The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara, above the Pacific coastline
Your Invitation
November 11th till the 13th, 2026 • Santa Barbara, California

Real conversations with the leaders shaping wealth management.

Two days with senior wealth firm leaders on the decisions shaping the industry.

Overview

Beacon's flagship event for wealth management's senior leaders.

The Roundtable is Beacon Strategies' original and flagship event, held every November in Santa Barbara. Over two days, a small group of invited wealth firm leaders and Beacon's partner firms work through the decisions actually shaping the industry: growth, succession, technology, and the tradeoffs that come with scale. Nobody presents from a stage.

Why 20?

Because the size of the room changes the conversation.

Twenty is not a marketing number. It is the ceiling that keeps a room a room instead of an audience.

At that size, everyone talks. You spend two days with people running firms like yours, working through what is on your desk right now: where to invest next, what is breaking as you scale, what a peer already tried that you have not.

No stage. No agenda packed so tight you never finish a conversation. Just enough time and enough trust to say things you would not say in front of a room of five hundred.

What Happens Around The Table

Four things this room makes possible.

Candid conversation

Talk openly about what is happening inside wealth firms, what is changing, and what leaders are trying to solve.

Peer perspective

Hear how other senior leaders are approaching the decisions facing their firms.

Different points of view

Challenge assumptions, share experiences, and learn from people looking at the business from different perspectives.

Relationships

Spend enough time together to move beyond introductions and actually get to know the people around the table.

Joining Us

A terrific group is coming together.

Wealth leaders from across the country are confirming their seats now. Firm names will be shared once every registration is complete.

Case Studies

Real firms. Real decisions.

Sessions are built with our members. The agenda below keeps sharpening as the room takes shape.

M&A Integration Done Right

A firm that grew through acquisition shares what it built in the first 90 days and the return that growth actually delivered.

Growing Without Losing the Client Experience

A firm that scaled assets and headcount fast and came out the other side with a service model clients still love.

Succession and Equity Done Right

How next-gen ownership transfers happen without losing the key people or the founder relationships that built the firm.

Breakout Sessions

The conversations only this room can have.

Sessions are built with our members. The agenda below keeps sharpening as the room takes shape.

Custody and Clearing at Scale

What to actually demand from a custodian relationship as your firm grows.

The Integrated Tech Stack

Unifying planning, portfolio management, and reporting across a multi-custodian enterprise.

Portfolio Management and Risk Infrastructure

Building rebalancing, compliance, and reporting infrastructure that holds up as AUM scales.

The Client Experience as a Growth Engine

How CRM and client portal technology becomes a retention and referral tool, not just back-office software.

Leading AI With Confidence

What the C-suite needs to get right on vendor risk, data governance, and board-level AI decisions to lead rather than react.

Facts

The essentials.

Format
Two-plus days, November 11th till the 13th, on the California coast.
Cost
No cost for wealth firm leaders. Beacon covers flights, hotel, and group meals for your first attendee; additional attendees travel at their own expense.
Availability
Invitation-only. 20 senior wealth firms.
Travel
Once registered, Beacon's travel team works directly with you to arrange flights and hotel.
Santa Barbara

The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara

The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara 8301 Hollister Avenue
Santa Barbara, CA 93117
USA
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From Santa Barbara Airport (SBA)About 10 minutes
Hotel phone805-968-0100
DatesNovember 11 to 13, 2026
CitySanta Barbara, California

Two days away from the day-to-day demands of the business, with a small group of people helping shape where the wealth industry goes next.

Your Invitation Is Waiting

Santa Barbara, November 11 through 13. Invitation-only, 20 wealth firm seats at the table. Seats are confirmed as registrations come in.

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