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IFW Conference speaker brings hope to a warming world

I’m pleased to confirm that Sebastian Elwell, director of Switchfoot Wealth Limited, a Certified B Corporation financial planning firm, will be bringing you a powerful breakout discussion at the IFW Conference 2025.

Sebastian will open up the topic ‘Wellbeing in a warming world – how financial planning may hold the key to everything.’

Get your Early Bird member ticket here.

Non-members can purchase Early Bird non-member tickets here or find out about IFW membership here.

Early Bird tickets are on sale to IFW members and non-members until 28th February 2025. IFW members get a preferential rate.

The IFW Annual Conference is on 20th May 2025, with an optional awards dinner and networking event on the evening of 19th May.

Here’s what you need to know:

When 19th & 20th May 2025 (Expert-led talks and discussions on 20th May with an awards dinner and networking on the evening of 19th May)

Where Belton Woods Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort, Belton NG32 2LN

What Two days of networking opportunities, talks from experts and discussions with likeminded professionals

Sebastian is an Advisory Board member of SOLLA, Chair of the STEP Surrey Branch, a member of the PFS Sustainable Advice Forum and was recently invited to join the FCA’s ‘Adviser Sustainability Group’ which is due to report back to the FCA by the end of 2024.

Sebastian is also the author of ‘Sustainable Financial Planning’ a principles-based methodology to reform the financial planning process to take account of climate breakdown. Switchfoot’s mission is to make sustainable financial planning the default.

Other confirmed IFW Conference 2025 speakers

Dr Sonya Lutter, Ph.D., CFP®, LMFT, will be a keynote speaker for the IFW Conference 2025. Dr Lutter will deliver a talk on the practical ways behavioural science can help clients overcome money hang ups, followed by a breakout discussion. Find out more.

Jon Dunckley, founding director of the ‘About…’ Consulting Group, specialising in financial services and positive psychology, will present a keynote talk on ‘Financial flourishing: Applied positive psychology and financial wellbeing.’ Find out more.

Alexandra Miles of Legal and General Investment Management, Founder chair of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries Pension Gap Working Party and Co-chair of the Data and Research Group of an industry-wide Pensions Equity Group, will lead a discussion titled ‘Retirement Reimagined.’ Find out more.

Dr Thomas Mathar heads up Aegon UK’s Centre for Behavioural Research, supporting internal and external stakeholders with behavioural research and the application of nudge-theory to help people live their best lives, now and in the future. Dr Mathar will deliver a keynote talk and discussion titled: ‘What school didn’t teach you about money.’ Find out more.

Look out for more announcements. 

Judy, IFW Community Manager