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As President and CEO of Ascensus, David is responsible for leading execution of the firm’s overall corporate strategy as well as overseeing all facets of its Retirement, FuturePlan, Government Savings, and Health & Benefits lines of business. He has more than 30 years of experience in the retirement, investment, and insurance industries. Prior to joining Ascensus, David was president of Great-West Investments. He earned a master’s degree in finance and international business from NYU, Stern School of Business, and a bachelor’s degree in finance from The College of William and Mary.

As Chairman, President and CEO of Assurity Group and Assurity Life Insurance, I lead a team of high-level achievers focused on strategic growth. To succeed in the rapidly changing insurance industry takes a willingness to experiment and constantly try new things. In this role, I spend my days building strong relationships with our associates and customers, while also: • thinking about, creating and implementing innovative business strategies • building high-performance teams • managing and mitigating the risks we face I’m a big believer in the power of listening. Encouraging everyone to actively participate and then considering all ideas is the best way to create a business culture that is smart, straightforward and respectful. I’m also big on measuring progress-what gets measured gets accomplished, so data analysis is an important part of our internal process. Outside of work, you’ll find me working on my wildlife farm with my two French Brittanys. I try to do my part in the conservation movement by planting hundreds of trees and bushes and growing green cover crops to build soil fertility without chemicals. Our farms are a haven for all native species, especially for upland birds. Specialties include: corporate governance | investment management | risk management | auditing expertise | strategic planning | fostering innovation | sales and sales management

Steve Amarante is a President/CEO at Infinex Financial Group, President/CEO at Infinex Investments, and Exec VP/COO at Infinex Investments. He has worked as Senior Dir:Insurance Activities at FleetBoston Financial and Senior VP:Investment at CenterBank. Steve studied at Nichols College.

Senior financial services executive with a truly global perspective and outstanding relationship management and business development skills coupled with an excellent operations and technology background. A leader with a strong record of success in driving growth and innovative initiatives through product, service, and technology development, new ventures, and strategic partnerships. A history of success in high impact roles at top-tier financial services firms in asset management and institutional servicing markets. A structured problem solver, collaborative leader, strong relationship builder, and effective influencer adept at communicating complex ideas in a clear, action-oriented manner.

Michael Tedesco is a Chief Executive Officer at Appraisal Nation and is based in Raleigh, North Carolina. He has worked as Client Service Manager at Lenders, Regional Credit Manager at Associates Financial, and Branch Manager at Dollar Bank. Michael studied at United States Air Force between 2001 and 2008.

Brendan P. Keegan serves as Chief Executive Officer [CEO] at Merchants Fleet and was recently named the world’s Most Innovative CEO by CEO World Awards®; Executive of the Year, silver winner by Best in Biz Awards; and a Stevie Awards® bronze winner by American Business Awards®. He has been involved with Merchants since 2009-as a client, board member, and strategic advisor. Brendan is focused on transforming the company’s business model and creating a new category within the fleet industry known as FleetTech. Brendan’s innovative leadership has fueled the company’s strategic direction and positioned Merchants as the fastest-growing fleet management company in North America. Brendan is an award winning, 6-time President & CEO of companies ranging from 500 to over 10,000 employees located in nearly 150 countries in the tech & financial services sectors. He served as the Fortune 100’s youngest Chief Sales Officer for EDS, a $22-billion tech leader. Brendan has raised nearly $2.0B in capital and returned over $4.0B to investors. He has trained over 350,000 leaders, led nearly 50,000 employees, and driven sales of $100B+. Previously, Brendan was named a Distinguished Fellow by Dartmouth College, Fast50 Executive by FastCompany, successful entrepreneur by Enterprise Bank, US Business Delegate to Africa, Best-of-the-Best CEOs by Incentive, 100 Fastest Growing Companies by PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Business of the Year by NH Business Journal, Top 10 Coach of the Year by USA Football, and Volunteer of the Year & Youth Coach of the Year in NH. Brendan has authored 100+ articles on leadership, strategy, and technology, and has been quoted in publications, from the Wall Street Journal to Wired Magazine. He is a sought-after speaker at conferences in the financial services and technology industries and is a regular speaker at Harvard University, Brown University, Dartmouth College, Holy Cross & WPI. Brendan received his Bachelor’s Degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, MBA from the George Washington University, and Executive Certificates from Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania & University of Chicago. Brendan and his wife Dana live in Southern NH with their children, Kaylie and Patrick. To give back, they founded the Keegan Courage & Faith Foundation with the goal of giving $1.0M to youth programs and have funded the Keegan Leadership Center at Bishop Guertin High School, Barbara Keegan Arts Center at St. Christopher’s School, the Surprise Birthday Room at the Nashua Soup Kitchen and the annual Charity Bowl for the Police Athletic League.