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The Exchange conference is thrilled to announce its first group of speakers. Exchange is a premier financial services conference and will take place March 15th-18th in Las Vegas.
Kara Swisher
Legendary podcaster and reporter, Kara Swisher has been reporting on the tech industry since the early 90’s and was once called “Silicon Valley’s most feared but revered journalist” by New York magazine, where she is an editor-at-large. She is the host of On with Kara Swisher and a co-host of the Pivot podcast. She hosted HBO’s award-winning Succession podcast and is a regular guest on national broadcasts. Swisher has even appeared on HBO’s Silicon Valley (as herself) and The Simpsons.
Additionally, she recently authored the NY Times bestselling tech industry exposé Burn Book: A Tech Love Story and cofounded the technology website Recode as well as the country’s premier tech and media conference, Code.
Hester Peirce, the SEC’s Crypto Mom
Appointed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in 2018, Hester Peirce is known as the SEC’s “crypto mom” for her supportive outlook on cryptocurrencies. This is a departure for the SEC, which has historically looked at cryptocurrencies with skepticism. Peirce was previously the director of the Financial Markets Working Group at George Mason University. She is a former staff member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. She has had editorials published in the New York Times, and is known for her criticism of the response to the 2008 financial crisis.
Bob Pisani
For 28 years, Bob Pisani reported live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange as CNBC’s Senior Markets Correspondent. His book, Shut Up and Keep Talking: Lessons on Life and Investing From the Floor of the New York Stock Exchange, reflects on how markets have changed, what really moves stock prices, and why forecasting is so hard, even for experts. Bob has started a new chapter to share the lessons he has learned.
Jennifer Morgan
Jennifer Morgan returns to Exchange to lead a two-hour workshop following voluminous praise for her standout 2025 session “escape the sea of sameness”.
Jennifer is the CEO & Founder of Connective Communication, LLC and has over 15 years experience working internationally in finance. She spent 10 years at JPMorgan Asset & Wealth Management and her book Hearts, Minds & Wallets: The Thin Book That Closes Gigantic Deals is available to order via this link; it will be published broadly in September.
Marguerita “Rita” Cheng
Rita Cheng is the CEO of Blue Ocean Global Wealth. She is a regular columnist for Kiplinger and US News & World Report. Previously, she has been a spokesperson for the AARP Financial Freedom Campaign, and has been a leading voice in the financial sector for over twenty years. Exchange is thrilled to have Rita back for her fourth year helping fellow advisors by leading a two-hour CE-accepted Ethics session.
ETF experts create unforgettable discussions
Also joining the Exchange 2026 experience are expert voices from all walks of the ETF ecosystem. We’re thrilled to share a few names already confirmed to share their insights next March:
- Bloomberg’s Eric Balchunas
- 3Edge’s Eric Biegeleisen
- Astoria Advisors’ John Davi
- ETF Prime host Nate Geraci
- FactSet’s Elizabeth Kashner
- Strategas Asset Management’s Todd Sohn
