Overview
Who Attends
The symposium brings together a powerful cross section of the retirement ecosystem, including heads of annuities, retirement, sales distribution, compliance, and financial-services analysts, along with leading academics who study and teach retirement and longevity planning. Invitees also include researchers, consultants, and innovators shaping the future of insurance and retirement, as well as influential authors and journalists who help translate these insights for broader audiences.
Highlights
This landmark event marks a new chapter in our industry’s journey to confront one of the most urgent challenges of our time: America’s retirement crisis. The Best Minds Retirement Symposium will convene the most visionary leaders—retirement and annuity executives, academics, researchers, innovators, authors, and consultants—for a dynamic town hall-style experience designed to spark bold thinking and collective action. Driven by LIMRA’s convening power and deep retirement expertise, this event is more than hosted—it’s intentionally curated, expertly facilitated, and strategically activated to spark breakthrough collaboration and real-world impact. Together, we’ll carve new pathways to help more Americans achieve financial security in retirement—turning insight into impact.