Rick Ferri, chartered financial analyst and founder of Rick Ferri LLC, whose topic, “The Education of an Index Investor,” reflects the popularity of passive investing.

John Salter, associate professor of financial planning, Texas Tech University, whose topic is “Hiring Your Firm’s NexGen Talent: Spotlight on University Degree Programs.” Cameron said Florida Atlantic University is one of the few universities offering financial planning degrees.

Rianka Dorsainvil, founder and president at Your Greatest Contribution, whose topic is “Increasing your Cultural Competency to Better Serve Clients.” She is a spokeswoman in the CFP Board Center for Financial Planning campaign to educate more women and minorities about the career of financial planning.

Richard Wilson, CEO of the Family Office Club Association, whose topic is “Centimillionaire Migraines: Top Headaches of $100 Million-plus Families and the $1 Million Mistakes these Families Often Make.” The topic reflects the growing number of family offices in South Florida, including many in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood, Cameron said.

Jeffrey Levine, director of adviser education at Kitces.com, whose topics are “Advanced Roth Planning: How to Squeeze More Juice Out of the Tax Lemon” and “Nine Critical IRA Errors Advisers Must Avoid” Levin is associated with Michael Kitces, one of the leaders of the financial planning field.

Jarrett Bostwick, co-founder of Spearhead Capital, whose talk is “Planning with Private Placement Life Insurance and Variable Annuities.”

Richard Brink, chartered financial analyst with AllianceBernstein, whose talk, “Build a Better Path: Making Investment Choices in a New Market Landscape,” comes amid low interest rates and the possibility of a recession looming. There also are changes in the regulatory landscape.

Stephanie Bogan, CEO and founder of Educe, whose topic is “The 7 Mindsets of Success, How to build a wildly successful business and life you love.” She is a nationally renowned speaker and author.

Jonathan G. Cameron