Wyndham Fallsview Hotel (Old Four Points by Sheraton
Fallsview)
June 1-3, 2025 -
Niagara Falls, ON
Still Using
Yesterday's Approaches For Today's World?
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Sunday June 1, 2025 - Grand Ballroom
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5:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
Registration in the Grand Ballroom
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6:00 PM - 6:10 PM
Mike Englert
B. Ed., EPC
Founding Faculty Member, Compliance Officer
CIEPS
Mike's Bio
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Opening Remarks & Introduction of Keynote Opening Speaker
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6:10 PM - 7:00 PM
Opening Keynote Presentation
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7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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Reception (Finger Foods, Punch) & Enjoy
Niagara Falls |
Monday June 2, 2025 - Grand Ballroom |
7:00 AM - 8:45 AM
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Breakfast and Registration in Grand
Ballroom |
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
Mike Englert
B. Ed., EPC
Founding Faculty Member, Compliance Officer
CIEPS
Mike's Bio
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Opening Remarks |
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Peter Wouters RFG, AIAA, ARP, TEP, FLMI,
RHU, CFP, CLU, CHFC, ACS, ALHC, CPCA, CHS, AFSI, EPC -
Founding Faculty Member & Faculty Chair
CIEPS
Peter's Bio
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10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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11:00
AM - 12:00 PM
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12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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Buffet Lunch Provided - Grand
Ballroom |
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Rhona Konnelly CLU, CPCA, EPC
Marketing Director & Faculty Member
CIEPS
Rhona's Bio
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"Future-Proofing Your Practice: Empowering Advisors to Serve
the Modern Insurance Client"
In today's rapidly evolving financial landscape, relying on
outdated methods to serve in- force insurance clients is a
recipe for irrelevance. As the industry faces challenges
like digital transformation, policyholder confusion, and a
growing population of neglected in-force clients, Advisors
must adopt new tools and strategies to meet modern demands.
This session will provide
actionable insights on:
* Leveraging technology and best practices to deliver
exceptional ongoing service.
* Understanding the evolving needs of policyholders,
particularly the aging population, and how to adapt
communication and servicing approaches.
* Demonstrating the value of regular policy reviews to
uncover hidden opportunities and ensure client satisfaction.
* Why modernizing your client servicing model isn't just
good business - it's essential for building trust and
retaining relevance in tomorrow's market.
Leave equipped with the tools, mindset, and strategies to
future-proof your practice and thrive in an era of
unprecedented change. Together, we can move from being
transactional Advisors to trusted lifetime partners. |
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Mike Englert
B. Ed., EPC
Founding Faculty Member, Compliance Officer
CIEPS
Mike's Bio
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The Lies We Told Ourselves (and everybody else)!
Back in the day, the financial services industry provided a
lot of bad, self-serving advice, including:
* There's no bad time to buy Equities
* Everybody needs life insurance
* It's never too early to start an RRSP
* Whole Life is better than Term
Thankfully few producers put much stock in yesterday's
nonsense.
In this presentation we'll compare yesterday's approaches to
the more enlightened, customer friendly alternatives. |
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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5:00 PM - 5:15 PM
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Closing Remarks, Adjourn & Enjoy Niagara Falls |
Tuesday June 3, 2025 - Grand Ballroom
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7:00 AM - 7:45 AM
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Breakfast & Registration in Grand Ballroom |
7:45 AM -
8:00 AM
Mike Englert
B. Ed., EPC
Founding Faculty Member, Compliance Officer
CIEPS
Mike's Bio
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Opening Remarks
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8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Adrienne Routly-Houle
Business Development Manager
Chartwell Retirement Residences
Adrienne Bio
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"Retirement Realities Reimagined: Aligning Financial
Plans with Modern Senior Living Options"
Are you using yesterday's approaches to plan
for today's retiree?
Join us for this forward-thinking session that equips
financial planners with the insights and strategies needed
to address the evolving priorities of Canadian retirees.
Today's senior living landscape has shifted dramatically -
from reactive care models to vibrant, wellness-focused
communities that prioritize lifestyle and independence.
This presentation will:
* Highlight the key changes in senior living and the factors
driving retirees' preferences.
* Provide actionable tools and strategies to integrate
modern senior living options into holistic retirement plans
* Explore partnership opportunities with senior living
providers to add value and differentiate your practice.
By attending, you'll gain the knowledge and tools to better
serve your clients' financial and lifestyle goals, retain
their trust, and stand out in a competitive field. Don't
miss this chance to future-proof your practice and align
with today's retirement realities. |
11:00 AM - 12 Noon
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12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Jim Ruta BA., RHU., EPC
Founding Faculty Member
CIEPS
Jim's Bio
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The End of Presentations - What today's
consumer needs from their advisors
Doesn't mistrust, skepticism, and cynicism affect every new
advisor relationship today? Don't the people we approach
believe that we're not telling the truth; doubt the
legitimacy of our claims, and are always self-dealing? And
doesn't that mean that unless we can break through that
wall, we will never build a new relationship and make a
sale?
Evolving sales presentations and overwhelming social media
promotion have created the problem. Self-important sales
approach statements create mistrust; our benefit claims set
up disbelief and doubt - and aren't we trying to make a sale
so we can make a living? It's the perfect storm to kill
deals of any kind for any profession. Now, if there were a
way to get past all that negativity and open a positive new
relationship, would that be worth knowing? Of course it
would.
There is a solution. Stop making "Presentations" and start
creating "Revelations". Revelations help you overcome the 21
st Century skeptical client with a new way to communicate
your value and solutions to your prospects. The Revelations
will change how you persuade anyone to do anything and will
have a particularly impressive impact on your business.
Industry thought leader, Jim Ruta FDFS has been researching
and refining this unique concept for more than 10 years and
will show you how, regardless of what business you are in,
you can feel more professional and get better results. This
simple mind switch uses what you are doing today to
eliminate mistrust, skepticism, and cynicism at the same
time. You'll be appreciated more and do better in the
process.
He's looking forward to seeing you at EPIC 2025. |
1:00 PM
Mike Englert
B. Ed., EPC
Founding Faculty Member, Compliance Officer
CIEPS
Mike's Bio
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Closing Remarks,
Adjourn & Have a safe trip home |
Agenda subject to change
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