”

For additional information, please see:

 

• AdvisorOne (click here, here and here)
• Financial Planning Magazine
• Advisors4Advisors
• Registered Rep Magazine

 

If you weren’t able to attend this year, please make plans now to attend next year’s OneVoice conference, to be held January 28th – 30th, 2013 at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona.