North Dakota Bankers
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Tri-State Trust Conference

2026 NDBA Tri-State Trust Conference

April 27-29, 2026 | Holiday Inn of Fargo - Fargo ND

Event Agenda

Conference Speakers

   The Billion Dollar Blind Spot

Phil Buchanan - Cannon Financial Institute
Session Handout
     
  J.P. Morgan’s Retirement Planning Essentials

Sharon Carson - JP Morgan Asset Management
Session Handout
     
  They Might Not be Crazy: Working with People You Disagree With (And Might Not Even Like)

Dallin Cooper - Keynote Speaker
     
  Federal Tax Update 2026: Key Developments & Emerging Issues

Sam Donaldson - Georgia State University
Session Handout
     
  CCA 202352018: What Every Fiduciary Needs to Know About the Most Consequential IRS Decanting Guidance in Decades

Dan Gespass - Andersen
Session Handout
     
  Global Market Environment

Kelly Hammond - T. Rowe Price
Session Handout
     
  Irrevocable Trust? A Discussion on Modification and its Implications

Chantal Stennerson - Eide Bailly
Session Handout
     
  The Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Assets on Wealth Management

Mike Tropeano - Fi-Tek
Session Handout
     
  Demystifying Direct Indexing

Alex Urbani - MainStreet Advisors
Session Handout
     
  Irrevocable Trust? A Discussion on Modification and its Implications

F. John Williams III - Fredrikson
Session Handout
 

Thank You to our Sponsors

 
 
 

 
 
 




Trust Conference Exhibitors

Ascensus
Broadridge
Cannon Financial Institute
CAPIS
Cheetah
Compliance Alliance
Epic Retirement Services
Estateably
Farmers National Company
Federated Hermes
Fifth Third Institutional Services
FIS
Fi-Tek
Hertz Farm Management
Infovisa
J.P. Morgan Asset Management
MainStreet Advisors
Manulife John Hancock Investments
MineralTracker
National Care Advisors
North Dakota Community Foundation
Omnitech, Inc.
Pifer’s Auction and Realty
Proxytrust
Simplify ETFs
SS&C Black Diamond Wealth Solutions
Steffes Group
Superior IRA & HSA
T. Rowe Price
Touchstone Investments
Trust Investment Solutions
UMB
Vanguard

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